No. Not this time. Face it: you had your chance, and you blew it. I'm not going to risk letting you try again. [Tony takes a step forward.] Give me the ring.
[As he does, Tony realizes that Gene is shaking. He still sounds pretty out of it, too, and Tony starts to worry that Gene's about to have some kind of mental break. That's concerning for Gene's sake, but slightly more importantly, it could also be really bad news for everyone else. The Mandarin losing his marbles just as he is returned to his full reality-warping powers? Yeah. That's not gonna end well.
Tony hesitates. Then, with a grimace, he powers down the repulsor and turns his hand over, beckoning instead of threatening.]
Come on, you don't want to do this. Please, Gene. I'm giving you a chance to do the right thing here. [Please take it. I don't want to have to put you down.]
/pushes Isildur into Mt Doom/ whoops my hand slipped
[As he does, Tony realizes that Gene is shaking. He still sounds pretty out of it, too, and Tony starts to worry that Gene's about to have some kind of mental break. That's concerning for Gene's sake, but slightly more importantly, it could also be really bad news for everyone else. The Mandarin losing his marbles just as he is returned to his full reality-warping powers? Yeah. That's not gonna end well.
Tony hesitates. Then, with a grimace, he powers down the repulsor and turns his hand over, beckoning instead of threatening.]
Come on, you don't want to do this. Please, Gene. I'm giving you a chance to do the right thing here. [Please take it. I don't want to have to put you down.]