I made pancakes for Rhodey the other day and they ended up...you know, not so bad. I need to show off to you, too.

[He smiles at Scott's question, and sits up slowly. The room feels a little out of focus after he does so - blood rush, ugh - but he doesn't stop smiling. Because in a few hours he's going to see Scott smiling up close, he's going to have him in his arms, and Tony suddenly wishes he could figure out how to teleport to San Francisco. Not for the technology advancement, exactly, but just so he can see Scott sooner rather than later.]

If it was a ploy, is it working? Inquiring minds want to know.