[video]

[dusk_and_dawn]

Good day, I am Balder Odinson, brother to Thor and Loki and former King of Asgard.

I have been here but a short time but already I have met those who are not warriors. It seems dangerous to walk these streets unable to defend oneself, so I would be happy to teach any comers the basics. I am a swordsman and can teach hand-to-hand and other forms and weaponry as well as defensive strategies.

For those who can already fight, I invite you to spar with me. I have been fighting the same enemy for too long, and that tends to dull one's abilities.

Comments

[dusk_and_dawn]

What a strange world.

[bratworth]

[ what ]

I would say the same of yours!

[dusk_and_dawn]

If you have no Gods, how was your world born?

[bratworth]

It wasn't born, it was formed. And I assure you, it wasn't the creation of any particular individual.

[dusk_and_dawn]

Then how was it formed?

[bratworth]

In a phenomenon known as The Big Bang. [ He pauses, looking expectantly at the video feed for an indication that he should explain further. ]

[dusk_and_dawn]

[Yeah someone obviously has no idea what you're talking about.]

An explosion formed your world?

[bratworth]

Not just the world. The universe.

[dusk_and_dawn]

Then your universe constructed of the rubble from what came before?

[bratworth]

... Not quite. There was nothing before. Just a tiny hot, dense, area which started to expand one day and likely hasn't stopped since.

[dusk_and_dawn]

There was nothing, which exploded?

[bratworth]

Not exactly nothing, but close to it, yes.

[dusk_and_dawn]

...

Is your universe very small?

[bratworth]

It's been in a continual state of expansion for billions of years. So, no.

[dusk_and_dawn]

Very thin, then?

[bratworth]

... No, it expands in every direction.