They are learning at an incredible pace. I would have expected something with this lifespan to have a slower developmental period, but although they are still essentially children, I know they've been learning advanced quantum physics, among other concepts that humans don't traditionally grasp until they're out of their adolescence.

[Bruce tips the beer to one side, a fleeting shrug.]

I trust you'll know when they're ready to answer.

[And it is trust, of a sort. Bruce frowns a little, and takes another drink.]