This is someone X hasn't met before. She has long green... hair?... and ears somewhere between an elf's and an aspen's, pointing straight out. X watches her with interest until she mentions getting the mystery going, at which point he collects himself and nods silently in agreement, stepping towards the files spread out on the table. Time to get started.

"Not officially," he answers Pepper's question quietly. "Not like this. Do you have any advice?"