"Wha- What, no, that's. It's fine, of course it's fine."

If he sounds harried, Steve, it's most likely because he is darting around his room in a mad attempt to stack up the various reports and texts and studies littering the place.

"The catching up is slow going anyway, I've missed more than a few things what w-" There's a superbly awkward silence then, followed by a resounding smack that Bruce wouldn't be surprised if it made the house shake as his palm connects with his forehead. "...Sorry."