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[Loki is sitting in his bed, lounging back with one arm draped across the headboard and one knee hiked up. In his free hand he's holding the communicator. He seems to be getting better with video feeds because at least you can see him this time.]

I wish today to speak of security. There has been much talk of late of ways to make life here more comfortable. I have seen mention of holidays, of designated meal times, and other ideas to give people a sense of structure.

[The hand draped across the headboard rises to scratch the back of his coif.]

What people are proposing may eventually lead to a rudimentary government. As we apply rules to life here we must, also, enforce these rules or our efforts would be for naught.

I am aware that there is already some manner of security force on the ship, but their actions are not currently dictated by any actual law.

Should law come about, what shall the security team then do? What would we consider a transgression here where life is ever at the mercy of machines beyond our control? And how would we punish such transgressions? Would we, as Miles proposed, bring our criminals to trial? Or would we have them promptly executed?

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loki.

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Me. Yes.

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[ wow this is the least pleasing thing that could have happened. ever. ]

small multiverse, i guess.

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'Tis enormous, actually. Nigh infinite.

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small enough that you're on this ship.
so i'm sticking with too small.

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Oh.

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oh?

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[A world-weary sigh]

It seems wherever I go I am subjected to hostility. I am running sorely short on things to say about the matter.

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gee i wonder why.

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I do.

[A creaking as he adjusts himself]

Please, explain.

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[ explain. clint entertains the idea of whipping his communicator across the room, but. ]

considering the version of you i've met just tried to take over the planet
i think i'm justified in being less than pleased to see any version.

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The planet? Midgard?

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midgard. earth. whatever you like.

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I have no desire to conquer your planet. I visit at times and merely burrow in it, but I have never wanted to make it mine.

[He wanted Asgard. And maybe also All Things. Earth was welcome to come too, if it promised to be good and play nice with others.]

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so you expect me to believe you're the softer, more cuddly version?

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Do you believe all versions of yourself are the same across the cosmos?

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i'll let you know when i've met some of them.

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I may know you, mortal, in another where. And you may be a far different being.

I may have even known thee here. Dimensional doppelgangers are not unheard of in this place.

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i've known you. a version of you.

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As have I. I met him when I came here.

We were not alike.

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weren't you.

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We spoke but once. I mentioned our heritage and he stabbed me in the back with a knife in anger.

There was no love between us.

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and then what happened? what was he doing here?

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I could not say.

He disappeared not long after attacking me.

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and you're sure about that?