I don't know. I just know it . . . broke through.

[ bruce had screamed. stop saying her name. and then it was like . . . clarity descended. a heartbreak that brought him back. bruce realized he saw a human. a man.

he purses his lips for a moment. ]

Things got hectic for a bit, but he saved my mother. And I died. There was a lot we couldn't resolve.

But it was my fear holding me back. Making the mistakes I made before. I'm sorry about the way I acted.

And . . . if your offer is still open, I'd like to try again.