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Who: Loki
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: On the moon initially, but he'll be back to the Paisley soon, and probably on the Iskaulit
When: June 5 (ends June 12)

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[Video starts with... that sure is Loki. But there's something subtly weird about his expression. There's nothing guarded or calculated about it, a slight relaxation of ever-present tension that was never apparent before, perhaps. The best poker face in all Nine Realms is nowhere to be seen. If anything, he looks upset. Confused, worried, a bit scared. And he's out in the forest on the toxic moon, which is just great, let him tell you. No mask, but he's never needed one before, not that he's aware of that, or of the fact that most people have to wear them.]

Hello? Yes, this seems to be working. What a curious device. [Anyway. The point.]

I seem to be lost. Very lost. Where is this?

[A view of the forest, brief but steady.]

And--[Careful breath.]--who am I?

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[Lucky Loki, his augment has glitched and while he remembers how to do things--and the occasional esoteric fact--he has no idea who he is. Good news--or bad news depending on your opinion of his usual space asshole personality--he'll get over it in about a week.

Even if no one comes find him, he'll make his way back to civilization eventually and be very confused about life and where he's even supposed to be. Good thing he's practically indestructible. But eventually, he will be around on the Paisley, and on the Iskaulit, poking about.]

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Yes, a very nice maroon man found me in the woods and brought me back here, and told me that my name is Loki. [That's about it, though.]

[...very nice maroon man...

You know what, he's seen enough weird shit here to take that in stride, more or less. But h u h.]

Well, that's something. Need somebody to show you your room, or are you just exploring the place?

I have been poking about to see what there is and if anything seems familiar. But that would be lovely, yes.

Cool, I'll give you the grand tour.

[He snags a cookie for the road and heads for the door, leaving the rest for whoever wants one. Even mediocre cookies are better than no cookies, and snacks don't last long around here.]

FYI, I'm Kirito. I do the engineering, so if anything breaks, let me know.

[After a brief hesitation, he copies Kirito's cookie grab and follows. It seems like the thing to do.]

It is nice to meet you, Kirito. Do things break often?

[How many bad habits can he create in Loki before he gets his memory back, is the question.]

Maybe not often, but it can't hurt to give you a head's up. Sometimes the mechanicals need a good fine-tuning, and if it doesn't get noticed in time, that's when stuff goes wrong.

[He'll know who to blame...]

Oh, I see. Preventative.

Do I have a job like that?

You're... um...

[Resident lurker? Theon-deterrent? Uh.]

...You're supposed to listen to crew issues and grievances, I think.

[He's definitely detecting a tone there.]

...am I not terribly good at my job?

[That's disappointing. He wonders why that is.]

Um...

[Oops, that was unintentional. He's not used to being gentle with a guy like Loki.]

Maybe we just don't utilize the service? I'm not really comfortable with it.

[Which is not a lie, at least.]

What is the point to it, then? Is it a common sort of job? Is there something more useful I ought to be doing?

It might be common, I dunno. I only know a few people who have that augment, but we've got two of them on this ship, technically. Though Max is more about photography than therapy... maybe it's therapeutic photography, who knows.

Anyway, don't worry about it. I'm sure if we really needed the counselling, it would be mandatory.

[riiiiiiight that's likely]

[Well, he doesn't know any better, so he'll accept that.]

All right. So not a particularly useful job at all, then. Hm.

You could always put it on your list of things to do when you get your memories back. "Learn how to therapy".

[He's probably playing with fire, but at least he's not making Loki do anything now, right?]

If it isn't a useful job, oughtn't I learn something useful instead? [He eyes Kirito, wondering if he's being mocked. He can't really tell.]

I dunno, you tell me. What are you good at?

[Besides magic and smiling creepily, he honestly doesn't know.]

I don't really know. I seem to have some sort of power that allows me to pick up objects from afar and move them about. And I can shapeshift.

...I'm also quite good at reading?

Hmm... Network Story Time with Loki?

[Probably the least helpful suggestion ever, but it's the first thing that comes to mind.]

Do many people here not know how to read?

Actually, I don't know. There's a few people who can't see, I think, but that's not the same.

For some, there's a language barrier? I mean, there are a few books that are written in other languages, and they don't get auto-translated for whatever reason. So there's that, if you know how to translate stuff.

Not the same at all. Hm... I'd have to see those books to know if I could translate them. What an odd thought. I've no idea what languages I might speak or read, though obviously I remember at least one.

Well, you won't know unless you try, yeah? I've got an English book that was enchanted to read as Japanese, if you ever feel like checking it out.

That would be interesting! Then I'd know if I could read either language, I suppose.

You're welcome to it, then. Long as I get it back in one piece.

[He stops at a particular room, lifting a hand to point.]

This one's yours. Your office is right by it, so poke around all you want.

Of course. What else would I do with a book? [What a shocking implication.]

[Poke around he shall. He heads into the room first.] Thank you, Kirito.

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huaaaaagh - 2016-07-19 01:22 (UTC) - Expand

complicatedliar - 2016-07-20 08:02 (UTC) - Expand

huaaaaagh - 2016-07-21 04:05 (UTC) - Expand

Wrap? Since it's getting a bit long in the tooth...

complicatedliar - 2016-07-22 07:22 (UTC) - Expand