And speak of the devil himself - here he comes. Gene's approaching slowly, his hands at his sides and notably unadorned. The rings are still on the string around his neck - he's not that comfortable - but he's not stupid enough to show up to the meeting armed, as it were.

"Hey, Tony," he says, his body language a little stiffer than usual, and then he turns to Howard, his tone subdued. "Mr. Stark."

That alone is a change in the form of address. It's a little weird, for Gene to be showing his belly, as it were, but he knows where he stands with Tony, and he has to make nice.