Victor reached under his pillow and after an annoying struggle he pulled out a pad of paper. "I got a really good haul for a change. A bunch of alien technology salvaged from the Hudson River." He'd drawn pictures of some of what he'd found - weapons, cloaking devices and even energy shields. He never used another man's work when designing his own but this was not the work of men or women and it was considerably more advanced than anything he'd seen before. Humanity really wasn't alone and the information gleaned from such tech could help defend against such threats in the future.
"Are they, love?" He opened his other hand giving her a button from her top simply grinning. "I hope this doesn't mean you're not gonna save a bite of sundae for me. At least we know I haven't lost my touch."