Ragnarocc

Thanks for Knocking

"Thanks for knocking." I didn't look up to acknowledge the person walking into my room, but I had a feeling I knew who it was.

"Well, of course, I wasn't raised by animals."

"Hm. Guess your brother was," I huffed.

"....May I ask you a question?"

"You may."

"Are those.... What are they, cucumbers? Why are they on your face? Are they actually doing anything?"

I lifted one of the cucumber slices off my eyes and glanced over at Loki, "Regardless of whether or not they're doing anything, I am wearing them to appear relaxed and casual, when I am in fact full of rage."

He sat down next to me and sighed, "Is this about the fight?"

"Yes! It was total bullshit!" I sat up, the remaining cucumber falling onto my lap, "Listen, he won that fight!"

"I know, I know-"

"Do you know how much money I would've made, had the Grand Pisslord not fucked it up? Do you? Because I do, because I asked the guy running the betting booth, and do you know what he said? Do you know what he said, Loki?" I was definitely rambling at this point, but I was too upset to try and stop myself.

"No, I don't-"

"5 MILLION UNITS !!"

He whistled, "Damn- I mean, uh, that's okay, you probably didn't miss THAT much-"

"Not to mention I lost 150,000."

"Mhmm, well, if it's any consolation, I won a good half million," he pointed out.

"How the HELL is that supposed to make me feel better?" I suddenly perked up, a smile crossing my face, "Wait.... Is this leading up to you giving me money because you feel sorry for me?"

"No. It absolutely is not." He held up a finger before I could make some irritated outburst. "But. If you're really set on not getting over it, I will help you win back some of it."

I considered for a moment, "So you're saying... we go gamble and win 5 million units?"

"We win whatever we can get," he corrected, "So come on, get up, your sulking is getting annoying."

"My sulking is getting annoying??"

"Shh, this isn't about me!" he waved his hands dismissively, "And I sulk.... A healthy amount!"

I gave in and stood up, making my way across the building to the card tables. Loki talked enough aliens into starting a game of poker with us, and from there we started definitely not cheating in order to win back all the money I'd lost. Loki laid down his hand and glanced at me from behind his sizeable mountain of poker chips.

"So I've been thinking."

"Oh no."

"It is definitely best if we don't go back to Asgard."

I picked up my fresh hand of cards, "Oh, well then I guess we agree! Hela'd kill us anyway. Besides I'm clearly out here makin money and living my best life. I'm havin a great time! Are you havin a great time?"

"Having a great time winning ," he grinned, sliding more chips into the pot. "Well?"

"I fold," declared one of the aliens.

"That's what I thought."

"Hold on," I examined my cards and eventually decided to sacrifice some more chips. We were pooling our winnings anyway, so it didn't matter if he beat me, but my pride would not allow me to back down.