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When Thor steps into the bar this time, he's looking much more normal. (For Earth. Not really for Asgard.) He's in black jeans and workboots, and a sturdy brown jacket over a t-shirt -- borrowed clothes again, but this time they mostly fit, and they're suited to the New Mexico winter he's come from.

Of course, humans feel cold rather more acutely than Asgardians do, but Thor is pretty close to human at this point, like it or not. Anyway, he's used to wearing heavy layers of clothing. The jacket's honestly kind of a comfort.

He also steps up into Milliways, because he thought he was getting into a van.

Milliways is unexpected this time too, but his confusion passes rapidly. (And it's much less existential this time. Half a day and a good meal after his first Milliways entrance, Thor has his feet under him much more solidly.) He heads for the bar, although he's perfectly willing to be flagged down along the way.

[Tinytag: Thor Odinson, Darcy Lewis, Leela]

[OOC: Closed to new threads, sorry!]

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"Can't say I've heard of it," Duo says, taking a sip of his coffee. "Asgard, I mean. I know Earth. You, eh. You look human, but you're not from Earth?"

Technically Duo himself is an alien, considering he wasn't born on Earth. But there's alien and then there's alien.

Thor shakes his head. He's pleased, slightly, and it shows; one benefit of this strange realm is that people believe the truth about him much more readily than anyone has on the altered Midgard he was thrown down to.

"I am Asgardian."

Thank you for that, Thor.

"It is another of the Nine Worlds, separated by Yggdrasil's branches. Humans have known us of old, by your reckoning, but we are not of Earth."

Thor is definitely in the alien category.

"No kidding? What's your name, then?" Duo doesn't guarantee knowing anything 'of old', considering his eclectic education. But it's worth a shot.

"I am Thor, son of Odin."

This, too, is matter-of-fact.

And followed by a (hearty) swig of coffee. Still delicious!

Well, good thing he's enjoying it, because Duo almost spit his out all over the table.

He coughs, staring a little wide-eyed. You don't spend time in Scandinavia without hearing about Thor and Odin and the Valkyries etc. etc.

"No kidding." This time, it's a statement.

"I am not jesting," Thor assures him.

He had a brief moment of concern when Duo choked. Thor knows perfectly well what spit-takes are, but humans are so tiny and breakable; he's not totally sure what's a serious matter. But the guy seems fine, so that's all right.

"Well, nice to meet you, then." He seems cool, anyway.

You know, for a god. Fucking Milliways.

"I'm Duo."

Not really a god, technically, at least by his own lights. But Thor won't think to mention that unless Duo does, and possibly not even then.

"Well-met, Duo."

mmm, coffee. Coffee is an awesome invention. Good job, modern Midgard!

It seems sorta rude to bring it up. Like harassing actors in restaurants. And 'so, how's being a god treat you?' is just not a question he wants to hear himself asking.

"You said, Nine Worlds?" He heard the caps. "What are the others?" Are they alternate dimensions? Other planets? Magical pocket kingdoms?

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"Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, and Nidavellir above, in Yggdrasil's uppermost branches," Thor reels off. "Midgard below, which you call Earth. And below that are Jotunheim of the frost giants, Svartalfheim, Hel, and Muspelheim last."

"-wait, wait. Say that third-to-last one again."

Thor looks slightly bemused.

But he runs back over the list mentally to check the order, and says, "Svartalfheim."

"Awesome," Duo says, grinning.

'Svartalfheim' is a funny word, okay?

And probably hard to say three times fast.

Thor looks bemused.

But in a friendly way!

Humans are weird, and the culture gap between Asgard and Midgard (and Milliways) is vast and confusing. Thor's willing to roll with it until Duo starts making sense again.