Pepper can hear Tony coming but decides to stay put right where she is. It's comfortable.

Her cheeks turn just a little pink when he freezes, since this must be a bit awkward. Tony and Gene have been both supportive and ??? about her dating Bakura since she told them, and this is the first time it's quite literally come home.

"Hey, Tony. The dojo got sorta smashed up and I offered Bakura a slightly drier place to spend the night," she said by way of explanation for his presence. "Hope that's cool. C'mere, sit down, relax, you look exhausted."