"You look awful." I tell Tony as he sluggishly walks into the room.
"Oh shut up." He grouches. Dark circles are under his eyes and he seems to have aged a couple of decades in one night. It's understandable considering he constructed an entire suit of armor in a week and a day. A personal record for him but also took a heavy toll on his beauty sleep.
"Well if Pepper sees you looking like that, she won't be happy. And I can't cover for you this time." I tell him. Last night, Tony put me on Pepper patrol. He instructed me to distract her and not let her anywhere near his lab. Yeah easier said than done. Pepper is a really stubborn woman. I had to enlist the help of JARVIS and Rhodey to keep her away from the lab. When I finally got her to go to bed without Tony, I was almost as wiped out as he was.
He yawned. "Ah don't worry. A few gallons of coffee and Red Bull and I'll be fine." He assures me as he makes his way into the kitchen.
"If you do that, you won't sleep for a year." I tell him as he starts downing the energy drinks.
"Yeah, so?" He asks, gulping down a large mug of coffee then a can of Red Bull. I stare in disbelief at the insane inventor.
"Gross." Seven mugs of coffee and ten cans of Red Bull later, a spasm of sugar and caffeine races through his body making him twitch uncontrollably.
"Ohh yeah! That's the stuff! Whoo!" Tony practically shouts, unbelievably high on artificial energy. I cannot believe he actually did that. "Man, I feel great, do you feel great? Cuz I certainly do. Thirty-six hours without sleep no problem!" Oh my gosh. He's like a little kid on Halloween pigging out on candy all night. I can practically see him vibrating. "Ah man, I really need the bathroom now. Be right back!"
He zooms out of the kitchen and down the hall so fast there's a tailwind. I have to push my hair out of my face.
"JARVIS, make sure Tony sticks to protein shakes and alcohol. I think sugar and caffeine make him a just a little hyper... and more insane than normal."
"I'll make sure to take it off of Mister Stark's shopping list." The AI assures me. I rub my forehead, suddenly very tired.