Bruce was the one he trusted. Both to fight against and survive, and to know how well he'd done. He wasn't going to be happy with it. He knew that. He knew how poor his responses were right now. Or rather, how inhuman. He'd had a lifetime of living at a fraction of a fraction of his power, even when things got a bit rough. Every fight with Superman started with him using the minimum amount of power necessary. Or what he thought the minimum would be. And then he'd slowly increase his output.
Right now, without Bruce as a gauge of danger, he was terrified he might destroy... well, everything. Because his immediate response was to attack at his highest speed, his greatest strength. And the planet wasn't even designed to withstand that, let alone another living being.
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"Only if this goes... reasonably well."
Bruce was the one he trusted. Both to fight against and survive, and to know how well he'd done. He wasn't going to be happy with it. He knew that. He knew how poor his responses were right now. Or rather, how inhuman. He'd had a lifetime of living at a fraction of a fraction of his power, even when things got a bit rough. Every fight with Superman started with him using the minimum amount of power necessary. Or what he thought the minimum would be. And then he'd slowly increase his output.
Right now, without Bruce as a gauge of danger, he was terrified he might destroy... well, everything. Because his immediate response was to attack at his highest speed, his greatest strength. And the planet wasn't even designed to withstand that, let alone another living being.