She would have responded to his question with another extra dry quip if she hadn't watched his smile fall. That told her even more than anything Tony could have possibly said on the matter. (Whether it was correct information she was inferring was another matter altogether.) At first she'd thought he was unfamiliar, which was normal. It seemed he was familiar, and if he disliked them enough that this was his offguard reaction...

A very old sense of unease pricked at the back of her mind, but luckily it was time to watch herbs come tumbling out of Tony's mouth. What an extremely good diversion!

"Please sit down," she said with a bit of haste, automatically turning on her heel to get him a drink from the replicator sitting on the counter.