[ first breath mingle ]

[dothelokimotion]

Who: First Breath Crew + Visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: The First Breath
When: The month of June

[ Before they left the system, Loki, oddly true to his word, gave the First Breath an upgrade. The walls of the First Breath are layered with a clear polished sheen seem magical. During certain times of the day or certain moods people are exhibiting nearby, the walls shift through various light tones of reds, blues and greens. When a person touches the walls, the walls fill with colours and shifting patterns, displaying a location that the person is familiar with. ]

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[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki can be seen around the ship, making notes on what other improvements can be made. Keeping track of any particular upgrades that the First Breath needs to save for. In a fit of pique, Loki can also be seen in the kitchen, arranging their supplies, making notes. Since Loki is captain, he finds himself invested to some degree. He won't be like the others, sitting uselessly on his laurels. It reminds him a little, the first few months on Asgard, being King.

It had mattered. For a while.

Otherwise, Loki is in the lab, testing out the equipment and trying to get a feel for his augment. He's a little on the pale side, taking on the Marsiva twice and the ill effects make him seem more weak than normal, dark circles under his eyes. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

[It was during the most recent outfitting of Thor's new office on the Iskaulit that Loki had mentioned - in the overly offhand manner of someone wanting to brag - the new paint scheme he'd finally given the First Breath. And then kept finding ways to mention it. Eventually Thor had said he would come take a look sometime. A little as a way to get Loki to stop mentioning it, but mostly because he actually was interested in seeing it.

It's just the hallways, so Thor doesn't bother to call ahead. He finds himself standing back from the walls, arms crossed as he stares up at the shifting blues undulating across the span of it. He had already touched it once - he's working his way up to touching it again, knowing what it could show him.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki was passing by, alert to Thor's arrival, an ill grace to his step. The worst of it seems to be passing, but it's frustrating to have the tell-tale nausea revisited upon him. He watches Thor notice the swirling colours. He doesn't need to know what Thor sees, but he clears his throat pointedly all the same. ]

Does it meet your standards?

[rebuildyourruins]

[Loki's steps aren't so stealthy as usual so Thor hears his approach. He only turns his head to look Loki's way when he speaks, raising an eyebrow.]

They are an impressive work. Shouldn't the question be whether they meet yours, though?

[dothelokimotion]

[ He breathes heavily before he manages a reply. ]

I would not have bothered if it wasn't.

[rebuildyourruins]

[That earns Loki a sharper look. Thor wouldn't have thought a working like this would take so much out of his brother. And he had finished this days ago, hadn't he?]

Or you'll decide it's not good enough in a week and start over. [It's happened before.] How long did it take?

[dothelokimotion]

At least two weeks. I needed an artist to fill the walls with colour before I could enchant it.

[ He straightens, wiping his brow. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

Right...

[No, this is too odd. And familiar in a way.]

You look out of sorts.

[dothelokimotion]

Do I?

[ Loki waves a flippant hand. ]

Perhaps being stuck in a steel trap disagrees with me.

[rebuildyourruins]

If that were true you would have looked worse before now.

[dothelokimotion]

Perhaps I hid it well.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor narrows his eye, not buying it.]

I doubt it, considering how much you complain about these ships already.

[Normally he might give Loki the benefit of the doubt. But the more Thor looks at him, the more he's tallying his appearance with a few weeks ago. Over-tired, over-pale, slightly laboured breathing.

That's what leads Thor to abruptly slap his palm against Loki's forehead. Not hard but certainly out of the blue.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ His forehead feels clammy and warm, too warm for Loki. The damage has been done and Loki slaps it away immediately. ]

I do not need to be coddled.

[shroudedsecrets]

[Haggar is practically a ghost on this ship with how often she's hiding about elsewhere, as she's been spending some time going around in another guise, but she does, occasionally, touch base...

...Meaning she's studying something or other in the lab when Loki returns to it. Hard not to notice the change in his demeanor.]

You are not well.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki scoffs lightly, waving a hand. ]

It will pass.

[shroudedsecrets]

Until the next time, perhaps.

[While she's not entirely certain as to what would have a proclaimed God be under the weather, it's not hard to guess, either.]

[dothelokimotion]

I do not think there will be a next time.

[ He's not going to take on the Marsiva again. Not without a fully realized plan of success. ]

[shroudedsecrets]

Too much risk without reward? Or were you unable to verify anything further with that method?

[dothelokimotion]

Both, to some degree. Though knowledge gained is always invaluable.

[shroudedsecrets]

Indeed. What was your impression of it, having been so close?

[She'd had the vision and her own thoughts, but not so much the opportunity to pick other's thoughts as of yet. Loki she was the most familiar with, though.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ A pause. ]

Unearthly. To say the least.

[shroudedsecrets]

[That really is to say the least to someone not even from Earth, but she gets his... drift.]

Have you never encountered something similar?

[dothelokimotion]

I've walked in empty voids and hollow moons. But even I would not be fool enough to say I know all things.

[shroudedsecrets]

Acknowledging what you do not know tends to be the best place to start. Other questions can be asked, though then it would fall to more speculation rather than fact.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs. ]

It would still require me to have prior knowledge of what it entails and I do not.