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Consider this a little public service announcement, and my good deed for the day.

[At first it’s just Stephen Strange, looking even more like a magic hobo than he usually does, before he moves the feed to focus on a mini-fridge sitting in the corner of the communal kitchens and wouldn’t be anything to comment on if not for the heavy chains wrapped around it keeping the door shut, or the padlock that really looked like overkill.]

If you see this fridge here, missing its padlock or even worse open and I’m not already there dealing with it? I recommend either finding me, or a flamethrower immediately.

[The mini-fridge, which had been sitting quietly until this point started to shake, the sound of something inside smacking against the door making the chains around it rattle. Stephen came into view just long enough to smack the top of the fridge with the handle of a broom which seemed to startle whatever was inside into silence again.]

It should be in the floor 5 kitchen so if it’s not, even if it’s still locked, you’re going to want to come get me and I’ll deal with it.

And if you value your continued good health don’t eat anything that comes out of this thing.

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Won't know until I try, right?

[Nope, not saying a word, that's a good way to get contrary people to stop doing whatever they were doing just out of spite.

It's not personal experience talking there or anything.]

Probably the same as any of us. I mean... if you're talking about this many alternate dimensions and all, the odds of any one of us being pulled in is like winning every lottery ever pulled and being hit by every meteorite ever to make planetfall. But with as many of us as have been pulled in so far, it seems our home dimension is a popular pick for pulling transplants from.

We're far from being a mayfly universe, there must be a link to that.

[ Slotting away utensils in a drawer, he chews the inside of his cheek. ]

I'm the only supervillain so far, but I'm ... I'm far from aligning with my peers. I'm wondering why, with them being just as strong, they're not here and I am. You wouldn't put up with Magneto as a roommate.

That's because Magneto takes himself entirely too seriously.

[Not really but he gets what Loki was saying, and he's not about to start trying to get all kumbaya about it, that's just not how he does things.]

We'll have to take a look at who all has been brought in then. It might be that intent is somehow an element of who gets chosen. I mean if this place needs all the help it can get, bringing in people who are more likely to destroy it would be counterproductive.

They might trust the wrong liar.

[ Like me or King Loki, that monster. ]

Hmph. [ Lightening the mood a little, he sniffs, ] Are you saying my intentions are not to drive Stark blind with frustration? I can assure you, they are.

All we can do at this point is observe. And well, make sure we're all on top of things like defenses if someone particularly nasty does manage to slip in.

[But he's willing to let the mood shift happen, brows lifting as he pretends to look surprised at the comment.]

You? Hardly, you're clearly a saintly paragon of virtue.

You'd never want to do something as horrible yet admittedly hilarious as frustrate Stark of all people.

[ He really hopes that Stephen gets his magical shit together soon. If the King shows up, Loki isn't confident he can handle the psychopath on his own.

His frown lifts with a snort, shooting Stephen a small smile. ]

I'm a magpie for shiny things, [ haha fuck ] you have to admit he's the shiniest.

[He's already working on it! Look he even ate and everything.

Now if he could actually sleep that would help loads.]

Oh without a doubt, all that flashy red and gold.

You still look awful. What will you do?

[ To sort his life out. ]

[Ahaha as if that's even possible anymore Loki.]

The longest, hottest shower I can. And then by the time anyone else complains there's no hot water I'll be blissfully asleep and unable to hear any of their fussing.

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I meant in the long-term. You're not well, or you weren't. [ Patting his own chest. ] If I can tell, others will pick up on it too. People like us, Stephen, who are far less likely to offer you Meals on Wheels.

[He shook his head at the question, brow furrowing as he let out a low humorless laugh.]

To be quite honest I have no idea. When I showed up here my long term plans didn't extend much farther beyond 'figure out another ten minutes without everyone being burned alive.'

[ A humourless bark of a laugh startles free. ]

Wow, me too. I mean, [ shit, okay, back to the point, ] what was going on with you?

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[That sounds like there's a story there. He glances thoughtfully at Loki, but for the moment lets him redirect, if only because the problem could affect him too if things spilled into this world.

When, not if, with his luck.]

Long story short, Space Inquisition. I got pulled here while they were busy playing 'which mystic gets burned at the stake first.' It's been...

Well being frank it's been nothing but disaster after disaster.

Have you put up any wards to fend them off ahead of your noticing their arrival, should they venture here?

[ As Loki has done with his insane future self. ]

Working on it. It takes a bit longer, I'm starting from scratch spellwise here.

[Because of course that's his luck. Can you tell how annoyed he is Loki? Because he's really fucking annoyed.]

Er, [ squinting, ] what do you mean, starting from scratch?

The group I told you about? They've burned so much magic out, and destroyed so many artifacts and source locations that a good 95 percent of spells simply don't work anymore, even if you lucked out and found a bit of magic left in the world to begin with.

They're still not working here, so I've got to design spells to work using this world's magic.

[ Ah. Not a problem for Loki, whose magic is so chaotic in nature it tends to work anywhere, anytime, tied to nothing in particular save the godling's will. ]

You need help with that?

Might make things go faster with help, not going to lie. At this point I've got to learn what I can about this world's magic. Any information you can dig up would make it easier.

I'll ... take some notes.

[ Part of him is eager to feed Stephen information that can be easily tampered with, while another part urges Loki to do the decent thing and prove he can be trustworthy. Both incentives are strong ... but for the sake of keeping an ally in the same apartment he shares with the Avengers? He can play nice. ]

I guess I'll see you later. Probably when we're all bedding down.

It'd be appreciated. Sooner I've got the background info, the sooner I can be up and running again.

[The idea that Loki might try and trick him had occurred to him. But at the same time he didn't have a lot of options, and the god was smart enough to know good information when he saw it.

And besides, how could he expect Loki to be willing to try and work with them on the living situation if no one was willing to try and give him a chance to prove he could play nice?]

More than likely. Thanks again.

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