In which more espresso equals less depresso!
"Tony what number cup of coffee is that?" Steve asked walking into the kitchen from his morning run.
"I dunno," Tony shrugged pouring more coffee into his mug.
"Have you eaten breakfast?"
"Nah, coffee is the fruit of life. You don't need food if you drink enough coffee."
Steve couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"You know coffee doesn't actually fix everything right?" Steve stated.
"Sure it does!" Tony smiled and raised his mug, "More espresso less depresso!"
Steve just face palmed. He hated it when Pepper went away and left Tony behind. He always went slightly crazy, and or got depressed, but not normal depressed. He got hyper depressed. Tony had three kinds of being depressed. Depressed depressed (Where he was miserable and mopey) Creative depressed (where he would disappear into the lab and make all kinds of stuff, and wouldn't talk to anyone or sleep for days) and then there was hyper depressed (things got dangerous when he was hyper depressed. Hyper depressed was when he tested all of his crazy ideas, and do stupid things.) He usually ended up crashing on the couch when his hyperness eddied away.
"Tony how many cups of coffee?"
Tony just shook his head.
"Friday?" Steve knew she was keeping track.
"Five," The AI responded. Steve frowned and snached Tony's mug.
"Hey!"
"That is enough coffee for you."
"Oh come on Steve, it's not like it's alcohol!" Tony protested.
"Might as well be," Steve said and poured it down the drain, "You are going to have a good day to day."
Tony laughed.
"Peter has been wanting someone to take him to Six Flags."
"And?"
"You are going to take him," Steve knew that Tony would be fine if he could vent his hyperness in a safe environment, and he also knew he would be plenty happy if he spent the day with Peter.
Tony and Peter didn't home until late. Tony had forgotten how much he loved roller coasters. He had Peter had had a lot of fun. He was glad Steve had made him go. He flopped down the couch to worn out to make it to his room. Smiling Tony dozed off to sleep.
Roller coasters were better than coffee, maybe he would buy one.