November 12th, 2014
"Right, go and tell me the plan again," Tony instructed with his hands on his hips.
Jayden, with crossed arms, sighed in exasperation. "We'll be going in a car to Times Square and then look around in stores and wander around Central Park for a bit before coming back here," she boredly recounted, as if reading off a script.
"And how are you going to stay safe?"
"I'll stick with Happy; Theo will stay hidden away in my pocket, and I'll keep on the scarf so nobody spots my collar," she yawned.
"If something goes wrong? If you both get separated?" he pushed, raising a brow.
"Then I use this," she said, lifting her arm to reveal her new smartwatch. I'll use the panic button if it's a big emergency."
Tony nodded in satisfaction. "If that fails, remember you have our and Fury's numbers as a backup." Her nose scrunched up at that; she still wasn't sure what to think of Gothic Pirate. "And as a backup to the backup, JARVIS is connected to the watch with an inbuilt tracker; I have you now. There's no escape!"
She flatly stared at him as he changed his voice pitch to sound like a generic cartoon villain. "I think I've got it."
"I sure hope you do, given the number of times he's had you recount it," Pepper said as she came in with the girl's coat. If only he were so pressing when it came to his own security."
"I thought you'd be proud; I'm teaching her the importance of safety measures. It's a big bad world out there."
She gave him a look and handed Jayden her coat, watching as she tugged it on. "It's sounding a lot more like paranoia to me."
"What is that supposed to mean?" he griped, much to the amusement of Jayden. "I'm only hounding her as much as you do me. We could go as far as to say that this is your fault."
"I only do that to you, dear, because I know you never listen," Pepper notified, making Jayden snort and Tony pout in offence.
She bounced on her feet, her hands rubbing together as she was unable to keep still. "Can we go now, please?"
"We gotta wait till Ha-"
"Sir, Mr. Hogan has arrived with the car," JARVIS curtly interrupted him, making Tony's brows shoot up.
"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear."
"Let's go! Let's go!" Jayden exclaimed, stealing Pepper's hand and dragging her along as she rushed to the elevator.
She got as far as stepping inside before she paused, her eyes widening dramatically.
"Wait! I need to get something!" she cried, rushing past Tony and down the hallway to her bedroom.
"What could you possibly need?" he shouted after her, but she was too focused on her small mission to answer him.
She reappeared a minute later with something clutched tightly in her hand. Tony furrowed his brows and stared at her with an unrelenting, questioning stare. She grinned, holding out the object for him to see.
"Mini Thor."
His stare turned into one of bewilderment. "Seriously?"
"He's my good luck charm," she stated with her hands on her hips, daring him to argue the opposite.
"Yeah, sure, kid. Whatever you say," he rubbed the back of his head and frowned in confusion as he caught the sight of her glare.
"You're the one who said it," she grumbled as she moved the figure to her pocket.
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