[ He smiles a little and nods. Yes, two months has offered more than enough time for him to think about their situation, and to consider several hypotheses in his head. He's still far from exploring or proving any of them, but the theories are a good first step.

He's managed to rule out a few already, even, considering certain impossibilities he's come across. ]

Do things ever get back to normal? [ Because even without the portals and the aliens, even without the Avengers team, Pepper lives with Tony. Even having met him only recently, Bruce has a good feeling that there's no such thing as normal as far as the man is concerned. ]

I'm sorry, this is all... a lot. Believe me, I know. [ He's been there himself, they all have. ] If you have other questions, I can try to help.