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[garotted]

[ when the feed opens up, it is to a small black cat with heterochromia (one eye brown, the other a bright gold). depending on where you live, he might even be a familiar black cat. ]

Hey. [ oh and he talks. ] Figured I should get this out of the way, since I'm.. here, I guess, for the time being. [ an ear flicks, and he settles, getting comfortable and crossing his paws. ] Anyway, I'm Alex, and I got here.. recently. [ alex fierro: he of the frustratingly vague and casually suspicious nature. ] Norse demigod here, so if one of you Asgardian lot feels some strange seidr on the air or whatever, hi, that's me.

[ he blinks mildly, head tilting as he considers the video feed. what else, what else.. oh! ]

Despite all evidence to the contrary, I'm not always a cat. .. Sometimes I'm a flamingo. Or a dragon. Also I'm genderfluid, so don't be a dick about it and I'll give you my pronouns. [ a significant pause. ] They're he/him today if you're wondering. That's it, thanks.

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[garotted]

[ that easy? .. he's not sure he trusts it yet, but.. that does get him a few points in alex's book.. ] Well, it's only-- I mean, my mom is a different Loki, obviously. And I hope he knows he doesn't have to be my mom.

[ alex has managed all this time without a mother (honestly, without proper parents at all), and if it freaks loki out, he's fine with keeping their contact minimal. ]

And you obviously don't have to be my uncle or anything like that. We're not even related back home. [ so there's no pressure to be ~family~. honestly, alex isn't really even sure what to do with a family at this point. his family had become his hallmates in valhalla, and that's.. different. ]

[worldsaway]

I don't think Loki is really the sort to be a beholden to a sense of obligation, but it's not for me to say. [But on occasion, he does what he thinks is right and Thor likes that about him.]

Hardly seems fair, considering I now have several extended family members from all corners of the universe that I have accepted into my.. ah.. nest. [Is that the best word?]

[garotted]

It isn't about being fair? It's about, you know, making sure you and sorta'-Mom are comfortable with whatever we decide to do. If that means keeping our contact professional, that's fine.

[worldsaway]

The implication was that I have been comfortable so far and I see no reason to be uncomfortable going forward.

[garotted]

[ a long, cautious pause, then: ] .. Okay. I guess we'll.. try this, then. [ "family". a mother that seems.. interested in him, an uncle that reached out to him when he really had no reason to. ]

[worldsaway]

I would be glad to. I don't call myself a fun uncle without respecting the serious duties of my role.

[garotted]

[ a snort, some of the good humor returning to his feline face. ] Fun uncle remains to be seen.

[ his tail sweeps neatly around his haunches, and he shifts to recross his paws neatly. ] So you and Mom are on good terms, I guess?

[worldsaway]

I'm the only uncle so far, so it's not like I have competition.

[Thor doesn't hesitate.] Yes. Barring the occasional bout of sibling rivalry. I take it we aren't in your world?

[garotted]

So far. I’m not discounting anything at this point, though.

Definitely not. I guess you might have been friends at one point, but now his kindest words for you are saying you’re a moron. [ a pause. ] .. I’m inclined to agree with him. The you at home is a dumb jackass.

[worldsaway]

That's harsh. [But he's not exactly arguing, here.]

It wouldn't be the first time I've heard I'm different in another world. Definitely not the first time I've heard I'm a jackass.

[garotted]

I think there's something about the whole tank class that lends itself to the 'stupid' stereotype, and the multiverse buys into it. [ he sprawls out on his side, tail swishing lazily. ] Thankfully, I'm around to bust all those stereotypes up into fucking dust.

[ a mild blink. ] Let's just say that so far you're worlds better than he is already.

wow i did not hit send yesterday

[worldsaway]

Very true, and to be honest it's not an undeserved one either. But from what I've heard, I don't really want to end up like most other Thors,
so it serves as a lesson for me.

[Thor smiles, but he's low-key pretending this isn't adorable.]

You're a bit small and fluffy to be a tank, don't you think?

[garotted]

[ a rude snort. ] I can still send dumb guys that underestimate me through a wall even like this.

[worldsaway]

Maybe I ought to test that claim, one day.