[AlmostMrsStark] "Well, then... what are you doing here?"
“Oh! Um…” Of Course Steve blushed, this was Pepper. He quickly recovered himself and straightened up, putting the…thing…down (whatever the hunk of metal was part of. That was up for debate) and gave her a smile. “Actually I was looking to see if there was something I could help out with. You know, just kinda at a loose end.”
“Is that why you’re redecorating the base with…modern art?” She asked, eyebrows raised slightly as she looked at the thing he’d been carrying: “I do have something you could help with, if you don’t mind dealing with flat-pack furniture.”
“This?” He glanced at the whatever-it-was and shrugged, “it was here when I got here. Assumed it was somthing Tony had left lying around from his lab or something. “
Steve smiled and relaxed somewhat. “I’d have thought you’d have a team come in and put together stuff like that, but sure! I don’t mind helping out, got a few hours to kill. What’d you need?”