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

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 ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Why is that?

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.

[ He blinks. ]

That's rather specific.

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.

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

You've summed up mortals very well.

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.

Is that what you call it? Protection?

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

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?

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

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.

[ Loki exhales quietly. ]

Either way . . . I am tired of it. Dying and losing my way.

[Death reaches his hand across the table to Loki.]

I AM AFRAID THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WILL HAVE TO DO WITH FINALITY ONE DAY. IF IT IS ANY CONSOLATION, I HOPE THAT WHEN YOU MEET THE FINAL CROSSING, IT WILL BRING YOU SOMEWHERE THAT WILL OFFER YOU PEACE.

I doubt that.

[ Any kind of peaceful passing seems like a pipe dream. He doesn't even know where he'll go. He cannot enter the halls of Valhalla. And who knows where Frost Giants go? ]

YOU THINK SO? WHERE I COME FROM, BELIEF OFTEN HAS A GREAT DEAL OF EFFECT ON WHERE ONE GOES. IF YOUR CONVICTION IS STRONG ENOUGH, THERE MAY YET BE HOPE, EVEN FOR YOU.

I've been told I lack conviction.

[ It's not in his nature to believe or to trust in that belief. That's what Thor is for. If Thor believed it, then Loki could as well. But he cannot forge his own beliefs. ]

A LACK OF CONVICTION IS REALLY A LACK OF STRENGTH IN SOME MANNER OR ANOTHER. I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT TRUE BELIEF CAN BE EXHAUSTING. A FIGURE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE NEARLY DIED ON MY WORLD BECAUSE SOMEONE ATTACKED HIM THROUGH HIS BELIEVERS.

He sounds like a God.

[ Most Gods sustain themselves through other people's beliefs. ]

IN A SENSE. HE'S ACTUALLY THE SUN ITSELF, BUT THE RITUAL TO SUSTAIN HIM HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT SINCE HE FIRST EMERGED. IT USED TO BE HE WAS SACRIFICED FOOD, NOW HE GETS THAT IN EXCHANGE FOR LEAVING PRESENTS TO CHILDREN. IT'S GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE BIGGER THINGS.

Your reality is very strange.

THE DISC IS NOTHING IF NOT STRANGE. TO AN OUTSIDER, I CAN IMAGINE HOW IT MIGHT BE DISORIENTING, BUT THE PEOPLE ARE GENUINELY GOOD AND TEND TO TAKE THEIR BELIEF VERY SERIOUSLY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN. YOU MIGHT LIKE IT. WE RARELY GET INTERGALACTIC TRAVELERS COMING TO VISIT.

Perhaps. In another life.

[ He has time to spare, at least. ]

IF IT SHOULD COME TO PASS, I WILL MOST CERTAINLY KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOU. I LOOK OUT FOR EVERYONE.

[ Loki's lips curve, faintly touched. ]

I look forward to it.

VERY GOOD. I MUST CONFESS, SOMETIMES I TAKE WHAT LITTLE MOMENTS I CAN TO SNEAK OFF AND RELAX AMONG THE LIVING. THEY DON'T SEE ME WHEN THEY DON'T EXPECT ME, SO I CAN USUALLY HAVE A BIT OF FUN.

Well. You certainly deserve it. Your job is rather taxing.

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