[ There is no accurate way to describe the way that Pepper snatches her comm up; she does it so violently and suddenly that she practically drops it in the same moment, smashing the buttons to respond. There's a pause before she starts, in which she finds herself swallowing both an obscene amount of anger and relief, not sure which to express first.

Her voice is so taut that it could put elastic to shame. ]

You have no idea how mad I am.

[ That's it. Sharp, fast. And then, ]

I've also never been happier to hear your voice, [ and in turn, hers falters, briefly, before it's back to angry ] but I'm still so mad that if you'd died, I swear I'd have found a way to revive you just so I could kill you again myself. [ Swallow. Breathe. Move. ] Five minutes.