[Pepper gives Tony a look of sympathy, moving a hand under the table to touch his knee. She knows it's nothing he needs to hear, that he's felt the weight of that responsibility for the entire time he's been in Luceti. And she also knows there's a lot he doesn't say then, some things that she's been told and others that she hasn't. But Tony's silence is revealing enough.]
From what you were telling me earlier, Sue, you've got a fair bit of experience with that. [And anything she can offer that Tony might find helpful is worth hearing. Considering the man made an arc reactor in a cave, and an element in his basement, Pepper doesn't underestimate what Tony can accomplish, even with very little.]
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From what you were telling me earlier, Sue, you've got a fair bit of experience with that. [And anything she can offer that Tony might find helpful is worth hearing. Considering the man made an arc reactor in a cave, and an element in his basement, Pepper doesn't underestimate what Tony can accomplish, even with very little.]