Tony doesn't take the glances or the confusion personally. Hell, even if they were back home and this was the Steve from his timeline, he still wouldn't. It's something he's so used to, seeing people's confusion and stares over his arm that it barely phases him. Sure, he could do a synthetic to essentially make his arm look as if it's flesh rather than the very obvious hot rod red - and in the beginning, before he was Iron Man, he actually did, but he has grown to own this as a part of him.
"You mean the explanation of who McAran is won't be part of the tour? What a shame." He glances up as if to look at the tower, but when he looks back at Steve it's obvious he's just teasing and being a brat. Some things just don't change with timelines, Steve.
The question of the arm makes him look down at it, flexing his hand for a moment. Its movements are fluid, as if it's really just his arm being covered by armor. The whirring of the mechanism is faint enough that it's hardly heard, but it's definitely audible. "Lab incident when I hit my 20s." He looks back at Steve and gives a small shrug. The way he explains it is more factual, any emotional reaction to the loss of his arm completely lost from his face or even tone. To be fair, it's been well over twenty years since it happened; he hardly sees the point in dwelling on something that is long gone.
"It's pretty much gone, so...you know. Brand new arm." He pauses, but it's only for a moment. "From the sounds of it, guess that's something that happened only in my timeline."
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"You mean the explanation of who McAran is won't be part of the tour? What a shame." He glances up as if to look at the tower, but when he looks back at Steve it's obvious he's just teasing and being a brat. Some things just don't change with timelines, Steve.
The question of the arm makes him look down at it, flexing his hand for a moment. Its movements are fluid, as if it's really just his arm being covered by armor. The whirring of the mechanism is faint enough that it's hardly heard, but it's definitely audible. "Lab incident when I hit my 20s." He looks back at Steve and gives a small shrug. The way he explains it is more factual, any emotional reaction to the loss of his arm completely lost from his face or even tone. To be fair, it's been well over twenty years since it happened; he hardly sees the point in dwelling on something that is long gone.
"It's pretty much gone, so...you know. Brand new arm." He pauses, but it's only for a moment. "From the sounds of it, guess that's something that happened only in my timeline."