[ooc: I myself have no idea what'd happen, so anything Norry says works, as far as I'm concerned. |D]
To put in one word, Pepper was shocked. She stood still for several seconds, gawking in a positively unladylike manner at Marquis and his door, both of which seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Quickly closing her mouth, Pepper struggled for a further few seconds to find the right reaction, the right words. Nothing sensible really came to mind, so she eventually decided to go with the first coherent sentence to come to mind and run with it.
"H- How'd you do that?" The estate had pretty intense security; Tony had made sure, a long while ago, that Pepper was well acquainted with the various systems and protocols. But this- this was just ridiculous. And he had a door too, for Christ's sake.
Pepper had assumed that she'd have to make up some story for the man and then he'd tell her one too, or something like that- had he meant other world literally? Pepper had quite an open imagination - after all, her boss was a superhero, wasn't
( ... )
[alright~ if it turns out being a loud alarm we'll say they had rushed out or something haha]
The Marquis raised his eyebrow in return for the look, allowing her to stutter out what questions she would for exactly the right moment before stepping forward.
"The less questions you ask the better- trust me, magic is a very finicky thing." He said, gesturing for her to move. "Well come on, I'm an important man and I do not have all day. You're coming with me on an errand- and easy thing, no worries, and you may gawk and stare all you like while we do so." he informed, starting back towards the doorway as though he expected her to follow.
"Hey, slow down- I did not agree to magic, I did not agree to meet yo- how the hell did you find me here?" She held up her hands defensively as she spoke, taking a small step back for his step forward. "Could you at least explain what's going on before trying to drag me through some doorway?" Pepper was hoping that Tony would be alerted quick enough - and react quick enough - to come and intervene before she was coerced into something strange. Or before she went with this man against her better judgement, because her undeniable awe and curiosity were interfering, to an extent.
"Explain, and maybe I'll consider it," Pepper said, repeating the earlier idea, her voice a little calmer and more level, yet still not without a note of unrest and lack of trust hidden in her tone.
The Marquis stopped again, eyes rolling away from her sight as he spoke in a tone one would use for small children. "Magic, simply, is that which we cannot explain. So obviously explaining it would be a rather fruitless thing." he said as he turned back to her, standing in the doorway.
"I found you because our agreement allowed me too and no reason else. The deal was I would take you to a different world and back in return for a tale of my choosing. Honestly, it's like talking to Richard on one of his denser days." the man said as he pulled out the fine gold watch from his pocket, clicking it open as he continued.
"It's simple, you walk through and come to another world- London Below if you wish the name. I happen to have a meeting very soon so if you will decide quickly I'd be obliged." He glanced up, a small smile on his face. "Aren't you curious at all what lies beyond these walls and skies? Just a peek, that's all, and on my word you will be back here sooner than you wanted."
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To put in one word, Pepper was shocked. She stood still for several seconds, gawking in a positively unladylike manner at Marquis and his door, both of which seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Quickly closing her mouth, Pepper struggled for a further few seconds to find the right reaction, the right words. Nothing sensible really came to mind, so she eventually decided to go with the first coherent sentence to come to mind and run with it.
"H- How'd you do that?" The estate had pretty intense security; Tony had made sure, a long while ago, that Pepper was well acquainted with the various systems and protocols. But this- this was just ridiculous. And he had a door too, for Christ's sake.
Pepper had assumed that she'd have to make up some story for the man and then he'd tell her one too, or something like that- had he meant other world literally? Pepper had quite an open imagination - after all, her boss was a superhero, wasn't ( ... )
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The Marquis raised his eyebrow in return for the look, allowing her to stutter out what questions she would for exactly the right moment before stepping forward.
"The less questions you ask the better- trust me, magic is a very finicky thing." He said, gesturing for her to move. "Well come on, I'm an important man and I do not have all day. You're coming with me on an errand- and easy thing, no worries, and you may gawk and stare all you like while we do so." he informed, starting back towards the doorway as though he expected her to follow.
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"Magic?"
What.
"Hey, slow down- I did not agree to magic, I did not agree to meet yo- how the hell did you find me here?" She held up her hands defensively as she spoke, taking a small step back for his step forward. "Could you at least explain what's going on before trying to drag me through some doorway?" Pepper was hoping that Tony would be alerted quick enough - and react quick enough - to come and intervene before she was coerced into something strange. Or before she went with this man against her better judgement, because her undeniable awe and curiosity were interfering, to an extent.
"Explain, and maybe I'll consider it," Pepper said, repeating the earlier idea, her voice a little calmer and more level, yet still not without a note of unrest and lack of trust hidden in her tone.
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The Marquis stopped again, eyes rolling away from her sight as he spoke in a tone one would use for small children. "Magic, simply, is that which we cannot explain. So obviously explaining it would be a rather fruitless thing." he said as he turned back to her, standing in the doorway.
"I found you because our agreement allowed me too and no reason else. The deal was I would take you to a different world and back in return for a tale of my choosing. Honestly, it's like talking to Richard on one of his denser days." the man said as he pulled out the fine gold watch from his pocket, clicking it open as he continued.
"It's simple, you walk through and come to another world- London Below if you wish the name. I happen to have a meeting very soon so if you will decide quickly I'd be obliged." He glanced up, a small smile on his face. "Aren't you curious at all what lies beyond these walls and skies? Just a peek, that's all, and on my word you will be back here sooner than you wanted."
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