"There are very few people who would call anything about me 'cute'," Gene deadpans. "But, noted. Tony it is."

This keeps being weird. Every time he thinks he has a handle on what's going on, Stark...Tony...throws him another curveball.

He really has been keeping a wit in reserve; getting him to let it out a little more will be the hard part. Keeping it to himself has helped him survive this long.