( You know how telling someone not to laugh makes them laugh? A snort escapes, threatening to bubble up into a full-on guffaw, but Tony marshals it as he goes to take the crystal from her, still smirking.



Then he breaks, with a huff and a shrug, Welcome to Fellden, Pepper. )

What, look, 100% was not expecting this at all. Charging them so far has been very, just. Ohm-y and meditative, or placing them in range of some other magic source.

( Tony suddenly looks very, very shrewdly at her, something lewd in the curve of his mouth as he leans toward her, as if for a kiss, )

You know, I've got another box that needs charging, if you wanna...