"Part of being who I am is the ability to sell anything to anyone. There's a reason why the name Stark was the name in every house in the USA--including the white one. Give me a month and a manual and we could have some real fun."

Howard doesn't fidget the way thay Tony does while talking, but his attention is still divided between Clint's pleasant little smile and the various nuts and bolts holding the plane together. Whenever there's a small pause in the conversation he reaches over to give one a solid little tug as if connecting the schematics in his head.

"So are our conversation topics limited here, or are you authorized to tell me about yourself?"