Loki x Reader: Into the MCU

Chapter 3: Some Explaining to Do

The whole table noticeably leaned in in anticipation, waiting for you to begin.

"So, to start I guess I should say that I'm not from this world."

"Honestly, I was hoping for more of a wow factor. A few years ago that might seem strange, but if you haven't noticed we have a God from outer space on our team, so not really a shocker."

You couldn't help but give Tony a slight glare and raised your eyebrows as if to ask "are you done talking so I can continue"?

"Yeesh, ok, Smiley has a serious side. Continue."

"Thank you, I will," you said with a bit too much sass, but thankfully those around the table smiled at this. "What I mean is, I'm not from this universe at all...I'm from a different reality. A different version of Earth."

That got everyone's attention. You expected someone to question you, but they all sat waiting for you to continue.

"In my world, there is no super high tech like what you have here. I mean, we have the smart phones and internet and you know all that modern junk, but the whole flying suits, awesome gear, holoprojections, etc. All that fancy Star Wars-esque tech is still a fantasy to us. Well, who knows if the government has stuff like that. I'm sure they do and haven't told the public, but what I'm saying is that if someone were to fly in an Iron Man suit shooting turbo lasers at alien spaceships in our world, it would be a first. No magic, no superheroes. Just governments and military, kinda how your world was I guess even a few years ago...besides, you know, super soldiers during World War 2," you glanced at Steve as you said this, but his intent stare made you look back down quickly.

"So your world is a copy of ours in every other way? You had World War 2 and stuff?" Nat asked.

"More or less, though it is debatable as to who is copying who, or whether we simply exist at the same time. To be honest I am trying to wrap my head around what is happening even now."

"You called me Tony right off the bat, and then you said that you had come here for us. And it's impossible to miss you gawking at everything in starry-eyed wonder," you felt your face go red a bit at that, "so it stands to reason that you know us. How? If we don't exist in your world, how do you know about us?"

"That's where things get even weirder."

"Oh boy," Tony muttered.

"So...in my world. You guys are simply characters in a series of movies. You are played by actors. You're a pop-cultural phenomenon, much like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings. Your universe is called the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because Marvel is the set of comics that your movies are based on. The comics are where you guys come from, written by a man named Stan Lee. In our world, he even makes cameos in every Marvel movie, a cute tribute to credit him for his creative genius that brought us you guys. Anyway, that's besides the point. What isn't though is that, I know your stories. I, and millions around the world in my universe, fan over your characters. We love the actors that portray you. We write fanfics about you guys. You have movies here too, so you know how fandoms work. Well, that's what you guys are in our world. The stories that you live through here are fiction where I am from, played out by very talented actors. That is why I was so shocked and clearly giddy at the sight of you guys and the compound. I basically got sucked into one of my favorite series of movies."

As far as chaos goes, you guess what erupted after you finished speaking was mild. There was a moment of silence before everyone started speaking at once. Tony was laughing, turning to Steve and saying something along the lines of "I told you so." Clint was asking questions like "Is my actor as good-looking in your world?" which earned him a nudge from Nat for "encouraging her" as she proceeded to claim how fake your story was. Sam and Rhodey were pulling the whole "so you're telling me etc etc" repeating the things you had very clearly stated. Vision was rambling about the logic and high probability of your testament being false, while Wanda seemed to be the only one voicing an opinion in your favor, as you heard her say something about your mind not seeming to hold any signs of lying. Steve was arguing with Tony about one thing or another; you weren't exactly paying attention anymore.