Something from the future. Pepper hadn't considered that option as a possibility prior to this moment, as hers was a new look at a past event, but she considers it now. Given what the future at home holds, she's suddenly very glad her past was chosen, because the last thing she would have wanted was to subject others, or herself, to a hellish stretch of galactic fighting and heartbreaking loss.

It's far better to focus on Beverly and the bits of information the woman is revealing, enough to catch Pepper's genuine interest. She smiles a little wider, a little softer.

"How long has it been since you've seen him?"