The meeting ended.
Jill stayed behind in the former director's office to handle affairs.
Marvin and the others accompanied Leon on a tour of the city before heading to the underground research facility.
They had previously opened a shaft above the facility and built a new elevator that led directly to its entrance.
Everyone rode the elevator down.
"I don't think we're getting hamburgers in this world."
Tony grumbled quietly to Leon, "The virus has practically sent this place back to the Middle Ages. The streets are full of people sleeping everywhere, and the stench of excrement is all over the place."
"So? Do you regret coming here now?" Leon asked quietly.
"Regret?" Tony looked as though Leon had made a joke. "What does that word mean? Sorry, I don't know it."
His wide eyes were full of sincerity. "Since I'm here, I have to do something for this world. Consider it a way of washing away your sins."
"Don't joke around. How can this be blamed on me? I didn't know the World Consciousness would go this hard either," Leon retorted.
"That was indeed a joke, but I really do need to do something. Did you forget? I'm Iron Man!" Tony emphasized.
"Fine, Iron Man. What do you want to do? Research new armor here?"
"Research your Prototype S-virus!"
"You... are you joking again? Your field is energy, materials, and mechanics!"
"Do I look like someone who jokes around?"
"...All right, then. Let me ask you a few biochemical questions."
Leon asked several questions from what he considered cutting-edge areas of biochemistry, and Tony answered every one of them with ease.
"You actually got them all right? When did you secretly earn a doctorate in biology? How come I didn't know?" Leon was astonished.
Tony shrugged. "After you said