𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 ━ loki laufeyson

5│LOKI IS THE NEW SCROOGE

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❛ ᴇᴡᴛʀᴛᴡ​​​​​​​​​​. ❜ ° . ༄
- ͙۪۪˚   ▎❛ 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 ❜   ▎˚ ͙۪۪̥◌
»»————- ꒰ ʟᴏᴋɪ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ
ɴᴇᴡ sᴄʀᴏᴏɢᴇ ꒱


❝ I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU
WERE D.B. COOPER! ❞

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Jimin did her best to appear unaffected after seeing people from her past that she thought she'd never see— or hear— again. Instead, she fixed Mobius with an irritated glare. "I don't think the T.V.A. is as on top of things as you think they are. The last one never happened."

The man acknowledged her words with a tilt of his head. "It's what would have happened had you stayed in your timeline. It was your fate."

The Asian woman appeared unconvinced— though she was starting to believe him— and scoffed. "Alright, what about him?" she asked, nodding to Loki. "What about his fate?"

Loki glowered at both of them, though Mobius only seemed amused. "If looks could kill."

"What do you want from me?" the god demanded.

"Well, let's start with a little cooperation," the man suggested. "From both of you."

"Not my forte."

"I only cooperate with people I trust," Jimin added, making it very clear that she didn't plan on working with either of the men.

Mobius gave them a questioning look. "Even when you're not wooing someone powerful you intend to betray?" he asked the god. "Come on."

Loki crossed his arms. "You don't know anything about me."

The Asian woman's expression became sneering. "Please. You're an open book written for very dumb children."

The Asgardian opened his mouth to give her a sharp retort only for Mobius to cut across them, opening a can that sat in front of him. "Maybe I'd like to learn," he said pointedly, not letting them derail the conversation again. "I specialize in the pursuit of dangerous Variants."

"Like myself?" Loki asked. "Then why is she here?" He nodded to the agent, who gave a light snort at his words.

Mobius took a sip of his drink. "Mmm. . . no, particularly dangerous Variants. You're just a little pussycat. Agent Hui is an unexpected guest. I got a set of questions for you," he continued, addressing the god. "You answer them honestly and then maybe I can give you something you want—"

"I let you put on that performance of my life without protest," Jimin interrupted. "What do I get?"

"You both wanna get out of here, right?" he saw them both straighten with interest. "Yeah, so we'll start there."

Mobius went on to interview the Asgardian as if he were asking questions for a potential job position— which, for all she could tell, he might've been. Loki, of course, revealed that he intended to rule over all of space (an idea that Jimin found laughable.)

"The Time-Keepers have built quite the circus and I see that the clowns are playing their parts to perfection," he finished with a chuckle.

"He's a big metaphor guy," Mobius observed. "I love it, makes you sound super smart."

"I am smart."

"I know."

The Asian woman resisted the urge to roll her eyes at their exchange and watched as Mobius leaned forward again to place a different tape in the projector, this one detailing Loki's life. As the screen played the god's defeat, the gray-haired man made a comment about it: "it's funny. For someone born to rule, you sure do lose a lot. You might even say it's in your nature."