what do you think you're up to? (homeless, for now)

[sixguns]

So, yer scratchin' yer itch again? Can't ye just leave a man be in peace? Ye separated me from my boys, and fer that I should put a bullet between yer eyes.

Yer blessed t'be a woman, at that. 'Tis the only thing savin' ye.

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[authoroutofspace]

Oh yes. Threaten her. Let me know how that completely terrible idea works out for you.

[sixguns]

Ye should see what the other bastards are up to in her head. Honestly.

'Tis nothing for it, anyway. She knows I wouldn't dare.

[authoroutofspace]

I don't have to. I'm rather familiar with said bastards.

Yes, well. Even if you followed through, it would have the unfortunate side effect of ending your existence.

[sixguns]

I can't do my job if I'm dead, son.

[authoroutofspace]

Precisely my point.

[sixguns]

An' that's why I'd never do it.

[He'd ask 'ye think I'm a fool?' but he knows the answer to that one.]

There was an awful row over certain t'ings, though. I've every reason t'be angry.

[hates_thunder]

You know those muns. You kill them and they only return to plague you tenfold.

[He's trying so hard to look sympathetic, too.]

[sixguns]

[Loki, you prick.]

Ever have any children that had the requisite amount of limbs?

[Mehface.]

If ye did, then ye'll know why I'm a bit pissed.

[hates_thunder]

[Well, technically with more than the requisite amount of limbs, but that's beside the point. It hits him in the one soft spot he has like a twig of mistletoe thrown by a blind man. His smile vanishes completely.]

...

As a matter of fact, yes. I do know.

[sixguns]

The one in question abruptly severed ties with me boys, and I've no way ta find them. I won't be shootin' my lifeline anytime soon, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't love ta do it.

From the look on yer face, ye would feel the same way.

[Pause for a cold stare.]

Now, were ye here ta ridicule me, or did ya have somet'in else on yer mind?

[hates_thunder]

[He pulls in a breath to speak. He's never shot down like that except by one person and this man is reminding Loki far too much of him. He shivers involuntarily. Puts on one of his most sincere smiles.]

It bears mentioning that this is a multiverse. There is every chance they might be here, somewhere.

[sixguns]

[Fathers are fathers are fathers.]

A multi-what?

[Welcome back to the game, Loki.]

[hates_thunder]

[It's not a game he particularly enjoys at the moment, but is one he's not going to ever completely abandon, either. He focusses, instead, on the question at hand.]

A multiverse. There are countless... realms, for lack of a better word. Worlds. They all intersect in various places and this is one of them.

[sixguns]

[Surprisingly, he seems to accept this explanation. More or less.]

Another one 'a these. [temple rub] Well.

[He produces a cigar from an inner jacket pocket and lights it with a beat up silver lighter.]

And yer here to...?

[hates_thunder]

[Try again to fool this man, Loki. I dare you.]

Observe. I'm just here to see who comes through this place. Maybe it'll be someone I know, maybe it won't.

[sixguns]

[Noah exhales a plume of smoke.]

Must be a helluva temptation, bein' here around all these people an' only observin'.

[hates_thunder]

More than you know. But these things need to be carefully considered beforehand.