[Pepper's wry expression turns to a bit of a smile, still wry but paired with a lift of her chin.]

Or I heard about it, and have also noticed a distinct absence of Loki manipulating everyone into raging at each other.

But I don't think this will be too heavy of a project. More of a catch-up on the state of science. It's Maria Collins Carbonell who'll be looking for you.

[Pepper pauses, waiting politely to see if this name rings a bell with Bruce or not. The maiden name of Maria Stark is, after all, not really daily fact.]