She watches those fading emotions, curious because for a moment it feels strangely familiar, though she can't place why. Then it clicks, leaving her to bite back a new wave of irritation as she realizes he looks so much like Tony does when he's decided he's finished listening to her. That dismissal gets under her skin, and at the same time makes her all the more determined to be heard.

"Leave us alone." A simple demand, irrational on the surface, perhaps. Pepper is quick to continue, however, clarifying what she wants. "You don't gain anything by threatening or harming us here, expect for making yourself a target." Will he see the logic in it? Maybe, maybe not. But Pepper still has to try.