While there hadn't been much of a chance yet to prove he would do as he was told, Tony thought he'd been doing pretty good so far and clicked his tongue irritably at what felt a lot like Jon calling his bluff. A more straightforward AI, then, that wasn't so likely to 'adapt' while Jon was trying to pilot the suit, which gave something Tony to focus on as he glared over Jon's shoulder and wrinkled his nose. The Avengers saved the world, Rhodey was a better Iron Man--Jon took his hands, and it was a struggle but Tony took a breath to try to release that program and his arguments in the exhale, gaze dropping down to the gloves.

It didn't last long. Tony's frustrated snarl returned, and this time he had to argue, "It's not something, it's me. The only thing I've been doing here is making it worse--I say the moon screams, it starts trying to kill us, I say we should blow up a building, that sets off a volcano, and I'm trying to fix it, okay, but I'm actually an idiot, and I feel like every day I'm getting worse while you get better and it's damn hard to ignore this gulf anymore. I look down that hall and I can already feel those eyes on me, and instead of helping people I'm thinking about how I can be worth how much I need you."