[There are two things happening here. One: Tony's playing Steve like he'd been played. Taking advantage of trust for his own gain because screw you Captain Buttface, how do you like it. And Two: He's proving that, when push comes to shove, he knows exactly how to play an audience.
He knows the ins and outs, knows what to do to throw someone off track, to change the game. He knows what smiles to make seem fake, to get a person grasping at straws in that topic, just as he knows how to make them real to anyone who hasn't known him for a decade or so.
Not good at lying-- screw you, Captain America.]
No problem. Olive branch, right? God knows I've been an asshole before. [A shrug, but he's making sure to still look a little tense.
private;
He knows the ins and outs, knows what to do to throw someone off track, to change the game. He knows what smiles to make seem fake, to get a person grasping at straws in that topic, just as he knows how to make them real to anyone who hasn't known him for a decade or so.
Not good at lying-- screw you, Captain America.]
No problem. Olive branch, right? God knows I've been an asshole before. [A shrug, but he's making sure to still look a little tense.
Yeah. Okay. He can do this.]