[At the mention of his eyes, Bruce finds himself examining Bette's more closely, wondering if he's going to see anything familiar there. The idea of having relatives is an... odd one and under the circumstances, he doesn't see much evidence for it.]

[Still, he tries to be diplomatic.]

I'm sure we'll have plenty of opportunities to get to know one another while we're here.

[His eyes flick over the the group Bette gestures to. He recognizes Eridan from the welcome chat, but nobody else. However, the presence of another Alternian is interesting.]

I take it the forcefield isn't just something Alternians do? What exactly did he do, and have any of you been able to replicate it? [Bruce reaches up, cupping his chin in one hand. He's able to be honest when he says:]

Nothing besides "this." But I'm not sure what counts as strange anymore.