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[kumkani]

[T'Challa does not put on the Panther Habit for his first post to the network, preferring to keep the two identities separate for as long as possible. For the duration of his stay, if he can manage it, though it's not he who would tell the others. He cannot vouch for the people from his own world that are here. Not all of them, at least.

He angles his device to capture his face and very little of his surroundings.]

In my culture, death is not the end. It's more of a stepping off point. You reach out with both hands and Bast and Sekhmet, they lead you into the green veld where... you can run forever.

[He'd been told upon his arrival, after many questions, that he was here because he'd felt displaced. While that had not necessarily been true, the thought that this place was something other than what it seemed had crossed his mind. The afterlife possibly, though he did not recall dying - his beliefs dashed that notion rather quickly.]

So this cannot be life after death. Do you accept the answers you have been given or do you challenge them? What was the outcome of such action?

[The feed ends there. It's enough of a start to generate conversation.]

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[trashvalkyrie]

in my culture, death sends you to valhalla if you die a righteous death
i'm about 99% sure this isn't valhalla
but if it is it's bullshit

anyway i'm good believing them until proven otherwise

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[dothelokimotion]

It's not as if anyone will stop you from challenging them. But some answers you must see for yourself in order to pave the way to acceptance.

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[kumkani]

Your people are of Norse origin?

[This place didn't resemble any likeness of Valhalla he'd learned of, so he was inclined to agree.]

You trust very easily then.
That is not necessarily a negative quality.

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[buildsomething]

[Well there's a familiar face. It's another one that Tony has no idea where he stands with, but what the hell. Not like they aren't all stuck here.]

If this was the afterlife, I'm reasonably sure it wouldn't be this...weird.

[Or not. What does he know? Religion's never been a major focus. It's really not what the point of this is about, anyway.]

And when did you get here, Your Highness?

[kumkani]

They offer answers to all my questions.

Acceptance, as you describe it, would appear to require time. I am a patient man but it is not myself that would be affected by waiting.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs. Time here, while important, means little. He has other concerns. ]

I am a fairly . . . cynical person by nature. But I have not uncovered any conspiracies. The answers they give are ones they believe, at the very least.

[kumkani]

[T'Challa stood behind the Accords, had then alongside his father and would now. His opinions had not changed, even if vengeance had consumed him and he'd lost focus on what truly mattered.]

The afterlife is - personal. What it is to me, it might not be to you. [Religion and beliefs were subjective. T'Challa would not make assumptions but he would stick to what he felt was true.] But I do not think it would be this.. weird.

[He smiles, politely and with a hint of amusement.]

T'Challa, Mr. Stark. Today and yourself?

[trashvalkyrie]

nnnno?
not sure what that is
i'm Asgardian

more like i've learned that it's easier to roll with the punches sometimes than it is to put up a fight
unless there's a reason for a fight
in which case, you fight

[kumkani]

People are, irrational. Motivated by their emotions and self-interest. They do not always know that what they believe is not the truth.

[It was human nature to survive. Those here, who believed what they told all the new arrivals, might not know that they were being dishonest. T'Challa would not fault them for it, if that ended up being the case.]

I will remain impartial until their truths align with my own. But thank you for your honesty, Mr. - [He raises a brow, inclines his head questioningly.]

[buildsomething]

Oh come on. What's the fun of the whole royalty thing if you can't show it off? [He flashes a quick smirk.] Tony, if w're going there.

And I don't know, few months back? Something like that?

[There's the briefest pause, Tony's eyes narrowing slightly.]

Mind if I ask where you're coming from?

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[suckstobestrange]

I'm not sure how much I believe them, but at the moment have settled on 'hope for the best but prepare for the worst' as a way of handling things barring finding evidence that our hosts are not what they say they are.

I'm reasonably sure we're not dead, though. Not enough demons and eldritch beings trying to tear strips out of my hide for this to be death.

[dothelokimotion]

Loki. I hold no patronymic.

[ Though he could feasibly reclaim being Odinson. Apparently his father hadn't saw fit to disown him but his feelings on that matter are complicated still. ]

You hold a very strong view on mortals.

[kumkani]

Asgardian.
You would know of Thor?

That is a very reasonable approach.
If you do learn of a cause to challenge them, would you bring this information to me?

[trashvalkyrie]

he's my ruler
so i'd say i know of him.

sure, why not
it's not exactly something keep quiet.

who am i telling, anyway?

[kumkani]

Loki, then.

Mortals. The way you say that, it is as if you separate yourself from them. Are you not, yourself, mortal?

We are not perfect, without faults, but I believe we inherently want to do what is right.

[kumkani]

It is not something you boast of. [He smiles back, shaking his head lightly.] Tony.

[The question was strange, but he saw no harm in answering it. Not while they were here and so far from home.]

Wakanda. Do you mind if I ask why you would ask me that?

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[krasnaya_vdova]

[Ava doesn't know him; Wakanda was a place of myth more than truth, still shrouded in shadow as far as she knew. She isn't Natasha, but there are similarities; the red of her hair, the line of her jaw and the set of her eyes. Albeit hers are a too-bright blue.

But his question, and the phrasing, and the idea of running forever was an interesting one.]

I don't believe this to be a place of death, no.

As far as I've seen, things seem to align with what they tell us, and people seem to believe the things they say.

There are people that have chosen to return through the portal when it was made available. The truth of where they go is admittedly difficult to prove, but their talk of sending people home when the portal stabilizes don't seem to be empty.

You're new here?

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[potentialed]

Considering I know for a fact other universes exist, yes I do accept the answers I have been given. Thus far it has proven to be an interesting place, to say the least.

[kumkani]

A reasonable approach. Considering that they have been forthcoming with answers, when we ask, it would be the wisest path.

In your afterlife there would be demons? That is not a very peaceful belief.

[buildsomething]

Pfft. You can boast about anything if you try hard enough.

[It's pretty obvious Tony's attention isn't fully on the teasing, though. Okay, so T'Challa knows him and is back in Wakanda. That's...enough for Tony to make some mental leaps.]

So look, there are people here from back home, but not everyone is from the same point in time. Like I said, things are weird.

[suckstobestrange]

I've learned not to borrow tomorrow's trouble, and it's a lesson that serves well enough.

Mostly because I've made a life of thwarting them and their plans with a diligence that borders on spiteful glee, so there are quite a number of them that have sworn vengeance on me.

[dothelokimotion]

I am not. I am of Asgard, the God of Mischief.

[ He eyes this man, noting the stance. ]

And yet, what is right differs from person to person. Good intentions do not always pave the best path.

[kumkani]

[The striking similarities to the Natasha he does know give him pause. His eyes flick from feature to feature, discerning where those similarities end and if there are enough to question her about it. He decides that there aren't. Looking like someone else wasn't uncommon.]

If what they say aligns with what happens, then they do not give us reason to question their motives.

[The second to last comment is an uncomfortable one and if he had Wakandan technology, he would help them to fix their portals. He may still be able to.]

I am. Have you been here long?

[kumkani]

What about it is the most interesting?

[kumkani]

Thor is your King?

Thank you.
Should I do the same, I will share the information.

T'Challa. What do I call you?