[ dum-e lets out a little trill at being acknowledged, rubbing against peter's hand like a cat. tony just barely holds back his eye roll. ]

I'm still not totally clear on why I did that, but...

[ he thinks he's starting to get it. peter wants to help, right? why not let him? tony gets up suddenly and points to the list on the wall. it ranges from 'door locks' and security to whiskey still but there's a lot of busy work. it'll take extra hands whether he likes it or not. ]

Got plenty of work for you to do, spiderling. What kind of a superhero name is Spiderman anyway...? Not that those things are ever accurate. Did they get you with a pithy news article too?