Protect and Destroy. Bad Pick Up Lines. Test Pilot. Pendulum. Wake the Sleeping Dragon. At first Bruce had thought that this was Tony's ridiculous plan to show that Bruce wasn't as dangerous as Bruce knew all too well he was. Most anyone who knew about Bruce's condition had taken measures to avoid startling him or arguing with him. They kept their distance, their eyes worried and their smiles nervous, and Bruce had grown used to being alone. He kept his mind to himself, did what he could to help those around him who didn't know the secret lurking inside of him, and he resigned himself to the fact that he was a dangerous monster living in sheep's clothing.
Those on the street didn't know what walked among them and Bruce did his best to ensure that they wouldn't have to find out. Tony, from that very first meeting, had made it clear that he didn't consider the other guy to be a threat to them. Tony had taken him down, well below the marked basement levels on the elevators, and had shown him the safe room he'd built for the other guy. "Why are you doing this?
" Tony grinned. Irreconcilable Differences.