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[abit_ofboth]

[Loki is dressed impeccably, if casually (at least for him) in a black, button up shirt, undone at the collar, his hair tidy and brushed back from his face. He looks confident and relaxed, though anyone who knows him might note a smidge of nervousness.]

I was hoping someone here might know of a restaurant that is not either the diner or the pub. They are both fine establishments, but I was looking for something a little more upscale and intimate for a special occasion. Any chance one of you might know of such a place? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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[ornithologist]

[ What a strange thought, being satirized. And by strange he means horrifying. Harold doesn't even tell anyone his real name; being well-known enough to have works of media made about him is possibly his worst nightmare. There's a few people he's become close to, not entirely willingly, but for the vast majority he'd agree with Loki on one thing -- the face he puts on for others is deliberately crafted and allows him to maintain a necessary distance.

He clears his throat faintly and reorients himself, forcibly suspending a hefty amount of disbelief. It's only rational to accept what Loki's saying given the circumstances, but it's still incredible. ]

Aurora does seem to believe that we are here to save worlds, as they put it. [ The word world seems something of a misnomer to Harold, but he has no idea what else to use in its place. ] Even if we lend credence to that idea, it may not be as altruistic a motive as it seems. Perhaps Echo is making use of us to save certain worlds and not others.

[ The mechanics of that are an absolute mystery to Harold. Everything being a mystery, though, means he's forced to consider all options.

... Classic sci fi, right. A much more benign topic. ] Science fiction commonly features devices like time travel or alternate dimensions, or at least planets far-flung enough as to be a different existence entirely. Typically, though, they're used as literary elements to comment on a current societal issue, like classism or industrialism.

So sorry for the delay!

[abit_ofboth]

[When he was younger, Loki had felt like notoriety was something to achieve, something to desire and something only for those deserving and he so badly wanted to be deserving. Now that feels like a rather immature way to think. Though he supposes he was very immature back then. Now he sees much more usefulness in being an unknown. That just doesn’t seem to be something that is possible for Loki.

It wouldn’t surprise Loki if Harold didn’t believe him. He hardly believed it himself when he first arrived in the TVA. He often thinks of finding the Infinity Stones in Casey’s desk and just how startling that had been. But things being hard to believe did not make them untrue. He can only hope Harold gives him enough credit to try and believe him because he’s starting to think he could be quite useful in helping figure this place out.]

It does seem that they are focusing on certain worlds and not all, or else Etray would be overrun with millions of people. There are infinite timelines and that number is growing all the time. Though I do not know how many they wish to prune it down to, it is too much like what I worked so hard to fix and I cannot stand by and simply let it happen.

[Now that is interesting. Harold’s description of Science Fiction sounds a lot like Loki’s actual life. Except the fiction part, of course.] I see. Well, in my timeline those things are absolutely real and I have experienced them myself. I must seem like a fictional character to you.