Reunited and it feels so... awkward - for mybroisadopted

[searches_forhim]

It was the last place Jane had expected to run into Thor.  She wasn't sure what had made her send him those hearts. After waiting for so long the only explanation possible was that her patience had simply run out.  He had promised to come back for her, yet he hadn't. She thought she had feelings for him, but her logical side kept telling her that she had only known him for a day and a half, there was no possible way she could know him well enough to fall for him that quickly.  Her heart and her brain were still at war when he arrived.

She opened the door to her New York apartment and ushered him in. The shoebox of a place seemed even smaller with him in it.  "So... hi."

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[searches_forhim]

Jane laughed at his comment, in complete agreement with him. "You should see the ones that are so small they're called 'teacup'. Women carry them around in their purses. It's ridiculous." Jane's idea of a dog was a golden retriever or a lab.

"Do you have dogs where you're from? Did you have any as pets when you were little?"

[mybroisadopted]

Thor nodded, and a smile came to his lips. "Yes, we have canines of a similar look- though to the larger breeds, not the rodent-dogs of the Midgardian fancy ladies. They are much larger in size and are used for protection and hunting and are very loyal beasts. There are many that roam the grounds, and they were excellent company. Likewise, there are many felines that keep the grounds free of rodents."

(ooc: Would you be terribly offended if I borrowed from the comics that he can talk to animals? Because it's just something so weird of Thor that I totally fell in love with it. XD)

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[ooc: I wouldn't be offended at all! I think it'll be hilarious!]

"Sounds like our dogs might be descended from yours. Geneticists said it was wolves, but who knows, it could be a mix of wolves and your dogs that made the ones here now." They continued down the sidewalk toward the zoo, Jane's dainty hand firmly in his, and she was blissfully oblivious to everyone around them.

[mybroisadopted]

"I am not sure one our canines would come to Midgard, unless it happened to be brought here by one of us.." Thor's expression turned thoughtful, his hand gently wrapped around hers. "Perhaps that is possible!" Forever an optimist. "They are very talkative beasts."

[searches_forhim]

They arrived at the brick archways at the entrance to the zoo, and she used Tony's credit card to buy their entrance tickets. Again, there were no questions asked aobut the name on the card not being theirs. As she tucked the card into her back pocket she made a mental note to mention something to Tony about his financial security.

"Talkative? Some dogs are kind yappy, I guess. But not all of them." She slipped her hand back into his and took the map that the booth attendant handed her with the tickets. "So which way do you want to go? The tropical region is to the left, and the arctic is to the right."

[mybroisadopted]

"I do not know what 'artic' is," Thor admitted. "I will follow your lead, as you have more knowledge of this place than I." But many things were clearly catching his eye as he seemed like one of the children roaming around, trying to look at everything at once.

[searches_forhim]

She nodded, reminding herself that she needed to try and anticipate what he wouldn't know. In reality, that was probably the majority of everything.

"The arctic is the area where it's the coldest in the world, and the tropics are where it's the hottest. Sincey you're leaving it up to me... let's go right." The arctic it was. She hoped he would enjoy seeing the polar bears, penguins and other snow-loving creatures. She watched his face as he took in the many children and families walking around. She squeezed his hand to get his attention and waited for him to look down at her once more.

"If you have any questions about anything, don't be afraid to ask me, okay?"

[mybroisadopted]

"Aye," Thor said brightly, trying to peer at several young children as they clustered around an exhibit. His eyes lifted to look beyond the fence and walls and spotted penguins floating in the water, zipping around one another. His brows lifted as he moved closer, eyes narrowing. "Are these birds that fly in water?" he asked, waiting until a child moved to lean over the wall and study them. "They have bills and wings but no feathers!"

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Jane smiled, noticing how the other children looked at the big man so excited about the penguins.

"They swim, but they don't fly. And they do have feathers, they're just very small compared to other birds." It looked as if they had arrived at feeding time, as Jane saw a zoo employee enter the exhibit with a bucket of fish. She pulled Thor back from the wall slightly so that the children could get in front of him and see through the plexiglass wall that he easily towered over.

"Animals from the arctic and antarctic have adapted to the severely cold weather. Penguins like these huddle together for warmth in big groups. And they eat fish, which have more fat than berries or seeds."

[mybroisadopted]

To Thor, who had never seen such things, it was absolutely fascinating. He could hear them talk of fish-fish-fish as the man feeding them came around, how they swallowed the fish whole with several gulps and tilting their head backs. "The artic is similar to Jotun-heim in climate, then? A land of ice and snow and cold." Thor looked back to Jane, one brow up questioningly. "These are very small creatures for such a place." Used to a far larger fair.

[searches_forhim]

"Yes, very cold. They may be small but they manage." She started to say that they have evolved to survive, but decided she didn't want to have to get into a whole lesson about Darwin and evolution at the moment.

"You'll have to tell me more about Jotunheim later. If you don't mind." She tugged on his hand to get him walking to the next exhibit - the polar bears.

[mybroisadopted]

THESE were creatures he had seen before, he was sure, though on a much larger level! His brows furrowed and he looked out to the white bears. "These creatures exist in Jotunheim!" He declared, perhaps a touch louder than necessary, as he leaned forward. "Are these only cubs, though?"

Only a few people are staring...

[searches_forhim]

This time she did get concerned, and she tugged hard on his arm as a reminded to make mentions of other worlds in a softer voice.

"These are adults. The young ones are very small. I don't know if they have any babies here or not." She probably could check on the zoo's website but that would mean letting go of him - and letting him out of her sight for a moment. She chose to leave her phone where it was.

"I don't think they like it when you lean in like that..."

[mybroisadopted]

Thor looked to her, and his excitement softened. "But these are far smaller than those I've seen before. Are they the same beast?" Thankfully, his voice softened as well. "It is excellent than they have such defenses against these, as they are fierce predators."

He seemed proud to know more about these than the feathered-water-birds.

[searches_forhim]

She was happy to see him calming down a bit. She chose not to look around and see if anyone was staring.

"Maybe they're related? Or the ones here could be descended from the ones you know. Polar bears are good hunters, but they're home ice is melting and they're dying out. It's really sad, actually." Next to the exhibit was a display illustrating the plight of the polar bear.

[mybroisadopted]

Thor's brows came together at her words, and he immediately looked with concern out to the creatures where they laid, relaxing in the shade. Jane, good luck with him as he leaned forward and called out, "beasts of the ice! Do you suffer here?"

Or how the polar bears all looked over at Thor at the same time, and one even stepped forward and gave an odd grunting sound.

Thor nodded, as if he understood. "Your breathern suffer, however."

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Jane's eyes grew wide, as did the majority of the people standing around them.

"What are you doing?" she asked, trying not to sound accusatory and failing. She didn't want to treat him like a child but if he kept drawing attention this way she would have to pull him aside and have a talk with him.

[mybroisadopted]

Thor's brows came together at Jane's reaction to his speaking with the beasts. Why did she sound upset? He had done nothing the matter, or so he believed. "I am speaking to them," he said matter of factly."I wished to know if they were being properly taken care of in this... large cage."

[searches_forhim]

"But they're animals." She looked at the bears again and saw that they were still looking to Thor as if he was some savior come to set them free. This was going south quickly.

"Maybe we should move on."