[If Tony is going to throw a snarky retort Steve's way, he evidently gives it up before he actually does it. Steve is both surprised and impressed by the way the man shifts gears, but that's what Tony is to him. A man who is good at maneuvers mid-stride and a thinker above the rest of them. Even a Tony he doesn't know must be somewhat like that.]

Well, we're apparently all dealing with the fallout of being pulled through a door that the locals are still trying to figure out. So you could help them if you wanted a project. We're stuck here in the meantime.