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[wantsajetpack]

Who| Pepper Potts, anyone
What| Training, and around town
Where| everywhere
When| Pre arena
Warnings/Notes| Teen Pepper need I say more?

1) 
Pepper's at least trying to get the hang of things, though really in training when it comes to hand to hand combat... She's ending up on the ground more often than the trainer.  

At least she's not giving up that's a good sign right?  Pointers may be needed.

2)
Despite getting her rear handed to her... Pepper's slipped out of the training center to clear her head for a little bit.  She's determined to find a place that makes something that could pass as a Coney dog in the Capitol.  So far... well okay they at least have sausage, and on rolls, it's not perfect but it works.  Though she's not sure she can eat the rainbow colored fries in front of her.  That's just.... Unnatural!  

Care to interrupt her lunch?

3) 
Evening and Pepper's up on the roof looking out over the city.  The tall skyscrapers remind her a little of home, even though they're so alien.  She sits on a bench, twisting the band on her wrist a little.  She's debating watching the network for a bit, but the silence around her's not that bad.  

Feel free to strike up a conversation.

Comments

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[onthedot]

She could admit that she should have known better than to think the rooftop would ever be abandoned. There were simply too many of them living there with a variety of problems and a variety of needs and the roof was the one open space that the public could not access.

It never got easier looking out at the city. It was so far from her life that she found it simpler to keep her gaze leveled up at the stars than down at the earth.

"Hello."

Because, if nothing else, Peggy was absolutely polite unless the situation warranted something else.

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[wantsajetpack]

Pepper hadn't even heard her come up, though did smile. "Hi." She had gotten bored watching the city and was now trying to find satellites among the stars. "It's weird, sometimes this feels like home... then you realize things are really different." She whispered that bit with a small sigh, the sky could be alien now for all she cared.

[onthedot]

These people seemed to have no shame when it came to who they pulled to their city, to their world. Peggy sat beside the girl, looking up and off into the distance.

"How long have you been here?"

[wantsajetpack]

"Not too long... I think a week, maybe two. Days have kinda blended together a lot, partly boredom since this place doesn't seem to have internet anything... And worry about what's going on at home. Tony's probably going nuts by now, not to mention Dad..." She leans back a little so she can get a better look at the woman. "What ever time's left I've been exploring this place. It's definitely not New York."

[onthedot]

"I suspect things aren't quite what they seem. I'm not terribly certain we're truly missing." It was a thin comfort, but she was well aware that she existed in her own timeline's future so either she returned home or there was more to this madness that they weren't aware of yet.

"And you're right, this certainly isn't New York."

Peggy tucked a strand of wayward hair behind her ear.

"You're luckier than you might think. They chose to draw you here and let you adjust, ask questions, make some allies if you could and didn't simply drop you into a game."

She sighed and her lips quirked. "I'm Peggy."

[wantsajetpack]

"Take it that happened with you? The getting dumped into the arena bit."

Pepper held out her hand. "Pepper Potts." She gave a slight smile. "And pleased to meet you Peggy."

[onthedot]

"I wasn't terribly fortunate." Except in the parts where she was. And those nearly made up for being here. If she let herself forget where she was and why, they were by far the best thing to happen to her in a year.

"The Tony you mentioned," Peggy wet her lips. You are much, much younger than she imagined you might be. She's uncertain what that may mean. "You wouldn't happen to be talking about Anthony Stark would you?"

[wantsajetpack]

She nodded.

There was a small blush but Pepper nodded again. "Though... My Tony's younger. I mean... He's not like the one here, I met him briefly." She brushed the hair out of her face. "Do you know him well?"

[onthedot]

"As well as I can given the circumstances. I think he's as lost and unhappy as the rest of us." That made better sense. It also made her wonder just how that brief meeting had gone. "I knew his father very well. Both are brilliant and exasperating."

