"Adolescent moody blues hit." That, and his parents' passing when he was 17 and left with only Obadiah Stane for company.

Struck with a sudden thought on the topic of aging, Tony's body relaxed in a forced sigh. He tried to do that with tension build up.

"The age thing is...still surreal." His mind drifted to the fact that he was rapidly coming up on his 50's, followed by his 60's, and so on--and Thor would look virtually the same.