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[dothelokimotion]

Who: A baby Loki + You
Broadcast: Yes
Action: SS First Breath
When: Right now!

[ loki is no stranger to space ships. though the kind of ships asgard uses are quite different in nature, he's read enough to be familiar with the make and feel of this one. he quietly turns on the recording device, squinting at it. very primitive but it'll have to do. he straightens himself, as befitting a prince, quiet and somber despite the nervousness. ]

Greetings. I am Prince Loki of Asgard. I wish to know about my whereabouts and swift return to Asgard. My father will not be pleased.

[ a pause as loki thinks of what else to add before pulling out a large knife he stole from the kitchens. ]

Also I have a knife.

Comments

[shroudedsecrets]

[She glances down at the cat, who has moved to wind himself around Loki's legs at the distraction.]

... That is correct. You seem to have won him over quickly.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki pets kova again. ]

I'm good with animals. This one's rather small though.

[shroudedsecrets]

Size is not everything. Although one would think he has an appetite for a creature at least several times his size.

[Thanks, Taako.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki glances at haggar, fully taking her in. ]

You're . . . not a Dark Elf are you?

[shroudedsecrets]

I am not.

[Easier to say what she isn't, than to elaborate on what she is.]

Do you often go up to people and inquire what their species is.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki shrugs. ]

Isn't it important? To know who and what you are? To take pride in it?

[shroudedsecrets]

[ Out of the mouths of babes -

Though there was no telling whether or not he would even recall the conversation after a glitch. She is, as ever, cautious. ]

Perhaps. However there are times when such things can become complicated.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki looks confused. ]

How?

[shroudedsecrets]

Complications that can arise from war. Consequences of other situations. Such priorities can become... clouded.

[...]

Be glad that it is not a concern that you have.

[dothelokimotion]

We've fought in wars. Father says wise kings should not seek it but must be prepared for it.

[shroudedsecrets]

War itself is an ongoing consequence. Your people must have much to defend for a stance like that.

[dothelokimotion]

Well, we're protectors. It's what we do.

[shroudedsecrets]

[What a straightforward answer.]

Whom do you protect?

[dothelokimotion]

Whoever needs protection, of course.

[shroudedsecrets]

... Of course.

Does your father look out for them, or do they find him?

[dothelokimotion]

My father sees much from the throne. And he's the defender of the Realms. He would know if something was wrong.

[shroudedsecrets]

It seems he is capable of quite a lot.

[...]

It is good that you think so highly of your father.

[dothelokimotion]

[ ?? ]

Isn't that what a son should do?

[shroudedsecrets]

How things should be is not always reflective of how they are.

[Parents can be disappointing creatures.]

Do you feel the same toward your mother?

[dothelokimotion]

[ which is something loki will learn. extensively. ]

Of course. I love my mother. She's teaching me her magic too.

[shroudedsecrets]

I am certain she would be ... quite proud if you were able to accomplish new things with your magic.

[... It feels so odd to say, but. She wonders how right that is.]

Do you practice often?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he nods. ]

Mother and I practice a lot. Because I'm good at it.

[ and loki isn't good at much else, unfortunately. ]

[shroudedsecrets]

[It's a bit -- awful, to look at someone so small and to so starkly realize that this was something that was never had. An opportunity centuries too late.

An awful, awful feeling, to know that no child would ever speak that way of her, with such fondness. Not in her reality, anyway.

A child who seemed to receive... something from his parents anyway, who were not as disappointing from the very start.]

Do you spend time with your mother in other ways?

[Magic was important, but children had other needs.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki has always loved his mother. been the closest to her. for him, at this age, it is as natural as breathing. the resentment that touched the rest of his family had never plagued frigga. ]

Of course. Sometimes she lets me braid her hair.

[shroudedsecrets]

[ This pain was needed, to understand the scope of what she had lost, down to the most simple and intimate concepts. ]

Do you... prefer that to learning magic?