One thing is for certain, the young captain tells far better stories than Rhodey does. Thor laughs at the appropriate moment, reaching out to give Kirk’s shoulder a hearty slap and barely remembering to hold back some of his strength. He’s only human, after all, which makes his stunt all the more impressively risky. “Your crew must have thought you mad! Only math and thrusters to get you there.” He shakes his head, smiling broadly. “I used to fly the same way. Sort of. A magic hammer I’d throw and let it pull me off the ground.”

He still could, now that he thinks about it. With no reason to rush ahead, the infinity stones - and Mjolnir - have yet to be returned to their proper timelines, until such a mission can be properly plotted out. And sure, he has Stormbreaker anyway, but it just isn’t the same.