No—I mean nothing can hurt me. [Or rather, nothing would have a lasting effect. She settles carefully on the branch beside Teddy, but doesn’t meet his gaze. It’s strange to think of what’s happened to her in this new light, but for the first time, Pepper honestly feels good about what she’s become. She doesn’t see it as something terrifying now, but as something new and exciting.]

Back home, I was given something called Extremis. It means I can heal from nearly anything that’s done to me. I can even regrow limbs.

[And with this new control of fire, she won’t go volatile in the process. She’s become something better, and Pepper is grinning when she finally turns to face Teddy.] So you don’t need to worry. And neither does Tony, no matter what Twila tries to convince him of.