Steve pretty much expected Tony to bristle and growl at him and not want to talk about anything serious, which was why he did his best to reassure him, and then moved on. Best thing for him, really.

"Next time people are shooting at me, I'll just get hit, then," he said agreeably, hitching up the suit. Then he paused. "Wait, did you say 42? You have 42 suits now and you were on six back then?"