"You barely know me," Herbert pointed out after a moment, but the truth was, he was feeling way too awful and tight and angry and sad inside, and it was turning into a roiling stew that made him want to throw up. Kurloz was always weirdly non-judgmental, and actually seemed interested in his work, even though he really didn't seem the type.

"Anyway, I don't want to talk here," he said after another moment. Not that anyone would notice if he left, or even that he was in an awful mood - Bruce and Tony were probably way too besotted with each other to pay attention, and Sherlock would note it but probably not really care.