"Lets see what we got here." She said to herself as she turned to an ally and hid behind a dumpster. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and rummaged through the contents of the wallet.
"Woah fuck I hit the jackpot today! $700 , 5 credit cards, hmmm.. Pepper Potts" Her eyes widened when she saw the name etched on the card. She quickly looked for an id and saw a photo tucked inside a sleeve. "Oh shit this is Pepper the fiancee of Stark." Her heart beat faster as she bit her thumb nail. "I'm gonna be so screwed." She cursed herself. She rubbed her eyes, focused for a moment then grabbed the cash inside the wallet. She tucked all the cards inside of the wallet safely and she stood up. "Im just going to go right up ahead to the information desk, ask for some random employee and leave the wallet then scoot. That's the plan." She told herself a bit loudly so that she'll be totally convinced that this is the best thing to do.
"And you really think, that idea will work?" A snarky voice came from behind her. Heart racing, she decided to make a run for it but to her great surprise the man emerged infront of her. Tall, elegant, his hair dark, and there's something about his eyes that tells her that he can cause trouble if he wants to.. Mischief. She stopped as he grabbed her elbow, his grip tight but not to the point of hurting.
"Okay2x I'm gonna bring it back. Everything okay. Here's 600." She said grabbing 6bills inside her pocket and showing it to him.
"Are you sure that's all of it? You dare to trick me you silly girl? Do you have any idea who I am?" He said somewhat disappointed.
"As a matter of fact, I dont know you and I dont know what your intentions are but Im sure as hell your not a cop. And yes, that's all of it you see?" She flipped her pockets to prove to him there's nothing left.
"tsk2x" He pinched the crook of his nose and looked to her. "So what about the other bill you hid inside your boot for 'safe keeping'?" Came his annoyed reply.
"Urgh how the hell were you supposed to know that? are you stalking me, you pervert!" She said desperately trying to sound indignified.
"Your silver tongue has got potential. But can never compare to the master of it. Stupid girl, I am loki of asgard, God of Mischief and Trickery. Not to mention former God of lies and Earth's would be conquerer, 6 years ago rather. Now you shall return every single bit of the money inside that wallet that you stole from Ms. Potts or I will turn you to a cat for a week." He said towering over her small figure.
"Fine, you weirdo. I've got kids back home you know. As you can see I'm not from around here. Lucky you, you're british, while me.. come on you gotta help me out"
She grumbled.
"wait.. british? what? do you even think that I'm from this realm?"
Loki cut her off feeling annoyed and puzzled.
"You mean you don't know me? Where have you been a couple of years back? And do you mean you haven't lost anybody after Thanos snapped his finger?" He continued, somehow troubled by her ignorance.
"Ok, who the hell says Realm? Like what is this Defense of the Ancients? and who is Thanos? I mean, the father of my kids, disappeared for like a year then came back just to terrorize us again recently. So yeah technically I haven't lost anybody. And... basically I came from asia which is relatively far from the US, or this 'realm'. So no I haven't heard of you. Maybe those alien attacks were a hot topic but they never reached our continent so the hell with it"
she shrugged her shoulders and scratched her head. S.J. has been around new york for a year, trying to finish her thesis for her Degree in International studies. Her aunt had a business back home and she has been supporting her and her kids since she and her ex split up. When her aunt had lost her business thru a gambling spree, she was forced to discontinue her thesis and work in order to support her aunt and kids. She bounced from diner to diner after her application was rejected by Hank Pym because her area of specialization didn't fit in with the company's interest.
"This is incredibly awkward for me, Miss?" Loki asked while thinking hard.
"S.J. just call me S.J." She replied.
"I will take the wallet back to miss potts. I won't tell her that you ' picked it up', but I will give you a job. Basically you just have to keep me company most of the time. Run some errands and other things" He offered. Somehow he pitied the lady. To hell with all his issues, this woman is a single mother trying her best to provide for her kids. Willing to even risk getting imprisoned for petty theft just to send money back home.
"Really? After all that you've seen? You're going to trust me? S.J. asked.
" Idon't trust anyone silly girl. I just don't think that I have any other choice. That's the only way I can help you straighten up your ways and somehow deal with my own personal issues." He told her offering his hand for her to take.
"I would gladly accept your offer Boss. Will I start tomorrow? or would you call me?" She replied taking his hand.
"You will start just about now". He turned around and started heading towards The Stark Tower while she hopped trying to catch up on him.
" And please, give my back my wallet. Nobody can trick a trickster." He said looking straight ahead. She huffed and complied anyway. He shook his head as they both entered the revolving doors.