Tony looked up at her again, giving her a grin. That Grin. The one that could melt the heart of many women.
Granted, on Pepper it was likely only a slight flutter, but he'd take it.
"Fair enough. These dreams... they feel real. More than just dreams, like actual memories, like I said. And in this dream, I was kidnapped by someone. There was a bombing, and a doctor had to create a electromagnet to keep the shrapnel in my chest from drifting to my heart. That's why I made the reactor; it was keeping me alive."
He was getting intense, but he couldn't really help it.
"And I woke up, knowing exactly what to do. So I did."