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Hey, ah... Vision - I mean, Jonas - of the Young Avengers got sent home. Sorry, if you knew him.

[Why is he always full of bad news? Ugh... let’s try to be less depressing for a while.]

There’s something else I wanted to talk about today: since I got here almost a year ago I’ve noticed how there’s this huge range of cultural norms across the multiverse- which makes sense, different worlds have different standards, I get it. People who are accepted in one world aren’t tolerated in another. Luceti’s kind of an anomaly, where there’s really not much, if any prejudice. I mean, there’s the whole Malnosso versus Us mentality, but that’s because of what they do, not what they are. Basically what I’m saying is that I think that’s great, and I want to do my part to keep encouraging that universal acceptance here for the people who might not be able to get it back where they come from, open up discussions to people who might not be sure about who or what they are, um...

Okay, this is a really roundabout way of saying I want to start an LGBT club. If you don’t know what that means, here’s a breakdown:

[Below is a jotted list-

L = Lesbian = girls attracted to girls
G = Gay = guys attracted to guys
B = Bisexual = guys and girls attracted to BOTH guys and girls
T = Transgender = People who feel like they were born in the body of the wrong gender (or genderfluid)
*Q = Questioning = Anyone not sure about the above or if they apply

And then it returns to voice.]

Those are really oversimplified, and there's still a lot of other words people use to define themselves, but you get the gist of it. I’d really like to meet up with anyone who matches any those descriptions, or feels like they might, or are just curious about it. I’m gonna put up some posters with suggested meeting times and places, but if you have any questions or just want to talk about it, you can use the journal (it’s okay to be anonymous!) or come right to the school. I’ve got a table set up and I’ll be here pretty much all day. I don't know if this is going to go anywhere, but it's worth a shot, right?

One last thing- we’re looking to make this a safe place, so if you plan to come just to make fun of people: we have a Hulk.

[And true to his word, Billy will be at the school, curled up in a chair at a plain table littered with papers. He’s designing posters and doodling various symbols to use for logos. Come bother him if you like?]

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~~Right, then. So I could...~~

[Bleh. Fine. Loki didn't want to be in your stupid club anyway. Except he totally did. But fine, he'll just pretend he wasn't welcome in the first place.

And let's be honest, it's not like his presence would help anything.

Double Bleh. He just feels dumb and hurt for no reason.]

Never mind. Good day.

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Whatever.

[Double bleh right back at you. Ruining his good mood and hurting his feelings too.

....

....

NO YOU KNOW WHAT FUCK YOU AND YOUR ISSUES]

Wait. What were you even trying to accomplish here? Was there a point to your cryptically snapping at me, or were you just lashing out?

[Long pause, as Loki considers just ignoring this and ending the stupid conversation entirely. Billy is probably the only person aside from Rogue he cares about when it comes to opinions, though.

Sigh.]

I had felt rather specifically unwelcome.

However on sober reflection it matters not at all.

I think it's more that you kind of just ignored the rest of what I said. In other words, the reason I mentioned having a Hulk in the first place.

And I have been told countless times that I render others unsafe with my presence. And I will admit to my capacity for cruelty when provoked, though I felt hurt by the implication I would in this case.

I would not normally expect such accusations of you. But considering the pointed mention of having a Hulk, I certainly felt it was directed at me.

[And it hurt. It bloody hurt a lot. You have the capacity to hurt Loki's feelings, Billy, and he doesn't like this one bit. It feels like a mistake on his part.]

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And I wouldn't normally expect you to make fun of people who fit those descriptions. Which means it wasn't a warning meant for you. Has anyone told you recently that you're really paranoid?

[He's genuinely insulted that Loki would think that. It's practically offensive.]

I wouldn't be paranoid if I hadn't earned every bit of it.

[He isn't paranoid, Billy. It's just that everyone is out to get him. Duh.]

From other people maybe.

I thought you knew better with me.

I thought I did too. That was why I found it... hurtful. [You know, instead of just one more reason to nurse his sense of being aggrieved.]

Join the club then.

[HE'S STILL OFFENDED]/small>

Feel better now?

I think it depends upon if you count feeling embarrassed as an improvement.

Sorry, I can't really do anything about that.

Whatever, though. Can we just start over?

If you like.

Though at that point I haven't anything to say, really.

Oh.

[He doubts that, to be honest, but at this point he doesn't think that it's wise to push the issue, either. And with Teddy so involved in the club he's not sure if directly inviting Loki would end well.]

Talk to you later, then...

[He can read between those lines easily enough.]

I don't see how my presence would really further your goals.

[And he's never been much for joining groups anyway. The art club had been a statistical blip, something he's ended up at because of the combined might of Rapunzel and Ikki.]

I didn't say anything about that.

[But it's probably true. He's just not comfortable with the idea of turning anyone away, especially a friend.]

I know. That is why I did.

[Normally he'd be tempted to show up just to be contrary. But Billy is important to him, and this cause is one that is close as well.]

~~and such a deeply personal matter...~~

I would not wish to shame my lady anyway. I've done that enough recently by simply breathing, yes?

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[He's honestly not sure how to take that one. Truth be told he has no argument, not just because of the antagonistic issue, but because he seriously doubts the likelihood of Loki showing up to share his sexuality with a group of strangers.]

Isn't that kind of up to her?

I don't think it would be... fair of me to put her in such a position.

She took my admission of having taken men as lovers well enough that I'd rather not push it.

[Though it's tempting to do something like this just to mess with Thor, remind him that his so-called little brother is a catamite.]

And considering my presence would help nothing in the slightest, it doesn't seem worth the risk, yes?

[Indecisive for a long moment, he finally shrugs and gives in. He's not here to convince anyone to do what they don't want to (or ought not, for that matter). In the end it's anyone's choice.]

Well, the club's got an open door policy, as a rule. And you know where to find me if you ever want to talk about it.

I don't really know what I'd say, beyond what I've already told you. [And only two people know that of him, in that way: Billy and Rogue. Though he imagines Kirk and Eugene know by grace of the contact they have shared.]

I do wish things were different, sometimes.

My thanks, Billy.

[Apparently they're even, there, since he doesn't know what to say, either.]

You're welcome, I guess.

[Still, at least the offer was made. And it's better than ending on a fight.]

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