Manning Thorsen believes in (othala) wrote in repose,
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That did take his attention, enough for him to look sharply at her -- at Loki's current form. There was something about her that was familiar, besides the Nordic features. Perhaps it was her eyes or -- her nose. It was her nose. "Have you?" He asked, almost absently.
This had been his body for centuries. And Manning knew, that were it not for the curse, his life would have lasted barely a year after the rite that brought him Thor.
"I do know." Where he was steadfast, Loki was shifting, and Loki's only constant was change.
And making barbs that needled under his skin. Mjolnir was forever a tender spot, a beloved weapon that had no place in today's world. The question went unanswered. "Tending farm animals and having children. How far back have you traced your host's lineage?" It wasn't glamorous, but nothing about him had ever been that.