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ataraxion2013-12-10 08:18 pm
allfatherissues) wrote in ataraxion2013-12-10 08:18 pm
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[The video comes to life in a flourish of black feathers.
There's the caw of a raven, and when the device is adjusted better so that its audience can see the broadcaster, Loki can be seen standing with his arm extended. The aforementioned raven sits on his forearm, head cocked to the side and seeming to look into the feed with something akin to curiosity.
Another ruffle of feathers, and a second raven sits seated on Loki's left shoulder. The sight would be almost comical if not for the fact that there is something oddly imposing about the birds -- large in size, to be certain, but something about their demeanor exhibits a certain cleverness of thought that most ravens would not possess.
Loki smiles. Anyone who has met him before may notice that his hair is a bit longer, but other than that he appears the same. The backdrop is those of the oxygen gardens.]
I've returned to the ship, and yet I've not been gone that long at all, have I? Strange how time is twisted into something incomprehensible in an instance such as this -- but I hardly have a right to complain. Asgard was a reprieve, even in confinement. Svartalfheim was... [He trails off, choosing the right words.] Well. Lacking in a certain glory, but the dark elves were never ones for gilded appearances. I suppose it's a fitting enough battlefield for a glorious death.
I'd like to call it that, at least. Sacrificial. [A twist of his lips, irony escaping his mouth.] Mother would have been proud. Perhaps Odin, as well.
But I digress. [Both ravens then caw loudly, as if on cue.] It seems that despite everything, I've been granted a couple of friends from home. Meet Huginn and Muninn, the King's ravens. Huginn is the one with the annoyed look in his gaze, and Muninn is the one without it. Say hello, the both of you.
[And then (as if also on cue), both birds simply fly off to make their perch in a nearby tree. Loki only laughs, as if this was to be expected.]
Ah. Well. There is always room for improvement, as they say.
[private to mcu!Thor; not really encrypted at all because lol Asgardians encrypting things]
I take it you're still here. In which case I think we may have things we wish to discuss.
There's the caw of a raven, and when the device is adjusted better so that its audience can see the broadcaster, Loki can be seen standing with his arm extended. The aforementioned raven sits on his forearm, head cocked to the side and seeming to look into the feed with something akin to curiosity.
Another ruffle of feathers, and a second raven sits seated on Loki's left shoulder. The sight would be almost comical if not for the fact that there is something oddly imposing about the birds -- large in size, to be certain, but something about their demeanor exhibits a certain cleverness of thought that most ravens would not possess.
Loki smiles. Anyone who has met him before may notice that his hair is a bit longer, but other than that he appears the same. The backdrop is those of the oxygen gardens.]
I've returned to the ship, and yet I've not been gone that long at all, have I? Strange how time is twisted into something incomprehensible in an instance such as this -- but I hardly have a right to complain. Asgard was a reprieve, even in confinement. Svartalfheim was... [He trails off, choosing the right words.] Well. Lacking in a certain glory, but the dark elves were never ones for gilded appearances. I suppose it's a fitting enough battlefield for a glorious death.
I'd like to call it that, at least. Sacrificial. [A twist of his lips, irony escaping his mouth.] Mother would have been proud. Perhaps Odin, as well.
But I digress. [Both ravens then caw loudly, as if on cue.] It seems that despite everything, I've been granted a couple of friends from home. Meet Huginn and Muninn, the King's ravens. Huginn is the one with the annoyed look in his gaze, and Muninn is the one without it. Say hello, the both of you.
[And then (as if also on cue), both birds simply fly off to make their perch in a nearby tree. Loki only laughs, as if this was to be expected.]
Ah. Well. There is always room for improvement, as they say.
[private to mcu!Thor; not really encrypted at all because lol Asgardians encrypting things]
I take it you're still here. In which case I think we may have things we wish to discuss.
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I don't suppose they have said anything to you?
[The ravens have certainly never spoken to Thor, but they are clever and sly things. Maybe they liked Loki better?]
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[He speaks directly to the ravens again.]
We seek a way to escape from this ship and return home. You see much that we would not, and any help you could provide would be appreciated.
[Huginn (or possibly Muninn) cocks his head at Thor, but there doesn't seem to be any other response.]
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[He looks at Muninn and Huginn directly, and he teases.] Naught but decorations for the gardens, the lot of you!
[The ravens both caw back at him loudly.]
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Perhaps you should transform yourself into the image of the Allfather. Maybe then they will speak to you.
[He's mostly joking. Loki's illusions are convincing, but the ravens are too smart to fall for that.]
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Loki is silent, for a brief moment, studying Thor. He can tell from simply looking at him that he's joking, but. It's awful close to the truth, and Loki's innate wariness kicks in.
He pushes it aside lest Thor see his strained smile.]
I am sure I could. But as you said -- they far too clever for that. Only a dullard would utterly and completely fall for such a trick.
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[Only most of the time.]
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Only often.
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Perhaps we should stay on the ship, instead of seeking to leave it.
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I admit I did not expect to hear such words ever come from your mouth.
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For what reason would we need to rush back home? The Bifrost is restored and the Nine Realms are no longer in immediate danger. The Allfather can watch over the realms without us.
[And if they leave, Loki might end up dead again. That's not a chance he's willing to take. There are certainly reasons for Thor to go back, and he will miss Jane and his friends, but he won't trade his brother's life for his freedom.]
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I am simply surprised, is all. When one grows up having the ideal of duty stuffed into one's skull, I do not expect it to leave so on a whim. What of Midgard? You were always so fond of it, for whatever unfathomable reason. You would trust that realm in the eyes of an ambivalent Allfather?
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[Loki's reminder about duty does bring up guilty feelings though, and Thor looks away. But it's not enough to change his mind.
Loki probably already knows his real reason for not wanting to return, but he'll say it out loud anyway.]
If I return home, you will be lost to me again.
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I am dead either way, brother. [Perhaps not the most consoling thing to hear, but at least he speaks it with the faintest of smiles.] This ship cannot change what has already happened.
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Instead he summons up a smile and tries to shake off his serious mood.]
I suppose there is little point in discussing it, since I doubt we will be presented with an opportunity to leave any time soon.
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Indeed so. In that case perhaps our time is best spent enjoying our stay here.
[The word enjoying is said with some irony.]
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