Loki sat on the steps on the front porch as Karliah sat beside him, trying to get answers from him. It had turned out that the property was not hers, but her parents'. She was asking him every question imaginable.

"Where are you from?" she asked, picking at her fingernails. "You from town? …. Where do you live? … Do you have a family?"

Loki looked up from his hands, and stared into her brown eyes. The brown was so dark, they could've been black. They were a beautiful sight. He sighed and shook his head.

"No family?" she asked.

"My family has banished me from my home." he said. She reached forward and touched his armor, inspecting the gold on his chest.

"Banished?" she said, touching the armor on his arms now

"Yes."

"Where are you from?"

"I… I am from a…" Loki didn't know what to say without telling her everything.

"A what?" she said, and he could tell how badly she wanted to know,

"I need not answer to you."

"Well then, maybe you should be on your way."

Loki looked out at the pastures that held her horses, then stood.

"Thank you for your hospitality." he said, and he began walking.
"Where are you going to go?" she asked, standing as well.

He did not answer, instead, just kept walking. He owed her no explanation. He was a God, and did not answer to mortals. He honestly knew nothing of where he was. Where would he even go? He had no destination. He had been thrown into this world, this life, and had to stay here. He walked until it started getting dark out, then stood still on the side of the road, not wanting to walk blindly. If he had his powers, he would be able to see. He would be able to tell where he was. He was a mortal man, not worthy of his abilities, and so he sat, intent on waiting for light to return so as to keep journeying towards something that would compel him to stay and live his life in Midgard. He smirked, knowing that would never be found here. He heard something coming in his direction and saw two large lights. He remained still as it slowly stopped beside him.

"What're you doing?" a voice said and he saw Karliah in the machine. "Get in."

Loki stood and slowly got into the contraption. She stared at him, and he felt it. He looked at her.

"Alright." she said. "Look… I'm gonna take you somewhere for you stay tonight. Tomorrow we find out where you came from."

Loki looked out the window as she started driving again. She reached out and pushed a button, making music sound in the car. They kept drove until they hit a town. After turns and stops and more turns, Karliah finally stopped the machine and they got out.

"Ok, so, this is a friend's house. I crash here right now, so that's what'll happen." she told him. He nodded and followed her. He could hear more music inside the house. "Great… they're drinking."

"Drinking?"

"Yeah. Getting drunk." she said, a small laugh riding on her voice. She opened the door and a loud greeting erupted at the sight of her. She laughed and Loki watched a tall, slender man walk over and hug her. There was a girl there too, who hugged her after the man backed away. He looked at Loki.

"Oh, looks like you've been partying already."

"Will, this is Loki, Loki, this is Will." Karliah said. Will shook Loki's hand, smiling. "And this is Ashley."

Ashley shook Loki's hand next and Will handed Karliah a bottle.

"We are bumpin tonight, girl." he said.

"No, I'm not drinking." Karliah said.

"You suck." Ashley said, walking back over to her own bottle.

Karliah and Will walked over to the couch and sat. Loki remained in his spot by the door.

"Where did you find him?!" Will mumbled to Karliah and she hushed him, knowing he was asking for his own personal desires. "Were there more?"

"He was in my field today and he's been tailing me since."

"Is he good?"

"Stop it!" she hissed. She looked over at Loki. "You can come sit down if you want."

"Thank you." he said, joining them.

Karliah grabbed the bag of chips that were on the coffee table and offered some to Loki. He enjoyed sitting there, listening to the laughter of the two intoxicated people, Karliah joining in on occasion. They did this for most of the night, until Will offered Karliah a bottle of alcohol again. She sighed, giving into temptation. She looked at Loki.

"I only drink if Loki does."

"Oh… No. I shouldn't."

"Why not?" Ashley said, handing him a bottle of his own. "It'll be fun. We're not going anywhere, it's just us four."

Loki looked at Karliah, then sighed, opening the top of the bottle. He smelled it, never seeing Asgardian drinks in these kinds of containers.

"It's Tequila." Karliah said. "It's good, just try it."

Loki slowly tipped the bottle up to his lips, immediately tasting a creamy substance, followed by a sting in his throat that caused him to cough. Karliah smiled, taking a drink herself.

"Ok, let's make a game out of this, I can't handle just sitting here." Will said, standing up. He faced them, his bottle in one hand and a potato chip in the other. "What's it gonna be?"

"Well, in honor of our new friend, I think we should play I never, cuz it'll let us get to know him." Ashley said, her voice very dazed.

"No!" Karliah whined. "I can't. I always end up trashed at the end of this game."

Will laughed and raised his glass. "It's not about you darlin, we wanna get to know Loki."

Loki heard Karliah sigh.

"I do not know how to play this game." Loki said seriously.

"Simple, honey. We each take turns saying something we've never done. If you've done it, you drink. If you haven't, you don't drink. For example…" Will said, thinking. "I've never had sex with a female. Now you drink."

Loki took a drink, feeling the sting of the alcohol once more.

"I've never ridden a horse." Ashley said.

"Are we drinking by how many times we've done it, cuz you might wanna crack open two more bottles." Karliah said, tipping up her bottle.

Loki noticed her wince afterwards, and he felt better about not taking to the alcohol very well. Will tipped up his drink as well.

"I've never had a one night stand." Karliah said, laughing as Will tipped up his bottle.
"You cheap shot that at me every time!" Will said, finally eating the chip in his hand. He sat down on the floor, looking at Loki.

Loki realized it was his turn to say something.

"I've never… Kissed a man."

Every else tipped up their bottles, laughing at him.

"I've never been out of the state." Ashley said.

Loki tipped up his bottle with Karliah and Will. As the night went on, Loki knew he was starting to feel good, and he didn't like the idea. He recalled a time Thor had convinced Loki to drink and they both had ended up passing out in the throne room with their friends. The Allfather was most unhappy the next morning, to find some rebellious teenagers sleeping in the room as a council of Gods gathered. Loki laughed, remembering how competitive he and his brother got when it came to out drinking each other.

The night was a good one, as the more Loki drank, the more memories were suppressed in his mind. He welcomed this, no longer wanting to think of his brother, knowing he was another realm away.