He knew he ought to have not called. Tony frowned at the wall until his face hurt before he thought about hanging up. "Thanks for the advice, Banner. Don't forget to boil the water before you drink it."

He didn't want to have to explain himself. Bruce would get a dial tone to sigh to as Tony flushed the toilet and then headed back out to Bucky as he tilted his head like a puppy at the television during a commercial about some sort of new cooking gadget.

"Hey. Uh. Listen. How do you feel about Steve Rogers?"