Video; thunderer [Thor 3 Spoilers]

[worldsaway]

[You can tell from the moment Thor's face appears on camera, he's been through hell and back. His hair is almost entirely buzzed down, save for the tufts on top, with markings shaved into the sides. His eye is covered by a black patch, indicating an injury that he isn't happy to talk about.]

I've made some changes. [Bluntly, as if he consented to any of this.]

What else.. Some things have happened at home that may be of interest to some of you. [He hums, considering.] Odin is dead. I have another sister? Her name is Hela. Mjolnir is destroyed. Banner is alive. [He feels a little guilty revealing that one, but he thinks someone deserves to know.] I fought the Hulk. I won. I met a real, live Valkyrie- And Asgard is.. [A people, not a place, but..] The realm has been destroyed. My people are seeking refuge, I suppose I understand now what displacement feels like.

I have the remains of Asgard in a ship, floating through space. If a portal could open for them, that would be extremely useful to me right now. I'm a king with no land or people, now. Very poetic. [Does he seem terse? He's kind of tense.


And then Loki comes barging in, looking very much the same and carrying a large parchment. He glances at the recording with a frown. He places the map of Earth on the wall, pinning it with a single dagger.]

Must you reveal everything? Put that away, I have work for you.

Comments

[spellslots]

That's like-- that's usually how gladiatorial combat works, right?

[He just kinda assumed.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki swipes a thumb under his chin, considering this. ]

Yes. Though I assumed it was outdated by now. Sakaar was primitive in many ways.

[ Like the 80s synth. ]

[spellslots]

Your brother wears a cape.

[Like....... ]

[dothelokimotion]

He lost it. Somehow.

[ Whoops. ]

[worldsaway]

You make it sound like I'm a child who lost his mittens.

[dothelokimotion]

You were in dire need of a new look anyway.

[worldsaway]

We can't all change clothes every time we enter a room.

[dothelokimotion]

And yet I benefited highly from it.

[worldsaway]

Yes. You changed clothes so others would take them off for you.

[dothelokimotion]

Please. Only the suitable ones were allowed to even touch my clothes. And it was a very small number.

[worldsaway]

Alright, you changed your clothes so you could get naked with people. Happy?

[dothelokimotion]

And I got to keep my hair.

[worldsaway]

I'd like to say I kept my dignity but even I can't fool myself so well.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His lips curve into a smile, bemused. ]

You would fool nobody.

is this ic or ooc??? im not telling

[spellslots]

[spellslots]

That's not the point and you know it, bubbale.

[But, that's also not the point.

As much as Taako is just talking idle shit, he hasn't missed the actual important part of this whole thing. He's just-- he knows what it's like, to lose a world. Asking if they're okay, offering condolences, it's all empty.

Instead:]

You wanna get a coffee later?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki is out of fucks to give. Even though he feels he's moved on from Asgard and a great deal of his baggage, he's not in the best state of mind either. But Thor is worse off and Loki . . . well, he's sticking around. ]

I could use a coffee. Or five.

private

[spellslots]

The trick is to get 'em to put five shots of espresso into the one coffee.

[And because they're kinda sorta vaguely acknowledging feelings here, he decides to make the feed private]

Do you want some fresh air, or should I come to you?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki pinches the bridge of his nose. He hates this kind of discussion and he hates all this information for all these strangers to see. As blasé as Loki is playing himself up to be, he doesn't like it one bit. ]

Give me an hour and I'll meet you. I need to settle this with Thor first before he backs out of it.

[spellslots]

[He doesn't say I won't make you talk about it because that's almost making him talk about it.]

Text me whenever you're good, I got all the time in the world.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His lips quirk faintly. ]

I'll let you know.