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Thor, if he was honest, did not much expect to have the family of any of his students drop by, but nor did he entirely rule it out...and besides, he had all but been told to expect a visit from that valkyrie today, and he wanted her to be able to find him.

Jane might also want to see him, he thought, but then again she might not. Since that more or less summed up his feelings toward her as well, he could not blame her either way.

He should also go to brunch at some point, but he would worry about that when he got hungry.

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Well, there was Valkyrie sauntering on in. Because she'd had a great night and felt great.

"Odinson," she said in a greeting.

[ifwebeworthy]

Rub it in, why don't you?

"Valkyrie," Thor said in return, and indicated one of the chairs. "Please. Be welcome."

[notaqueenbutaking]

"Thanks," she said, dropping into the chair, legs draped over one arm as she assessed him probably as much as he was her. "You're different."

[ifwebeworthy]

"I should hope so," Thor said. "How strange it would be if I was just the same. You are not any of the valkyries I have known, either."

[notaqueenbutaking]

"Maybe I'm dead there then," she said with a shrug that implied that was reassuring. Because the others were still alive. Sort of a better world in her eyes. "I was a Valkyrie long before you were born."

So odds were high!

[ifwebeworthy]

Technically, at present, they were all dead, but Thor didn't want to talk about it.

"Perhaps," he agreed. "So many little changes make up a world. I am glad that Asgard persists, in yours." And it had fro-yo!

[notaqueenbutaking]

"He said you broke the cycle," Val said with a more serious tone. "How?"

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Thor was impressed she'd managed to hold out this long before asking, honestly, although he was still somewhat surprised she knew of the cycle. "Those Who Sit Above In Shadow," he told her. "You must sever their connection to your world." Easier said than done? Sure. But at least he could tell her where to start.

[notaqueenbutaking]

Val took a deep breath, tapping her fingers on her knee. "What'd the Allfather have to say about that?"

[ifwebeworthy]

"He was already dead," Thor said bluntly, "so he did not get an opinion."

[notaqueenbutaking]

"Bold to think he couldn't still somehow have one," she said, making a face. Her issues with Odin were different and fun! "So, what exactly are you doing now?"

[ifwebeworthy]

"I tend bar," Thor told her. "I was told it was a worthy pursuit for Thors on this island. And I teach a class on the weather. And," he admitted, "I will restore Asgard, when the time is right."

[notaqueenbutaking]

"Oh, now I know you've got the Odinforce," she said, rolling her eyes.

[ifwebeworthy]

"For better and for worse," Thor agreed. "I must admit I am somewhat unclear on how matters lie in your universe." For some reason he and Jane didn't chat much. "I know that Asgard was destroyed, but--I am gladdened to hear there were survivors."

[notaqueenbutaking]

Look, sometimes talking to your ex was hard! And them being a god and you also being a god somehow just made it worse.

"As man as we could get out," Val replied. "Odin died and that freed Hela to take Asgard. So, we let it burn."