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You were gone for NINE days, Loki! That's longer than the last time you disappeared on us.

And what is he doing here?

She's got quite the stubborn streak, so it's hard to talk her out of anything when she sets her mind to it.

I might be able to dig out some chocolate.

What do you mean what am I doing here? I'm helping!

True enough. I also hadn't entirely realized how long it had been, so it makes a bit more sense now.

I'm accepting of chocolate!

Knowing your okay is good, but knowing you tend to do this so extreme worry might be a little overkill.

I'll get that food to you shortly.

I really am working on doing it a little less. There were just slightly more urgent things than usual that I needed to work on.

I'll start looking for something interesting to send you back with.

And me. I actually need to go back for a bit as well but I need to wrap up a few things first.

Hope you have enough for four more. We're on our way back too. The boss is hungry, the twins are hungry, I'M hungry.

I'm sure they'll have enough. Or at least try to.

However, I make no promises on the chocolate.

Not the chocolate!

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I can leave enough for the group before I head to Loki with her share, so it'll be waiting for you when you get here.

Thanks, but I'm not sure you're already cleared to enter the base without a chaperone.

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And then you you end up super focused and time slips away while you work. I totally get it. Could potentially set a clock or something, but that requires remembering to set it too when you get to your workroom.

Sending you back with me will be good. Can I help with what you still have to wrap up so we can get you back sooner?

Did you know that once I tried to set an alarm to go off every two hours. It was supposed to remind me to get up and move, get food, or anything else like that.

I learned that it wasn't all that effective when I was working. However, it worked wonders when I was halfway asleep and realized very quickly that I didn't turn it off.

And to answer your question, I could definitely use your help! I'm in the middle of packing up some things. This was a good spot but I'll need to be going somewhere else to finish. Would you mind helping me drag some of it back?

I didn't know that, and just proves that your focus will not be distracted when you are on something and working. Have you thought of something that just potentially pings your location to Sigyn at least every few days, so if you wander and get distracted she at least knows where you are and can let everyone else know not to worry?

[ He wouldn't suggest everyone, because that could get dangerous if too many people knew her location. But at least letting the wife know where she is means Sigyn can let others know as needed - which would stop Hel from grumbling too hard, right? Maybe? And keep Sigyn comfortable knowing where her wife is when her wife did get distracted for longer than anticipated. ]

I can definitely help lift, carry, and drag things for you to get them back here for where next you travel to work on them. Though I will say, pending what you have to do, you sit and eat while I lift and carry for you.

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I'm still not convinced you're not a spy.

[ There. Straight talk. At least it's better than what she typed originally? Get your Asgardian ass out of here. Or should she have sent that? ]

I'm not sure exactly what you need me to do to prove it considering I'm here trying to help. I'm trying by action, because words won't be believed.

[ Really though, tell him what you need for him to prove it? ]

Then let's wait and see how helpful you'll be.

[ The tension in the base has been high the past days, heightened by Loki's radio silence. Something's going on that Sigyn's not made her privy to, and now there's a big meeting coming up with most of the Resistance leaders in attendance. ]

It'd help if you weren't so hostile about me being here though. If I was going to betray you, you'd never have left Asgard when I found you.

[ Loki seems to really be the only one that actually wants to offer him a real chance to help, at least that he feels since everyone just seems to question why he's here or nudge him back out. ]

I’m not being hostile. But you don’t just walk into the Resistance. There are protocols.

But I suppose Loki’s cleared you if she’s added you here and bringing you over.

The comments I've caught are less about protocols and more about me personally and where I grew up. Which in the end makes you no better than the shit group you're spying on, because you're both judging me for things I don't have control over.

Sounds like I'm bringing a good portion of whatever she's been working on to when I bring her back. She enlisted me for lift and carry work.

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Has it really been that long? I had only thought it was about four.

I suppose hunting parties would be understandable by that point then. Although I really had just gone off to make sure if there was excess damage, I would be the only one cleaning up after it.

[ Occasionally Loki forgets that her dying would be considered excess damage to her, at least consciously. That thought goes even more unnoticed when she's working on something more challenging than normal. ]

As for the last part, I thought if I sent it to everyone, there would be a chance that at least one of you would see it and pass on the message if everyone else was busy.

[ ...Loki is getting the sense that she may have fucked up a tiny bit. ]

Maybe it was the equivalent of four wherever you were.

Aside from alive and hungry, are you okay?

[ Meanwhile, she's going to go deal with that last bit personally. Or at least as personally as she can deal with via text. ]

No time difference, I'm not close to the base but I'm still planetside.

Well enough. I'm coming back with Hodr, so hopefully that might help ease the worry. I do need to sleep at some point after I get back but that's neither here or there right now.

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I need to talk to both you and Sigyn when I get back. And I know you're suspicious of Hodr, so you may not want to bring mention anything to him just yet. I'll let you know if I can sort out if he's involved after we've had some time, just him and I..

[ Uh that does not really help ease the worry, Loki. ]

I'll be here. Sigyn asked me to stay close while everyone else's out, but now with most of you coming back I'll have to get things ready for a big meeting.

It's bad, isn't it?

Bad is a decent word for it.

But it was going to be worse. We've got some time before things get dire and hopefully we won't be here long enough to worry about it.

I'll get to cooking, then. This is going to be a long meeting, from the looks of things.