...I see.

[ By now, he's spoken with enough people to get the jist of this "multiverse" situation. Howard does not like what he's hearing. His expression hardens. ]

I've spent Tony's entire life praising and supporting him. Are you telling me that there are other... versions of me that can't even manage that?

[ The "before you die" is not lost on him, either, but he'll quietly file that away. ]