AVENGERS ASSEMBLE

OK SO.

Basically ever since Loki finished up pretending to be his brother, he’s been engaging in dream-related shenanigans re: Darcy and Jane.  For Darcy, he has created nightmares that increase in detail and intensity as time passes, to the point that the poor girl can barely sleep at all.

• However, he maintains his innocent veneer throughout, putting himself on alleged good behavior and trying to show concern for Darcy’s situation.
• He offers to help her several times, much to Thor and Dr. Selvig’s dismay.
• Offscreen, the dreams only worsen, until Darcy finally relents.
• Thor and Selvig are there to witness the ‘healing’, as Loki pays a visit to Midgard and swiftly deals with the problem.  Darcy references this scene here; essentially, Loki undid the problem that he himself created.  While Darcy will now enjoy peaceful sleep, Loki has also placed a certain dormant compulsion in her subconscious, to be activated at his leisure.

Jane has also been dealing with some crazy dream shenanigans; the dreams Loki crafts for her are haunting, unsettled visions, and they’ve been interfering with her sleep schedule and general ability to function (this loss of faculty is why she didn’t really interact or engage during the movie night, despite being there along with Loki, Thor & Erik).

• For a few weeks, she has this recurring and highly unsettling dream.
• Tonight, the dream continues.
• Jane dreams her last dream.  She is currently locked in a sleeping state.  WHAT NOW?  What.  Now.
• No one is aware of the specifics as regards Jane’s situation, as she has not spoken of it; she is so stressed by the myriad issues in her life (continued lack of research, Thor’s penchant for punching anything that looks at him funny) that she’s not even giving it much thought herself.

As to the reasoning behind this dream chicanery?

Well … it’s all just … part of the plan <3

…Then he gets ‘the talk’…among other things.

• Thor invites Jane to his bedroom. For a ‘talk’.  Jane is skeptical.
• Steve suggest that Thor  should get some help learning how to court women.  Just please don’t ask Tony or Namor.  Thor takes umbrage to the suggestion he might seek out Namor for help.
• Jane says no and explains that a condom will be necessary if it ever happens.  Thor has no idea what that is.
• Jane explains.  All hell hilarity breaks loose.  
• Thor thinks potions or enchantments are a better idea. 
• Jane says no and Thor decides he’s not putting anything over his hammer.
• Papa Bear Selvig Doctor Selvig is not impressed with this conversation.
• Jane is stunned.  Natasha laughs comforts her laughs.

 Other conversations that happen:

• Namor says his charms work perfectly well in Midgard.  Thor says he will crush Namor the Sea Fairy with his bare hands.
• Steve thinks Namor should respect the brocode.
• Namor ‘brings it’ as they say. And Loki is amused.
• Steve is still trying to calm things down and of course, Thor is having none of it.
• Tony is amused and totally unhelpful.  Mary Jane worries about Thor and his hammer.  No, not that hammer.
• Namor isn’t done yet.  Jane worries…then Namor apologizes.
• Jane thanks him.  Then tries to calm Thor.  
• Namor & Thor keep going.  
• Steve says to cut it out.

Meanwhile Lady Frigga, who was already hearing wedding bells, offers some sage advice to both Thor and Loki with dubious results.  She also says Steve should mind his own business.

Loki seethes. 

• Steve is grilling out for his friends in Dr. Selvig’s backyard
• Loki doesn’t appreciate being left out so he decides to make the party more ‘fun’
• Bucky and Natasha arrive and proceed to do some drinking and cuddling
• Thor and Jane make a connection and Thor makes a confession
• Namor arrives and greets Steve
• Tony arrives with an entourage of professional ladies, caterers, a band and the ego to go with it.  Please save us Pepper.
• Thor runs into Bucky and Natasha and Steve shows up to say hi.
• Namor decides that he wants to assert his alpha-maleness and introduce himself to Jane.
• Tony runs into Thor at the bar.

Everything is still in progress and eventually all threads will be sorted and put into an easily readable format. 

Avengers:
IRON MAN (Tony Stark) // notiron
THOR // number1odinson
CAPTAIN AMERICA (Steve Rogers) // callmecap
THE HULK (Bruce Banner) // gammapulsed

Heroes:
NAMOR (Namor McKenzie) // seagreatest
SPIDER-MAN (Peter Parker) // gowebgo

S.H.I.E.L.D.
AGENT COULSON (Phil Coulson) // last-best-hope
DIRECTOR NICK FURY // shield-director-fury
BLACK WIDOW (Natasha Romanoff) // redhairedred
HAWKEYE (Clint Barton) // duckduckhawk
AGENT BARNES (James “Bucky” Barnes) // dontcallmebucky
TORO (Thomas Raymond) // hotheadedhero

Asgardians:
LOKI // frostblooded
LADY FRIGGA // ladyfrigga

HYDRA:
RED SKULL (Johann Schmidt) // alreadyburned

Civilians:
JANE (Doctor Jane Foster) // fosteringbridges
DARCY (Darcy Lewis) // taserphile
ERIK (Doctor Erik Selvig) // drselvig
PEPPER (Virginia ‘Pepper’ Potts) // yesmrstark
HOWARD (Howard Stark) // fatherofinnovention
MJ (Mary Jane Watson) // maryjanemj
PEGGY (Peggy Carter) // peggypectouch