It's not the first time Thor has considered the problem of technology, so many basic tools of Asgardian life that no one may know how to make anymore. And it's such a small, petty concern next to all the lives that were lost - so many that there will never be a full accounting of the dead, he knows - but it's another sign of how far Asgard has fallen, another black mark on the reign of Thor.
You're a destroyer, Odinson.
Thor fights back a shiver at the reminder of his vision from years past, Heimdall smiling at him with dead eyes, and the real memory of his fallen friend that now mirrors it. He shakes it off, shoves it down, focuses on the healer's examination with a stubborn, desperate determination not to burden her with the wounds she cannot heal for him.
Most of what she says is unfamiliar, but the quiet clack of computer keys tells him that Loki isn't having the same trouble. Or at least knows enough to spell things correctly. Thor blinks hard when he realizes she's speaking directly to him, after many long minutes of dictation that he'd begun to tune out, despite his best efforts to pay attention. The thought of a longer recovery does not sit well with him, but what choice does he have? It isn't as though he's been wearing the arm for most of the last week, anyway, though that had been his choice, and that seems it should make a difference. "If I'm not called to battle, I can get by without it for a while," he says, uneasily. There has been no word of Thanos since he fled Wakanda, but if that should change, there is not a chance in Hel that Thor would stay behind when he could help, when he could correct his mistake that has left half the universe in ashes. His mistake. If he's given the chance to do something, and have it matter.
The promise seems an easy one to make, though even such a small thing twists uncertainly inside of him, fearful of making himself a further failure than he already is. But he hides it as best he can, nodding in agreement and meeting her eyes. "You have my word," he says, and hopes his word still holds any worth. He hesitates, then adds, "I intend to meet with a smith to get a better replacement made. He'll probably need to take measurements of some kind. Will that be a problem?"
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You're a destroyer, Odinson.
Thor fights back a shiver at the reminder of his vision from years past, Heimdall smiling at him with dead eyes, and the real memory of his fallen friend that now mirrors it. He shakes it off, shoves it down, focuses on the healer's examination with a stubborn, desperate determination not to burden her with the wounds she cannot heal for him.
Most of what she says is unfamiliar, but the quiet clack of computer keys tells him that Loki isn't having the same trouble. Or at least knows enough to spell things correctly. Thor blinks hard when he realizes she's speaking directly to him, after many long minutes of dictation that he'd begun to tune out, despite his best efforts to pay attention. The thought of a longer recovery does not sit well with him, but what choice does he have? It isn't as though he's been wearing the arm for most of the last week, anyway, though that had been his choice, and that seems it should make a difference. "If I'm not called to battle, I can get by without it for a while," he says, uneasily. There has been no word of Thanos since he fled Wakanda, but if that should change, there is not a chance in Hel that Thor would stay behind when he could help, when he could correct his mistake that has left half the universe in ashes. His mistake. If he's given the chance to do something, and have it matter.
The promise seems an easy one to make, though even such a small thing twists uncertainly inside of him, fearful of making himself a further failure than he already is. But he hides it as best he can, nodding in agreement and meeting her eyes. "You have my word," he says, and hopes his word still holds any worth. He hesitates, then adds, "I intend to meet with a smith to get a better replacement made. He'll probably need to take measurements of some kind. Will that be a problem?"