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[mjolnir_time]

CHARACTERS: Thor Odinson & Anyone
LOCATION: Oxygen Gardens
WARNINGS: None for now.
SUMMARY: Thor is exploring the ship and found his way to the gardens.


level one

[The cold, mechanical atmosphere of the ship has become somewhat oppressive. Thor is not used to living in such sterile surroundings.

He had heard that there were gardens on board, and decided to see for himself. However, when he finally locates and enters the gardens, the vast room he finds is not at all what he expected. There is plant life, but there is also the ever-present technology, keeping it all running.

He wanders down various pathways, gazing at the various plants and their attendant machines with obvious confusion, but also great interest.]



level three

[The overgrown wilderness of the upper levels is more what Thor was hoping to find. The hum of the ship is still there, but it's muffled by the greenery and plant life. He finds a small clearing and sits, leaning against a tree with his eyes closed.

Of course he never could remain still for long. Eventually he sits up straighter, taking Mjolnir into his hands. There has been a strangeness to the hammer ever since he arrived on board, and he wants to try calling its power, in a small, very controlled way.

After a few long moments of concentration, he succeeds in calling sparks to the hammer's head. He only holds them there for a moment before letting the gathered energy dissipate harmlessly. The frown on his face seems to indicate that the attempt was not as successful as he would have liked.]

Comments

[mjolnir_time]

[Thor thinks for a minute, then shakes his head.]

I lack the words to explain it correctly. I must leave that to the scientists.

Besides, it is only a legend. More likely my hammer was born in the heart of Eitri's forge in Nidavellir.

[wolfchild]

Is that were you're from? Nida–vellir?

[ she stumbles a little over the pronunciation, but she manages it. ]

[mjolnir_time]

No, I am from Asgard. Nidavellir and Asgard are two of the Nine Realms. Earth, or Midgard as we call it, is another.

[wolfchild]

But Earth is a planet. It has many realms. That's what everyone says.

[mjolnir_time]

And so it is. But just as there may be many cities within a country, and many countries upon a planet, there are nine realms that make up the world tree, Yggdrasil. They are separated in space, but joined together by the branches of the great tree, like pathways.

[This conversation reminds him of the first time he explained it to Jane Foster.]

[wolfchild]

[ funnily enough, she absorbs that better than stars dying. trees are sacred to the old gods. through her brother, she has been privy to greendreams—incredible dreams of what has been, is and will be where distances do not matter and their weirwood tree plays a central role. ]

Do realms form the roots too?

[mjolnir_time]

Yes. Muspelheim, the land of the Fire Giants, and Niffleheim, the land of the dishonored dead, can both be found in the roots of Yggdrasil.

[wolfchild]

[ fascinated, she leans forward. ]

Have you been to all those places?

[mjolnir_time]

I have not been to Niffleheim, for only the dead may walk there. As for Muspelheim, our King has forbidden anyone from Asgard to travel there. The Fire Giants have often been our enemies.

[He grins and leans forward, lowering his voice as if someone might overhear.]

But I did go, once. My friends and I wanted to see what it was like. It is an inhospitable place, full of sulfur and smoke. We did not stay long.

[wolfchild]

[ she grins. he's all right. ]

Which is your favorite of them all?

[mjolnir_time]

[He opens his mouth to answer, and then hesitates.]

I should say Asgard. It is my home, and someday I will be its king. But I confess I find myself very fond of Midgard. The people there are brave and clever, and although they have such short lives compared to ours, they do so much more with the time they have.

[wolfchild]

I have a friend like that. He lives in Braavos, but he was born in the Summer Isles. He'll not say anything bad about his home, but he won't leave Braavos either. He says he loves them both.

Have you may friends in Midgard? [ and now earth is forever midgard, good job, thor. ]

[mjolnir_time]

Yes, exactly. I cannot choose between them.

I have met a few people there that I hope I could call friend. Unfortunately I have not been able to spend much time with them. If circumstances had been different, I would have stayed longer.

[wolfchild]

And now you're stuck here. At least there are some familiar to you.

[ even if getting stuck on a ship knowing only tony feels like a punishment. ]

[mjolnir_time]

You have people here you know as well, do you not?

[wolfchild]

My family. Some of it.

[mjolnir_time]

There are others besides your brother?

[wolfchild]

I have three of my brothers with me and my lady mother.

[mjolnir_time]

You are more fortunate than most. I have only my brother here.

[wolfchild]

People tell me that a lot.

[ she doesn't know if she is. sometimes she doesn't feel like she is. it is one new level of fear, one more reason for nightmares that never truly leave. ]

[mjolnir_time]

[Thor doesn't reply right away. He can't tell from her response if she's glad to have family with her or not. Sometimes having family is not a blessing, as he well knows.]

My brother and I do not always see eye to eye. In fact, we have fought more often than not recently.

[wolfchild]

[ she smiles a little. ]

Is he younger?

[mjolnir_time]

[Thor smiles too, but it's a sad smile.]

He is. We have always been competitive, but now it has become much more serious.

[wolfchild]

He wants the throne, doesn't he?

[ there is little else ( that she knows of ) that would pit brother against brother. among her own it is unthinkable; they all love robb too well, and robb them. but arya knows it is not so with others. ]

[mjolnir_time]

[That's a difficult question to answer. Loki himself doesn't seem to know what he wants.]

I think what he truly wants is power and respect, and he thinks the throne is the only way to get them.