He gave her a soft, confused whine, not sure why she had not responded well to his attempt at a joke. Apparently professionalism was the by word, until further notice at least. He simply clamped down on his instinctive response, and nodded. "Apologies for the humor ma'am. I was out of line. As for assistance, no current projects require local help, should we need it, you will be among the first to know. Who should I liaison with if we do need assistance, or at least information?"