"You don't look like you're up to doing much bad right now, either," Tony pragmatically points out.
"You're not suddenly going to turn into a supervillain again because you took a sick day. That's not how it works." Tony tightens his awkward little side-hug, giving Gene a reassuring squeeze.
"You worked too hard on the construction, and you got sick. That's all this is. And now you need to rest so that you don't collapse on the construction site and end up in the Healers' Guild getting lectured by Raine. Rhodey always got on my case when I was getting too wrapped up in Iron Man stuff and pushing my limits, and he was usually right. Same goes for you. You can't help anyone if you're too sick and tired to see straight."
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"You're not suddenly going to turn into a supervillain again because you took a sick day. That's not how it works." Tony tightens his awkward little side-hug, giving Gene a reassuring squeeze.
"You worked too hard on the construction, and you got sick. That's all this is. And now you need to rest so that you don't collapse on the construction site and end up in the Healers' Guild getting lectured by Raine. Rhodey always got on my case when I was getting too wrapped up in Iron Man stuff and pushing my limits, and he was usually right. Same goes for you. You can't help anyone if you're too sick and tired to see straight."