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[fiamme]

[It takes Kori a moment to count backwards from ten and then to turn her device on. She selects video - it'll be easier, after all, if her face is recognizable. She barely glances at it before she turns away to speak in hushed tones to her own communicator from home.]

- Arsenal? Please come in, Arsenal - Roy? Jason?

[When there's no answer, there is a subtle slump to her shoulders. After a long moment, she turns her attention towards her device. ] ... Communications are down to my home. Obviously. I feel it unwise to request council with those responsible for my displacement. I will ask anyway: who has brought me here?

[A pause. ] I am Koriand'r, second Princess of the planet Tamaran. I do not take lightly to kidnapping.

I'm looking for a human - he has red hair, green eyes and wears an ugly sort of hat. And - another, also. Black hair, blue eyes. They will answer to Arsenal and Red Hood. [Another pause; she glances, almost anxiously off to the side. ]

... Oh, X'hal. Why now of all times?

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[asofwar]

[It happens every day, really. Or almost every day, Sif doesn't pay attention to the network - it's not a hobby, as it might be for others - but one always notices a woman with hair as red as blood and skin the colour of fire. Especially when she speaks of planets she is unfamiliar with. Yggdrasil spreads further than we thought.]

I fear that your status will not influence your success in being returned to your world, second Princess of the planet Tamaran.

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[fiamme]

It was not to influence. It was to warn.

[There are planets where Koriand'r simply has to say her name and the streets will fill up with rumors of infamy. There's an annoyed downturns of her mouth, but it's not aimed towards Sif. ]

What is this place?

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[asofwar]

Your words should be spared. If you wish for the exit, find it.

[Poor girl's not famous here. Boo freaking hoo. Try being a goddess of war in a generally peaceful place. With skeletons as your biggest foes this month.]

Although be forewarned that it is no simple task. Many others try, constantly. You are in the City.

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[fiamme]

[A pause. The City. ]

It has no name? [Even if it did, she'd forget after five seconds. ]

No matter. Are you also held captive?

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[asofwar]

[Not the word she likes to hear.]

I am here. [That's just enough for now, missy.] It has a name, I have given it to you.

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[fiamme]

I had always thought humans more creative, no matter how much all their cities look the same.

[Well, in that case: ] Vague. Are you responsible, also?

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[asofwar]

I do not think humans were the ones to name it. Perhaps its other name was too complicated to understand.

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[asofwar]

But no, I am not.

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[fiamme]

A pity. I will find someone else to shoulder the blame.

You are not human?

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[asofwar]

I am the Lady Sif of Asgard.

[And she has blames she shoulders of her own.]

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[fiamme]

Asgard. I see.

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[fiamme]

What is Asgard?

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[asofwar]

[WHAT IS AS-

WHAT IS

WHAT]

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[asofwar]

[PEOPLE CAN BE SO UNCULTURED, LET HER TELL YOU]

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[asofwar]

A place.

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[fiamme]

It is not of Earth.

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[asofwar]

It is the home planet of the Aesir, at the top branch of Yggdrasil, the tree of life, watching over all other planets.

Earth included.

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[fiamme]

It sounds ... vaguely familiar. Perhaps from a story.

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[asofwar]

[Tensely. A bit.] Yes. There are myths of us.

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[fiamme]

We had so such thing on Tamaran. Earth myths are fairly nonsensical. But they are also charming.

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[asofwar]

Until you are the wife.

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[fiamme]

Are you a wife?

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[asofwar]

No.

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[fiamme]

Then what does it matter?

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[asofwar]

An ant matters very little, but a gathering of them is a bother.