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[bratwonder]

Damian was only passing by—watching people and listening to them, while not exactly the most entertaining thing to do, was at least helpful in getting to know this place better. (Not that he really wanted to know it better, but it wasn't like there was anything else to do anyway.) Normally, he kept to himself, but Damian never really was good at keeping his mouth shut, so when he walked past Pepper and noticed her food, he couldn't help but comment:

"What is that?"

He probably wouldn't eat french fries normally, to be honest, but he knew that wasn't right.

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[wantsajetpack]

"They said french fries... But potatoes shouldn't come in rainbows." She risks stabbing one with the fork as if expecting it to jump at her. If locals laugh let them.

Okay, so it doesn't squeal in pain. "Looks like something they'd try to feed us in the cafeteria with the cooks on acid..." Yes she's scared to try it.

[bratwonder]

He watched as she attacked the supposed french fries, almost hoping that something unusual would happen, too. Of course, it didn't, but hey. A kid could dream.

"Do you speak from experience?"

...because that would be kind of awesome, he would be very intrigued by that.

[wantsajetpack]

She's actually disappointed the deep fried spud didn't sprout teeth and it's mates didn't jump off the plate at them.

"Not personally... But I read about it in one of dad's files. It happened about the same time he pulled me from public school." And also happened in California, New York got the boring stuff.

"But apparently in this one school one of the cooks dosed the school with some hypnotic and convinced them all the faculty were out to kill them. It only made a small blurb in the national news. They joked about it being part of some remake with Elijah Wood, because really they put him in almost everything back home." Putting the fork down she held her hand out to him. "Hi I'm Pepper."

[bratwonder]

Okay. Consider him officially interested. He took her hand and gave it a good shake.

"Damian Wayne." There would be a "It's nice to meet you." after that, too, but being polite was still hard. Now, he had no idea who this Elijah Wood fellow was but that clearly meant it was no one important. He could ask about what he did understand, though. "Is that what goes on in public school these days?"

[wantsajetpack]

She doesn't take it too hard, after all she's friends with Tony and sometimes he's antisocial.

"I don't really know if it's that bad anymore, I've been at the academy three years now. New York native though so what goes on in our public schools might not be the norm for most the country."

[bratwonder]

"I wouldn't be surprised if it was," he said, casually. Despite only being ten-years-old, the only time he ever spent in schools usually wasn't for school-related things. He didn't even know how they worked. "Is your father a detective?"

[wantsajetpack]

"FBI actually. Though I'm well known at the precinct... Not because of doing anything wrong, it's just I have a few friends who are cops and..." Well okay one is high profile, though most of her classmates are high profile too. "The school I go to i next to one." Yeah not even close.

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[cutshort]

Hyperion rarely practices, much less with any other Tributes. It's hard to hold back when he's being so closely watched lest he misbehaves, but he makes a conscious effort to be the slightest portion of agreeable when the opportunity rises. His sparring partner today doesn't leave much of an impression on him. He could have killed her by now, had they met in the Arena.

"You don't have to keep going."

He sounds bored, not concerned. An exhale breathes through his lips.

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[wantsajetpack]

"I'm determined to at least get one thing right today," yeah rub it in she knows she's not good at this.

"Unless I'm killing you with boredom." Really? Bored sigh? She doesn't even let Rhodey get away with that.

[cutshort]

"Think you'll have enough time to practice for the real thing?"

Killing him with boredom. That would be quite a show.

[wantsajetpack]

Hey Pepper's just not good at training, hands on in life or death... Well she's a little better.

"I'm hoping."

[cutshort]

"Someone told me hope won't get you very far around here."

So there's that. He isn't helping her get back up.

[wantsajetpack]

"Yeah, well... it's what keeps me going okay." She gets back to her feet dusting herself off. "Besides I think I almost have it."

Not really but hey she's going to try.

[cutshort]

"You'd be dead if you were out there."

No concern. Just a fact. He waits for her to attack again.

[wantsajetpack]

"Yeah, well... not like I want to be here." She sighs a moment. Pepper also steps back, she's not going to attack again she's had enough of getting thrown to the ground for now.