After another moment or two, the stranger darts forward, knife straight ahead. Pepper spins away from it, grabbing her attacker's wrist and elbowing them in the face. They stumble back, dropping the knife and letting Pepper kick the weapon away.

"Still wanna play this game? Because I'd really just like to go home and not drag you to the nearest Sentry station by your ears." Her pursuer holds a hand over their nose, and Pepper can see blood even in the dim light - broken nose. They take several shaky breaths--

--and start running in the opposite direction. She rolls her eye and goes to retrieve the knife. "Well, that was more exciting than I wanted it to be."