[ Mhmm, Pepper hums in agreement, just as painfully aware of how mundane a topic this is, how unlike them. She feels acutely how out of her depth she really is just then, juggling too many new threads of information even for her. She's never been more grateful of Tony's innate inability to go too long without some manner of Tonyism, case in point, when he takes a knee in front of her and grins.
Just like that the odd awkwardness is gone (for now), Pepper giving him that selfsame dryly amused look she always does, regardless lifting a newly stocking-clad foot on his leg. She's still pretty convinced that's no longer a danger she has to worry about, but she's not bringing that up now. She does want proper footwear, after all. ]
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Just like that the odd awkwardness is gone (for now), Pepper giving him that selfsame dryly amused look she always does, regardless lifting a newly stocking-clad foot on his leg. She's still pretty convinced that's no longer a danger she has to worry about, but she's not bringing that up now. She does want proper footwear, after all. ]
Does that make you Prince Charming, then?