She doesn't want to, but Pepper has to. She promised Tony, and she has every intention of keeping it. That's where he'll expect her to be, maybe even where they'll send him back to (half-starved or with stitches in his skin, or worse), and Pepper needs to be there.
But without him that house is massive, and far too quiet. Pepper already knows she won't be sleeping much in the days to come, not until Tony's back. Being awake through the nights without him there holds no more appeal than trying to sleep through them though.
Which is why she's in Good Spirits, nursing a drink. Not a martini, because that's the cocktail he gets for her. No, she's simply got vodka without any of the flourishes, chilly and still able to burn with every sip. It won't ease the pain, or make the images fade. But it's Pepper's last drink before she leaves, and a straight drink gives her an excuse for taking her time.]
[Dec 4 | Action]
She doesn't want to, but Pepper has to. She promised Tony, and she has every intention of keeping it. That's where he'll expect her to be, maybe even where they'll send him back to (half-starved or with stitches in his skin, or worse), and Pepper needs to be there.
But without him that house is massive, and far too quiet. Pepper already knows she won't be sleeping much in the days to come, not until Tony's back. Being awake through the nights without him there holds no more appeal than trying to sleep through them though.
Which is why she's in Good Spirits, nursing a drink. Not a martini, because that's the cocktail he gets for her. No, she's simply got vodka without any of the flourishes, chilly and still able to burn with every sip. It won't ease the pain, or make the images fade. But it's Pepper's last drink before she leaves, and a straight drink gives her an excuse for taking her time.]