It didn't matter how long it was, that embrace, but Tony loved it for every moment that passed. He was sweating up a storm by the end of it, but there were showers and Alessa was talking and moving and despite not having a fully functioning memory, everything just seemed perfect.

Darkness was setting in by the time he and Bruce finished all of the tests on Alessa. She was given a light sheet to sleep under and JARVIS was set to monitor her, the bear he occupied looking over her from a table to her left, within reach if she needed it.

Tony was animated, despite how exhausted he so obviously was. His eyes shone bright as he stood with Bruce in the kitchen, shirt off and scar visible, stirring a pot of whatever hadn't been expired. His hands moved all over the place and he walked from one end of the room to the other, constantly running his fingers through his hair.

"I just can't-- We did that. It's insane!" Yeah, he did get excited over his achievements!