festival day!

[thespaceopera]

Who: EVERYONE
Broadcast: Up to you
Action: Everywhere in the Yadrolla system!
When: 5/30

[At last, the day has come: Festival Day! Once again, the Starstrikers have taken the trophy this year. But that doesn't mean members of other teams, or those who didn't play, can't celebrate with the rest of them!

There are parties everywhere. Ribbons, streamers, and confetti litter every major street in the system. (Remember what they say about glitter...) There is food on every block, and people cramming into shops to get in on the merch.

Don't forget about the reason for the festival-- the pet adoption drive! A large playground-type area has been set up on the Starstrikers' desert moon where people can play and interact with the lovable creatures needing new homes. Whether you're looking for companionship or just something to do, there's plenty to coo over! Every pet comes with an info card listing a fanciful name and a general description of their age and temperament. Maybe Sir Pringle the puppy or Marquess Mariana the fish can become your new best friend.

Sadly, the Fleet will be drifting in about a week... but feel free to party until then!]

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[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki approaches him warily. ]

Don't you look melancholic.

[rebuildyourruins]

[He doesn't bother looking down from the sky for now.]

Do I? I haven't checked.

[dothelokimotion]

Maybe with a mirror and another eye, you might notice.

[ Loki glances upwards but he can't hold it for long. He doesn't like looking at the stars anymore. His wanderlust burned out long ago. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

If I had another eye, I'd be too pleased to see it. [Thor drops his gaze finally to sip at his beer.] Apparently they sell replacement ones here.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs. He's not surprised. ]

Are you considering it?

[rebuildyourruins]

Not really. I may someday, but it isn't that important right now.

[Even if it was, he has his doubts the replacement would last all the way home. So it would be pointless in the end. Thor leans back against the balcony, resting his elbows on the railing.]

[dothelokimotion]

You know what's important? Thanking me for taking care of you while you're ill.

[ where's his sweet, sweet gratitude and appreciation, okay. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

[That sends both his eyebrows up.]

You kicked me out of the bed four separate times.

[dothelokimotion]

And you deserved it every single time.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Wow, casting these aspersions on Thor's good name.]

I did not.

[dothelokimotion]

[ The truth must be heard. ]

You hogged the blankets. You wouldn't have your medicine. I had to bribe you to do it.

[rebuildyourruins]

I took the damn medicine! [Thor ignores the fact that yes, he had to be convinced to do it a few times. The faux-outrage is more important.] You weren't much better, you know. I had to sit on you to get you to stay put after you nearly fainted.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki hisses ]

I wouldn't have been fainting if you had taken better care of yourself!

[rebuildyourruins]

No, you're not blaming me for that! I told you to rest but you didn't listen.

[dothelokimotion]

Why would I listen to a fool who kept making faces at his food?!

[rebuildyourruins]

Because I was right!

[At that, Thor heaves a massive sigh and pinches the bridge of his nose. A week's worth of annoyances are piling up in his memory and he could really go on for hours.

That was stupid, though. And Loki was taking care of him that entire time, which isn't something he wants to deny. His mood really is all over the place.]

And it tasted bad. [Has to get the last word in. Okay, now he's done. He drops his hand, rubbing at his cheek in irritation.] But it could have been much worse had I been somewhere else when it hit me.

[Sincerely, if a bit gruff:]

So, thank you. For doing all of that.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki blinks, surprised. He hadn't really expected Thor to actually do it. Mostly, Loki thought it was a good way to rouse him from his melancholia. Now that Thor had actually done it, he seemed a little . . . confused. ]

Ah . . . well. You're welcome.

[rebuildyourruins]

[It's not something he would have thought to do in the past. Things change though, and this situation had been more unusual than most. Thor's aware of that.

It does leave a slightly awkward pause between them.]

At least it's over with now.

[dothelokimotion]

For now.

[ When they try again — and they will, who knows what their captors will throw at them? ]

Why are you moping?

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor raises his eyebrows a bit, surprised that Loki's circled back to that.]

I'm not.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki just looks at him. ]

Then I congratulate you on your new found hobby of star-gazing.

[rebuildyourruins]

I'm not moping. [Very pointed. Thor came out here so his mood wouldn't ruin anyone else's fun. It's a frustration to be caught out.] I'm just thinking.

[dothelokimotion]

[ It's not like Thor is hard to read. ]

About?

[rebuildyourruins]

[He isn't. Much as he tries, sometimes. Instead of answering, Thor casts his gaze back through the doors where the party is carrying on. Nothing about it looks like Asgard. Not the people, not the decor, and the music is certainly worlds apart. Yet it still got under his skin. He still stopped, in the middle of an embrace with someone, and felt a terrible pang of familiarity and loss that scuppered his enjoyment.

That, too, had been familiar. He had behaved much the same way in Asgard after coming back from New York.]

About home, [He finally says, setting his empty glass aside on the railing.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Ah. The loss of Asgard still sits heavily, especially since they both had to make the choice to destroy it. Loki was of Asgard, after all, even if it came with mixed emotions. Some days he felt nothing and that simply made him feel worse. Another sign he wasn't quite like them. ]

That's hardly surprising. You can't exorcise grief like that with time.