"Yes, I'm sure you're a regular Robin Hood," Pepper muttered, her jaw clenching. This was really the very last thing she needed right now, to say nothing of the fact that the beta security testing systems were the only thing that caught the intruder. That in itself was pretty alarming.
She winced as she watched the twenty-something stuff her painting, the painting she'd always wanted, into her cleavage, and then fluttered her hands, exhausted and annoyed. "Happy won't kill you," Pepper informed her. Then, her eyes narrowed. "Believe me, if I wanted you dead I have much stronger allies to call on."
Pepper made sure to keep herself between the thief and the door, but decided to deposit her clipboard on the couch beside her. "But while we've got some time, I'd love to know why you chose this place. Thrill of the challenge?"