Bruce didn't look offended, more a mixture of resigned and curious. This was like a canine instinct, and the way that Steve had smelled Tony when they entered the apartment and the knowledge he had been bitten by a strange dog was only adding to this. Why not? If someone could get some powers by being bitten by a radioactive spider, or so said his research so far, then why not a dog?
"I'm pretty much human, mostly. And I don't intend you any harm, so you can relax, it wouldn't be a good idea for us to get into a fight. Nor is my condition of any relevance here, so why don't we focus on you?"
He recognised that stance, the need for dominance. He'd seen it before, though usually just from macho types who wanted to be seen as the biggest and baddest around.
"I think we need to see if we can get hold of the dog that bit you."
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Bruce didn't look offended, more a mixture of resigned and curious. This was like a canine instinct, and the way that Steve had smelled Tony when they entered the apartment and the knowledge he had been bitten by a strange dog was only adding to this. Why not? If someone could get some powers by being bitten by a radioactive spider, or so said his research so far, then why not a dog?
"I'm pretty much human, mostly. And I don't intend you any harm, so you can relax, it wouldn't be a good idea for us to get into a fight. Nor is my condition of any relevance here, so why don't we focus on you?"
He recognised that stance, the need for dominance. He'd seen it before, though usually just from macho types who wanted to be seen as the biggest and baddest around.
"I think we need to see if we can get hold of the dog that bit you."