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[rehandle]

[ ... why does he feel like he Knows ]

Is this a public service announcement, or?

[thecoolerloki]

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[rehandle]

Why do I need this?

[thecoolerloki]

You should be smart enough to answer that for yourself.

[rehandle]

Forgive me, but I somehow can't come up with a reason why anyone would need either of these things.

But as introductions go, it's an interesting angle.

[thecoolerloki]

Did you not smile even the slightest upon seeing a weird little cat?

[rehandle]

[ Upon. ]

Sure. Do I seem like I need a laugh?

[ Why the anonymous drive by memeing? Though he suspects he's got a few clues about where this is coming from by now. ]

[thecoolerloki]

Perhaps. You do have a rather dour face. :)

[rehandle]

Thank you so much, you're too kind.

Are you going to introduce yourself?

[thecoolerloki]

I thought you'd be smart enough to answer that one too.

[rehandle]

[ Fine, he'll heavy lift the official introductions. ]

Hello, Loki.

[thecoolerloki]

Hello, Stephen. May I congratulate you on passing your first test?

[rehandle]

What, no medal? Am I working toward a certificate?

[thecoolerloki]

Le sigh. Children these days and their need for participation trophies.

[rehandle]

Loki tells me he's spoken to you about his plans for you.

[ Which is presumably what brings him to Stephen's inbox, but he'd like to talk about this with him directly. ]

[thecoolerloki]

He’s told me I’m to stay with you since he has no interest in taking care of me.

[rehandle]

I don't think that's quite how he put it.

[thecoolerloki]

And what did he tell you then?

[rehandle]

[ How much is it his place to say? ... Loki's asking him to take legal responsibility for a godchild. He'll say as much as he likes. ]

He's concerned that the two of you spending too much time with one another isn't healthy for either of you.

[thecoolerloki]

Which is why I told him I’d live on my own. Have things legally settled on paper while I handled the rest.

Apparently though I need a good role model and someone powerful enough to keep up with me.

[rehandle]

And a roof over your head.

[ The precedent this Loki has set for taking care of himself doesn't sound like it's the best. ]

I've told him you'll have to wait until I have somewhere outside the Diadem before I consider it in earnest, and I wanted to speak with you first. There's no use in my taking you in if it's going to be a battle to keep you there.

Do you have questions? Conditions? I can't promise to meet them, but I'm open to negotiation.

[ Don't treat him like a child, Loki had said. Well, that works for him. ]

[thecoolerloki]

It will be a battle to keep me anywhere. I am Loki, after all.

What do you gain from this, Stephen Strange?

[rehandle]

Besides increased monthly outgoings and a lodger who may or may not prove to be respectful of the house rules?

[ He doesn't have an answer to the question, hasnt yet had cause to frame it that way. So he takes a second, adds - ]

The knowledge that you'll have access to resources that should reduce the need for you to make dangerous decisions.

And a few extra headaches, no doubt.

[thecoolerloki]

What do you hope to gain from this, I suppose.

What’s in it for you?

Or do you feel obligated to provide these resources to prevent my all too likely villainy?

[rehandle]

If you're asking if this ties in to duty, it's a vocation not an obligation, but I don't believe you're a risk insofar as an immediate nosedive into supervillainy's concerned. So, no.

If I agree, it'll be because he asked nicely, and because I decide the benefit to your safety and the safety of others outweighs the potential for my discomfort.