"Hey, it's okay, Fluffy. I'm here to help your friend. That's all, I promise," Tony assured the.. what were they called again? Some kind of animals.. Anyway, he holds out his hand gently to the Carbuncle to hopefully show he wasn't meaning any harm.

At her answer, he sighed. "That bad, huh?" He remarks sympathetically. "Don't rush it then." He spotted a thin, flat piece of metal that had been discarded haphazardly in the alley and went to pick it up. Dusting it off, he came back to sit next to her. Gently, he used it as a fan to give her some more air. "We're not far from my house. When you feel well enough, would it be alright if I helped you there? Or we can go to my bar. That's close by too. You need out to get out of the heat and something to drink."