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[aeturnus]

who: Cain (aeturnus) & Loki (dothelokimotion)
what: Two oldbies meet up for lunch to maybe talk about magic, maybe talk about being stupid old
when: Day after this thread, June 27th
where: Some Italian-ish restaurant because Cain is biased
warnings: Currently N/A. Updates as necessary.

[ Cain, true to his word, scopes something out before he bugs Loki about meeting up. It isn't anything terribly fancy, nor is it Earth-based, but it has food that's close enough for him to figure it'll be good for lunch and while he's getting a seat and letting the staff know he's meeting someone on their lunch breaks, he texts Loki the location.

Really, a lot of his motivation is boredom. That's basically his biggest motivator here, boredom and curiosity, things that push him to get up and get out and talk to people and understand this new world. On the other hand... he wasn't lying about enjoying their conversations, and there's a certain attachment forming there that he's pretty sure Loki is in no place to accept right now. The god's demeanor is definitely not open for friendship out of the blue so he'll get them closer before dropping that bombshell maybe.

That's how you do it, right? ]

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

If they still exist. I was under the impression they haven't given it much thought.

[aeturnus]

Whether they're around or not, there's got to be some documentation. People love talking about wars, especially when they're not currently in one.

[ And... when they are in one, actually. Not a whole lot of distinction among war nuts. ]

[dothelokimotion]

As possibilities go, it is not terrible.

[ Which means Loki can believe some worth can be derived from it. ]

[aeturnus]

I'll see if I can dig anything up, anyway. If you go study the portal, let me know if you find anything?

[ The implication being he'll share his own findings. See how sharing information already helped? ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ He nods. ]

Very well. I needed to take another look at it anyway.

[aeturnus]

Awesome. Look at that, progress and we haven't even gotten our food yet.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His lips twitch. ]

We might as well order then.

[aeturnus]

[ Cain grins at that, looks up in time to see a waiter bustling their way over. He'd already glanced at the menu, so he gives his order and looks over to Loki. Tilts his head. Need a bit more time? ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ He shakes his head as he repeats his order in Italian. The waiter looks a little stunned but shakes it off before leaving. ]

[aeturnus]

[ Cain lifts a brow at that, then just laughs. Starts speaking in Italian now because you started it, Loki. ]

What are the chances this is actually based on Earth Italy and not just something similar, you think?

[dothelokimotion]

Even so, there will always be enough similarities to at least keep some coherency. Even the calendars here have not changed at all.

[ Not that it applies everywhere. Loki has wandered enough realms to see the differences. ]

[aeturnus]

Not a bad point. There's so many earths, I wonder if they just go with majority? No way they have the same root here as they do back on earth.

[ Because a Roman would know that for sure. ]

[dothelokimotion]

That seems the most likely answer. Obviously, they allow for leeway, but most of the routines here link back to Midgard.

[aeturnus]

All roads lead to Rome. All realities lead back to Earth? You'd think more people from other Earths would know about this sort of thing.

[dothelokimotion]

They only have theories. Nothing that has been put to practice. And they lack the knowledge to bridge it forward.

[aeturnus]

Are you basing that off an assumption that all Earths have to be at the same technological level? Or just the one you know?

[dothelokimotion]

Mostly out of the assumption that time has not changed that much.

[ Loki gestures to their surroundings. ]

What time period do you think of when you see this?

[aeturnus]

Twenty-first century.

[ He dips his head, concedes that point. ]

It's a commonality, sure, but I haven't heard of any outliers who are used to this sort of thing and also come from some version of Earth.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki drums his fingers on the table. ]

What kind of outliers were you expecting?

[aeturnus]

Something more... sci-fi? Closest humans have to understanding this sort of thing is wormhole theory, so with Earths that ended up with a better grasp of those sciences...

[ He shrugs. It's well within the realm of possibility where alternate realities are concerned. ]

[dothelokimotion]

Perhaps. I have yet to see any though.

[ Even with the Tessaract, their understanding was . . . passable. And it took him far longer to get the things he needed. ]

[aeturnus]

That's partly my point. It's weird, isn't it? Everything feels like it's built on a base of Earthnocentrism the biggest difference is completely beyond that.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs. ]

It might just be that they don't want that many . . . ah, great minds in one location.

[aeturnus]

Then we look back around to the living portal part of it, though. Which begs the question of how much they actually control of the process.

[dothelokimotion]

I do not think the people here understand the portals that well.

[ A sentient portal though . . . It unnerves him. There are only a few he knows who can wield that power. ]