That wasn't the kind of question that Tony had anticipated, and it sounded perhaps philosophical until he drew away enough to raise an eyebrow at Jon, who did look reliably serious. He still had one hand on Jon's side, where he could sweep it up the smoothly machined plates as he said, "My love, you are the smartest man on the planet. You're going to do exactly what you keep trying to tell me to do, and you're going to do it well, and you're going to keep these people safe from a place that wants them to suffer."
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