They track the Variant to a Roxxcart superstore in 2050 Alabama during a catastrophic hurricane. There, Loki finally comes face-to-face with the Variant, who is revealed to be a female version of himself (later known as Sylvie ).
Loki begins working as a consultant for the Time Variance Authority (TVA) to help Mobius track down a dangerous "Loki variant" who has been killing Minutemen and stealing reset charges. Loki 1x2
Loki discovers that the Variant is hiding in apocalyptic events throughout history. Because these events result in total destruction, any changes the Variant makes don't create a "Nexus Event" that the TVA can detect. They track the Variant to a Roxxcart superstore