"And you still have to watch the other videos..."
"Why, I understand what this is about."
,,Yes, perhaps. But it doesn't hurt, does it? I mean, what else can you do here? It's one of the best pastimes you can have here."
Loki pointedly looked over at Mobius.
,,All right. I'll take a look." He finally says. Mobius smiled victoriously and giggled.
"Eventually," Loki murmured after him. He turned away and missed Mobiu's questioning face.
Just as Loki began to speak, Hunter B- 15 walked into the reception with a familiar-looking variant. The variant talked endlessly despite not having any attention.
She had long black hair, black and green boots, a green coat with gold details and intricate clasps, and an all-too-familiar small circlet with two small horns on her head.
"Who is it today?" Mobius asked unnecessarily. The variant stopped talking and looked around.
"A variant of Loki." Hunter 15 began to explain. "She started a knife fight in a bar. After that she wanted to continue partying."
"He provoked me!" Says the variant indistinctly.
,, This is the Nexus Incident? Seriously?" Mobius asked, slightly shocked. Hunter 15 replied with a shrug.
The Loki variant seemed to stop listening and lightly danced in place, humming some music.
,,Nice. Then take her to a room so she can sleep off her intoxication."
Hunter 15 nodded and dragged the variant with him. She started talking again, apparently talking about her knife fight.
"You know what the stupid thing about this job is." Mobius asked Loki, who was standing next to him and looked after the other variant until he realized that he was being spoken to.
"That it's always the same?" Loki asked in return.
Mobius looked over at him unperturbed.
"The point of having to explain to the variants that they can never go back to their timelines. Even something as mundane as a bar fight. That alone is enough to trigger a Nexus Incident." Loki nodded in agreement. He was no better off being told he couldn't go back.
"Would you like some coffee?" Mobius interrupted the thoughts.
"I'd rather have some tea." Loki replied with a grin.
They went and got their respective drinks.
*******
Loki was now standing behind a glass pane through which he could see, but on the other side there was only a mirror. It was one of the few time theaters with this function.
The other Loki was sitting in the chair in the TVA suit, almost nervously drumming her fingers on the table.
It was only two hours before she woke up and Mobius could begin his interrogation.
He strode into the room holding a file and sat across from her.
"How are you?" he asked.
"It's okay." She replied flatly. All the happiness from the beginning was gone.
"Do you know why you are here?"
"Because of the fight?"
"Roughly. They have begun a violation of the sacred timeline."
Loki would have rolled behind the glass pane with the eyes. He found the reason pretty silly sometimes.
"So our group had to be sent out to undo it. In their timeline, everything is back to how it's supposed to be."
,,Great. So can I go back soon? I had a bet running with Thor and I'm pretty sure I won." She said a little more cheerfully. But Mobiu's face already seemed to provide an answer as the slight smile turned into something more disappointed.
"I can go back soon right? How's it going here? Do I have to work off my penalty or something?" she asked more uncertainly.
"You can't go back." Mobius said simply.
"What do you mean I can't....?"
"You can't go back." He repeated more slowly. She leaned back in the chair and tilted her head to the side, looking slightly angry.
"But if you behave, don't cause trouble, play by the rules, we don't have to delete you. You already know what that means."
Loki felt sorry for her. Sometimes when he and Mobius were traveling through time and clearing Nexus incidents, they would encounter Thor and it would take quite a bit of strength to turn his back on him and step through the portal.
The other Loki hadn't moved and looked at a spot on the floor.
"I'll get you some tea. You like tea don't you? With two spoons of sugar?" Mobius asked, finally standing up and waiting for an answer that didn't come. He took a deep breath and left the room to stand by Loki.
"What now?" Loki asked
"We'll try again later." Mobius replied confidently.
"Maybe the tea will help." He went to the door and Loki followed him out.