[ later, he might wonder about her wording. as far as he knows, mr stark and the black widow haven't been in contact in a while, not since berlin. it wouldn't be too weird to him that she knows about mr stark going to queens anyway, given her status as an amazing super spy, but saying she couldn't come is a little weird.

later. because right now what he mostly thinks is oh shit. his eyes go wide, and he looks over at her and back, and manages an uhh before she asks about his school. he's still vaguely panicked, but that's an out, and his relief is palpable. ]

Did -- did he? Because -- no, no way, he's never. Never come to my school. [ an attempt to rally: ] Do you think Mr. Stark would? A ton of my classmates would -- would've thought it was awesome if he did.