[Tony chuckles and nods. Alright, alright, he gets it. He was being overly cautious and it was coming off weird. He'd lighten the hell up, at least as well as he could given what was on his mind.]

Can't argue with that.

[He runs a hand over his beard thoughtfully.]

You sure about that? The amount and frequency seems to be getting worse.

[Something honest though.. he'd test that with something minor maybe.]

There have been black rose petals sometimes too, though not as often as the others.