Lakes and skiffs

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X is outside, seated cross-legged on a rock by the lake.

She is very still, breathing in, then out, then in again, and watching everything.

It is not meditation. But it is still nice.

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X looks at him for a long, silent moment.

"Back to Milliways."

Beat.

"Later you can visit my world. And meet my cats."

[foolyoutwice]

"...Your cats." Not that he's going to turn it down.

He's begun moving restlessly around, and for the moment ignores the idea of return to Milliways. "But now that we're here, don't you want to look around? Visit...SHIELD. Who are those people anyway? Or stop by the Asgard throne room for a tearful family reunion, wouldn't that be delightful?"

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"I think you would like Steve McQueen. He is good at escaping."

X is watching Loki pace, her own body held still and unmoving.

"I think it would make you more upset. To go back to Asgard. Now."

[foolyoutwice]

"I don't know what you mean. I love coming back to stern lectures on my comportment."

Loki looks sideways at her. "Why Mt. Rainier?"

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X just looks at him. She does not roll her eyes.

"No one likes those."

Obviously.

"I have not been here. Before. And I wanted to see it. I like quiet places."

[foolyoutwice]

"They'll probably send me to my room without my supper, too."

He turns around again, a full circle, taking in the sight. "I like it. I approve. I'll have to come back some day. --All right, very well, if I can't talk you into taking me anywhere else, I suppose it's back to Milliways."

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X does not smile.

"Next time there is mayhem. Somewhere I am."

Beat.

"You can help."

She flashes blue again, bright as ever, and reaches out to take Loki's hand. Back to the Microverse and from there to Milliways they go.

[foolyoutwice]

"--I love helping with mayhem. Thank you." That's very thoughtful of her. And maybe he'll just have to disappear in the chaos, whatever chaos it might be.

But for now, Milliways.

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"Yes," X says, even as they become very tiny and flash across universes.

"I know."