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Thor ran his a hand through his long hair, wearily. This had been a very long day so far, and it was far from over. This old man clearly wasn't understanding what Thor was saying, or was choosing not to. He was either a fool, suicidal, or both, and Thor didn't appreciate his callow disregard for the formidable threat that the Allfather posed to his rebellious world. Furthermore, he wasn't even the leader of the Midgardians, which left Thor wondering why he was wasting his time to begin with. As the old man moved to leave the room, Thor's earlier feeling that this was some kind of trap resurfaced. With a single, fluid motion, he swiped his axe from the floor and flung it across the room at the old man. It was not truly aimed at him, however, as the axe passed a scant inch from his head and wedged itself in the doorframe, barring it. The material of the doorway and the room itself seemed to be different, and the axe dug in deep.

"[color=ed1c24]If you don't wish to be conquered, then listen to me now. This is the dialogue, these are the negotiations. If you aren't going to take me seriously, then I can't help you. The Allfather won't care about your presidents and ministers; when Odin comes they'll be the first ones on the gallows, feeding the crows. He doesn't care a single lick if you're united or not, he'll send you all to Hel just the same.[/color]" He sat back down, inviting the old man to join him again.

"[color=ed1c24]I know your Gods of Olympus; they are similar to us, but very different as well. We've had an accord for as long as Asgard has claimed your world as one of its Nine Realms, because we all know that a war between Gods would reduce your planet to a smoking ruin. That's the destiny that you're flirting with at the moment. Odin isn't some space-trash that comes knocking every so often to loot your primitive world. He's the God of War. We don't have alien invasions on Asgard because aliens know better than to invite their race's extinction by trifling with him.[/color]" He looked the old man in the eye, doing his best to convey his genuine sincerity. "[color=ed1c24]Whether you believe me or not will make no difference once the ships arrive. I've seen them already, all of Asgard prepares for war.[/color]" While Thor wasn't sure that the ships he had seen being loaded with supplies and soldiers were destined for Midgard, he didn't discount the possibility. "[color=ed1c24]It could be days, maybe weeks, months, even years, but when they come it will be the blackest day in the history of your world. For Odin it will be Wednesday.[/color]"

Thor sighed, leaning back in his chair. This is what he had been reduced to already; trying to talk the Midgardians out of suicide on a planetary scale. "[color=ed1c24]To be completely honest, I'm surprised that I haven't heard about these aliens sooner. We should have been here, defending our territory from cosmic rabble. You have my sincere apology that we did not come, but I am suspecting there was a reason for this. The Allfather is also the God of Wisdom, he takes no action without tremendous forethought.[/color]" Thor took a moment, collecting his thoughts, before looking to the old man with as much sympathy as he could muster. "[color=ed1c24]Perhaps this is all part of his plan, allowing your world to become lax in its tithes and obligations. Perhaps not. What I know is that whenever I traveled to one of the Realms with my father, he arrived expecting a world in compliance, and a sacrifice in his honor. If he is given those things when he arrives, or you can give him the [i]appearance[/i] of compliance... Hopefully we can avoid scouring your world.[/color]" Thor held out his empty hands, a gesture meant to covey his sincerity and lack of desire to see Midgard wiped clean of human life. "[color=ed1c24]I like your world. Honest! You haven't been a very gracious host since I arrived, what with the threats and this obvious cage, but I don't hold that against all of your people.[/color]"