"Poly-carbonate steel, yeah," Pepper confirmed. "Honestly the power source would probably the biggest challenge to recreate here. The closest thing we've seen is literally running cities."

She looked a little wistful then, but not unhappy. "Just over two years. It doesn't seem like that long, but then I look back and wow a lot has happened. My friend Gene has been here for... five? And Tony for four and a bit."

And they had changed significantly in that time, Gene especially. She wondered how different she might be if she ends up staying here that long, too.

"Of course! I'll never turn down an opportunity for baked goods," she said a little mischievously.