Wow, yeah. That sounds... complicated. Or... all in a day's work for people like us, right?

[ he offers something like a smile and shrugs. ]

I've known Pepper 15 years, but it wasn't until 8 years ago when the first round of freaks took me that I realized I couldn't live without her. 5 years ago when I stopped being a dick long enough for us to get together. So... yeah. I get complicated.