"Ah, then it could benefit you as well."

Tonic kind of assumes that he is distrusted, in the same way he assumes that all others are innately untrustworthy... But it doesn't bother him. That's just the way of the world. He reaches for his datapad again as if considering going back to his work, but keeps his attention on Nick just a little longer.

"Either way, as much as I love to joke about my office hours--I do mean that you can drop by whenever. I'm usually awake."