It startles her into a laugh, for all it's a little watery at the edges still. "Hey, thanks. You know, hang around long enough, you get promoted." Not that she'd have wanted it at Tony's expense, but she assumes Stephen knows as much.

She quickly brushes a stray tear from her cheek, but the threat of actually crying seems to have mostly passed. She has to assume they're both relieved about that.

"It's good to have you here, you know. I know our worlds aren't exactly the same but ... closer than a lot of them. And now I can delegate the you should really wash your hands campaign at least some of the time, so that frees up a lot of brain space." It's warm, but it's only partially a joke.