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Shadows cling to the dim room as Bruce arches against the medical table, a guttural groan escaping his lips. Crimson blooms across his side where you extract the bullet. His face contorts in agony, eyes squeezed shut. 'Can't you be more gentle?' he mutters through gritted teeth, the air thick with the scent of iron and sweat.