Tony waved his good hand in airy dismissal. "They wouldn't dare," he replied. "They'd be afraid I'd annexe the board room as soon as I got back." He stopped, cocking his head to one side and furrowing his brow as though in thought, though the wry grin still tugging at the corners of his mouth suggested that he already knew the answer even as he asked, "Wait, didn't I do that once already?" He sat back with a look of smug satisfaction that still rang a little false, though not overtly so.

It evaporated entirely at her answer. Tony straightened, features rearranging into an expression of intense focus he rarely wore outside of his lab. Only his pet projects ever were given so much attention "The ghost drive. So there was more on there...than..." He trailed off as recollection sunk in. He'd sent her to find it, yes, but there had been no 'if' involved in the directive. It was just one more thing amiss, and he studied her as though the answers were written somewhere in the familiar features of her face. Answers aside from the obvious, which made him feel a little sick to contemplate. "What did you find?"