[ 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]

[ a smirk appears. ]

I am certainly keeping it. For future use.

[brooklyn_boy]

Loki...

[He crosses his arms over his chest.]

What kind of future use?

[dothelokimotion]

Who knows? I try not to plan it out.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve narrows his eyes, not trusting that answer.]

If it ends up on my ship, I'm setting it on fire.

[dothelokimotion]

[ his smirk widens. ]

Good luck with that.

[brooklyn_boy]

You should ask Bucky about how I react to a bet, pal.

[That chicken is going down.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki rolls his shoulders. ]

I am the God of Mischief. Perhaps you should rethink your stance.

[brooklyn_boy]

I like a challenge. Should we shake on it? Have some sort of prize on the head of the chicken for the end of next month?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he raises an eyebrow. ]

Is that wise?

[brooklyn_boy]

I am pretty determined to getting rid of that stuffed animal. [Now he knows how Bucky must have felt with the Bucky Bears.]

You sure you wanna do it?

[dothelokimotion]

If you are so eager to lose, then I might as well indulge you.

[brooklyn_boy]

[You're going down, Loki.]

Ground rules: No magic. That's cheating.

[dothelokimotion]

[ his eyes flash and his tone is flat. ]

Cheating to use my natural talents?

[brooklyn_boy]

[C'mon, man.]

Cheating to use a talent that your opponent has no defense to. You can literally hide it in another dimension, probably. Make it invisible.

[Here. He'll use an example.]

Look. I'll compete in a tug-of-war with Thor, but if I'm up against Nat, I'm only gonna use one arm.

[dothelokimotion]

[ nope, steve has put himself in hot water this time. ]

I'm sure Romanoff would love to hear this summary of her strength.

My magic is a part of who I am. It is my skill which I earned and worked for. Or are you going to extract the serum from yourself and show your own talents?

[brooklyn_boy]

It's not an insult to recognize when you have an unfair advantage.

[Then again...if Steve heard this when he was smaller, he'd probably punch his own lights out. Or try to, at least.

Fine. Fine. Loki has a point and Steve is absolutely screwed. Doesn't mean he won't try as hard as he can, but yeah. Yeah, he's doomed from the jump.]

Fine. I'm sorry, you're right. Okay?

[dothelokimotion]

[ of course he was, but loki is still a little steamed about it. after all, he's heard decades of people telling him how he was cheating, as if his abilities have no merit on their own. he crosses his arms, looking away. ]

For someone who appreciated magic, I find it unsettling that you changed your mind so quickly. Perhaps you're no different from the rest.

[brooklyn_boy]

Hey!

[Steve scowls like he's the one offended.]

Stop. I was just trying to set up rules so it cut out advantages. But you made a good point and I got it. I didn't change my mind about anything, I just understood better.

But...If I haven't proven to you yet that I'm not like the others, I don't know what I can do, Loki. I thought I'd already made that clear.

[dothelokimotion]

[ maybe he's being a little harsh. after all, this is not asgard. he relaxes minutely. ]

Mm. It is a . . . common assumption.

[brooklyn_boy]

Look, Loki...

[He visibly is collecting his thoughts and taking a moment to plan what he wants to say.]

I've seen your past. You've seen mine. I might not always say the right things but please tell me that you know I'm not gonna do what the others have?

[dothelokimotion]

[ a pause before slowly nodding. ]

I am aware.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve relaxes himself, then. He smiles.]

Good. Good.

And I'm still gonna win.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki pointedly rolls his eyes. ]

We shall see.