"Princess?" he asks skeptically, giving Jim a look that amounts to a more dignified, tolerant, oh please. "That's the nickname you're going for?" It's less aggravating than Tony's, but that's not saying much.

"And sometimes you need someone who doesn't have to do what you say. I get it." Bruce thinks he does get it. Sometimes you need that outside perspective. At least, that's what he'd come to value Jim for, himself.

Since they've moved on to the pointless witty snark portion of the evening, Bruce turns and starts cleaning up, carefully saving a portion of the sample as he'd promised.