Don't be hard on yourself. I'm a great deal smarter than everyone.

I don't know, really. I haven't bothered to see what books might be there about the lore of Asgard and the other realms. [Since he already knows all that lore.] What interpretation is it you have in your mind?

[He can feel that bit of strain, indeed, and acts unthinkingly to try to offer a bit of comfort, much like he would with Rogue. Their hands are still joined; he slowly strokes Eugene's fingers with his.]

It would be a bit like destroying a memory, I should think. Trying to make it as if it never happened to begin with. [He sounds thoughtful as he says those words.]