[ maybe bluntly spitting it out was a mistake, but tony has tired of the tip-toeing around the obvious. it happened with sam, and with strange, and it's a waste of time to beat around the bush. but doing so with peter causes him to sigh to himself a little, and he, indeed, leads the way. of sorts, anyway. he keeps pace with peter, his own anxious energy manifesting in the fidgeting with something in his pockets.
he wants to know, desperately, how the world has fared since his death. sam has told him some of it, but not the parts that really matter. how peter is, how pepper and morgan are. not that peter would know the latter, but he would know the first.
he casts his thoughts around for something insignificant and cheerful. something not depressing, and soon settles on: ]
no subject
he wants to know, desperately, how the world has fared since his death. sam has told him some of it, but not the parts that really matter. how peter is, how pepper and morgan are. not that peter would know the latter, but he would know the first.
he casts his thoughts around for something insignificant and cheerful. something not depressing, and soon settles on: ]
How's the girlfriend?
[ nailed it. ]