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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 6, 2019 22:12:07 GMT -5
Ashton blinked.
"Asgard."
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Post by Teja on May 6, 2019 22:15:15 GMT -5
"Like the Asgard?"
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Post by Megan on May 6, 2019 22:18:46 GMT -5
"My dad's whole family are Norwegian, and they live in South Dakota," Megan said with a shrug. "Sounds like something they'd do."
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 6, 2019 22:19:15 GMT -5
"Exactly!"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on May 6, 2019 22:19:46 GMT -5
"Asgard, South Dakota," Veidt repeated.
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Post by Teja on May 6, 2019 22:22:27 GMT -5
She wanted to ask if he'd grown up with North myths, which was his favorite. But especially with Veidt here, she wanted to avoid personal questions. She had to keep slightly to topic, even if she'd never see him again.
"And you're here in New York now for a bit of world takeover later?" she said with a shark grin.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 6, 2019 22:26:40 GMT -5
"You could say that," Ashton laughed.
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Post by Megan on May 6, 2019 22:33:43 GMT -5
"That'd be a hell of a campaign slogan," Megan teased.
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Post by Teja on May 6, 2019 22:37:16 GMT -5
Teja joined in on that. "You'd lose, of course, but at the same time, it would definitely show up on SNL..."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on May 7, 2019 7:37:08 GMT -5
Veidt was surreptitiously pulling out his phone as the girls and Ashton continued talking.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 7, 2019 7:39:04 GMT -5
Ashton briefly met Veidt's eyes from across the table.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on May 7, 2019 7:47:38 GMT -5
Adrian's brow furrowed as he maneuvered his prosthetic hand into the right position to cradle his phone.
When it was secure, he entered Asgard SD into the search bar. The loading screen paused, then flashed blue as a list of results came up.
Asgard, South Dakota. Population 1,134.
Adrian's frown deepened as he looked across the table at Ashton again.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 7, 2019 7:50:48 GMT -5
"-and I won't have this on the record, but if this is 'the greatest city in the world', I think that bodes rather poorly for the stewardship of this world at large, don't you think?"
Ashton scoffed.
"Honestly, the whole place is a mess."
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Post by Teja on May 7, 2019 16:09:14 GMT -5
"There's no doubt of that," said Teja soberly, with her voice unconsciously dropped to a whisper. "To think that - New Years' - actually prevented something worse..."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on May 7, 2019 16:15:06 GMT -5
Veidt lifted his eyes to hers.
"Is that how you see it?"
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