[ he shouldn’t feel bad about it. ever since she had come to in the hospital she’s been confused, the mish mash of memories from here and… and somewhere she can’t quite place ensuring her constant disorientation. and he might have to!, because she’s having trouble keeping her balance in her sopping wet heels. lesson learned; stilettos aren’t an all-terrain shoe. ]

You run the local animal shelter… [ she doesn’t sound so sure, herself, but he would know where he works, right? ] Good for you. [ she nudges him gently. ] I’m proud of you, Randel. I just work at the school, administrations. Not nearly as exciting… or fun. [ she’s going to have to stop by so she can play with all the cute little puppies and kitties. ]

… [ when he mentions the town she feels her stomach knot. she knows what he’s talking about, but she had been doing her best to avoid thinking about it. ] I know… I remember things that don’t make any sense. [ she’s a ceo. she was running a multibillion dollar company, but, for some reason, she opted to come back here to work in the school as an administrator? what! that, and she remembers falling to what should have been her death in a shipyard… but, uh, maybe that was just a fever dream. ] It’s… frightening. I don’t know who I really am. I mean, I do, I’m Pepper, but… [ she shakes her head, feeling ridiculous all of a sudden. ] Something’s not right.