[IC] Post-TDW (WS/EC compliant)

[thatboyisamonster]

[ man, did Loki just appear in your quarters ]

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[ship_ping]

[ blinks ]

Spock didn't tell you?

[thatboyisamonster]

No . . . he did not.

Where were you? Which world?

[ship_ping]

Earth. New York City.

[thatboyisamonster]

Ah. You would not have found me, Captain. The All-Father decreed life imprisonment. I was never meant to see light of day again.

[ship_ping]

... Did you escape then? How'd you make it here?

[thatboyisamonster]

[ hesitates ]

I let them believe I perished.

[ship_ping]

[ ... concern immediately softens his face ]

Your family?

[thatboyisamonster]

Ah. The Queen died during an attack. Thor needed my services and I let him think I died.

[ deliberately avoiding Odin ]

[ship_ping]

[ are you really not going to tell him ]

Your mother? She died?

[thatboyisamonster]

[ shh. He doesn't correct that anyway ]

She has gone to Valhalla.

[ship_ping]

How long ago? Recent?

[thatboyisamonster]

. . . A few days ago.

[ship_ping]

[ ... wordlessly moving to embrace him again ]

[thatboyisamonster]

[ yeah ok ]

[scienceping]

[no really, are you really not going to tell him :| but standing quietly off to the side, not interrupting or contradicting.]

[ship_ping]

[ tell me what :| Jim is not still good at lingering hugs, but dammit he's giving this one all he's got. ]

New plan. You're staying with us.

[thatboyisamonster]

I . . . cannot. I rule Asgard now.

[ship_ping]

... Your father let you?

[thatboyisamonster]

No, Captain. I made sure he had no choice in the matter.

[ship_ping]

How? What the hell happened?

[thatboyisamonster]

I played my last trick and he succumbed to it. Leaving the throne to me.

[ship_ping]

[ a flicker of uncertainty... ]

How's that gonna work out in the long run?

[thatboyisamonster]

It means there is no long run. The throne is mine and I will not give it up.

[ship_ping]

... You're not staying with us?

[thatboyisamonster]

Captain . . .