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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[ had he said that? it must have been in calibrations, of which most was a blur. ]

To me, most work is a hobby. Especially after ruling a realm.

You know what? You can't crush me with your mind here, so let's keep this going, huh?

I'm gonna help you pick a real hobby that isn't "most work" or whatever the hell it is you think is your hobby right now. Generous of me, I know.

[ loki could point out that he's still capable of that, but best not to reveal those cards. ]

And what constitutes a "real" hobby?

I dunno - paint-by-numbers? Pottery class? Painting miniatures? Crochet? Happy-slapping jackasses on the street corner?

[ oh boy. ]

I think you're scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Barrel-making! You could make wine. Or do wine-tastings if you're lazy like me.

Become a riddle master and make crosswords. Stack rocks on new planets and make people think their planet's gravity is fucking up.

[ sigh. ]

No. Not now, not ever. Surely you can come up with something good?

These are primo delights of personal entertainment, homie. It's not my fault you don't know how to relax.

Barrel-making is not and has never been primo delight.

[The gasp of mock offense is sharp and quick.]

You take that back! How dare you insult all those dedicated barrel-making hobbyists.

They'll live. Or hopefully, run out of business because people don't need to use barrels anymore.

And how else do you age your liquor and wines?

[Because barrels are handy as fuck and in his world, they still use them a lot.]

[ he purses his lips. ]

Ours were enchanted. It is why our liquor is so strong. It did not need to linger for years on end in barrels.

It's what makes it taste good though? Like, I'm no alcohol maker, whatever you call them, but--

Oh hey, why don't you do that? Make that enchanted liquor and, I dunno, make some bank? People are always looking for something to really fuck their shit up and have a good time with.

[ loki scowls. ]

While that's easy enough to do, I'm not much for that sort of crowd.

Well then just make it for us - the crew and, uh, I guess Thor. I transmuted some heavy shit from my world for him awhile back, but I bet he'd rather have stuff from, uh, "home" I guess.

[ loki frowns minutely. ]

Perhaps. Though I'm not sure the reminder will help these days.

[Well? That's.]

Ominous much?

[But getting into that when he was supposed to be making Loki laugh and get annoyed at dumb hobby ideas? Yeah, not so much. He's supposed to be keeping this light, so he reverses directions and snaps his fingers.]

Uh, uh there's one for you! Story-telling! Make up spooky shit. Or uh- gardening. Snake charming! You like snakes. You could probably Parseltongue the shit out of that.

It's not meant to be. Things have been . . . difficult to Thor.

[ and loki is trying not to make it worse. still, finally, one of taako's suggestions hit a mark. ]

I do miss spinning a tale.

It's kinda been "difficult" for both of you, hasn't it?

[That was one hell of an understatement. How do you even deal with the level of shit those two have been through? Taako knows he does it by bitching and complaining and burying all that existential horror so deep down that it comes out in night terrors, but that isn't for everyone.

He claps his hands together though at Loki finally zeroing in on a topic.]

Okay, so stories! Go tell stories - make up fairy tales, illustrate books, I dunno. Do the thing, get an audience, or just write 'em down and sell 'em for bucks.

More so for Thor than myself.

[ sure loki died. traumatically. nothing new. ]

I used to host plays. Grand spectacles.

[uh-uh not buying that, my dude. Dying is rough on anyone, something Taako knows intimately.

Which is precisely why he won't say anything and just nod along.]

Plays, huh? Lights, stage, action - Loki's grand entrance! With your illusion magic, could probably make that some pretty freaking fantastic productions, huh? What kinda plays did you put on?

I did one on my life story. It was very popular.

[ mostly because of the copious drama involved. ]

Oooh, an autobiography, huh?

[Or is it a memoir? It's hard to remember which is which.]

I bet it was full of grandeur. It better have been or I'll be disappointed.

With some artistic choices made, of course.

And it was very popular.

[ one year anniversary ]

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