What Clem had to say only backed up what Bucky had already thought, but hadn't dared think seriously about. If Tony wasn't still alive, he certainly wasn't dead in the way he should be.
Her recommendations, fluids, treating him like a comatose patient in a hospital, those all made sense. He nodded to her. She was right. They could run tests, then, and see what happened next. If he stayed the way he was now, it would be a sure sign that something was going on, even if it wasn't life, necessarily.
But was Pepper up for it? He turned toward her. She was the one with the access to funds and facilities. "Is there a place he can go? Safe," he added, though it should have gone without saying. Private. As secret as possible. He kept his tone even, his voice quiet. She was already upset - there was no need to make that worse, but he didn't want to get her hopes up, either. Stark, he looked dead. Just because a few things weren't happening the way they should didn't mean that wasn't still true.