[Tony rubs hard at his forehead, bringing his hand around to press his index and middle fingers hard against one temple, as if that will make the pounding in his head just go away for a moment.]
It's on my list of things to take care of. [After, you know, the next suit upgrade, turning around clean energy, getting his stock up again when he gets back home, in the aftermath of everything with the Chitauri, Pepper... his liver isn't going anywhere, and it hasn't been a problem yet.
He has time before he has to deal with that.
Still, he doesn't bother answering the bit about Charles, thinking too much about that makes his brain hurt. So instead, Tony just squints up at Dean again, raising his eyebrows, wondering what the hell he's on about this time and--
Pepper.
The mention of one name is all it takes to slap a serious expression on Tony's face. To have his brow furrow and his eyes narrow.]
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It's on my list of things to take care of. [After, you know, the next suit upgrade, turning around clean energy, getting his stock up again when he gets back home, in the aftermath of everything with the Chitauri, Pepper... his liver isn't going anywhere, and it hasn't been a problem yet.
He has time before he has to deal with that.
Still, he doesn't bother answering the bit about Charles, thinking too much about that makes his brain hurt. So instead, Tony just squints up at Dean again, raising his eyebrows, wondering what the hell he's on about this time and--
Pepper.
The mention of one name is all it takes to slap a serious expression on Tony's face. To have his brow furrow and his eyes narrow.]
What about Pepper?