Who: Pepper Potts NPCs: -------------- When: March 24 2009 Where: Avengers Mansion What: Upon Steve's return to the Avenger's mansion, a package is found awaiting him. Rating: G
It had been nearly two weeks since Pepper had last seen Steve Rogers around the Avenger's mansion and she was surprised to find how quickly she'd come to miss his company. She'd grown rather fond of having him stopping into her office for brief chats, checking to see how she was doing or thoughtfully bringing her a cup of fresh coffee when he knew her schedule was particularly busy. Occasionally they'd manage to have lunch together or she'd join him for a brisk walk around the garden outside when she needed to get away from the computer and the usual stress of her day.
She'd received a notification early on the twelfth of March from JARVIS, letting her know that Steve had been called away on duty for SHIELD without an estimated return date. She'd rather hoped he wouldn't be away for too long, but given the top secret nature of his mission, she imagined it could likely be weeks...even months before he came back.
Luckily, the mission was not quite so long as that, and when Steve returned, he'd find a simple, wrapped gift awaiting him on his bed, along with a hand written letter placed alongside of it.
Dear Steve -
Just a little something that I thought you might enjoy. It would be perfect for those early morning runs you like to take.
Don't worry, I'll teach you how to use it. It will be our first lesson once you get back.
If he were able to navigate the little device, he'd find it already loaded with a few songs that she'd picked for him. Some from his own time period by such artists as Andrews Sisters, Johnny Mercer, Glenn Miller and Bing Crosby to name only a few...plus a few more contemporary artists that she thought he might be interested in.
Then, as just a bit of fun, a playlist entitled "For A Hero" that included several songs straight from the heart.