[ video + planet catchall ] so bring your good times and your laughter too

[dothelokimotion]

Who: Loki + You
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Yes
When: Right here, right now.

[ video ]

[ Loki is sitting on a chair, decked in . . . a large fancy red robe. The background music is currently playing this song, something he heard on the planet and immediately stole for his own needs. He's sitting on the chair, legs slightly up in the air like he don't care because guess what — ]

It seems my request was approved and I am now the captain of the First Breath. Rest assured, I will treat my crew benevolently. Possibly with beer and movies.


[ i. knife play ]

[ Loki has never liked competitions.

Which seems like a paradox because Loki certainly likes to win. But he never had the acumen for Asgard's sports. He could barely lift their swords and axes, after all, constantly stumbling and falling into the dirt. A weakling. It was his mother, a shield-maiden of old who gifted him with his daggers, showed him the form he needed. And like the crack of a white, Loki's knife-throw was impeccable. He could cut down men twice his size meters away. So he found himself here, one of the Bright Birds (for now), flicking daggers at the bulls eye with ease, letting the applause wash over him.

It felt . . . good. That doesn't happen very often for Loki. Briefly, he wonders if this is how Thor feels all the time. He waves back briefly. ]

Why thank you. Please bring out a challenge, next time.

[ ii. poker ]

[ Money is not something Loki gives a lot of thought to. He has noticed the decent influx of money that comes to him via the Atroma and he is a little pleased. A twisted sense of appreciation in a way (something Loki has never been fully able to rebuke, even if he recognizes where it stems from). Either way, he's not going to complain about it as he moves the cash forward before leaning back with a lazy smirk. His opponent looks most disgruntled, folding his cards and leaving Loki with the winnings. As they leave Loki's table, some of Loki's cards vanish in a flicker of gold light. As the next person approaches, Loki smiles, sitting up straight. ]

Care for a game?

[ iii. thor merchandise ]

[ Eventually, the lure of competing (and winning easily, even if he is cheating half the time) gets old, so he takes up the lucrative job of marketing. Everyone who comes up to the stall gets a Thor button to pin on their shirts. Unfortunately, after a while, the button changes to "THOR SUCKS" because that's just how life is. However, when you come back for your refund, Loki is gone.

But for now, you can come up and get some authentic Thor merchandise! ]

[ wildcard your adventure! ]

[ Loki can be found at the fashion shows, checking out art galleries and the libraries. You can drop a PM for an idea/starter or ping me at captainkink ]

Comments

[ultima_mortis]

[Death nods and fixes his gaze properly on Loki.]

I SHALL REMAIN WITH WHAT I HAVE. IT IS GOOD THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO ACCEPT THAT MUCH. SOMETIMES I WORRY ABOUT THOSE WHO COME CLOSE TO MEETING ME SO OFTEN.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki doesn't fear death. At this point, it is difficult to muster up that kind of emotion. But he's also done thinking about it at this stage of his life. He's alive and . . . he wishes to stay this way. Until he gets to see the new Asgard take shape. ]

I'm hardly going to hold your nature against you. That would be hypocritical.

[ultima_mortis]

[Death himself is rapidly approaching the point in his life where he is at a great deal of peace with his job and the permanent ties he has to people because of it.]

MY NATURE WAS DETERMINED A LONG TIME AGO BY THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO BECAME AWARE OF MY EXISTENCE. I'M NOT SURE I COULD GO AGAINST AT THIS POINT, BUT I AM DISTINCTLY AWARE THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED WHAT OTHERS MIGHT CALL A PERSONALITY.

[dothelokimotion]

How is that possible?

[ultima_mortis]

MY EXISTENCE OR MY PERSONALITY? EITHER WAY, THE ANSWER IS PEOPLE. IT WAS PEOPLE WHO DETERMINED HOW I SHOULD LOOK AND IT IS PEOPLE WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A LITTLE LESS...DEAD.

