“ my dear pepper, you’ve never known me to simply settle for things without getting the upper hand.. perhaps if you accept my offer outright, i may go.. easy, on our dear tony stark in my paper’s article? ”
❝ an admirable character trait. ❞
hers is a practiced smile, one that feigns realness by fanning the edges of her eyes. reporters just love to wedge their way in at any cost and unfortunately victoria knows exactly what tony so desperately needs right now : ( at least somewhat, if not completely ) positive press. opportunities like these she can’t pass up, especially when pepper so expertly knows how to paint her boss in good light.
❝ miss conley, just a forewarning : considering that some matters that come up may be avengers related, i’m not the most knowledgeable source for that. ❞ a lie, hopefully a believable one, considering she doesn’t don her own suit of armor. makes it easier to move away from certain topics and it’s much less conspicuous than opting to give no response.