Got it in one. Pepper slides into a chair across from Valdis and puts the bag on the table, opening it up so the cookies are accessible.

"Maybe a little," she admits, since she's been caught. "I, uh, heard about your Shadow test. I kind of felt it, actually, but mostly Vee told me what happened. Since I've been through it I figure if you, you know, wanted to talk about it at all, I know what it's like. Sort of."