VIDEO. UN: LOKI

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[ the sound of the wind storm hollows dully against the cave walls. Loki's squidge, Bacon, can half be seen crawling in the confines of his tacky green jacket and over his knee from where he sits, sometimes ducking and squeaking when a particularly large gust hits. to keep it from screaming, Loki offers his fingers absently, which the little squidge pulls on with its pudgy arms before ducking low again. ]

Hello there, it seems like we'll be waiting this out for some time considering the weather-type circumstances. While we're all rotting away, etcetera etcetera, I thought we could amuse ourselves with a game. A little bit of team bonding funtimes, so to say. [ he twists a dark nailed hand in the air, gesturing. ]

Soo—oo ... it's called Two Truths and a Lie. How do you play? Glad you asked, it's simple! Give two true statements about yourself and add a lie to the mix, shake it up then toss it out there and see if your team members know you well enough to spot the lie.

Usually this is done with copious amounts of alcohol, but we're lacking at the moment. [ pause. ] But—ah—you could always enjoy the satisfaction of being right. It's not like we're doing much else.

NOTE | Feel free to threadjack if that's your thing!! :****

Comments

[forcevisions]

Kisuke-san ... [ She sounds as vaguely put-upon by his presence as one might expect Ichigo to tbh. ] You're not supposed to be so obvious.

[predomination]

[rey don't fall into his trap. the trap of... idk. enduring a relationship with him on any level.]

Mm? I might have understated the cat one, that's true... It almost sounds like two lies.

[urahara you're a brat.]

[forcevisions]

No one is going to believe that a candy salesman saved the world! [ duh. she's so helpful. isn't she helpful. ]

[predomination]

[okay but would they believe a candy salesman created the thing that almost destroyed the world. real talk.]

I think they've heard stranger, so it would be a difficult guess.

[forcevisions]

If you say so ... [ Nah, dude. But she's happy to move on to say— ] I never knew you liked cats.

[predomination]

If I didn't, my dear friend Yoruichi would never speak to me again. She's quite the cat person, herself.

[CAT. PERSON. GET IT. GET IT. no you don't get it, but he gets it, and he thinks he's hilarious.]

[forcevisions]

[ Rey stares for a moment because she gets the distinct impression that she is... missing something here ... but she just lets it go. ]

I think that's the first time you've mentioned any of your friends from back home.

[predomination]

[that gets his act to drop ever so slightly. he can talk about Tessai and the kids with a straight face. mentioning Yoruichi he can probably stomach in small doses. the whole of Karakura, however, is a bit hard to swallow. he ought to still be there, solving an unsolvable problem and while it's not his fault he's here, solving other people's unsolvable problems and getting a new perspective on Ichigo's fate and what a solution might be, it still almost feels like hiding.]

There's never been all that much to say.

[forcevisions]

[ He gets this look on his face for just a second, like she's said something wrong, and Rey furrows her brow trying to figure out what it is. But she has no way to know. It does confirm, though, that there are still many things she doesn't understand about Urahara. ]

That's alright. I didn't have many friends back home, either. [ Well she had like three and then ONE OF THEM DIED. ]

[predomination]

[there's a response in his head, scripted and laid out to cause the most frustration and to put even more distance between her and this subject.

but at the last second, he flips the script, and sighs, the sound still the overly dramatic melancholy of someone being facetious, but it could be worse.] Well, we're surrounded by them here, anyway.

[forcevisions]

Are we?

[ as if she hadn't noticed. ]

[predomination]

You don't think so? Archer-san certainly could have left us to die in the swamp. It wasn't as if he knew us beyond some obligation to us as teammates.

[forcevisions]

[ Yeah but on the other hand ... Crylo Ren ... She decides quickly that that's a warning better kept off the magitek and smiles. ]

You're right, Kisuke-san. I guess I just thought he was doing what he had to do but ... he never had to do anything. We owe him a lot, don't we?

[predomination]

[he collects emotional debt like he's playing some karmic version of Pokemon Go, so yeah, he's pretty sure he owes Archer.]

I think he'd say it was the right thing to do, and we owe him nothing at all, if we told him as much.

But I'm sure we'll find a way to repay him.

[forcevisions]

I'd prefer he never be in a position where he needs us to, but ... I'm sure we will too.

text | un: archer

[anti_altruisms]

Most candy salesmen aren't as fast as you.

[ You know. Just in case you thought he forgot about you. ]

[predomination]

imagine how much easier deliveries would be if they were~

[just kidding. he doesn't deliver.]

[anti_altruisms]

I would have expected you'd have underlings for that.

[predomination]

Underlings?

Why Archer-san, you make it sound like I run a sketchy enterprise!

[anti_altruisms]

Have I offended you, Urahara-san?

[ Yes, the use of san on his end is quite deliberate. ]

That certainly wasn't my intention.

[predomination]

Of course not. But you should watch what you say- someone might overhear and get the wrong idea~

[anti_altruisms]

I'm quite careful with my words, I promise you.

Imaginations will run wild, however, when playing games like these.

[ Two Truths and a Lie... It's a distraction, if nothing else. ]

[predomination]

That's why I kept mine very simple.

[AND YOU BARGED IN HERE LIKE MILEY CYRUS, ARCHER.]

[anti_altruisms]

I didn't realize saving the world is simple.

[ He wrecked his Master's living room when she summoned him so this is just par for the course. ]

[predomination]

Oh good! You did figure out the lie.

[see? see? it's a lie because it's NOT simple. hahaha yep.]