[ God. He's a bit -- off, isn't he. It actually reminds Jane of her own troubled mentor, so she tries not to let it bother her overmuch. She doesn't respond right away, and he'll be able to hear shuffling papers and moving fabric in the background as she gets ready to leave. ]

--yes! Yes I did. It used to be kind of, you know, homespun. I build most of my own equipment. After I, um ... received government sponsorship, I was able to update my hardware and my lab, which was great until I had to leave the country really suddenly-- it's a long story. But yeah, my lab was -- my home. Sometimes literally. Oh! Wait, uh. I mean back on Earth is where I had a lab. Here, I just shared my working space with Tony and never really set up my own facility.