[ one year anniversary ]

[dothelokimotion]

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. ]

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

[ it's certainly a tricky situation. one loki has never faced. ]

Perhaps you do not need to know or have a right answer. Perhaps there will never be one.

[brooklyn_boy]

You make that sound easy... Maybe I need to learn how from you. How to do things for myself...

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki huffs. ]

Your problem is that you wish to compartmentalize it into a neat box of morality. But that will never work for people you know or yourself.

You want to spend time with him. That is enough for anyone.

[brooklyn_boy]

I feel like I owe Bucky... He's my best friend and he's been hurt. But I don't know how to help him without just trying to make him the man I lost. [The man he has now with Barnes.]

Either way I feel selfish

[dothelokimotion]

[ hmmmm. ]

That may be so, but no person owes happiness to another. And it's just as important to help ourselves first.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve stares at Loki a long moment and then smiles almost sadly.]

Who knew you were such a good therapist. You should get an office.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki shrugs. ]

Human nature is easy enough to see through.

[ perceptive about everyone but yourself, his mother had said once, tears in her eyes. she wasn't wrong. ]

[brooklyn_boy]

You could make some money that way. Although you seem to be a viewer favorite. I don't know that you need it.

[dothelokimotion]

Money is overrated.

[ said the spoiled rich god-prince. ]

[brooklyn_boy]

Your helmet is made of gold.

[dothelokimotion]

I stand by my point. It's not as though we need it here.

[brooklyn_boy]

So you can give me all your credits? I have some things I'd like to buy.

[dothelokimotion]

No. Get your own.

[brooklyn_boy]

I'm not interesting enough. And you said money doesn't matter....

[Gotcha.]

[dothelokimotion]

I said it was overrated, not that I was generous with it.

[brooklyn_boy]

Fair enough, I guess. You could still make more with a therapy office. Just don't pull punches and tell people like it is. They'll love it.

[dothelokimotion]

[ his nose scrunches up at that. ]

Being inundated with the problems of people's lives sounds like a terrible way to pass the time.

[brooklyn_boy]

Yeah. And you're so busy with your.... What? Prowling around the shuttle?

[dothelokimotion]

I am a captain. And I have a ship to run.

[brooklyn_boy]

And that involves? [He's honestly curious. Looma isn't always as forthcoming with information on her duties.

But he's also teasing.]

[dothelokimotion]

Inventory, maintenance, crew satisfaction. Upgrades when possible. Listening to any feedback.

[brooklyn_boy]

You? Feedback?

[It almost hurts Steve's face to look this incredulous.]

There's a lot on that list I'm not sure I believe, but that one's near the top.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki frowns. ]

I take care of my crew.

[brooklyn_boy]

So if one of them said that they wanted to give you feedback on being more sociable?

[Steve needs to pull up the roster of Loki's ship and find people who are open to teasing their Captain.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki gives him a flat look. ]

Feedback on the ship, not me.