[Video] | Tuesday afternoon

[loveshishammer]

[Hey, look who's found his way onto the network again! Finally! Thor is smiling cheerily, and maybe a little bit like he's going stir-crazy, at the camera on his phone. He's also not in his armor, but a rather nice blue tunic with some gold embellishments. Somebody did some shopping while across the ocean.]

At last, we are again in range! Hello, my friends in the Old City! It is Thor Odinson, and we are on our return trip. Apparently we will be arriving at the end of the week, but we are not to speak of that until we strike land again.

[And Thor, while a bit of an airhead, is still trying to abide by the rules.]

Have we missed anything of import? Is everyone still well? Please, regale me!

[And keep him from being bored. Please.]

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[loveshishammer]

[Thor takes a moment to peer at the screen in confusion. He manages to remain polite, however, if just because she sounds terribly enthusiastic. Rather like himself, in that regard. That, and the fact that she's speaking at all. Generally the monsters to smash don't talk.

Generally. But he's been taught, at last, to give the benefit of the doubt.]

Yes, we are safe and well, if rather bored. Might I ask, friend... saurian, what is your name? I do not believe we have met.

[steamosaurus]

Saurian? [Darwin's red, feathery crest perks up.] Have you heard of my kind, then? [even if he's not familiar, it would be nice to have someone from home to speak with.]

My name's Darwin. Engineer and a bit of an inventor. Who might you be?

[loveshishammer]

I am afraid not... sir.

[That's a guess. He can't tell if she's male or female, and he knows Jane mentioned a Darwin once who was male.]

It was merely a guess as to race, given your appearance. I wish I had. You seem quite like you might fit in among the Nine Realms. I am Thor Odinson, of Asgard.

[steamosaurus]

[Darwin grins] I am female, but don't be concerned. I don't mind the mix-up.

I wish you had too, to be honest. It's quite disappointing to be the only one of my kind, here. It's a pleasure to meet you, Odinson, but I do need to ask - Nine Realms?

[loveshishammer]

Oh, many apologies, then, my lady.

[He pauses there, looking perplexed. He's never called a giant, feathery lizard a lady before. It kind of shorts his brain a little, but he recovers quickly.]

The Nine Realms. The major planet systems in the great path of the tree Yggdrasil, connected by its branches across the galaxy. It includes Asgard, where I am from, and Midgard, or Earth, as well as others.

[steamosaurus]

[Darwin ducks her head in appreciation, hiding a grin.]

Interesting. Sounds different from the extraterrestrial theories back home, but I supposed that's nothing surprising. I always preferred keeping my sights within the atmosphere, I admit.

[loveshishammer]

But there are so many more adventures to be had, beyond the bifrost.

[Of course, this wistful comment comes from a prince who grew up in a palace. He doesn't have a whole lot of adventures stuck in Asgard with tutors and guards and such.]

There are frost giants and dark elves and bilgesnipe and ice drakes... many exciting potential quests.

[Perhaps realizing she won't know what any of those mean, Thor adds,]

Do your people have space travel, then?

[steamosaurus]

Oh, they wish. No, but many of my peers spend far too much time with their eyes glued to their fancy spyglasses. I'd rather be flying around in an airship today than dreaming about visiting stars in the distant future, if you know what I mean.

Besides, where I come from, there's plenty of adventure to be done without leaving the planet. Or even the city, some days.

[Darwin wouldn't mind exploring space, of course, but she liked to see more immediate results in her own work.]

[loveshishammer]

I am glad for you, then! Adventure should be had wherever one can find it, so long as no others are hurt by it.

[New philosophy, mostly, but he likes it. Also, because he's curious and wants more deets on this local planet:]

And yet now here you are, on a distant planet. Are you finding adventure here, as well?

[steamosaurus]

A fine stance to take! You really must come by, when you get back to the city.

Oh, there's adventure here. Not necessarily the most savory kind, I'm afraid. The Outer Authorities are... are quite cruel.

[Not that Darwin didn't see some pretty dark things back home, but it wasn't nearly so omnipresent.]

Still, so long as there are new things to learn, I'll be content here until someone figures out a way to bring us home.

[loveshishammer]

I should like that.

[Giant talking lizard with feathers and a good attitude, sounded just up his alley, really. Though admittedly the lizard bit was new. Just interesting!]

We should be making landfall in a matter of days, now. I would be glad to find you some time after that, once I am settled. I may not be of much use in finding our way off, but it is possible my father will find me, and perhaps I can use his aid to help the rest of you.