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[ikols]

... I think he has outgrown me.

[rehandle]

Why?

[ikols]

I don't know, [ gods, stephen!! ] if I knew that I would change to suit the problem so it never mattered again!

[rehandle]

No, not - [ Hang on. ] That's not a good solution.

What makes you think he's outgrown you?

[ikols]

I don't see him as often. When we got together I would leave the window open for him to swing in whenever he was done patrolling, now it lets in little more than a breeze so I ... texted him that I had closed it.

[ NOODLES. ]

[rehandle]

[ Ouch. A pause, suddenly very aware that he's maybe not the best person to have dragged Loki down this line of questioning. Nevermind. We can only do our best. ]

... That sounds like a conversation that needs having.

[ikols]

It does, doesn't it.

[ Slurp-a-lerp, what good noodles they are. Definitely not giving him a look that says he doesn't want to have that talk. ]

[rehandle]

Mm. [ Confirmation and acknowledgement both. The hard talks are the worst, he can't argue there. ] In the meantime, try not to assume your feelings are facts. —I know that's easier said than done.

[ikols]

You are a mystery. You don't have a Zelma, which is weird because you need her ... when was the last time you dated someone?

[rehandle]

[ A sharp breath out that's not quite a whistle, but is an indication that he'd need to do some very simple maths he'd rather not do to answer that question. ]

A while. [ No thanks on answering that one accurately. ] If you're going to ask me not to lump you in with the rest of you, maybe you could try returning the favor.

[ He's never met a Zelma and he's doing just fine, thank you very much. ]

[ikols]

Don't be touchy. He's touchy. A lot more snooty too.

[ Offering up gossip as a peace-offering, he nudges him with an elbow while walking and eating. ]

If you agree I am the coolest Loki, you can be the coolest Strange.

[rehandle]

I don't need the confirmation.

[ Noodles. 😏 ]

[ikols]

[ Flicking a noodle at him!! ]

[rehandle]

[ Hey! The offending noodle goes flicked to the floor with a huffed laugh. ]

Don't be touchy.

[ 😏 😏 😏 ]

[ikols]

[ What a bitchhh. ]

How's that demonic dimensional gateway in your basement doing?

[rehandle]

It's not paying rent, so that's disappointing. I have a kid to feed.

[ikols]

Have you thrown anything inside it recently? A pen? A rune-laden scroll? Pennies?

[rehandle]

No, no I have not. I wonder why it never occurred to me to do that.

[ He came here to chat shit and eat noodles, and he's almost all out of noodles, so cycling back around to the previous topic...]

Billy already told me I'm your favourite Strange.

[ Not strictly true, but close enough to jibe with. ]

[ikols]

[ Choking on some carrot, wow. Clearing his throat, he makes a noise that has nothing to do with the noodle sauce burning the back of his nose. ]

Billy doesn't have any kind of authority over my opinions, he is freshly married to a space emperor and thinks he knows it all.

[rehandle]

[ He manages to keep his reaction down to only a mildly victorious smirk. ]

Oh. So he was wrong. Okay.

[ If you say so, Loki!! ]

[ikols]

You haven't met Earth-616's Strange, he is a curmudgeon who thinks I killed his dog on purpose, all because I helped him out behind his back and he didn't like it.

[ What an unreasonable jerk. ]

[rehandle]

[ A squint, but it's still accompanied with a half-smirk. How are there always more bizarre tales just around the corner? ]

You helped him out... behind his back. And at some point his dog died? I can see why that might not have gone over well.

[ikols]

Ugh, I caught Bats the dog in the backlash of a spell, I would never attack an animal like that. I got the talking ghost back for Strange! That was something I did not have to do, but I did.

[ Tossing his empty noodles carton in a passing bin, he stuffs his hands in his hoodie pockets. ]

It was mildly fun living in Bleecker, admittedly.

[rehandle]

[ Don't mind as his brows slowly climb up his forehead the more Loki talks. He didn't mean to open a can of worms here, but boy oh boy. Following up on ghost... dogs? can come later, because - ]

You lived in the Sanctum?

[ There's just so much to unpack. He asks it like he's asking somebody to clarify the details of a movie he missed. ]

[ikols]

... You can't be mad because it was not your Sanctum.

[ Wagging a warning finger! ]