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At first, I feared speaking publicly due to the nature of this device. I am not unfamiliar with Stark phones, even if I have rejected Stark's offers myself. He insisted time and again that the intemperate conditions of my lightning-based power would not destroy the phone, but I have proved that is incorrect here. I destroyed the first that way. And then others from the "click of a button," as they say.

But Loki offered me the Package of Walrus to protect it. It is now doing a suitable job.

I speak to you today to inform you that Loki, no matter how old or how young, is my concern. He is a citizen of Asgard, and while Asgard is not here, those responsibilities remain.

But I do not only wish to speak on heavy matters. I come to recommend that you do not try mead and ice cream in your bathing compartment in your mandated living spaces. It leaves the most foulest of aftertastes. And smells. Aye, I did not think I could ever turn down mead. I have learned otherwise.

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Is that so?

[ she'll show you ra-- oh. well. he might have a point there. it's a bit disorienting, everyone knowing your supposedly infamous identity. ]

For one thing, she wouldn't be offended by such words.

[He looks at her pointedly.]

For another, we Avengers have fought many battles together, we've been to space and back, and we still have our ideals. We have died and come back, but we are still who we are for a reason. It sounds like you have just begun your journey together.

[ it's pointless to argue that she wasn't offended. she clearly had been; it wouldn't have gotten to her before but New York .. New York had her feeling frayed. stretched thin.

and now she was here. ]

.. We were just brought together recently. It's unclear that we'll fight together again.

[ carefully. ]

I would prefer to think that it is not a question. Loki brought us together, too, and here we remain, time and time again.

That's not my call.

Steve will keep you together.

He's not here, is he.

[ it's not a question. ]

I was not referring to here.

[ she's being purposefully difficult and she knows it. because she doesn't want to think about rogers right now, because thinking about rogers inevitably leads to thinking about james and that's .. not. it's just not in so many ways. ]

What if I told you he went his own way along with the rest of us?

What do you mean, "his own way"?

[Thor doesn't know what to make of that.]

After Loki was taken back to Asgard, we all split up. Rogers wasn't exactly urging us to stay together.

Then there may be many things wrong with your universe.

That's a broad assumption.

[ More beer. This conversation needs more beer. ]

We may not be there yet. A bunch of loners fighting together. It might work in your universe, but ... [ her voice drops. ] Even if I can work them. Even if. They will need to mature.

And you, as well.

... Maybe.

[ she'll concede. no matter how much she felt she'd grown since defecting. there might still be room for more. ]

I would like to fight alongside you here, Natasha. I know you must discuss matters with Clint, but you are welcome within our ranks, as long as you understand that we do have certain honed methods.

[As in, he and Carol have been at this for so long that one fight is ... really junior league compared to them. He does fully understand how different these other Avengers are now, and he is grateful for that.]

I see no reason why we can't fight together.

[ though, at the moment, it remains to be seen what they'll be fighting. still, she'd like to confer with clint. just in case there was something she was missing. she liked to see the bigger picture; one fight .. didn't win a war. ]

Then please speak with Carol.

I will. At the right time.

Very well.

[Thor gets up to acquire about three more beers, since he can gun them quickly.]

Then let us drink, Natasha, and forget these solemn conversations.

[ well, she can certainly do that and she holds up her beer, raising it to him in a toast. ]

Have you met the you from my world?

Only briefly. We spoke about the matter of Loki.

What was his opinion?

[ despite being on somewhat of the same topic; her tone is different. her shoulders have relaxed, and she's leaned back in her chair, looking more thoughtful than anything else. ]

His sentiments were not so different from mine. Loki is out brother and our concern first.

[Of course, that's as he understands it. The two did not speak for long, unfortunately.]

Mmm.

[ the noise she makes is non-committal. she could understand the notion, to a certain extent. but had any .. friend of hers acted in such a way.

she'd kill them. if it came to that. ]

I take it he's gone now.

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