Tony's at the stove when Gene comes down, preparing a pot of tea. He turns around, beaming, his enthusiasm only slightly dampened by Gene's cryptic response.

"Well, we had to guess, so I hope we got it right. Or close, anyway. It was mostly Pepper - she remembers all sorts of random stuff from high school." It's kind of scary. It's like she's always mentally compiling dossiers on everyone she meets. Which is, actually, probably not that far from the truth.

Tony brings the teapot over to the table and pours two mugs of it. "I got this new tea, too. It's some fancy blend that the tea store recommended when I told them what kind of stuff you like."