Her mind, happy for the distraction, worked at the honorific he used and recalled Japan. Stark Industries had some contact with businesses there, though not enough that Pepper knew anything more than a polite smattering of the language. "It's alright, Iori-san. Um...arigatou." She coughed, embarrassed.

"That's, thank you, right? My Japanese is a little rusty." She frowned slightly then, brow furrowing as she glanced around slowly, more calm now that her mind had had a few moments to recover itself. Old habits were slowly starting to settle back into place.

"You're looking for someone too? I'm not sure whether to hope those we're looking for are here. I mean, where is here? And why?" She snorted softly. "I've had enough of being kidnapped - for forever." That last was said with a certain dry wryness.