"It's such a waste of hours when I could be doing something, or seeing something!" he almost whines, mostly jokingly, just to make her laugh again. He'd missed that laugh.

Her comment about expiring makes a look of sadness pass briefly over his features. Recent events in Asgard had not been kind. "Well, there's a bonus to being here," he begins, his hand still on hers on his chest, "We can come back after death. Hel sends us back after a short while. Though, it isn't much of a comfort for those left behind."