I won't say hoping.

[ but thor offers a grin, even before taking axel's hand. ] But there's nothing wrong with a good fight now and again.

[ even if he no longer fights for the glory of winning, but to protect others, thor hasn't lost his sense of joy in the physicality of it. ]

I am Thor. [ he shakes axel's hand. ] And yes. I woke up just before the trip here.