He raised an eyebrow, puzzled. "You... have a job?" And then he wanted to facepalm, because that was an idiotic question to ask -- it wasn't like Sylar had been getting an allowance from Mom all this time. As far as he knew, at least...

Finally, he shook his head and said, "Don't mind me. I-- thank you. If things go really wrong, I'll definitely... look you up."