In contrast, Bruce thinks nature is actually pretty cool, which is probably runoff of his time in Tibetan Bhutan, and thus a difference that goes beyond height and hair - though it's not like he's stopping to take pictures. There's just a care to the way he moves. Then again, that could just be because he's an actual ninja.

Silence is passable for many long minutes, even after the thing in the bushes darts away. A marsupial-like tree dweller with saucer eyes peers down at Jason first, then Bruce, blinking curiously but too sluggish to move. Also there are mosquitoes. Which totally blows.

Curiosity nags at him just a little. It's not quite like it was with Ivy, even though he appreciated her disdain equally. She was curious about him in return, whereas Jason seems to hope Bruce will just burst into flames and leave anything useful behind.