riverview | Video; thunderer [Thor 3 Spoilers]

[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.

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[He bursts out laughing at that.]

You're the prickly, unwashed Loki and you think you're a step up?

[ Loki is undeterred. ]

Yes, actually. Considering your Loki and the others, am I far off?

[Squints at suspiciously.]

I didn't get the chance to see much of the Loki of my world, but he died by Thor's side. Would you run when faced with unbeatable odds or stay as he did?

Why don't you ask Thor?

Can't have been very unbeatable if you're still alive.

[But it's interesting to note what Loki is implying here. Loki hating his brother enough to kill him, but loving him enough to bring him back might be the common thread throughout the multiverse.]

I am notably hard to kill.

[ Though it wavers between being a point of pride and being one of contention. ]

Though our sister did try her best.

[He has absolutely no context for that.]

Thor slept with Hela on my world. I'm going to have to ask him if they're related in light of this news from you two.

[ Loki visibly cringes at that. ]

I hear it is not the case in the other universes.

It wouldn't be the first time someone on the team slept with a sibling.

[Thanks Loeb.]

[ Loki isn't sure how he feels about that. ]

Your world is very, very strange.

Maybe it's just you.

[No, it's definitely him.]

There are plenty of things that are just me. I don't believe this is one of them.

Well you're the only one to say that so it is really is just you.

[No Tony, they just look at you funny instead.]

And how often is anyone honest with you?

[The smile he gives now is just a little too sharp.]

It's difficult to lie when they don't know what to do with me.

I'd hardly call that better.

At least I always know where I stand.

You stand on your name because everyone recognizes it. In a one-legged race, I am sure you are bound to make a difference. Some aspects of you are memorable, but no one will say they know you.

[He doesn't disagree with any of this.]

And? Am I supposed to be upset by how easily you've figured me out? I've never pretended to be anything else.

Likewise. I am who I am. I see no need to apologize for that.

I saved Asgard as myself, not masquerading some holier-than-thou attitude the Avengers have, when they're not debilitating each other.

You're projecting a little.

[He doesn't know what went on with his world that it got to the point where it affected their team work. His team is a prime example of not letting personal feelings get in the way.]