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[The video begins in the swampier edges of the jungle. Thanks to the flooding, the water is up to Thor's waist and he has mud up his arms and on his face. He holds the camera up at a selfie angle, smiling into it and waving with a muddy hand.]

If anybody happens to know where a big, fat crocodile went, let me know. He's got a scar over his eye and his legs are very stumpy. Embarrassingly stumpy.

[Thor looks about him, holding the camera out so the audience can really appreciate the view of the overflowing river and not the fact that he's wearing a wet singlet.]

And if you've lost anything in the floods, let me know and I'll keep my eye out for-

[He cuts himself off when he catches sight of something making ripples on the water. His arm whips out of camera, snatching the tail of a snake that he brings into view.]

Look at this! Did you know snakes could swim?

[The snake hisses, flicking its tongue at Thor even as it coils around Thor's arm in a lithe, slow crawl. When Thor's hold lessens though, the snake rears back slightly like a mirage before vanishing and revealing a grinning Loki who very casually slides a small dagger into Thor's side.]

Oh dear. Was that me?

[Thor grunts, mostly in surprise but there's pain in it. The little blades sting, and it's a miracle that he can hold onto his camera (lopsidedly) when he drops to his knees and grips his side.]

You've done it now, brother. [Thor growls, with a clenched jaw.] It's all going dark. Dark and cold. I see a light, it's calling me. I'll bleed out before they find me.

[And with his final breath, he musters the strength to try kick Loki into the mud along with him.]

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Perhaps not be normal, but you can’t replace him. Something once lost can never return.

Edited 2018-04-01 08:44 (UTC)

[ Loki bristles. ]

Aren't you dramatic?

Dramatic?

Hm, perhaps I am. It makes it no less true. The dead stay dead, lost limbs are lost. A brother would be an awful thing to lose.

[ Ah. ]

Oh?

It is best not to project your own loss on me. Thor and I are far hardier than typical siblings.

[He might tense up a little.]

What makes you think I've lost anyone?

[ Loki rolls his eyes. ]

Most people don't preach about siblings at a stabbing. You're not very subtle.

[Well...]

My fiancee has a brother, maybe I was thinking of them.

No.

You took this far too seriously to be simply thinking of an acquaintance.

[He has regrets.]

They're still family. I would be remiss if I didn't worry about them as well.

[But... he's busted.] You're not wrong though.

Of course not.

[ Loki is fairly uncanny when it comes to figuring out secrets. ]

How long ago?

[He could learn from you, Loki.]

Four years ago.

[ Loki has been doing this a long time. ]

Ah. Still fresh then.

Quite so. We were twins.

[So that hurts a bit more.]

[ Not sure how twins makes a difference. Loki is a younger child, so his world has always been Thor. Taako and Lup were twins and that makes things more equal. He assumes. ]

What happened?