[Luckily for him, maybe for the both of them, his brain is still going at a million miles a second. And as long as he can still think he can still get out of this. Still find a solution. Already some are threading through, he's been thinking about this for a little bit. He's not sure what the end result will look like- just as long as it achieves what he wants it to and he doesn't explode, that's really all he needs.]
Alright, deal. You'll have to wear it all day and it'll probably be the tackiest thing money can buy. Maybe we'll have everyone sign that instead.
[It's automatic, the way his hand reaches up to cover Steve's. Holding him there. Head tilting into the touch. He'll need that, too, really. They'll seek that comfort out in each other and hopefully over a couple hours of flight time be able to get back to some sort of steady baseline so that they can talk to Alice, Rhodey, and then others when they get there. It's going to be an extremely emotionally taxing time for the both of them. Tony just hopes he has enough in the tank to keep powering through it.]
FRIDAY's flying home then, I take it. [Which she's more than capable of doing if they request for her to take the proverbial wheel. With his other hand he picks up his cup and takes the last sips of his coffee.] I think I'll need one for the road, though, but other than that, whenever you're ready. [There's a solemnness, maybe even a nervousness to the way he says this though he tries his best to keep it in check. To be strong. To stay strong. Leaving here somehow means the start of their journey, the last legs of this particular problem. Tony's confident he can get through this. But... there's always that little what-if circling somewhere. He just can't let it take him too far.]
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Alright, deal. You'll have to wear it all day and it'll probably be the tackiest thing money can buy. Maybe we'll have everyone sign that instead.
[It's automatic, the way his hand reaches up to cover Steve's. Holding him there. Head tilting into the touch. He'll need that, too, really. They'll seek that comfort out in each other and hopefully over a couple hours of flight time be able to get back to some sort of steady baseline so that they can talk to Alice, Rhodey, and then others when they get there. It's going to be an extremely emotionally taxing time for the both of them. Tony just hopes he has enough in the tank to keep powering through it.]
FRIDAY's flying home then, I take it. [Which she's more than capable of doing if they request for her to take the proverbial wheel. With his other hand he picks up his cup and takes the last sips of his coffee.] I think I'll need one for the road, though, but other than that, whenever you're ready. [There's a solemnness, maybe even a nervousness to the way he says this though he tries his best to keep it in check. To be strong. To stay strong. Leaving here somehow means the start of their journey, the last legs of this particular problem. Tony's confident he can get through this. But... there's always that little what-if circling somewhere. He just can't let it take him too far.]