[Of course it's ridiculous. This whole situation has been nothing but, and she might find it hilarious if it weren't her family's dark secret that she had to hide. But after Tony's reaction that morning, she isn't ready to potentially lose someone else she cares about due to her curse.

Which is why, despite how utterly ridiculous the lies are, she still tells them to the best of her ability--which is sadly limited.]

Nope. Neighbors on the seventh floor. Can't forget that. [She seriously needs to consider moving to one of the lower levels. But before she can start, Steve notices that they're being tailed, leaving Pepper to have to lie to him once again.]

Nope. No idea. [She waits until he's ahead of her and not looking before she moves an arm to try and shoo the swans away. Not that they listen, and Pepper only has a few seconds before she has to once more cover herself, locking her hands back into place.] We should just ignore them. I'm sure they'll find something more interesting to go after.