[If Vanitas were someone else and if their relationship had begun to unfold differently, Bruce might have winked in his direction and lifted his glass to drain it for the second time. But it's more complicated than that. Vanitas has been a uniformly antagonistic presence when when antagonism hasn't been warranted- when there's been no personal element to the conflict. He seems to cultivate and even thrive on the discord that's omnipresent around them. And in the same hand he lacks a number of basic life and social skills that any one of their peers might have seen modeled by family and friends, by classmates and peers. Riku, an individual he knows from his own world, has approached this place methodically- acknowledging differences between Beacon and the things he knows without mention of vast cultural or technological differences. Vanitas didn't recognize a stove.
It isn't a matter of finding excuses or explanations, Bruce looks at these details as a way to inform the future. The most effective way to respond, the most efficient way to achieve his goals.
It's the reason that instead of saying I told you so, Bruce simply raises an eyebrow that says it for him. Before he leans over and begins refilling the glass, cacao. Creme. He's pleased to see that his conjecture about Vanitas's sweet tooth has paid off.]
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It isn't a matter of finding excuses or explanations, Bruce looks at these details as a way to inform the future. The most effective way to respond, the most efficient way to achieve his goals.
It's the reason that instead of saying I told you so, Bruce simply raises an eyebrow that says it for him. Before he leans over and begins refilling the glass, cacao. Creme. He's pleased to see that his conjecture about Vanitas's sweet tooth has paid off.]