Pepper rolled her eyes at Tony's very overdone acting, although she also laughed. One benefit of the world they were in is that while they did have to whisper, neither of them were contending with paparazzi during this. The technology available to journalists at large would have made even this playful banter difficult back home.

A bittersweet thought, but not one that lingered.

"Did I forget to mention that?" She played innocent as she went along with it, feigning surprise that he somehow didn't know. "It must have slipped my mind."