[ it's bruce's turn to blink. ...oh. well, this is going to be unpleasant. so he speaks fast, not letting tony interrupt. ]

I wasn't lured. They — they knew who, what I was. The picture they painted was broad strokes, but I knew I'd wouldn't be going back. I knew I'd be destroying planets. I thought — [ he knows how this is going to sound, but, ] I thought I'd do more good here, than there. Put the other guy far away from anyone he could hurt.

[ he's got his arms crossed, defensive. ] So, I thought maybe things would be more organized. Less like what I left behind. I know it was stupid. But, [ a small shrug ] I didn't see another choice.