It goes against all of Tony's instincts to leave Valdis behind - but his lungs are burning and the smoke is starting to make him light-headed. He's strong enough to carry her out, but if he passes out before they're in the clear, Jacob will just have to rescue both of them.
With one last, uncertain look at Valdis' unmoving form, Tony staggers to his feet and starts picking his way through the rubble.
The first few moments after the blast had been extremely disorienting, but now Tony has gotten his bearings back, and he makes his way for where the door should be.
He crosses paths with Cain (who looks as fresh as a spring daisy, the lucky bastard) a few moments later, and points to where he'd left Valdis. "Behind that table," he says, between coughs. "She— you'll have to carry her."
With Valdis taken care of, Tony turns his focus to Pepper. He sees her sitting on the floor, and she looks beat up but not too seriously injured. "Pepper!" He stumbles to her side, and heaves her up off the ground. "Come on, let's get out of here."
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With one last, uncertain look at Valdis' unmoving form, Tony staggers to his feet and starts picking his way through the rubble.
The first few moments after the blast had been extremely disorienting, but now Tony has gotten his bearings back, and he makes his way for where the door should be.
He crosses paths with Cain (who looks as fresh as a spring daisy, the lucky bastard) a few moments later, and points to where he'd left Valdis. "Behind that table," he says, between coughs. "She— you'll have to carry her."
With Valdis taken care of, Tony turns his focus to Pepper. He sees her sitting on the floor, and she looks beat up but not too seriously injured. "Pepper!" He stumbles to her side, and heaves her up off the ground. "Come on, let's get out of here."