Pepper is not entirely a stranger to instantaneous water heating - Gene somewhat regularly uses the rings to make tea when he's in a level enough state of mind. Still, she hasn't seen much in the way of sigil use outside of the Hotel, and it's intriguing nonetheless that they can be used for such a purpose.
"Does it lend itself to learning about their thought process?" Because she's less interested in blackmail and more interested in learning how they operate and what their goals are. Rhetoric was valuable, even if it was dated.
She frowns slightly at the query - China had a habit of asking questions she already knew the answer to, and Pepper is a little bit chagrined that she always feels a desperate need to get the 'correct' answer from her point of view.
"Someone has a stranglehold on the information," she replies, frowning slightly. "Like a serious mega stranglehold, and that's all different kinds of interesting and weird and suggestive."
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"Does it lend itself to learning about their thought process?" Because she's less interested in blackmail and more interested in learning how they operate and what their goals are. Rhetoric was valuable, even if it was dated.
She frowns slightly at the query - China had a habit of asking questions she already knew the answer to, and Pepper is a little bit chagrined that she always feels a desperate need to get the 'correct' answer from her point of view.
"Someone has a stranglehold on the information," she replies, frowning slightly. "Like a serious mega stranglehold, and that's all different kinds of interesting and weird and suggestive."