The first few days of living with Loki went pretty smoothly considering I was sharing a small space with a surly god who had tried to take over my planet. He stayed in his room except for mealtimes, during which he was completely silent. I always greeted him when he made his rare appearances in our common area, but I didn't try to ask him anything even though I was still very curious; I didn't want a repeat of his reaction about his family.

On the third day, Loki and I had private meetings with Fury after our wordless breakfast. Two guards escorted us to the Director's office through a passageway I had never seen, and frankly, I didn't know if it's existence was reassuring or creepy. At least they could get to our level of the helicarrier quickly if needed. Hopefully they never did.

Agent Hill greeted us outside Fury's office asked me to wait in a chair outside. I sat and she led Loki into the office. I waited for what felt like a lot longer than the forty-five minutes my watch told me had passed. A few times I heard Fury's voice raise above his normal volume to a frustrated shout, but otherwise my wait was boring and uneventful. The guards were more stoic than the ones at Buckingham Palace.

Finally Agent Hill emerged from Director Fury's office with Loki and the guards stepped forward and led him toward a different hallway than we had walked through earlier. "Where are they taking Loki?" I asked Hill, curious but hoping I might get some real alone time after my meeting.

"Loki is being escorted to a communications room. He'll probably be there for a while as they figure out the best way to record his contact with Asgard," she explained as she took me into Fury's office.

Fury looked up from the papers on his desk, motioned to a chair, and greeted me, "Agent Coltey, sit down. Tell me, how has Loki been so far?" I sat down and Agent Hill left. Apparently I didn't need to be observed like Loki.

I took a deep breath, trying to decide the best way to describe the god's behavior. "Well, sir, he's clearly not happy to be here... He's only spoken to be once, not very pleasantly, I might add, and he isolates himself as much as possible. I'm not sure what I should do."

"You've had the same experience with him as I have, then." Fury paused thoughtfully before speaking to me again. "Keep trying to talk to him and get him to open up. I don't know if you've been told this, but you should probably avoid mentioning Asgard or his family, especially Thor." No kidding. That would've been nice to know. "I'd like to meet with you once a week to stay updated on how he's acting; 9:00 am on Tuesdays?"

"That sounds fine, sir." All I had to do anymore was watch Loki, so my schedule was open.

"All right, once you move to land you'll have a communication center in your house. We'll continue meeting over video calls at that same time." Loki had better start talking before we moved out. "I believe that's all I needed to discuss with you at this time. Did you have any questions?"

"I don't think so, sir."

"Okay, if you have any serious issues call me at this number," Fury handed me a piece of paper with a number scrawled across it. "Loki will be brought back to your apartments later. You are free to go."

"Thank you, sir." I got up from my seat and walked back down the passageway from Fury's office.

I was determined to make Loki actually talk to me. I just needed a plan.

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