[ open ] let those eyes sparkle and shine

[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.

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[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?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki blinks, absorbing that. ]

I like learning magic more, but I'm happy to help Mother out.

[shroudedsecrets]

It must please her to have such help.

[ She almost smiles. ]

Does she tell you so?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki cocks his head. ]

Yes. Many times. Why?

[shroudedsecrets]

[... Why, indeed.]

... Curiosity. You are quite fortunate.

[dothelokimotion]

I am?

[shroudedsecrets]

You are.

[Even if his parents haven't disappointed him yet, at least he seemed to have some sense of that ... parental love. A far better start than her own son.]

... Thank you for answering my questions, Prince Loki. You and Kova may return to your playing, if you would like.

[dothelokimotion]

[ give it time. ]

Uhm, sure.

. . . Are you okay?

[shroudedsecrets]

... Perhaps.

[Perhaps not, but she could no more untangle her state of mind to herself let alone to a god trapped as a child in the most ironic bout of timing that was either exploited by the atroma or was truly... a strange coincidence.

What was more troubling was that he had picked up on it, for all her usually composed presence. Or she was more rattled than she thought.]

Why do you ask?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki shrugs. he's certainly more empathetic at this age, with the ability to notice things about people. ]

You just look lonely.

[shroudedsecrets]

[ Out of the mouth of babes... she blinks slowly at him. ]

I have been called many things... but that is the first time I have heard that.

[ In a genuine, not-mocking way, anyway. It was strange. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki doesn't know what to make of that. ]

Is it true?