This chapter is betaed by ZoraBriallen. All mistakes are mine.
Warning: A slight spoiler to Civil War.
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Darryl was mostly used to Thor dropping in literally anytime of the day and anywhere. Today was not the day!
He was in the middle of preparing a presentation for five major clients. If he could sell the company product to at least one of the clients, there would likely be a promotion on the horizon. Harry was kind enough to listen to his preparation.
"Our price may not be the lowest but it's very competitive given the quality of our products and the after hour customer support …"He choked as a large hand landed on his shoulder. There could be only one person doing that!
"Son of Jacob! Here you are. I've been trying to find you. Your colleagues were not so helpful today. I wonder why."
"Thor, I'm very busy at the moment. Can we do this at home?"
"You told me not to bother you when you are in a meeting. I checked your schedule which you printed and stuck on my wall and it seemed you didn't have any meeting today."
Harry cleared his throat.
Thor turned around and just realized there was another person at the end of the meeting table. By the time Harry stood up, Thor had reached the end of the table and shook his hand vigorously.
"Hi, I'm Thor Odinson, the prince from Asgard. It's always my great pleasure to meet Darryl's workmates. Midgardians have so many interesting tales to tell, especially in this country of Australia the land of adventures."
"Asford? I didn't know we have any royalty in Australia."
Darryl wanted to hit his head on the wall. Most of his colleagues had met Thor. Why wouldn't they? Thor barged in any time of the day. It seemed the Asgardians didn't know the concept of working hours. Thor said Asgardians worked whenever they liked it. Most of his colleagues were already used to Thor's antics. In fact, some seemed to enjoy them. They said it beat the monotony of a 9-to-5 job. Harry was one of the select few who hadn't met Thor because he worked from home most of the time.
He needed to introduce them quickly and kick Thor out of the office before his presentation.
"Harry, this is my new housemate Thor. Thor, this is my colleague, Harry O'Connor. Now, I really need to run to my presentation."
Harry gave him two thumbs up. "Darryl, I think you're going to be fine in this presentation. You just need to be confident and speak a bit louder."
Thor added, "I agree with friend Harry's advice. As I often said, you need to speak louder like Asgardians. I could barely hear you. If you want to, I could give you some eloquence lessons. Princes in Asgard have to learn them since we were younglings at the age of 75."
"Younglings at the age of 75?" Harry parroted. Suddenly, realization hit him. "Holy cow, you're the Thor Odinson, one of The Avengers. I'm a big fan." It was now his turn to shake Thor's hands vigorously.
"It's always nice to meet Darryl's friends who don't hate the Avengers."
"Are there people who hate the Avengers?" Harry certainly didn't follow the world news, but at least he knew who the Avengers were, unlike some of Darryl's workmates.
"Sadly, there are. That was the reason I came to find Darryl. The Man of Iron told friend Banner that there is a presidential debate going on right now. Friend Banner asked me to watch it as it might influence the Sokovia Accords and superheroes in general."
"Did you mean Tony Stark and Bruce Banner? Wow! I guess you know Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff, too."
Darryl looked at his watch. It read six minutes before his presentation. If he ran now, he could reach the meeting in two minutes. "Can I take a raincheck on the politic and superhero talk? I hope that's the right American expression although none of us here are Americans. Thor, if you want, you can watch the debate with Harry, so you can update him on the Avengers."
Harry immediately answered, "I'd be delighted to accompany Thor. I've had my meetings anyway and am about to go home. We could go to a local pub that serves great steak sandwiches. Darryl, good luck on your presentation!"
"Friend Darryl, you're going to nail it! Godspeed!" Thor waved at him.
Darryl quickly gathered his belongings and dashed out. On his way out, he heard Thor asking Harry whether bringing Asgardian mead could mellow out Darryl's other colleagues, who were not too happy with Thor's frequent appearances. He would really like to know what Harry's answer was. He guessed he needed to wait until tonight.
Note:
-Initially I meant to write "4 times Darryl needed to put up with Thor and one time he didn't" but I thought I might not find the 4 examples and there might be more advantages. Therefore, I would only update when I have an idea. Any suggestions are welcome.
-There is indeed a town called Asford in Australia.
-Feedback and constructive criticism are welcome too since this fic has not been betaed.
