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[worldsaway]

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

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[worldsaway]

[This warrants an insta-reply.]

I'm free. Is everything alright?

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[hevenly]

Everything is well. I have news, that I would rather share in person.

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[worldsaway]

Good news, I hope?

[He thinks to ask if her partner has made it here, but decides that asking will probably spoil the surprise.]

I can meet you at the Lucky Shot espresso bar in 10 minutes?

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[hevenly]

You might say that.

I will see you shortly.

[ When she arrives at the Lucky Shot, she does so on her winged armor, swooping in and landing outside the bar before retracting her wings into the armor, and looking around for Thor. ]

[worldsaway]

[Angela is pretty easy to spot when she swoops in like that, so Thor half stands, just enough so that he can wave and draw her attention.

If he's nervous, he's not showing it.]

Should I order you something, or should we get right to it?

[hevenly]

[ If he bought her coffee, she would have to stay long enough to pay him back. No, she doesn't have time for that. She shakes her head. ]

I won't be staying long. I have come to say my goodbyes.

[ She sits down across from Thor, carefully in her armor. ]

Those who study the petal have informed me they can send me back to my universe. To Sera. It is an opportunity I cannot miss.

[worldsaway]

[Thor's brows raise in surprise. It takes him a moment to comprehend the news, before his expression settles.]

I understand.

[He says, finally, extending a hand for hers if she'll present it.]

You have to go.

[hevenly]

I do.

[ She takes Thor's hand and grasps it firmly. Hesitation seems to cover her expression for a moment, but finally, she adds, ]

Know that I took great joy from knowing you, and calling you brother.

[worldsaway]

[Thor gives her hand a firm, reassuring squeeze. His expression softens somewhat, but he tries not to look too sad.]

Likewise. Of all the sisters I never knew I had, you've been the best. [He jokes, and his smile is sly.]

I hope that your return is triumphant and that your iteration of me can pull his head out of his arse.

[hevenly]

[ To Angela's credit, her lips do quirk into something resembling a smile. ]

I'll tell him you said so, should we cross paths again.

[worldsaway]

[Thor's face lights up just a little when he earns something close to a smile. He chuckles, happy to enjoy the moment before he speaks again.]

Am I keeping you?

[hevenly]

[ She shakes her head. ]

I have been granted time enough to say my goodbyes.

[ Though they all seem to be difficult things. She has already said her goodbyes to both Lokis, and both were emotional affairs. ]

[worldsaway]

Generous of them. [He has mixed feelings about their captors, but he has good reason to believe they are genuinely kind.]

Is there any unsettled business I can help you attend to? Anyone you need to rough up?

[hevenly]

[ Her lips turn upward at the offer. ]

No one I can't handle myself. [ Then her smile turns rueful, yet fond. ] In all seriousness, the people of this quarantine have been nothing but kind to me.

[worldsaway]

For a place that seems to pick people at random, they've done a surprisingly good job at picking surprisingly good people.

Should they ever deign to send me home, too, I think it would be a difficult choice to make.

[hevenly]

Yes, I can imagine it would. Had I not lost Sera once already...

[ She may have lingered as well, but in reality, there was no way she would stay while Sera exists elsewhere. ]

[worldsaway]

Do you know if you will remember anything about this place?

[That's one of his burning questions. He wants to remember his friends, how far he came with Loki, the family he met. He struggles to imagine forgetting that.]

[hevenly]

[ She shakes her head. ]

I do not know. I can only hope that I do. To forget... you and Loki are brothers to me. I would not wish to lose that.

[worldsaway]

Coming here at all was a surprise to me, who knows what will happen. Whether it's in the next few years or a century from now. [He smiles, warmly.]

You'll always be my big sister. And my only big sister, for that matter.

[hevenly]

[ She returns the smile, a little less warm because that's just who she is as a person, but no less genuine. ]

You remain my preferred iteration of the Odinson. More worthy than any Thor I've met.