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[worldsaway]

"Poor timing. Leave your name so I can seek you out in future."

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[spellslots]

[How to put this delicately? Because that's not really Taako's strong suit.]

He seems... shaky

[Like he's unravelling.]

[worldsaway]

He's not been well since mother appeared. It's been trying, I imagine. To be confronted with things he would rather forget.

But I think he can move past it, and I don't say that lightly.

[spellslots]

I get that you know him better than I do

But I'm not so sure and I don't know how to help, everything I say seems to make it worse

[worldsaway]

I don't mean to sound unhelpful, but anything that sounds remotely like something I would say is not what he wants to hear.

Not from me, at least.

That said, I feel persistence may be key. Even if it seems unappreciated.

[spellslots]

[He knows, logically, that Thor and Loki have their issues, but it's still hard for him to conceptualize the fact that he can't just... make Loki feel better by virtue of being his sibling.]

Yeah, I guess

I'll keep trying

[worldsaway]

He won't say it, but he's happier here than he would be anywhere else.

This is difficult for him, to be sure, but I'd wager he's more concerned with the notion that he will lose you.

[spellslots]

Pretty sure I'm low on the list of concerns right now

I'm not being selfdeprecating or anything here cause I don't fuck with that shit I just mean like, I don't think he's coping at all. He seems fractured

[worldsaway]

Mm, perhaps not now then. But in the aftermath, it will be his concern.

What do you mean by fractured?

[spellslots]

[Taako doesn't bother responding to the first part, because as far as he's concerned its not a concern, and telling Thor won't change anything. He can handle Loki being shitty and angry, because Loki's handled the same from him. That's just how things go sometimes and if he needs to remind Loki of that after all this, that's fine.]

Like there's an edge of fucking hysteria in his laugh and it freaks me out

[worldsaway]

I don't want you to think I'm not concerned, because I am. But that isn't uncommon for Loki. Particularly in times of duress.

He shuts down when he cannot handle things, but he picks himself back up. He will pick himself up even better now with friends.

[spellslots]

[It really isn't that reassuring, but Thor has known Loki for centuries, so he kind of just has to hope the dude knows what he's talking about.]

I'm shit at this, but if you think there's anything I can do, tell me, yeah?

[worldsaway]

I'm not the best, either. Not where Loki is concerned.

Just be there for him. Be present. You seem to understand him well enough.

[spellslots]

[Yeah, he's noticed, but he's not enough of a dick to point it out.]

Us selfish assholes have gotta stick together

[worldsaway]

I didn't take you for a selfish asshole. Maybe I should get to know you better.

[spellslots]

Oh, my dude, I would throw everyone on this shitty moon under the bus if it meant saving my own skin

[Everyone except the IPRE, but that goes without saying]

[worldsaway]

Saying and doing are two very different things.

You don't need to impress your selfishness upon me, Taako. I'll find out when it matters, and I will cuff you 'round the ears as I do Loki.

[spellslots]

It's cute that you think I'd let you 😏

[worldsaway]

It's cute that you think you can stop me.

[spellslots]

You remember I'm a wizard, right?

[worldsaway]

You remember that I am the God of Thunder, yes?

[spellslots]

I fought the apocalypse and won, not sure if a god is that scary anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[worldsaway]

I fought Loki and won. You are not beyond my reach, wizard.

[spellslots]

If you wanna go we can go, it's been fucking ages since I've had a decent fight

[worldsaway]

I feel like we were talking about something more important than petty squabbles about power.

Who am I kidding? Yes. I'll fight you.

[spellslots]

I can multitask

Are we laying some ground rules for this cause like, I think Loki's gonna be mad if either of us get killed?