[ Wait.

Waaaaait, wait wait wait. So he really thinks they were... The revelation takes a few seconds to sink in, Qubit's eyes widening in dawning horror.

Then the mortified sputtering starts. ]

That's not - no! God, no! It wasn't like that at all!

[ How the hell did he end up at that conclusion?! Sure, he did just spend a bunch of time gushing about Tony and explaining his motives and tragic backstory and openly weeping over his betrayal and death and all, and he was basically willing to burn the universe down to save him, but that's hardly grounds to think -

- okay, fine, maybe all that could give someone the wrong idea. He shakes his head vigorously, struggling to articulate his objection. ]

Tony and I weren't - we were never - you've got it all wrong. I admired him, I wasn't infatuated with him. I'm not -

[ He cuts himself off. You're not what, Qubit? ]