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[biggerstick]

[What does an insomniac superhero do at night? They wander off the pool house and build their own working area in the underground labs]

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[biggerstick]

No, that's ridiculous.

JARVIS.

[and he sneezes again]

[paragon]

Tony.

[biggerstick]

I'm getting a new AI. One that listens.

[back to tinkering, not even turning to look at Steve]

It was the snow cloud, I'll be fine by tomorrow

[paragon]

[ derailed for the moment ]

— what? What snow cloud?

[biggerstick]

Jack Frost gave me a personalized snow cloud for a bit. He's a moron.

[paragon]

Did you deserve it?

[biggerstick]

Pretty sure it was a deal with Loki, so even if I did it was bullshit.

[paragon]

So this has nothin' to do with your body already being compromised.

[biggerstick]

... what? No. What?

[paragon]

You've been getting no sleep and running yourself into the ground besides.

[biggerstick]

[sneezes again, looks incredibly annoyed. And after a moment puts aside what he was tinkering with and rubs his face]

I'm not sure of what you're expecting from me, here.

[paragon]

. . . nothing.

Just don't expect to be better by tomorrow at this rate.

[ and with that he fishes a sewing kit out of his pocket and sits at the other end of the couch to open it ]

[biggerstick]

[back to tinkering]

JARVIS if you don't hitch the volume up I'm reprogramming you.

[paragon]

I still want to talk to you about something.

[biggerstick]

JARVIS you're off the hook this time. [turns to Steve] If it's about my health or lack thereof I will throw this thing at your head.

[paragon]

[ gives him a slight, weary smile that quickly fades as he speaks ]

Bucky went looking himself up on the internet. Found some things he's pretty dead-set on believing.

[biggerstick]

He mentioned it. I did some digging for him.

[paragon]

What kind of digging?

[biggerstick]

Hacking into Coulson's computer, but that was useless. So I spoke to him instead. He gave me a... thing. Aromatherapy thing. It's supposed to help me sleep— I am so not equipped to have this conversation with you.

[paragon]

It's just a conversation, Tony. Did it help?

[biggerstick]

I haven't tried it. Look, you should find Barnes I got back to him, he turned down my absinthe.

[paragon]

Did he?

[biggerstick]

You're a good influence, it's depressing.

[paragon]

I'll talk to him. I just thought you should know.

[biggerstick]

I know. He's kept me up to date and I've kept him up to date, we're good.

Except he turned me down. That had never happened before, I'm a little hurt.