Communication Center | Video to All, Action to Charles

[notbuiltforthis]

[Pepper clears her throat as she begins the video broadcast, dropping her gaze from somewhere off-screen (a map she had JJ display on the large television) to her device before she speaks.]

Does anyone know how many of these monsters there are? If we had some sort of estimate it will be easier to gauge when it will be safe for everyone.

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[Colette doesn't want to call via video and show either of them just how distraught she is. She has seen a lot of things, but monsters are past her mark and she is sure that even if she's safe in her apartment, most of her friends probably are not.]

Pepper? U-um... [She doesn't know what else to even say.]

[touchmorewisdom]

[Colette eyes Tony for a moment.] You mean... flying with you while you're in that?

[Her expression is somewhat excited now. She has flown countless places but never in a new way like this.]

[ironfail]

Yeah, I've done it before. [In simulations. And with test dummies. Not real people. But the concept's the same, right?] You'd just need to hold on tight.

[He holds out a hand, hoping he doesn't need to try any more persuasion than that. Pepper needs to get checked over asap, and it's not doing Colette any good either to be wandering around with all these monsters out.]

[notbuiltforthis]

[No way, Tony.]

...I'll walk. Take Colette home.

[touchmorewisdom]

[Colette shakes her head.] Take Pepper, she's the one who got hurt. I can run, I've ran through warzones.

[ironfail]

[Why is everyone he knows so stubborn.] Either one of you hop on or I'm grabbing both of you.

[notbuiltforthis]

[THEY LEARNED IT FROM YOU, TONY.

Pepper crosses her arms over her chest and shakes her head.]

My answer hasn't changed. Take Colette.