Hot water cures a lot of ills, and even if it's somewhat cruel and unusual at the moment, it's appreciated. Bruce thinks about the last time he had cause to share shower space with another man and reflects on how there's not even any real camaraderie to remember. This is far from normal, and yet it's closer to it than most things he's experienced. Weird. (Not bad.)

Some topical herbal painkiller gets applied when he's done - despite his image, Bruce doesn't actually shun medical care or shortcuts out of a desire to appear tough or problems with ego; if he's hurt, he's hurt, and he wants to get it handled right. He's not actively an idiot. He's just... got a bit of a delayed awareness.

If Seoraj wouldn't mind lending a hand getting the wide-spanning medical tape around him, it'd be appreciated.