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[didknowthat]

[Well well, isn't this a familiar face? Should be for at least some of you. Same strawberry blonde hair, same proper dress-suit and perfect hair and worried crease in her brow. Yep. It's Pepper alright.]

I'm back, for those of you wondering. Sorry about ... disappearing like that. Business I had to attend to. [Not at all awkward or uncomfortable about that, at least.] For anyone who doesn't recognize me from before, my name is Miss Virginia Potts, but feel free to call me Pepper.

[And with that? End goes the feed. She's not in the mood to lolly-gaggle.]

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[Private]

[wedonot]

[Neither is Charles, which is why he's cutting right to the chase SORRY TONY.

Not that sorry. :v]

We need to have a serious discussion at your earliest convenience regarding what's happened in your absence.

[Private]

[didknowthat]

[WOW CHARLES WAY TO MAKE HER PANIC ALREADY- not that she wasn't. Already.]

Now. Now would be good. Is now good? I can do now, if you can.

[Because she has this sneaking suspicion that it has to do with Tony Fucking Stark.]

text;

[aggravating]

[Well this sucks about as much as it is the best thing to happen to him ever]

Uh.
You didn't have my permission to leave in the first place, by the way.
And now you're late, so.
I might have to dock your pay for that.

[Because he is in no way ever going to tell you he's in Zero right now]

text;

[didknowthat]

[Why the fuck is this text, Anthony.]

I was not about to let Stark Industries be handed over to the leading competition in your- our absence.

[SO THERE.]

[video]

[notthatfondue]

[Oh my God, you have no idea how happy Peggy is to see you back. But she doesn't let that peek through at all.]

Welcome back, Miss Potts.

[Private]

[wedonot]

[Very astute of you, Pepper. :c It has been a rough couple weeks. :c]

After you left, Mr. Stark was returned home briefly, and came back to the Barge after redirecting the missile launched at New York. Ever since then, he's been sliding further and further into a destructive spiral, largely through the abuse of alcohol. Last week, he had a bit of an incident, and he's been down in Zero detoxing since then.

He's not allowed any alcohol under any circumstance, and I've asked the pub staff to make sure he doesn't have any access to the pub, no matter who brings him in with them. I've told the other Avengers to monitor him in case he's been getting any from an outside source as well, and confiscated his supply from his room.

I understand that this is a bit much to hear just after coming back, but if he has any hope of returning home, I need your help enforcing this.

text;

[aggravating]

[Because he's kind of in a cell right now...? 8D]

... Was it Hammer?
Wait, no, was it Justin creepoid Hammer?
If so please tell me you kicked him in the nuts.

[Video]

[worldsbestmarksman]

...You look really, really familiar.

[CEO of Stark Industries Pepper Potts. He knows you, HE JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE.]

[video]

[didknowthat]

[Hey, no worries Peggy dear. Pepper is actually pretty glad to see you're still around, too. At least for Steve's sake.]

Thank you, Miss Carter. How've you been?

[thestarspangledman]

[Oh thank mother Mary and all that is holy. Here, Pepper, have a Steve grinning relievedly at you.]

Ms. Potts. Welcome back, ma'am, it's good to see you.

[Video]

[didknowthat]

[...Waaaait for it.]

Clint Barton; Hawkeye. Isn't it? [Yeah, Tony blabbed a lot. And ... So did SHIELD and .. stuff.]

CEO of Stark Industries.

[didknowthat]

[..That's an awfully nice smile, if she does say so herself.]

Thank you, Steve. It's ... Not great to be back, but it is nice to see you all again. [Or actually have the time to see anyone.]

text;

[didknowthat]

No, Justin Hammer is still in prison as far as I know.

[Now why the fuck aren't you taking it off text, you always loved talking to her, you dick.]

[Private]

[didknowthat]

[...Oh.]

When you say incident.

I'm a bit surprised you've .. managed to keep him sober.

[If only because even she has a hell of a time keeping him off the liquor. Then again, he hadn't been... that bad in the past few weeks before New York.]

Wait- He's in Zero? Until when? Can I- Is he allowed visitors? [No one said she wasn't good at keeping the panic out of her tone, right? Not.]

text;

[aggravating]

[Just accept it Pepper JUST ACCEPT IT]

Good.
I will donate half my fortune to the prison system of America if it means making it stay that way.

[Private]

[wedonot]

He's asked to be left down there until tomorrow, but he is allowed visitors.

And I won't be able to keep him sober without other people knowing there's been an issue and thus something to look out for. I trust I have your support on this?

[Video]

[worldsbestmarksman]

[Clint just...stares.

And stares. And then a spasm of emotion across his face before scratches the back of his neck.]

...You're with the Avengers too?

[video]

[notthatfondue]

[And you for Tony's sake, Pepper.]

Well, and yourself?

[Really, she's just not the type to unload all her problems on others. See, there's a not so convincing smile with that.]

[persuadeyou]

[ Well. This should b e interesting to watch. ]

Welcome back.

[thestarspangledman]

[It sure is. And she's being treated to the full brunt of it right now.]

Yeah, I'm sure. ...I take it you've been, uh, briefed?

private;

[aggravating]

[Yeah screw text, Steve knows where he is, and how like crap he... still pretty much looks.]

Don't. I swear. If you say anything to her about... [An absent wave of his hand, meant to just encompass where he is, what had happened] I'm throwing your shield off the side of the ship.

[trenchcoatedly]

Hello.

[strangehistorian]

Welcome back!

[can_has_vodka]

Hullo Pepper, welcome back! Caramel mocha, wasn't it? Iced? Been bloody hot.

[didknowthat]

Hello Arkady. [Smilesmilesmile] Iced is good. Great, even. [Srsly.]