[ Ignoring shitty circumstances that they're powerless to immediately change has served them well thus far, and likely won't stop. And anyway, this is the most uplifting conversation he's had in weeks.
A grin momentarily breaks through - he can't help it - but then he's rearranging his expression into something carefully contemplative, like he's suddenly seriously considering this scenario. He leans forward, conspiratorial. ]
... You know what? I take it back. Start with somebody named Hawke.
[ But really, jokes aside, the thought of Pepper in the same room with some of the fools he's befriended around here is too beautiful to pass up. ]
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A grin momentarily breaks through - he can't help it - but then he's rearranging his expression into something carefully contemplative, like he's suddenly seriously considering this scenario. He leans forward, conspiratorial. ]
... You know what? I take it back. Start with somebody named Hawke.
[ But really, jokes aside, the thought of Pepper in the same room with some of the fools he's befriended around here is too beautiful to pass up. ]