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WHAT in person
WHERE the onsen by the lake
WHEN 67

[You know what's great on a chilly fall day?

Publicly bathing in hot water under the open sky!

That's what the flyer on everyone's door from Tidy Living apartments says, anyway. Slippers and big fluffy towels have been provided, and a shallow pool of steaming hot water has appeared on the roof of the apartments over night.

There's no gender divide here, just one large onsen with smaller connecting pools of varying temperatures, ranging from 'kind of warm' to 'regular humans would probably not survive this for long' temperatures.

There are signs near the pool but they seem a bit confused, sternly advising thing like "Clean flesh only" and "Please not expel bodily fluids into the water from any opening" and "If running, please fall away from edge". One simply says "It's dangerous" with no other information in sight.

But actually it's probably fine and you'll have a nice time, assuming public nudity sounds like a nice time, anyway.]

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[follows, and after a moment quirks a little smile]

Forgive me. I only mean to respect the time you have spent here. It was a shock to speak with Loki only for him to assert his distance from me.

Oh come on, that can't possibly have been a shock. We're talking about the same Loki, right?

I know it sounds... [makes a wince face] I heard it as soon as I said it, but a lot has happened.

Yeah, here too. Up side, you have actual forever to work it out.

[sighs.]

That's what the last planet said, but... well, this one is different.

Different is right. This is closer to a black hole than a planet.

Awfully quiet for a black hole.

And awfully absent of exits for a planet.

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[squints up at the sky.]

Yeah, the last one had really obvious ones. I'll just take you at your word.

At least you're not aging. Fifty years is not dire to asgardians, but for you...

Still shockingly handsome? I know, I'm thankful every day.

I doubt your clothes will fit me, though. Banner wasn't wrong when he said you wore your pants tight.

We get it, you're an enormous muscle machine - that's why we're going to the mall. And why were you talking to Bruce about my pants?

He was wearing them?

Where? In space? I don't even know what follow up questions to ask here.

Aaah... Well, he was Hulk for two years on the planet he landed on. He turned back suddenly, and all that was in his ship was your clothes.

There is so much there for a later conversation.

[approaching the mall and headed to whatever clothing store is closest]

Knock yourself out.

Right. My thanks.

[just sort of. finds a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and a jacket since it's cold]

[Grabs a couple other things for him, which are actually pretty fashionable]

You can't just wear one outfit all the time, come on, be better than that.

--Right. Sorry. It's been a... strange few years.

And have you been wearing the same shirt that whole time?

[Tosses like... a lot of clothes on the counter to be rung up]

Mmmmostly? There was a lot of... jail. Or enslavement.

[leaves the bags for Thor to carry, Tony's job is done here]

Riiiight. Space jail. Good. Yeah, you'll do fine here.

[it's fine Thor likes carrying things. he seems a bit baffled but is going along with it.]

For now, although I never thought I'd say this, perhaps some quiet would do me some good?

Or I'll have no idea what to do. One or the other.

Enjoy the quiet while it still feels like a vacation. Then you can figure out something to do to fight off the existential sadness.

I feel like drinking is a good start.