PSL and Orphan TFLN

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Because the captchas suck.

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Unconventionally attractive. I've never heard that before.

I like it.

[It is definitely going to his head]

[hulkbusted]

I SAID don’t let it go to your head.

You’re going to be insufferable if I’m still here when you get here.

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Oh, I've been here for a while.

[hulkbusted]

[Well, shit... he sets his phone down to try to spot the hidden Loki in this picture.]

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[Another text comes through a moment later]

And before you try to look around the sun room for me, I stayed in the living room. I might be evil 25% of the time, but I'm not going to spy on someone in the bath.

[He sets his phone down and takes another sip of wine.]

[hulkbusted]

Is that a firm percentage?

[Unlike the Hulk days, he isn't just going to wander around naked. He does get out of the tub and wrap his enormous bath towel around his waist like a sarong before going into the living room.]

Because I just want to be sure that I'm not here on one of those 25% days.

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[Loki looks back and raises an eyebrow]

Knew you were naked in there.

[Siiiiiiip]

It's probably more of a sliding scale than a set percentage.

[hulkbusted]

[Don't go getting smug.]

I haven't bothered to commission a pair of octuple extra large swim trunks. Or shoes, but that's more of an engineering challenge than a fabrication one.

[He takes a seat on the couch, lowering himself carefully to ensure it can actually take his weight.]

Hope you don't mind if I drip on the furniture.

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[Smug is his thing]

I love how you say that after you sit down.

[The smirk on his face says he really doesn't mind that much. What's the point of magic if one can't use it to clean up after a giant green man has dripped all over the couch and carpet?]

So what prompted this sudden visit?

[hulkbusted]

That’s because I don’t actually care if you mind.

[Some people’s homes get treated with extra care, and then there’s Loki’s place.]

I was in town and my hotel room’s bath doesn’t fit me.

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[Not the worst thing Bruce has ever done to Loki]

Perhaps warn me next time. This place is new so I don't have any wards up yet, but that's changing soon.

[hulkbusted]

[Worst? Or best? Bruce certainly had fun at the time.]

Pretend I’m just an ordinary old scientist from Earth and don’t know anything about what wards can do.

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[Well at least one of them had a good time]

Like a magical alarm, but one that can teleport an intruder to the middle of a desert rather than just make a loud noise.

[He thinks for a second]

Or incinerates on the spot. I haven't decided yet.

[hulkbusted]

Almost every jurisdiction on this planet would frown on you incinerating intruders, and you're on shaky legal footing.

[There should be an exemption in the case of mind control, but not everyone buys that reason for invading the bloody planet.]

You might want to go with non-lethal options.

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It is the direction I was leaning anyways. If they manage to live they can spread the word.

[He grabs a notebook from the side table and scribbles a couple of notes in it]

Desert suggestions?

[hulkbusted]

Death Valley.

[It has a name that should appeal to Loki, but it should be survivable if it isn't high summer.]

You could teleport them into a jail cell instead?

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Oh, I like the sound of that

[The most predictable god of chaos in the room]

But that would require me to speak with the police to ensure they don't just let them out. And it wouldn't quite send the 'powerful and vicious' reputation I want to spread among my foes.

[hulkbusted]

I can't imagine why. [Death Valley isn't as dry as his tone.]

Depends on which country the jail cell's in.

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True, but I like the desert idea a bit better.

[He makes a couple more notes before setting it aside]

Have you had dinner yet?

[hulkbusted]

I guess it's better than the bottom of the Marianas Trench.

[He's just about to prop his ankle on his knee, but rethinks the move. After all the orgy talk, best not to flash his junk at Loki.]

I can always eat. Are you cooking? [Because if he is, Bruce has got to see this.]

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I was considering it.

[He raises an eyebrow at the aborted motion]

You should probably put pants on before dinner, though.

[hulkbusted]

[Tempting though it is, Bruce has to pull it back a little.] I eat a lot. If you're cooking, the least I can do is buy the groceries.

[But yes, clothing is in order now that he's left Loki's couch properly damp. He stands and looks expectantly down at Loki for a yes or no to the groceries.]

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That sounds like a good trade.

[Loki stands as well, waving his hand in the direction of the giant wet spot. It begins steaming and in a moment is completely dry.]

Do you have suggestions for Midgard cuisine? [He knew dishes familiar to the people who worshiped them in the old days, but with a planet as varied as Earth there was naturally more than just that. He had a chance to try a few things, but not much seeing as he hadn't actually spent much time in his condo.]

[hulkbusted]

[Showoff.]

I have to pick the menu, too? That might be too much pressure. At least give me a genre - comfort food, light, hot, cold, that kind of thing.

Think about it - I'll be back in a minute.

[He'll be back and dressed in the jeans, undershirt, and sweater he'd been wearing when he let himself in.]

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[Loki thinks and has an answer by the time Bruce returns in rather nice clothing]

Let's see what Earth has in the way of comfort food.