[He almost tenses up at the pause. For half of a second, Tony thinks that Qilby might turn him down. Then he agrees to let him work on it and Tony grins.]

Me? I operate out of home. I have everything I need, and it's easier to keep track of things. Sometimes I visit the SI labs, but there's nothing like your own tools.

[Tony says that like it's some kind of private joke. What it's about unfortunately remains vague.