"Well, we might as well get comfortable," said Scott.
They all found a place to sit down, as they had a feeling they were going to be there for a while.
"So you said you're in the war?" asked Freddie, as he sat down next to James. "Yes, I'm soldier." "I was in the war too, but I was a pilot." James raised his eyebrows. "Pilots are very brave. I respect your courage," he said, putting a hand on Freddie's shoulder.
Scott was feeling through his jacket pocket for something, anything even remotely entertaining. He smiled as his hand came across his cigarette case. "Anyone care for a cigarette?" he called, taking one out. "I wouldn't mind one," said Oakley, sitting down next to him. "You know those things are sooo bad for you," said Magnus, frowning down at them. "Thanks for the tip, mum," joked Oakley.
Just as Scott was pulling out a match, Loki turned around from the corner. "If you even think about lighting one of those horrid, dastardly smelling Midgardian frivolities, I will personally see to it that you do not wake up in the morning," he grumbled. Scott quickly put them away.
Bill went to sit next to Loki. "Hey," he said, smiling. Loki just winced and moved away, but Bill followed. "I think you're outfit's cool." Loki just turned to him, and said in disbelief: "Wonderful. Of course I get the annoying teenage virgin that will most likely talk my ears off from here to Jotunheim for the next hour."
Bill pouted. "I'll have you know I have a girlfriend," he said defensively. "Hmm. That's quite unbelievable." Bill took out his wallet, and showed Loki a picture. "Her name's Jewel. We're madly in love." He said as he stared dreamily at the picture. Loki just gagged and got up, leaving Bill with his picture.
Prince Hal sat down next to Loki. Loki immediately bristled. "Calm down, Rapunzel, I just want to talk." Loki scoffed at the nickname. Why did everyone have to make fun of his hair so? He found nothing wrong with it. He found it to be quite dashing, really. "And what exactly do you wish to 'talk' about, Prince Hal of Britain?"
"You seem kind of prince-y yourself. You have royal blood too?" Loki narrowed his eyes. "Yes. I was meant to be king! It was my birthright. I was cast out. Betrayed by my own family!" Hal winced. "Ooh, that's got to feel bad. Well, I am going to be king, 'cause my family loves me and I'm the life of the party," he said, smiling.
Then remembering the situation Loki was in, frowned and said, "Sorry. So what's it like on Asgard?" "You know of my birth planet?" "Of course. Norse was a mandatory class in prep school."
"Well…" Loki began. "It's very different than Midgard, or Earth as you call it, and has a rainbow bridge called the bifrost." Prince Hal looked at him weirdly. "Rainbow bridge? Scott, did you give Loki any of that drink?" he called over. Scott laughed.
"I speak the truth," said Loki. "But Thor destroyed it, in attempt to foil my plan of the destroying of Jotunheim." Loki clenched his teeth. "Thor? Your 'idiot brother' that Bill reminds you of?" "The same."
"For me, it's kind of the opposite. You want to be king but aren't, I'm going to be king but really don't want to be." Loki looked at him inquisitively. "Who would give up a chance to rule?" "I'm just not that type of person, I guess. I can't…handle all the responsibility that comes with the throne."
Loki was surprised and ashamed to feel slightly sympathetic. Then he chased the feeling away. "I'd switch places with you any day… if I didn't have such divine hair." Hal snorted again.
Meanwhile, while everyone was getting to know each other a little better, Magnus was trying to figure out how they got there, and how they could get out. Hmm, he thought. The last thing I remember, I was doing some paperwork at the station, and I fell asleep. Maybe they were all connected in some way. "Everyone!" said Magnus. "What's the last thing you can remember before you got here?"
Scott frowned. "Hmm. I was talking to my girl Zelda, and I recall sitting down for a chat with Ernest, I think I had just met up with Gil as well, but I suppose I must've turned in a little earlier than usual."
"I think I just went home after an evening with Jewel…" said Bill, then grinned."Maybe I didn't leave after all, maybe I fell asleep with her!" Loki rolled his eyes.
"I remember I was TRAPPED in my repulsive, utterly dull cell in the deepest dungeons of Asgard, it does not seem surprising I would have nodded off," said Loki.
"I was just hanging around my hotel room in Tuscany I've been staying at. I was preparing to spend a say at the hot springs in the mountains with Anna, but I think I decided to take a quick nap." said Oakley.
Hot Springs? Prince Hal mouthed to Scott, holding back a grin. Scott just laughed, and waved him off.
"I just went to bed as usual," said Hal.
"I got in a huge fight with Esther…" said Freddie. "She said something about leaving for a few days, to take a break. I must've gone to the bar and had a little too much to drink, came home and fell asleep on the couch."
"Our army squadron had been on the move for 3 days and 2 nights non-stop," said James thoughtfully. "I believe we had a rest period then, that I obviously took advantage of. But, how did we get here? Who could have transported us to a cave?"
They all looked to Loki. "Excuse me, mortals, I wouldn't waste my time and resources on you pathetic beings even if I could. Transportation isn't one of my many skills of deception. How could I have done anything like that in a blasted cell?" They all turned and looked thoughtful again.
Well that got us no where, thought Magnus. He sighed, and sat down. "Guess we'll just have to wait and see if a way out presents itself to us."
"But just like you said before, all we can do now is wait." said Oakley, coming over and sitting beside him.