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

[ex_adept136]

I'd bet you'd have better taste in kings...

[Olivia picks great friends, right?

Like Mr. Speaks in Poetry]

But that really would make for an interesting story.

[winces]

[ she BLUSHES SO HARD tbh because technically achilles is in line to be king...

also there's chrom, but, ah. ]

Gosh, it would, wouldn't it? My world had a Mad King, and I've sung for nobility before, but never once for him. Thank goodness.

[ex_adept136]

[He sees that blush, and he thinks to ask about it, but...well.

It doesn't take long to remember their conversation about a certain someone]

A real mad king... Someone like that in reality must be...better avoided than otherwise.

[winces]

Yes... [ it's a rather sobering thought, actually, and she looks down almost instantly. ]

Though sometimes that's not really an option.

[ex_adept136]

I suppose all worlds have people like that...

[A very sobering thought indeed]

But surely, it will get better. Forces like that can be stopped.

[winces]

[ she smiles again, nodding. ]

They can! And he has. Thanks to Lord Chrom and his Shepherds...

[ex_adept136]

Shepherds...

[Hmm]

I take it they're a different sort than Sorey?

[winces]

[ she tilts her head a bit. ]

I don't think I've met them yet...! But the Shepherds were what Lord Chrom had called his group of fighters... They were separate from Ylisse's actual army, and because of that, were able to do much more outside of, um. Politics.

[ex_adept136]

Oh, I see. The way Sorey described what he does...he's sort of like a superhero.

[So. Definitely different, but both doing positive things for their worlds]

But there's just the one Shepherd where he's from.

[winces]

[ blinks ]

What is a superhero?

[ex_adept136]

[Ah- their cultural differences rear up in the strangest of places]

Usually someone with superhuman abilities or unique innovations to combat evil and protect people. Where I come from, they only exist in popular media... Though there are certainly people who can simply be called heroes.

[winces]

Oh gosh — that sounds like a good number of the recruits here, don't you think??

[ex_adept136]

Yes, that's true. And a few with really famous stories, like Achilles and Arjuna.

[winces]

[ !! ]

Mr. Arjuna is famous too?!

[ex_adept136]

His story's pretty famous in my world. At first, I thought he was named after the protagonist of that story, but...it turns out it's actually him.

[And after hearing about Achilles, that was easier for him to process than it might be otherwise]

[winces]

[ gosh all these famous heroes around her... and she had no idea!! ;; ]

Will you tell me his story?

[ex_adept136]

I can, if you would like... Though I'm not sure how accurate the translation I read was. Its original language wasn't either of the ones I speak...

[Though, on that thought-]

Once we both know it, we can always ask him whether it sounds right.

[winces]

—oh gosh! Should we? That would be so embarrassing, don't you think...?

[ of course, she's just thinking about it from their perspective. she rather thinks if she were in arjuna's shoes, it would certainly be nice to hear others have heard about your wonderful deeds... ]

[ex_adept136]

Although he's got a very good poker-face, he did express that he was glad to have a legacy like that.

[Merit and memorability were two things that heroes seemed to value, from Haise's brief experience with them. There's surely something to being recalled, and to people knowing all you'd done, when it had been so much]

So I'm sure he'd be happy to know his associates are interested in his story.

[winces]

Oh gosh... I'll keep that in mind, then. He was so very kind when I'd met him — it seems only right to let him know how highly I think of him. And others, too!

[ex_adept136]

I'm sure he'll appreciate your consideration. And hey, we could always make him lunch or something, for his time.

[He remembers way back on his first day, he landed in Olivia's fire pit.

Fortunately before there was a fire]

[winces]

Oh! Do you think he'd like that? [ most people do appreciate a good home-cooked meal, of course, but now that arjuna's on ~hero~ status in olivia's mind, she's starting to think of him as an exception to things. what if heroes like him didn't eat?! ]

We could each make him something from our worlds... provided he isn't allergic to anything...

[ex_adept136]

I'm sure if we asked, he'd let us know if there's anything he can't eat.

[Given Arjuna's cultural background, he can think of a couple of possibilities already, but better to ask than assume]

It'd be fun exploring different cuisines, since our homes are so diverse.

[winces]

Oh, exactly! We should make a day of it. I'll even make a dish just for you, since this was all your idea and all!

What's your favorite dish?

[ex_adept136]

[A suspiciously long round of silence because...

Haise does not have one. Having associates who know exactly what he is, he hasn't had to feign enjoyment of human food very often. Of course this only becomes worse when he realizes it's been a bit too long, and that's going to seem weird. Um]

Ah it's...tough to single something out. [It really and truly is] Maybe agedashi tofu?

[It's about the mildest thing he can think of, probably akin to eating styrofoam in terms of taste. The sauce is salty and the scallions acrid but if he were to pick something he could stomach (briefly), it's that or hiyayakko, which...well. Isn't dissimilar but for texture and temperature]

But I'm sure that's foreign to a lot of people here.