[Tony stopped at that, his eyes almost glinting with a feline-ish amusement.]

And if one were to satisfy the cat, what would you do?

[Part of him snapped at him for talking so freely and he bit his lower lip and shook his head. Really... something was going on and he didn't really understand what it was. He really honestly might have gotten on the right track if Steve hadn't made the comment about the little birds made out of flying parts. Blinking in surprise, he looked up and grinned all the more.] Spare parts, you say? Where might those be? I would love to see them.

[Running his hand through his hair, he hummed a sound that almost seemed like a purr.] I doubt wherever we go that we can ever truly escape what is here... we are here, after all.

But I would never protest to you coming to me.