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Yes, my father Odin.

[ He's amused. His emotions about his father are layered and complex, but he knows what the name of Odin means to others. And it should. Odin was difficult, but he was brilliant and mighty. ]

He wanted me to see all of them young so I would understand the importance of protecting them. And also so that each was more than a name in a book, but a real place.

[ He even snuck them onto the land they were not exactly welcome in, for the same lesson. Thor likes to think he is able to take some of the better lessons and reject the ones that never took. ]

The galaxy is an endless place.

[ Patrick nods thoughtfully. He's impressed. And also...weirded out, again, but that's par for the course with Thor. It's just something to imagine a god leading his son on a tour of the galaxy. ]

The - Nine Realms - [ With which he's less familiar; he knows about Thor and Loki and Oden and Freya, but he's not a scholar of Norse mythology or anything - ] they're all in the same galaxy?

Yes, although it is easier to travel between them with portals that have been established by the Yggdrasil, the Tree of the World. Anyone on the outside has to go by ship, and they are not close to one another.

[ Thor can travel between them quickly because it was designed that way. Otherwise they would be terrible at looking out for the other worlds! ]

My version of your world, Migard, is one of them, but until recently we left them alone. The technology was not advanced enough.

Your version of my world.

[ Is there not just...the one Earth? Poor Patrick was not a sci-fi fan growing up, so the concept of multiple timelines, while not entirely unheard of, isn't one that immediately occurs to him.

Much less anything Prime Directive-ish. ]

Advanced enough for what?

Yes, I do not think we are from the same world, otherwise you would have known me on sight. I am a part of a superhero team on Midgard, the Avengers. We are very famous.

[ Which is why immediately upon meeting, Thor understood that Patrick was from AN Earth, just not likely to be his. His shock was from meeting a mythological name, not one of the Avengers. Thor says this very casually like it's obvious. ]

Advanced enough to comfortably do space travel. It is unspoken that advanced planets tend to leave others alone until they get there on their own. [ Thor sighs. ] That was the plan and we mostly kept it well, until my brother tried to take over Earth and brought an alien army with him.

Oh,

[ Patrick says faintly. He has no idea where to start with Norse god who's part of a superhero team on Earth.

He raises his eyebrows. And then raises them some more. ]

I - well - yeah, I guess that makes sense then.

[ A pause. ]

Didn't you say your brother is here?

Loki? Yes. Don't worry, he isn't likely to try and commandeer this ship. He wouldn't know what to do with it.

[ Thor makes a face. Listen, he can't pretend Loki isn't the type to cause trouble again. It's his brother's way. He wants to believe the best in him these days. ]

He has promised not to do that again.

Oh. Well. That's...good.

[ Forgive his obvious skepticism. ]

You, um. [ How does he ask this diplomatically. ] You...trust his...promise, then? I mean...you think he'll keep it?

[ Probably not like that. ]

[ His skepticism is completely reasonable and therefore Thor holds no grudge against the suggestion at all. Patrick may not even know his version of Loki, but he would not be wrong to be suspicious or concerned. Thor takes that seriously. ]

I trust that he wants to be better and he was much less violent about the last planet he tried to take over.

[ Oh that doesn't help. Sakaar was a trash planet though! Barely an attempt was made, just theorized!]

Loki is trying. You are all safe, I will not let any harm come to the people on this ship.

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