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[dothelokimotion]

[ loki watches him briefly before nodding. ]

Yes. It will hold.

[rebuildyourruins]

Okay, good. I brought some drinks over.

[dothelokimotion]

[ he blinks, surprised. ]

You did? — Ah, it's . . . welcome, of course.

[rebuildyourruins]

I thought it was about my turn, wouldn't you agree?

[He turns and starts heading back up the corridor towards the kitchen.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki is still baffled. ]

Your turn? For what?

[rebuildyourruins]

To bring the drinks over.

[Come on, Loki, it's obvious.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ none of this seems obvious to him, but he trails behind thor all the same. ]

Ah. That's kind of you.

[rebuildyourruins]

[As they pass into the kitchen Thor looks over his shoulder at Loki, eyebrows raised.]

Unless you were busy tonight.

[He hadn't bothered asking to come over, just assumed he could.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki snorts lightly. ]

Busy with what, exactly? None of us lead strenuous lives.

[rebuildyourruins]

Well, I didn't want to assume.

[Walking into the kitchen, Thor drops into one of the counter seats and shrugs.]

It's a big planet after all. No doubt you've found things of interest.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki watches him before taking his own seat. ]

There have been, I suppose. At least it's nicer than the last one.

[rebuildyourruins]

Not hard to do. That place was mostly log houses and woods.

[dothelokimotion]

And monsters.

[ loki brings out the glasses they can use to drink with thor's booze. ]

Either way, it is behind us. You look better as well.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Reaching over to snag one of the glasses, Thor gives Loki a bemused look.]

Compared to yesterday...? Or the other world.

[Thor doesn't feel much has changed since yesterday after all.]

[dothelokimotion]

To the other world, mostly.

[ loki's not fool enough to think yesterday marks a great change. still he meant it. thor does look a little better. ]

How do you feel?

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor makes a face, uncorking the bottle and filling his glass. He passes it to Loki when he's finished.]

Fine? Okay. I feel as though we had this discussion just yesterday.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki pokes his shoulder. ]

Yes, but you're slow on the uptake.

[rebuildyourruins]

What was it you said on Sakaar? 'It varies from moment to moment'? It's like that.

[Which is a more honest assessment on Thor's part, yet it still explains why he just can't... answer it properly. It does change by the day, by the hour.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ he frowns at that, but loki lets it slide. ]

I suppose that's not terrible.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor snorts. Not terrible is about as good as it gets, really.]

And what about you?

[dothelokimotion]

Me? I'm fine, of course. Why would I not be?

[ what does he have to dwell on? his demise is inevitable, his ending assured. he's not fussed about it. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

I can think of many reasons, Loki.

[Not to put too fine a point on it. He lifts his glass and sips from it, watching Loki as he does so.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ his expression flickers. it's an opening but loki is loathe to take it. when he looks at thor, all he can see are the cracks. and it scares him. it scares him like nothing else ever has.

so he shrugs, running a finger over the rim of his glass, idle and lazy. ]

Oh, no doubt, but nothing is weighing on me.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor sees the falter in Loki's expression. He sees it, but he hears Loki say the opposite, and isn't that just like him? Just like they have been, over and over again. With a sigh, he sets his glass down, staring into it.]

Is that a lie?

[dothelokimotion]

[ his face is rueful. thor is far more perceptive these days. ]

It's not a complete lie.