New YorkDamage Control@CyraniaThor shook Coulson's hand as he offered it. For an older man without super strength he had a pretty decent grip.
“It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. I'm Thor, but I guess you already knew that.” He didn't trust the government enough to give them his real name. His identity was a secret for a reason. A poorly kept one, but a secret nonetheless. He didn't want to bring unwanted attention to his parents’ doorstep. He was intrigued to hear that the government had been following his career with great interest. He knew that he was on their radar given how he had become more public with his heroics, but the choice of words reminded him of Palpatine talking to Anakin in the Phantom Menace, though this Phil fellow didn't appear to be evil, but looks were often deceiving.
Thor followed Coulson to the secluded area close to the bay and listened to his question. He gave pause before answering. If the kid with the super strength was Arthur he didn't want to turn his life upside down or cause him and his father any trouble or stress.
“I'm honestly not all too sure. I arrived a bit late to the whole affair.” He answered.
“They felt like an army given the task of attacking the surface and finding this Arthur. The former was probably meant to help with the latter. I didn't hear of anyone who helped us being named Arthur, but all of a sudden the Fire Trolls proclaimed that King Atlan had returned and went back to the sea as if nothing happened. This King Atlan of Atlantis must have saved us from afar.”“That could be…” He crossed his arms.
“We unfortunately don’t have much information on Atlantean politics at the moment. They usually are content to stick to themselves underwater…. How was fighting the Trolls? Were there any specific strengths and weaknesses you noted?”The government still seemed to know more than he did. He didn't even know Atlantis existed before today. Thor took a second to think before answering.
“Their numbers and ability to spread fire were the real problems. Brute force was enough to take them down and some way to remove their flames. The guy with fire for hair was able to do that. But water wasn't effective against them since they came from the sea.”Coulson huffed.
“That’s unfortunate…Still that does help us, thank you.” He scribbled down some notes, then put his notebook away and looked back up to him.
“You know…If those guys came up so suddenly, they could always return. And if they return, it would be nice to have you with us to fight them off, wherever it may happen…Have you ever heard of SHIELD?”Thor awkwardly rubbed the back of his head. After the experience he's been having lately it felt weird receiving thanks from the government.
“Just doing what I can to make the world a better place, sir.” He nodded in agreement at the possibility of the Fire Trolls or something else coming to cause trouble on the surface.
“Wherever I'm needed you can count me there. But no, I can't say that I have. Who or what is SHIELD?”“We’re a global agency, not tied directly to any one government, seeking a lot of the same things you are.” He then drew out a business card.
“I know with Mr. Luthor, you don’t have the most trust in governments…But if you could ever use help or would like to join us, call the number on this card. We especially got lawyers on offer.”Thor took the business card and looked at it before putting it in the same hand with the letter that he received earlier.
“I'll definitely give you a call and if you need my help, I'm sure your agency will be able to contact me when you need me. With the way things are back home I'll need your lawyers one day, but until then I rather the only one that contacts me is you. You seem trustworthy, Mr. Coulson.”He softly smiled.
“Just doing my best. I’ll make sure to arrange to be your main point of contact…Definitely enjoy yourself at the party tonight, Thor. You more than deserve it. And make sure to talk with Miss Frost. She’s a wonderful woman to have on your side.”Party? He was going to ask what party, but then he remembered the envelope in his hand. So that's what that was. It looked like he'd be staying in New York a bit longer. Now he just needed to figure out what to wear. He doubted she wanted him in his costume.
“I'm looking forward to meeting her then. Thank you, Mr. Coulson. Do you by chance know somewhere I could get a last minute tux?”Coulson hummed in thought.
”There is a place within Manhattan near the Empire State Building that’s good quality but reasonably priced. Look for Martinelli’s. Though I don’t think she’d mind if you came in the cape and armor. From the news reports, this is meant to honor the heroes of New York. Would be a bit hard to tell who is who without being in the right outfit.Thor thought about it for a second. If he appeared in a tuxedo for this party it'd be easier for the people back home to discover who he is if pictures got out. If he stayed in costume it'd be a bit harder even though he wasn't exactly hiding himself.
“I'll keep Martinelli’s in mind. But it looks like I'll be going to this party in style.””And I’m sure you’ll look great for the cameras… Then his watch beeped. He reached down to click on it, noting whatever message was on there, then looking back up.
”Well, it looks like I better get back to work. I look forward to when we next meet, though hopefully under somewhat better circumstances. His glance fell to some of the more shaken civilians from the train fall.
Thor gave Coulson a nod before following his glance to the shaken civilians. With SHIELD and the firefighters working to put out the flames no one needed his rain anymore. He decided to put on a show for the civilians. He twirled his hammer in the area causing him to shoot up like a rocket. He hovered in front of the rain clouds he formed and lifted his hammer above his head. He didn't need to do this, but it was more so for the people watching. Suddenly the clouds stopped raining as they parted leaving room for the sun to shine. But that wasn't all. A double rainbow arched across the city signaling to the people below that a new and brighter day was coming.
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