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[Logan makes it home from his mission and you know what? He's dead all over. Exhausted and worn out. He threw himself into the jungle, fought alone, and by all rights should be dead. He may have died more than once, when a Shifter removed his powers and he took some deadly wounds. But then backup would show up, kill the Shifter, and Logan came back to life. Rinse and repeat.
Other people died. He tried to save them, but he was just one man and there was too many of them. So they had to withdraw. And when it was time to go home, he signed up for 'just a few more days'. Even when they told him he had maxed out the points he could earn for the month, he still stayed in there.
Up until today, when the squad packed it all up and he was told he had to go back. As much as Logan would have liked to stay out there indefinitely, he was still a test subject first. Guinea pigs had to go back into their cage eventually.
So now he was back. Where his fake family was. With his fake life. Oh, sure, those memories had become less and less clear. But they were still there and he did not relish seeing any of his 'family'. Which is why he didn't go home. He went to the bar for drinks, sure. He visited the Item Shop to drop in on Rogue on the pretense of looking for his old junk. He played some pool by himself, but he only made it halfway through a game before the kid playing video games annoyed him to the point of leaving.
And then he went back to the bar again. To drink and drink and drink and drink. Chances are, he was going to wake up behind the bar after passing out there. But he certainly wasn't going home to his loving wife. Because that wasn't real and he wouldn't be able to stop himself from acting like it was.]
Other people died. He tried to save them, but he was just one man and there was too many of them. So they had to withdraw. And when it was time to go home, he signed up for 'just a few more days'. Even when they told him he had maxed out the points he could earn for the month, he still stayed in there.
Up until today, when the squad packed it all up and he was told he had to go back. As much as Logan would have liked to stay out there indefinitely, he was still a test subject first. Guinea pigs had to go back into their cage eventually.
So now he was back. Where his fake family was. With his fake life. Oh, sure, those memories had become less and less clear. But they were still there and he did not relish seeing any of his 'family'. Which is why he didn't go home. He went to the bar for drinks, sure. He visited the Item Shop to drop in on Rogue on the pretense of looking for his old junk. He played some pool by himself, but he only made it halfway through a game before the kid playing video games annoyed him to the point of leaving.
And then he went back to the bar again. To drink and drink and drink and drink. Chances are, he was going to wake up behind the bar after passing out there. But he certainly wasn't going home to his loving wife. Because that wasn't real and he wouldn't be able to stop himself from acting like it was.]
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She spoke with a dry sarcasm, although Pepper could see the appeal after what had happened. The need to fight back and to take some form of control had been so pressing. Pepper had found her own way to do so, thanks to Tony, and it in turn led to what she said next.
"But now that you're around, I can officially invite you to my wedding."
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"What the hell is wrong with you?"
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"I don't think there's anything wrong with what I've said, but since you clearly do, you might want to be a bit more specific."
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"But yes, we're planning on getting married here. I don't think that wanting some control over my life's direction suddenly means I don't have any sense."
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"It's still a stupid thing to do. There ain't no point in gettin' married here. You'n Stark can go accomplish that back in yer own world."
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"Except we don't know how long that will be." But the secret would remain just that, so Pepper calmly gave another justification. "Tony's already been here for two years, and I've been here for one. Not to mention that we've both been sent home only to be brought back before."
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"But fine, not like I'm gonna persuade the two of you out of it. If ya still want me to be there, I'll see if I can't find a clip-on tie to wear."
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So aware that they had already taken measures to prevent it from happening. They just weren't sharing that fact.
Logan relents then, which comes as some relief. He was right in that he wouldn't be able to talk either of them out of it, so Pepper just raises an eyebrow as he talks about dressing up. "Wow. A clip-on. I feel very special knowing that you'd go to such lengths for the occasion."
She wasn't entirely joking, either.
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Well.
Maybe if she asked him to. But he wouldn't be happy about it.
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Not that he would remember.
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And between that and the fact that the majority of his housemates had also been invited, Logan probably wouldn't have to remember.
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Pepper really didn't seem all that worried.
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Well then.
"Then I'll be seeing ya around, Potts."
He had boozing to do.