[Though her attention is divided, she manages to not lose focus on either Bruce or the man they're trying to help. Pepper takes the patient's hand in hers while she's not being directed by Bruce to give him anything, offering a comforting touch through the thin barrier of the glove. Still, she hopes it might help him to have someone there while he's being stitched up, even if that person is a stranger.
She makes a soft hum of affirmation when Bruce clarifies, although she'd been trying to be delicate for his sake. He seems comfortable enough talking about it in front of his patient, however, so Pepper opts to follow his lead. And of course everything he offers is a very valid concern—he could lose control, and so could she. She's been stabilized, certainly, but she also hasn't taken Extremis out for a field test. Not in a situation like this, where she would be actively and consistently using it. And even if it worked exactly as it should, Pepper could still inflict harm just by a touch.
Holding a hand like she is now would leave someone screaming in agony as their flesh burned.]
So do you really have no control when the other guy is out? [Like Bruce, her voice is soft, but she still has to ask. She knows the Hulk saved Tony in New York; Tony has told her as much when he bragged about his new friend. Granted, someone as reckless as Tony Stark isn't the greatest judge of what is or isn't dangerous—but Pepper can't remember him speaking about Bruce a single time in fear.]
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She makes a soft hum of affirmation when Bruce clarifies, although she'd been trying to be delicate for his sake. He seems comfortable enough talking about it in front of his patient, however, so Pepper opts to follow his lead. And of course everything he offers is a very valid concern—he could lose control, and so could she. She's been stabilized, certainly, but she also hasn't taken Extremis out for a field test. Not in a situation like this, where she would be actively and consistently using it. And even if it worked exactly as it should, Pepper could still inflict harm just by a touch.
Holding a hand like she is now would leave someone screaming in agony as their flesh burned.]
So do you really have no control when the other guy is out? [Like Bruce, her voice is soft, but she still has to ask. She knows the Hulk saved Tony in New York; Tony has told her as much when he bragged about his new friend. Granted, someone as reckless as Tony Stark isn't the greatest judge of what is or isn't dangerous—but Pepper can't remember him speaking about Bruce a single time in fear.]