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Jane had a lot of restless energy lately. Most of that was due to the attack at the inn as well as all the thoughts about Asgard, Sif, Thor and the Warriors three. The best way that she had of getting rid of that pent up energy was kickboxing. It allowed her to hit something and to think which was a nice combination.

There were so many question especially after talking to Tony and the possibility that the American government working with Asgard or on their own could have taken and changed her memories from Sif. The possibility was real, but with the memories and dreams that she'd had since waking up at the inn, she could also be Jane/Remy/Alice from South Africa and New York. As she told Liz, Jane wasn't sure if she wanted to Sif or Jane, but the truth was, she wanted to know. But, she also didn't want to know. It was nice to think that she had an 'exotic' background of being from Asgard and friends with the god of Thunder. That was a nicer life than a daughter of murdered Apartheid protestors and raised to be a soldier by first the government of South Africa and then by Ellen Briggs or how she was known by the FBI - Shepherd.

At the thought of how she might have been raised, her fists and leg hit the bag with added force. It wasn't long before she needed to take a break and some water. Jane reached for a towel to wipe the sweat and to reach for a bottle of water. Maybe she'd go for a swim after this.

~*~*~*~*~ By the pool~*~*~*~

After a nice workout that helped with the energy, Jane had changed into her bikini and swam a few laps. The laps had been to cool off and clear her thoughts, both of which helped. Now, she felt like a slug so instead of toweling off and going back to her room, she relaxed against the back of the lounge chair and let the sun dry her. One of the benefits of having Molly for a friend was that as soon as she sat on the lounge chair, a bottle of cold beer was delivered to her from the pool bar. She didn't even have to ask for it. It was nice. Now, if someone could just send her over a slice of pizza to go with the beer, she'd be good.

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Jane had seen him around the inn of course but she didn't know his name. It hadn't occurred to her to find out, neither did it occur to her that this was Thor's brother that he talked about.

"Yes, that's me and I'm sorry, I don't know you're name."

"Loki. You know my brother Thor, I think." He was completely certain, both because of specific mention and because Thor was Thor. Everyone in his general area would know him within a few minutes of him arriving to that general area. He was social that way. "You and I actually have met, but I was much smaller at the time and not in a position to introduce myself."

Jane, at first, perked up and her smile grew when she realized that this was Thor's brother. That merged into confusion with his last statement. She was trying to remember meeting someone that looked like him but was smaller, like Scanlan.

"Oh you're Thor's brother, he's mentioned you a lot, but you were smaller before?" As soon as the words were out she thought back through what Thor had said about him. Before Loki could comment she said, "wait, Thor said something about practical jokes that you always played on him. Was that part of the smaller?"

"Not technically, no." Loki raised one hand, palm up, and created an illusion of his black kitten shape on it. "I was a kitten at the time, I meant." She had realized the kitten wasn't a kitten, he was sure, but there was no reason to make the logical leap that kitten equaled Loki.

"OH that was you! After I asked my friend Molly if she'd made an illusion and she said no I thought it might have been a shifter. So you do illusions, too."" At least Jane assumed it was an illusion since there was one in the palm of his hand.

"This is an illusion," Loki agreed, closing his hand and dismissing the kitten. "But the other was me. I'm a shapeshifter as well."

"You can do both?" Jane was both impressed and a little surprised. "Wow. Well I guess you would, if your brother was a god." Which meant Loki was, too. Her lips quirked. "that must take a lot of god power to get your body into the small shape of a kitten."

“Not really.” Loki paused, considering. Frigga has taught him everything she knew about illusions and mind magic, but she’d never been much of a shapeshifter. Magic had taken study and practice, talent or no, but different forms had been easy for him. “Or possibly yes, thank you. I have no idea how much power it takes, it’s just easy for me.”

Laugh lines appeared by her eyes as her smile widened. "It must be nice to have that natural talent where it comes easy, but I meant your tall body into that short kitten."