[dothelokimotion]

Do you have that much interaction with other people?

[ultima_mortis]

INTERACTING WITH OTHERS IS PART OF MY JOB, EVEN IF JUST FOR THE BRIEF MOMENTS THAT WE GET TO SPEAK. SOME OF THOSE WHO DIE ARE PREPARED TO GREET ME, THUS SKIPPING THE GENERAL CONFUSION ON THE MATTER.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Ah. That would explain it. ]

It must be very emotional for some.

[ultima_mortis]

QUITE. SOME ARE CONTENT TO TRY AND FIGHT ME ON THE MATTER OF THEIR FATE, BUT IT IS THE TRULY HAPPY AND SOME OF THOSE INCLINED TO MAGIC THAT SEEM TO GREET ME WITH THE GREATEST WARMTH. THEY KNOW I EXIST AND THUS ARE NOT AFRAID.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Huh. ]

Are there people who are truly happy with passing on?

[ultima_mortis]

MORE CONTENT THAN HAPPY. THEY GET THEIR AFFAIRS IN ORDER AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR ME TO COME ALONG.

[dothelokimotion]

That must be rare, though.

[ultima_mortis]

EXCEEDINGLY SO WITH HOW BUSY THE WORLD GETS THESE DAYS. PEOPLE CAN MOVE FROM ONE END OF THE WORLD TO THE OTHER WITH INCREASING SPEED. I NOW WONDER WHAT IT WILL DO TO THE WORLD IF SUCH THINGS CONTINUE TO PICK UP USE.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs. ]

Is that not normal for us? Mortals are the ones who move at an alarming pace.

[ultima_mortis]

I SUPPOSE SO. CHANGE IS A VERY ODD THING IN MY LINE OF WORK, EVEN WHEN OBSERVING FROM THE SIDELINES.

[dothelokimotion]

Why is that?

[ultima_mortis]

JUST WHEN YOU GET USED TO ONE ERA OF TECHNOLOGY AND IDEALOGIES AND THE GODS THAT COME WITH THEM, SOME EMPEROR GETS STABBED IN THE BACK OR AN AUSPICIOUS LOOKING TREE GETS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND PEOPLE TAKE IT AS A SIGN. ONE DAY, I WILL BE CAUGHT UP ON EVERYTHING, BUT THAT DAY IS FAR INTO THE FUTURE.

[dothelokimotion]

[ He blinks. ]

That's rather specific.

[ultima_mortis]

PEOPLE ARE VERY SPECIFIC IN SUCH WAYS, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY THERE ARE. IT IS THEIR WILL THAT DICTATES THE RISE AND FALL OF MANY PARTS OF THEIR WORLD AND THEIR WILL IS OFTEN EASILY SWAYED.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki can't help it. He chuckles. ]

You've summed up mortals very well.

[ultima_mortis]

I AM THE LAST PERSON WHO PROTECTS THE LIVING WHEN ALL OTHER PARTS OF LIFE END. IF I DON'T LEARN HOW THEY WORK, NO ONE WILL.

[dothelokimotion]

Is that what you call it? Protection?

[ Loki can't say he felt very protected. ]

[ultima_mortis]

CERTAINLY. I LEAD THE SOUL TO WHERE IT MUST START THE LAST JOURNEY. IT'S AN OLD AND HONORABLE PROFESSION.

UNLESS YOUR DEATH WORKS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY?

[dothelokimotion]

I would not know. Every time I . . . I felt nothingness.

[ultima_mortis]

HMM. IT MIGHT BE YOU DO NOT REMEMBER OR YOU WERE SO FAR FROM YOUR RESPECTIVE REAPER, THEY SIMPLY COULDN'T FIND YOU. I DO FEEL AS THOUGH I OUGHT TO APOLOGIZE. NO MATTER HOW QUICK, EVERY SOUL IS OWED THE ATTENTION OF THEIR PSYCHOPOMP.