driftfleet | video + action.

Who: Thor + you
Broadcast: video, fleetwide
Action: the Blue Fish
When: now

video.
[The video opens on Thor. For those who've met him, it might take half a second to realise that, because his appearance has markedly changed. His long hair has been hacked short, and he's wearing an eyepatch over his right eye. It's weird. It doesn't even have a strap. Even his armor is different, much less flashy and looking worse for wear than the other silver set he'd had previously.

The look on his face is a bit harried, but he starts off with a long drawn out:]

So... [This just had to be his first address to the network, didn't it. Thanks, fate.] Hello. I had heard before that people in this place could fall asleep and end up back home for a while. It seems I now count myself among them. I have to say it's much more confusing to experience yourself. I think it's been only a few days here.

[He rubs at his chin a bit, looking off to the side in thought for a moment. This whole business on top of everything else makes him feel downright exhausted.]

Doesn't feel like it, though. [Thor returns his attention to the communicator, with a little shrug and less of a pensive look.] I'll add it to my list of grievances against the Atroma. I'm sure we'll have a library's worth to throw at them before the end.

If anything has happened in the last few days, I would be glad to hear it. If we haven't yet met, I am Thor, son of Odin, God of Thunder, and king of Asgard.

[It still sounds strange to him, though he trucks through it as gamely as he can.]

Rogers, Natasha, I need to talk to you both.

Oh-- [He smiles a bit, though it's a shade deadpan.] And happy new year.

action.
[Later, Thor sets about re-familiarising himself with the Blue Fish again, poking around the rooms and going through the kitchen cupboards. He could honestly use the distraction that pointless busy work can give, or conversation with anyone he happens to run into.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

...Holy jeez, Thor. Did you lose the sibling lottery or something?

[He's CONCERNED about you, friend.]

That's good, though. That they're better.

I don't think family really works that way.

[Though he knows the amount of murder attempts he's gotten isn't ideal.]

Hela was never part of our lives, but I grew up with Loki. For all that's gone amiss, he's still my brother.

I guess not, but still, two murdery siblings is pretty bad.

[Even ZUKO only has one murdery sibling. ]

...Yeah, I can understand that. You know of just...forgive the bad stuff, because family matters, at the end of the day.

[Thor wouldn't say it's forgiven, exactly. What Loki had done isn't the kind of thing you can forget about. But at a certain point, Thor decided to move on from it. He wants to keep moving forward, and if Loki comes with him on that path then he's glad to have him.]

It does indeed.

[Until Loki finds a whole new way to stab him in the back, anyway. ]

Well, you never know, he might show up here some day. I...I was aiming for that to be comforting but in hindsight it probably isn't.

[These are the days of Thor's life, honestly.]

Oh, he's already been in the Fleet before. I wasn't here at the time, but I've been told he was around for a year or so. I found it a little upsetting to hear about, since I thought he was dead until recently.

[Aren't you glad you're learning about how ridiculous Thor's history is?]

Oh. I can't say I ever saw him, but not even I've known everyone who came through here. It's...been a while.

Still, having a living sibling is better than a dead one, right?

Much better, yes.

[It requires zero thought to know that much.]

I would prefer it if he stays where he is, even though I know now that my absence won't be noticed.

[By the Asgardians, at least. Thor's going to be extremely aware of it every day. It's illogical, but the idea that Loki is still back home with the ship is a slight comfort.]

Well, given what you've told me about him, I think that's better for everyone here.

[Thor just chuckles at that. Maybe that's true, but it's better for Loki as well. Thor can't imagine his brother taking to this kind of imprisonment particularly well.]

Ah, well, I'll deal with that if it happens. Right now I'm the only one here from what just happened, though some of my friends from Earth are here as well.

Oh? Well that's awesome! It's always good to have friends from home here. Makes it easier.

It does. I will just have to catch them up on things first.

[A less appealing task, but one he's going to do anyway.]

Ohhhh, so they're further behind the timeline than you? That's...always kinda awkward.

By a year I think, but I've also not been on Earth. So I haven't seen them in longer, even without this whole... [Gestures randomly.] Thing.

Oh wow, that's super awkward. It's always hard, trying to decide what to tell people about the future. Because sometimes, it's not all that great, and it's nicer for them to live in obviousness to it all, right?

Perhaps. But they did me the kindness of telling me what happened on Earth. I would do the same, if only because what happened will eventually affect their world too.

[And because Thor needs to tell someone . No one else here knows.]

Well...fair's fair, I guess. If you need some backup for after that, you know, going to a bar and forgetting your problems, I'm totally up for that.

[It's funny how everyone wants to take him for drinks now. He smiles a bit, clapping Sokka on the shoulder.]

I appreciate it. Not today, but perhaps later on.

[Sokka gives him a hearty thumbs up.]

Sure thing, we'll put it on layaway.

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