Pepper didn’t know what to make of Chronopolis at first -- her whole life - her work, her home, her friends, Tony - had been transported here like magic, and no one knew how to return to their planet, let alone which planet they were on. It wasn’t in her DNA to give up on such questions-without-answers, but she knew if she dwelled on it for too long, she’d go crazy. She kept busy with her work, what little she could accomplish, and keeping tabs on the friends she discovered here.
She’d taken up residence in the Avengers compound for various reasons, but chiefly because it kept her from feeling lonely. Stark Tower could house her employees, sure, but she didn’t know any of them like she did those that resided here.
Bacon sizzled in the skillet as Pepper hummed to herself, an old lullaby she remembered from her youth. She could hear someone sneaking up behind her, and she knew there were only a few people who would dare risk her wrath upon interrupting her breakfast. She grabbed a plate and dumped the bacon on it before finishing up her eggs, when she saw a hand lunge for a slice. Her hand flew out, smacking the tanned skin away from her food, a large grin sliding across her lips.
“You’d think by now, Tony Stark, that you’d know better than to come between me and my bacon,” she said evenly, not yet turning to face him as she slid the plate of bacon closer to herself.