"Coat, yes. Does it have to be a lab coat? I can get Tony to make lab coats, but you'd rock a tailored trench coat if they have something like that here," Pepper muses cheerfully. She restrains herself from darting around the market like a buzzing bee so she doesn't scare Rutile off.

The redhead pauses in front of a stall marked out by well-worn but sturdy carpet and lined with racks. Rutile's hesitation softens the impishness in Pepper's gaze and tempers some of her excitement. "You were drawn to turquoise. And you're a scientist, right? Experimentation is good. In this case, the experiment is color." She reaches for a shirt that's not quite as bright as the stained piece Rutile was looking at earlier but still pretty, and holds it out to the gem. "At least you can say you tried."