Fandom High School

"Good afternoon," Thor greeted the students. His manner was cheerful, if a little subdued. Well, subdued for Thor, anyway. "I hope you had an enjoyable weekend." He certainly had, although waking up this morning had resulted in said subdued-ness at the reminder his child-self's behaviour had brought of his own former relationship with his brother.

"Today, I'd like to talk to you about the messenger squirrel, Ratatoskr. In order to do that I must tell you a little of Yggdrasil, the world-tree. Where I am from, there are nine realms, two of which are this one, Midgard, and my home, Asgard. These and seven others reside among the branches of Yggdrasil, kept in balance. There are also many creatures who reside not within a specific realm, but on Yggdrasil itself. Ratatoskr is one of those, and it is his job to carry messages between the Great Eagle who resides at the top, and the dragon Níðhöggr, who lives beneath its roots." He paused here, and smiled ruefully, as the students would likely find this next bit of information awfully familiar, despite not being from Thor's reality: "Unfortunately, this squirrel is a notorious gossip, and often uses his role as messenger to stir up trouble, much like our very own radio squirrels here in Fandom. Fortunately for us, the silence of the radio squirrels can occasionally be bought. That price is typically rum, although I'm told they will accept an offering of nuts in a pinch." Well. They'd take the nuts. But whether that would be bribe enough to actually keep silent was another question. Maybe if you asked really nicely?