“Ah.” Loki flashed a grin. As misunderstandings went, it was harmless. “Then we’re back to ‘not really’. It’s part of the magic, an alteration in my reality rather than a strict one to one conversion of mass. I’ve been larger animals as well, same principle.”

"I think I would pay good money, if I had it, to see you turn into an elephant. Especially by the bar." Jane laughed to herself. "I think there would be a few people that would think you were a drunken hallucination."

"Particularly if I was green, I imagine." Point against being Sif, in Loki's view: this woman had a delightful sense of humor. "It's entirely possible that I'd do it just for fun, on a quiet enough day."

"Except for a few exceptions, that could be every day." Jane said with her hint of a smile. "Not that I mind the quiet, especially after the last excitement we just had."

Though the truth of it was that Jane had liked the battle and the adrenaline that came with it.

“In itself it was a decent break from the quiet,” Loki agreed, “even if the ending wasn’t ideal for me. I hate concussions.” Plus various other breaks and wounds, utter exhaustion, and an irritatingly clingy Thor. Why could the man not simply accept that Loki would take care of himself as he always had? It wasn’t like there had been any permanent injury, or like Thor’s human hadn’t been worse off. (Loki wasn’t sure of that one, though, as he didn’t know how much he’d actually managed to heal before lights out.)

Ah well. “How did you fare in the ‘excitement’?” It was the sort of thing one asked, for politeness, but Loki was genuinely curious. If this Jane was possibly Sif, she’d be glad to speak of her warrior skills.

"Only a few cuts and bruises. I was lucky." She was aware that it could have been worse. "They weren't expecting hand to hand I think." Jane smiled suddenly, "and I fight dirty."

She fought to win by any means necessary.

Loki pretended astonishment. “There are other ways to fight?” Dirty was effective, and anyone who had to deal with being outclassed on a regular basis learned to use every advantage.

That made Jane laugh, "well not according to me but talk to other people and you'd probably get a different answer." Though not the people that Jane usually hung out with.

“I think I’ll pass on soliciting wrong answers from idiots for now, thank you.” If Lady Sif had shown this sort of side to her personality, they might have gotten along better. Maybe.

"I like your style. I can see why Thor missed you." Jane said enjoying his sense of humor. He actually reminded her of Dean, Alec and Molly.

“We’ll see if you continue to see it as you get to know me.” It was oddly quite pleasant, if deeply strange, to hear good humor directed at him in that so-familiar voice. “Thor himself would no doubt be able to tell you any number of stories.”

"He has told me some about you." Jane agreed with a smile. "Though they were more about Asgard itself and the Warriors Three."

The stories about Loki weren't always favorable, but it was clear Thor and he shared a deep bond, at least on Thor's side.

"Yes, there would be more of those." Loki had been present for many of them, but usually decidedly in the background while the louder group of Thor, the Warriors, and Lady Sif entertained each other. "And, more to the point, more likely to recall memories."

There was a flip in her stomach wondering if he thought she was Sif or just stating the obvious of memories triggered on someone that didn't have access to any.

"They definitely brought up some memories for me." She nodded, "were you close to the Warriors Three and Sif?" Jane honestly couldn't tell from Thor's stories because he'd concentrate on Sif particularly.

"That depends on your definition of 'close'. I would say no. We were never friends. They loathed me and would have been rid of me in a second if Thor hadn't insisted on my presence." Loki would have, at least sometimes, been more than happy to have been left behind. Sometimes, though, being with a group of people who hated him had seemed better than being alone.

Back then, anyway; he'd learned since then that alone was always better for him. "But I did spend a great deal of time around them and knew them fairly well, I think."

Jane's brow furrowed as he talked. Why would friends of Thor not welcome his brother? He seemed both interesting and amusing.

"Well, I guess I can be a bitch in any life I've had." Jane said with a half smile. "Would it help if I said I'm sorry for being one if I turn out to be actually Sif?"

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