There's a little more of the Clint he knows. Phil smiles just a little.

"If you say the word mascot around Stark I will have to kill both of you." Because that would create some sort of costume or joke suit that Stark would expect him to wear and there's only so much of Stark's nonsense Phil can take on any given day.

"Can you work with a different SHIELD handler? Can they?" he asks, trusting Clint's insight. He's already had this conversation with Natasha who's come to see him. They had tea.