"Of course. I would hardly have expected it of him."

"I think my brother might actually manage to hit 'good King' someday. It'll be a shocker for the galaxy, at least."

"What is he like?"

"Hm..." Her gaze goes distant, and she frowns briefly. "Forgiving," she says first. "And... Brave, honorable, charismatic. Very good at getting legal systems and public opinions to do what he wants..." She pauses. "I'm sure I had an anecdote for that, something about him charming his way around Earth's laws? Forgot it, though." She shrugs. "People like him, especially outside of Asgard - he's the type who runs around fixing other people's problems for them, and he's friends with two of King Lensherr's kids - the twins, Cecilia and Miriam. More with Princess Cecilia than Miriam, though." Cecilia was the one mentioned as the sorceress in the history display, and Miriam is the name of the speedster. "He's dating one of Earth's darlings, which - Earth's pretty minor for now, on the galactic stage, but it's a good look for - showing he's different from his father? I like his boyfriend, too. They're both stupid at times - they've gotten into some ridiculous scrapes with people more powerful than them - but their type of stupid makes for a good war story."

"Thor's ever pissed off Odin - he's on Earth so much because he got banished here for a while - but we're Odin's only two kids he'll admit to having, and if anyone tries to make me Queen I'm abdicating immediately. And 'Odin banished him for a while' looks good to everyone who hates Odin, so."

"He sounds formidable."

"He manages to be a good brother in all that, too. I can introduce him?"

"Would you recommend the experience of meeting him?"

"Hmmmm - he's not too intense, but I don't know if you'd find meeting him worth the bother."

"We'll see how further events eventuate, I suppose. But it's not as though we've a time limit to our vacation."

"Yeah. It's nice to get visitors, too - have you all just stumbled on each other?"

"More or less, I think so."

"What's people's stories - far as you're all comfortable sharing, of course."

"That is a long and moderately complex tale."

"We can find somewhere quiet to sit, then, if you feel like sharing."

"Very well."

There's a small park nearby, tucked in between some buildings - mostly trellises and climbing vines. It's shaded and cool - and decently quiet, for something in such a big city.

"The story begins, conveniently enough, in my native world. Two of our number, Hisame and the Keres, found their way there by apparently unrelated means, and met each other." She provides a brief description of the two.

"Hisame manages to both sound quite like and quite unlike me..."

"Alts can be strange like that. Her world... provided very few outlets, I think."

"Even if my only pastime was violence - " She frowns. "It's - helping people is important to me. But - "

"Yes?"

" - I had a reason. I know I had a reason - "

"I'm sure it's nothing - " Her frown deepens. "- Is being forgetful normal for us?"

"The opposite." She glances at Eliana.

"You mentioned telepathy as a power here. Would that extend to tampering?"

"Yes, but my shields are really strong - " She winces, putting a hand to her head. "I don't remember where I learned them, though..."

(A couple of local birds seem to have noticed their group. There's a particularly bold crow hopping over, watching them intently.)