Four Packs of Forty-Four: Tony Stark’s Encounter

"This is really strange." Stark Tower. On the top floor of the skyscraper built with billions of dollars, Tony Stark stood bare-chested before a floor-to-ceiling window three men tall, one that overlooked every building in New York. His gaze was distant. His assistant, Pepper Potts, wore a professional skirt suit and held a thick stack of documents requiring Stark's signature. She quietly watched Stark, whose distant gaze made him seem as though he had entered some sage-like state. Something was off. Very off. Who was Tony Stark?