That's how you start, [he agrees.] Once you can do it there, you can use it in regular situations. It's slow. [Bruce had worked on it literally for years, his ability to simply not react when attacked or provoked, and he'd already had a level, reserved disposition before then.

He appreciates her not pressing. And her response gets a slight huff of laughter from him, one hand leaving a knee to come up and rub across his face, wry.] That's what they say, but it never really works for me. [His hand lowers.] You probably... don't have a lot of luck trying to clear your mind, right? Like it's all-- too much and won't go away?

[Anger has a way of consuming everything else in your head, and trying to get rid of it is like trying to kill a hydra. Cut off one head and three more appear.]

I had to learn another method.