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Video | Monday evening

[After a day of wandering around the island market and learning a bit about this place, Thor has finally borrowed Kaidan's communicator, since he's not about to try making a call from inside a ship that sails under the water! So here he is, looking somewhere between confident, amiable, and concerned. Maybe concerned is a bit more to the forefront than he would like.]

Greetings! This is Thor Odinson of Asgard, and I was told there are people who know me who can hear this message. Stark? Doctor Banner? Can you hear me? I will keep this device on hand, please feel free to reply to my message later, if you cannot hear it yet.

[And that's that. He fiddles with buttons for a moment, carefully so as not to damage the delicate little thing, and then the feed shuts itself off.]

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Nej. I carved a royal likeness upon wood meant to burn and burn only.

[ She frowns. ]

You lie. Aesir do not turn sweet so swiftly.

[And there's her face. Yep, it's the same one. He's torn between affront and sadness at being called a liar. Even at his worst, he was never that. Never.]

I do not lie, my lady. I was exiled powerless on Midgard, and had to learn to value other things.

Oh, aye. A fortnight upon Midgard will compare beautifully to eons of servitude the Vanir have been made to commit to the Aesir.

[ She has Njord's scowl. ]

[It's almost cute, too. Though Thor is too down-trodden feeling to really enjoy it.]

That was long ago, my lady, and none of my doing, at that. Surely such grudges can be forgotten in time-- surely your people are more allies than servants?

Surely you do not think that we have forgotten how you took Vanaheim and transformed it from our paradise to a dead wasteland!

[Now that's just a little much, even for repentant Thor.]

That was as much the Vanir's doing as ours! War is destructive to both sides, and you fought as bravely as we did, did you not?

You imprisoned our King!!

[And this is history Thor doesn't know very well, so he settles for being honest:]

When I was a child! I had nothing to do with anything that happened in that war, as you surely know.

Besides, we are allied now, are we not? Even worthy Heimdall is said to have connections to your race, and the lady Freya taught magic to my father, as a sign of friendship.

Mother only did so because your father imprisoned her father.

[Oh. Oooooh. Now he understands.]

So this is Sigyn Freyasdotter. I remember you. You threw apples at the guardsmen when you were much smaller than you are now.

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Dammit!!

She let it slip! ]

Who is to say I stopped?

The lack of guardsmen here to throw apples at would make it a bit more difficult to manage. Unless you are tormenting the locals, as well.

[He doesn't look serious. He doesn't sound serious. If anything, now that he knows who she is, it sounds a bit like he's teasing her.]

[ Her face is red and she's all flustered and aggravated now. Why won't he take her seriously?! ]

Watch your tongue when speaking with a sorceress, Odinson.

Why Freyasdotter, I have said nothing rude or even untoward to you. Why would you threaten me for an innocent question?

[ ... technically innocent, anyway. Technically. Sorry, Sigyn, you're actually kind of cute when you're all pissed off. He still remembers you like a little girl with no real bite and pigtails.]

I could shrivel your manhood with just one spell.

[ And she means it. Her fingers lighting a warm, blue magic that starts to crackle. ]

[He's less threatened than mildly affronted.]

I thought you had more honor than that, Vanir. I have done nothing to you, and I would be friends, if only you would allow it.

Why should I show honor to one who would walk into Jotunnheim and then instigate violence?

[ ... okay, she's got him there. He winces.]

I know, that was... a poor decision. And not at all honorable of me. I would hope that saving them from my brother at least gained me a step towards restoring some faith in me....

What faith should be had? You never listen. You do not care for what you do not understand lest you are swinging your hammer into their faces. You are the story that is told to little Vanir children when they are bad.

[Now that can't be true.]

I have never shown our sister race anything but respect!

[Mostly, anyway. He might have occasionally been dismissive, but he has never once raised his hand in anger against them! Beyond a bar brawl or a duel here and there, perhaps, but that was hardly the same thing. They are, after all, allies.]

So you would try to claim that your kind never turned the Jotunn to demons?

That is different. They were enemies. We have peace with the Vanir. And I have learned better than that, now, even if you do not believe it. Even an Aesir can change, can he not?

[There is still something little-boy-ish in his reply, there, defensive and unhappy. He's hurt that he's being questioned like this; he knows his past is not particularly honorable at times, but he's trying so hard to rise above it and move on, dammit!]

Because you and your kind are so thick-headed and thick-skinned!

[ Just there, he proves to Sigyn that he doesn't deserve any chance or deal or anything of the like. ]

[Thor is not one to give in, but he's getting awfully frustrated. She isn't hearing a thing he's saying, it seems like.]

What can I do to prove myself to you, Freyasdotter? Is there a single thing I can do? I saved Jotunheim from my brother's schemes. I am trying to learn how to be a good king. Midgard is under my protection. I want to be better than I was.

Give back Vanaheim.

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[Video] ho shit, Vanir - Aesir alliance up in here!!

[Video] hell yeah :B Thor is just glad she's not mad anymore!