Thor

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The door from Milliways opens on the early morning landscape of the Capital Wasteland. Beyond the door is stony, blighted territory, the shadows of burnt, weathered stumps long in the morning sun. "The crater where we'll be picked up by the ship is just over that hill," Ellen says, indicating a swell in the landscape ahead of them. "I got kind of tired of walking half a mile to reach the nearest house with a door to get to the Bar, so I tore out an internal doorframe from the building and brought it here instead. It doesn't actually connect to anything, but it gets me back and forth- and we can always go to the house again if we need to, on the way back."

She glances at the Asgardian and adds, "We'll be traveling to the ship by a teleportation beam. There are two humans on board who can operate the controls, so it'll either be Dr. Tercorien or Sally on the other side."

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Ellen nods. Mox and Zur glance at each other, then nod. "That much is fair," says Mox, and turns to two of the others. "Ovu, Sej- go and gather up some extra bio-gel, please. We will make a show of good faith. And bring some repair epoxy if you find any, too."

"Thank you," says Ellen when the translation comes through. "I appreciate everything done here, and I'll make absolutely sure that Dr. Tercorien understands how matters stand."

She glances sidelong at Thor and adds in an undertone, "He may be a doctor, and older than me, but he's taken all of my orders and called me captain of this ship. If he gives me any trouble I'll take away his ammunition and give him a stun wand so he can defend himself non-lethally until he calms down."

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Thor grins at that last, quick and full of fierce humor. This is a management system that makes total sense to him.

(It's also exactly the management tactic his father recently used on Thor himself, but Thor doesn't have the emotional distance right now to recognize that. Especially since Odin never actually said it was temporary.)

He repeats Ellen's thanks, although he figures Mox and Zur can probably guess at that content anyway.

This whole piece of work has been -- surprisingly satisfying. This is what Thor was trained for, as much as war, even if the arts of war were where he found more enjoyment.

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Ellen then turns to Thor and says, "Thank you, Thor Odinson. I really appreciate this more than I can say- it's going to make a very big difference to a lot of people."

"I can take you back to the Bar now, if you'd like. I'll be along shortly myself- there's something I need to find first..." She eyes his arms thoughtfully a moment. "Shouldn't take long, though."

Power armor is tricky stuff if not fitted to the length of an individual's limbs, but she's almost certain there should be a suit or two in the cargo hold that'll be of the right size. A good host sees her guest off suit a suitable gift, after all. Especially if they've done an enormous favor.

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Thor inclines his head to her in return, and accepts the scrutiny of his arms with amiable bemusement. (And half a guess of why it might be relevant -- tokens of gratitude aren't unknown, although he has no idea what her world has that's bicep-relevant -- but he's not gonna ponder too hard about it.) "I have no further tasks to accomplish, if you have no need of my aid," he agrees. "I will return whenever it suits you."

"And you are very welcome, Ellen Park."