New Asgard, Tuesday

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Jane felt a bit like a smuggler with her bag of vegetables as she knocked at the door to Wanda's temporary (maybe) home here in New Asgard. But the whole broad nature of the food pyramid here on Earth was sort of lost on the Asgardians.

And sometimes you just needed something green in order to feel healthy again.

She hefted the (definitely from Trader Joe's) bag a little higher as she waited for an answer to the knock.

[for the gal mentioned! NFB, obvs]

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"Okay, not the best look, I'll admit," Wanda said. "But it's been years since then, right? Even more years for him than you. He's not going to hold a grudge."

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"I know he wouldn't," Jane said with a little sigh. Because it was really just an excuse. after some just looking at her wine glass to get the words together for it, she add, "I don't want to hurt him."

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"I think the fact that you're worried is a good thing," Wanda said, mirroring Jane's words right back at her. "I don't think you'll hurt him again."

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"I will," Jane said sadly. "He's lost his entire family."

Loki was still firmly in the maybe slot, though.

"And if I go back to him now, with how things are for me..."

He'd lose yet another person.

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"Jane," Wanda said, moving a little closer to put her hand on her arm. "You are speaking to someone who has lost everything, many times over. And it hurts, a lot, and it will make you do some very stupid things sometimes."

Stupid, almost world-ending things.

"But I would rather have the memories of my family than to have never had them at all."

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Jane sniffled and wiped away at her eyes at that, laughing in that way that was at herself for getting emotional about things.

"I can really see why he liked you so much," she said.

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"I can see why he liked you so much," Wanda said, giving her arm a squeeze before reaching for the wine again. "Not many people would sneak in vegetables for me."

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"It gives me an excuse to check on you too," Jane replied. "I think I'd get in some serious trouble if I let you die of scurvy here."

Was that possible? Who knew!

"But, I think we deserve to get a little drunk for this whole---everything."

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God, the Scarlet Witch dying of scurvy would be so embarrassing. The prophecies would have never seen it coming.

"Oh we absolutely do," Wanda said with a grin. "And I know for a fact no matter how drunk we get, we can't be as loud as my neighbors."

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It was her kryptonite! Scurvy.

"Oh, I thought it was just like that for parties," Jane replied with a gasp. "Every day?"

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"Oh, there's always something to celebrate," Wanda said. "Even when there isn't an official reason they'll usually make something up."

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"Ear plugs next time?" Jane suggested.

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"Who knows, maybe next time I'll be up to soundproofing the place with magic." Without burning down the town or going nuts!

The dream.

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"See? Positive goals," Jane replied. "But I'll add them to the list to be safe."

What if Asgard could just be louder than magic?

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Then they would have to learn to bottle that power and use it for good.

"I owe you one," Wanda said. "I owe you a lot, actually. I'll buy you so many drinks when--if--I come back."

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Would they? Would they?

"When--if," Jane agreed, smiling as she lifted her glass to clink to that.

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"Exactly," Wanda said, clinking her glass against hers. "When-if."