Jarvis smiles at her approach. "One might say that. And yourself?"
Carl can guess who she is, from what he's heard so far, but he'll wait for an introduction. "Hi. I'm Carl. I work with computers for a living, sort of, so." ...And then he realises this could be really awkward if she doesn't know what's going on, but oh well.
Oh, good, he was right. "I... get paid to hack into them, actually. Security testing. Don't worry, though, this is just academic curiosity." He's got enough sense not to try hacking a system that talks back.
Jarvis slides an arm around Pepper, without quite thinking about it. "I won't, then, other than to presume it went badly."
"Huh. I might have to tell my boss about you. He might have use for you. His security is excellent," She grins at Jarvis. "but, well, there is an entire company to look after. Besides I'm not worried about you. If you're polite enough to ask, you're not going to hurt him. Also, I don't really think that he'd let anyone hack him."
She leans into Jarvis' arm, smiling. "Oh, the plumber wasn't bad. It's, well, Tony landed in the wrong spot."
One of the nice things about the inn: Jarvis has the freedom to facepalm, if need be. "Yes, he rather did. I did try to advise him to keep to the existing hole in the ceiling."
"Fair warning, it's 1994 back home and I... kinda don't think our worlds overlap. He probably couldn't get the whole group, but I'd be willing to do what I can." It's good to know she's not worried, though. Carl thinks trying to hack a system that's paying attention would be an interesting experience, so long as it's clearly academic for both parties. Everyone would learn something.
"Oh, drat. I was going to get another tarp this morning." Pepper facepalms, and pulls out her PDA.
As she finishes, she looks up and smiles at Carl. "Anything that'll help to make sure we don't get hacked is useful. If you need an update on the tech, talk to Jarvis or Tony. I really don't know any of that stuff."
"The computer lab here's... well, nothing short of phenomenal, so I have some idea of what you've probably got." Other than Jarvis, anyway, but if it's in-company systems, Carl can probably manage.
"I shouldn't worry about a tarp, Pepper. Knowing Mr. Stark, he'll fix it himself."
"I have not actually seen it, but I am certain that this place would not have a sub-standard lab." She smiles.
"Well, this is true, but he seems to be a bit distracted lately." She pauses, then facepalms. "Of course you know about the hole. You were there last night." She sighs. "I'm an idiot."
Oh, he won't begrduge them a moment. "Yeah, she probably would. She's a little weird like that."
Jarvis raises an eyebrow. "Only a little?" (He's getting better at this human-interaction thing, in that Pepper's snuggling actually doesn't throw him off long enough to be significant.)
"Probably - she gets around. Anyway, I've got something open upstairs, so... keep me posted. Nice to meet you both." Carl knows a more private moment when he sees one, and so.
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Carl can guess who she is, from what he's heard so far, but he'll wait for an introduction. "Hi. I'm Carl. I work with computers for a living, sort of, so."
...And then he realises this could be really awkward if she doesn't know what's going on, but oh well.
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She then turns to Carl. "I'm Pepper Potts. Nice to meet you, Carl. What sort of things do you do to computers?"
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He's got enough sense not to try hacking a system that talks back.
Jarvis slides an arm around Pepper, without quite thinking about it. "I won't, then, other than to presume it went badly."
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She leans into Jarvis' arm, smiling. "Oh, the plumber wasn't bad. It's, well, Tony landed in the wrong spot."
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"Fair warning, it's 1994 back home and I... kinda don't think our worlds overlap. He probably couldn't get the whole group, but I'd be willing to do what I can."
It's good to know she's not worried, though. Carl thinks trying to hack a system that's paying attention would be an interesting experience, so long as it's clearly academic for both parties. Everyone would learn something.
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As she finishes, she looks up and smiles at Carl. "Anything that'll help to make sure we don't get hacked is useful. If you need an update on the tech, talk to Jarvis or Tony. I really don't know any of that stuff."
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"I shouldn't worry about a tarp, Pepper. Knowing Mr. Stark, he'll fix it himself."
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"Well, this is true, but he seems to be a bit distracted lately." She pauses, then facepalms. "Of course you know about the hole. You were there last night." She sighs. "I'm an idiot."
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Carl shrugs. "I don't think Jane would let the place have anything short of the best computer lab possible."
"You mean you've talked to her and survived the experience?"
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To Jarvis, however, she doesn't respond, just snuggles a bit closer. Sorry, Carl.
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"Yeah, she probably would. She's a little weird like that."
Jarvis raises an eyebrow. "Only a little?"
(He's getting better at this human-interaction thing, in that Pepper's snuggling actually doesn't throw him off long enough to be significant.)
"...Okay, a lot. Still."
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She just leans against Jarvis, relaxing for the first time in a while.
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Carl knows a more private moment when he sees one, and so.
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Jarvis can't help smiling a bit. "If you've got a project to go back to, I can hardly stop you. That's one thing I understand quite well."
Carl grins. "Yeah, from the sound of it, you would."
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