Oh. Or not. There's a fleeting moment where Pepper enjoys her ability to get information out of people, but that vanishes when she fully processes what Gene had said. She kind of wishes she hadn't asked, except for the fact that it is completely clashing with her perception of Gene from a few months ago. He never would have told her this.
And she feels really awful when she hears it. That had not been in her dad's files.
"Oh, god, Gene... I am so sorry." It's not pity, although she certainly feels empathy for him. Pepper had needled Gene about his stepfather before. It was a long time ago, but she sorely wishes she could take back everything she had said.
She opens her mouth to tell him that wasn't his fault either, but now Pepper wonders if she's gone a step too far, and she hesitates, biting her lip instead.
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Oh. Or not. There's a fleeting moment where Pepper enjoys her ability to get information out of people, but that vanishes when she fully processes what Gene had said. She kind of wishes she hadn't asked, except for the fact that it is completely clashing with her perception of Gene from a few months ago. He never would have told her this.
And she feels really awful when she hears it. That had not been in her dad's files.
"Oh, god, Gene... I am so sorry." It's not pity, although she certainly feels empathy for him. Pepper had needled Gene about his stepfather before. It was a long time ago, but she sorely wishes she could take back everything she had said.
She opens her mouth to tell him that wasn't his fault either, but now Pepper wonders if she's gone a step too far, and she hesitates, biting her lip instead.