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????
now i'm intrigued!
who was the stranger? what happened at the encounter?

A fan from another world. Approached me at the Opherium, there's not a lot to tell.

as far as i know you are the best (on midgard 3;>) at what you do and he is the best at his niche, not often do the twain meet
did this person like my fanfic?
... of YOU TWO?

by odin's beard, did they think it was REAL??? 3:D

As far as I could tell, he's pretty fresh off the Confluence presses. It may surprise you to learn that your terrible fiction isn't everybody's first stop on the tour.

offensive tbh
so if you didn't ask why i used tony in that trashy tale because this guy saw it ...

should i be left to speculate on this?

He insinuated we spent a lot of time together wherever he came from. I wanted to know if that was the case in your experience.

i can't say i know who is diddling who in the avenger circles, alas
my fanfic would be way more popular if i could

tony was a little weird about the whole prank, but i assumed that was a result of coming from a point in time where i was an evil old man
that was the other reason i chose him as a side character
tony stark ought to be able to brush off jokes like that, he's the most famous man on earth

Please never use that word again

I'd be offended given who was playing the lead, but 'news just in, even famous people don't like being the butt of bad jokes' shouldn't come as too much of a surprise.

no, i mean

he didn't simply go the "oh, loki, you predictable piece of shit" route
he was genuinely angry
as if i had stabbed someone in broad daylight -type of angry

which world was the stranger from? did they say?

New Amsterdam is the only name he gave, so I presume it's an Earth.

Don't bother Stark about it.

i'm not going to waddle up to that idiot and ask him directly, i'm not captain tactless
i can make enquiries of other people, it won't relate back to the reason why

Maybe not, but you're capable of a pretty good impression

It doesn't need an investigation. I wanted to know if it's a common thread, it would appear it isn't, enquiry over.

are you implying i can't be subtle?
how dare you

would you entertain the idea of being
closer
with stark?

Case in point, why does it feel like this is the beginning of another conversation about my love life?

you saved my life, stephen, i am indebted to you
here to help/assist/clarify any troubles you wish with the full disposal of my skills at your beck and call

he's abstaining, you know
my universe's guy
he eats all the doughnuts i send him though so he at least has some form of appetite left

Great. You can help me by finding some other way to entertain yourself.

I'll add that to the pile of things I just happen to know now.

it's very hard to be your friend sometimes, you know
but i persist!
i am a benevolent and kind god, after all

ask him on a date
"good day, mister stark, do you eat boiled vegetables at overpriced restaurants? i do, for i am a doctor and greens are important to your bones' growth [insert doctoral dissertation]!"
you can pass it off as medical overseeing of his health if he says no
which he likely will because he behaves like he's sixty instead of thirty and eating out might give him a heartattack when he sees the sun