[ Robbie's immediate reaction a low, impressed whistle. Okay, that's a lot of patented contributions to society, as far as he can tell, and obviously Querl can back up the Brainy moniker.

The follow-up is still drier than the Sahara desert. ]

I'm resetting the timer. That counts as telling me how smart you are.

[ But the corner of his mouth pulls back into a half-smile at the finger point, and it stays in place even as Robbie gives off a sigh. ]

That's all work though. I'm glad I'm breathing, yes, we need to survive wherever you send us, I think your smartphone's better than anything StarkTech makes, flying is a definite improvement on getting towed around by the belt, I don't even know what a threshold hub is but I know I don't want to get stuck in yet another dimension - so thanks, really. I genuinely think you're awesome, and that's why I have to point out that high-energy physics experiments are just more work.

Maybe we should experiment with hobbies. Hint: they don't use beakers or ray guns.