This was focused. If he was any more so than that, that's when Tony got to be something of a problem. When he rerouted all of his thoughts and energies to one singular thing or goal, that was when things were bad, dire beyond reason. Singular focus had been for getting out of Afghanistan alive, for building Ultron, for the way he'd feverishly built and built and built and planned after Steve had gone off to the other side of the world, the rest of the avengers in tow, and he'd been forced to prepare for Thanos alone.
He found a cup of coffee that was probably from today, and sipped from it, despite it very clearly being cold and not as great as it could have been. But it was something - both in terms of caffeination and having something to do with his hands.
"Okay," he said, considering. The conversation that had been put to the side by Jean a bit more on the scale of importance to him than her apparently, but that wasn't the point. "I'm following, but only to a point." Not because he was stupid -- he wasn't. But because her explanation lacked significant details. "So it's there for creation. Renewal. And it's drawn to life? From your description, it sounds like it only wants to change things that aren't working properly? Tell me how these things work in tandem for it, and what you have to do with it."