He's weighing Bruce's words very carefully to tailor his response-- the way he repeats "mercenary," whether or not there's any judgment in his tone. Krauser's never been much for conversation, but he's an expert listener. That, and the part of him that was once trained for decorum and protocol has been stripped raw. He recognizes his own capacity to get defensive or irrational when prodded (and just doesn't care enough to control it, often.)

Fortunately, Bruce doesn't seem all that bothered one way or another. And his next question is far more interesting.

"Honestly?" Krauser pauses to knock off the rest of that drink, while he decides how honest to actually be. "Pretty sure I'm in Hell right now. Or something like it."

Though that does lead him to glance over at Bruce. "What about you?" It's unclear which answer he's looking for, exactly, if not all of them.