At Thor's remark, Tony almost blushed. He masked it with swig off his thermos.

"I once, uh, was tasked with babysitting a plant. A lab partner's. It was from New Zealand. Was in this nice little red pot. Vanessa, Venelope..." Tony snapped his fingers, trying to recall the name. "Whatever, girl's name. It died. And I tried with that goddamn thing. Didn't give me any sign, it just died. You know how insulting that is?"