As long as the information was tactile, Tony was usually at his best, but this signalled very much not okay to him so he was left hesitating again despite his own pre-programmed answer already prepared behind his teeth and forcing its way out with a breath, "Always." Not that he knew how to ask now, leaving him settling his weight on his free hand and awkwardly searching for somewhere else to direct his restless focus, landing on the alien stars again with a distracted frown and idly humming his song so it didn't get too quiet for either of them. He knew he wasn't going anywhere in the dark anyway.