driftfleet | [ one year anniversary ]

Who: Loki + You
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS First Breath
When: Today! It's a special day!

( video broadcast )

[ the feed splutters before turning on. loki is surrounded by a whole bunch of boxes. boxes as far as the eye can see. loki has started opening them while the speakers blast this song loud and clear. loki, for his part merely huffs. ]

It seems I have spent a total of a year in this place and the, ah, viewers wish to celebrate. However most of this is useless to me, so I welcome anyone else taking them into their hands.

[ which, ngl, he's into. but the gifts loki has are just . . . baffling. he holds each one up to the camera. we have the mighty thor scooter, captain chickmerica, loki on hotwheels, a masterpiece, plastic horns, disturbing panties and something for "sophisticated men" ]

Please feel free to come by to the First Breath to pick them up.

Also, this has reminded me. Since we are essentially living by this . . . awkward mortal calendar, I have decided I want a birthday. You lot should help me pick one.

[ and get him presents. this is essentially a ploy for presents. ]

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[Generally Natasha gives Loki his space, and keeps her own. It works for her. Considering their history... she's willing to coexist with him, mainly keeping tabs through Thor, but she's never expected them to be friends.

That doesn't mean she she doesn't watch his videos when he addresses the fleet, though.

Eventually, she was bound to reach out, to touch base.]

After those anniversary gifts, you want to risk a birthday?

[ well. this is a surprise. still, he acts like it's nothing unusual. ]

Why not? I assume the rest of the Fleet has a little more taste.

Probably. We can hope. Still we have to work with what we have. And we get a lot of... well.

[She does not draw attention to the sophisticated gentleman's option in a situation like this.]

[ a hint of wryness. ]

Certainly we live in hope in this place.

Better than the alternative. [Probably. At least it makes for less depressing conversations.]

Did you manage to set a date?

The alternatives of our reality are no longer my concern.

[ he's dead, but thor's alive. as depressing as it is for thor, loki still sees it as a victory. ]

Most likely it will be the Halloween I heard about.

I wasn't talking about back home.

[She shrugs it off, though. If he wants to read it that way, she doesn't have a problem with it.

It's not a path she sees much productive down.]

October 31? That's an option. You'll have a while to wait though.

[ loki shrugs. ]

That's fine. Time is fleeting, especially here.

[A hum, just this side of noncommittal.]

Sometimes even more so than others.

Yes, well.

[ he flicks an imaginary piece of lint off his clothes. ]

I can only speak for myself.

Well. That's all any of us can do.

[ there's a light scoff at that. if there's anything he's learned about heroes, it's that they prefer to overstep. ]

Is that what you've been doing of late?

[Natasha lets the scoff pass with little more than an arched brow. If he thinks it's funny, she's not deeply invested in learning why.]

Speaking for myself? Not so much.

I suppose there isn't a lot to speak for.

Not much to say. [Probably this was a mistake. If it is, it's not one she's going to sweat. She's made too many worse to start worrying about awkward conversations.] Suppose I'll let you go so you can get back to rehoming your toys.

[ a touch of dryness. ]

I'm surprised you bothered to begin with.

Not like it was out of the way.

And yet, it is rare for you to do such things flippantly.

[ he doubts that part of her has changed much. ]

Maybe not. We hadn't talked in a while. It's really not all that complicated.

[ sounds fake but ok. ]

And yet I doubt it is as simple as you say.

You want to guess and I'll tell you if you're getting warm?

[Deflecting, who's deflecting?]

No need. I have a reasonable suspicion as to what brought this on.

Perhaps the reverse would serve you better.

Oh, no. I'm fairly satisfied.

How unusual for you. Especially given recent events.

I'd ask if you know what's usual for me, but I have the feeling the real answer is we're using very different standards for satisfaction.

In light of recent events.

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