He can't figure out if that remark is leading or not - is Seoraj trying to get Bruce to say what cohort he's in? Surely it'd be polite to reference it, or ask. His paranoid mind goes immediately to Yes, he's trying to get something and then, Why?

No nefarious potential spring to mind with any credence, but somehow, that's worse. What if this is just some genuinely friendly person, talking to him with no ulterior motive?

That Bruce suddenly shies away is visible if you look closely, more apparently in something that closes behind his eyes than even the way he glances down unprompted, ducking from that reflection in more ways than one. "It's not so bad." He's shifted his stance, now, angling like he needs to get going. He does. "Maybe I'll see you around."