He is feeling so horribly giddy right now. He can already picture himself as the brave team leader, leading a ragtag bunch of misfits to VICTORY! They're all slightly less cool than him, of course. Wouldn't want the others to hog the spotlight.

"Well! If it's success you want, you have found the right man!" He puffs out his chest, his sense of ego thoroughly inflated. "Though I must ask - what would this... partnership entail, exactly?"

Would he get cool gadgets for free? Please tell him he'd get cool gadgets for free.