It had been more the thought of board meetings, or why he'd missed the last several, which had darkened Tony's already none-too-bright mood, and the grim edge lingered even as the conversation moved steadily on.

"You'd thing they'd be excited to have us engineering some grand escape," he replied solemnly. "They're kind enough to leave bits and pieces lying around, but it's aggravatingly hard to get at anything during the night. And they watch too carefully during the day." He snorted in grim amusement. "It's a little ironic, actually."

Wally's dilemma wasn't one Tony could relate to exceedingly well. It was one benefit to being completely human, without any sort of special powers. He considered silently for a few seconds before asking, "Does not being the only one bother you? Doesn't sound like they, or at least the kid, are people you're going to run into anywhere else."