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

[longtempered]

[Look he doesn't know?? But you're not hearing this from him ok!!!]

Ah, there's probably going to be unsavory personalities in every big crowd. Maybe that's part of it though...I've always lived in a city before this, so the crowds you get there are pretty huge. Even more of a chance of running into unsavory people. Like--

[This thought's even more unbidden than the last, and apparently extremely unpleasant, if the grimace that suddenly crosses Shizuo's features is anything to go by. He glances offscreen at nothing in particular, scowling.]

--No, nevermind. I just thought of a really obnoxious person. ...But he's not here either. [And with a huff and a slight shrug, the dark expression shifts away and back to a neutral frown again.] So yeah, maybe that's why. Different kinds of people here.

[winces]

Ah — sorry. [ because it's obviously her fault he had such a bad thought and reaction just now. ] I didn't mean to make you think of someone unpleasant...!

[longtempered]

What? [Well, this is certainly enough of a distraction too. Shizuo blinks, frown taking on a confused slant.] What're you apologizing for? You didn't make me do anything, I just ended up making myself think about it. Tch, and now I'm thinking about it more...I don't want to. Let's stop talking about this topic.

[Moving on!!!] Anyway, the lie was about milk, since I actually like milk a lot.

[winces]

O-Oh?

[ it's... not the most interesting topic shift, but she's willing to talk about dirt if it means it will make him feel better, tbh. ]

What kind of milk? I like goat's, myself!

[longtempered]

[It's true this topic is considerably less riveting, but look, you're nervous enough already without him tripping himself into a rant about Izaya here...! Thanks for rolling with it Olivia.....

Besides, milk is great, so clearly this is an infallible subject, if only because there's nothing to possibly be mad about when it comes to milk?? (Apart from somebody saying it sucks maybe--)]

Ah, just general cow's milk, I guess? Actually, I don't think I've had goat's before...is it pretty different?

[winces]

Mm, there is a difference in taste, I think. But nothing too terribly noticeable, either! I guess I'm just biased, since it was a lot easier to come by for us.

[longtempered]

Yeah, that would make sense, especially if you're around a lot more goats or something...I should look into trying some of that sort of milk sometime, though. Does it go alright with strawberry or chocolate? Hey, which flavor would you probably recommend?

[Legitimately interested in an opinion here...! But also if he's going to stick with this topic then he's going to commit, dammit. (Sorry Olivia......)]

[winces]

[ no apologies necessary, really; for olivia, it's very easy to get caught up. ]

Perhaps when we get back to Oska, we might find some in the kitchens! But I must admit I've never tried flavored milk before... is it very good?

[longtempered]

Wait, seriously? [HEY HOLD THE PHONE NOW....and the expression on Shizuo's face is now very genuine surprise.] You've never tried flavored milk ever?

Well, damn, in that case we should get you set up with some later on for sure. It's pretty great! Ah, to me it is, anyway...I'm more partial to strawberry. Maybe we'll find some in the kitchens over there too, if we're lucky?

[winces]

N-No...? Unless honey counts...

But that sounds fun! Maybe we can even experiment!

[longtempered]

Oh, I guess honey would, yeah. That's pretty tasty too. Chocolate and strawberry definitely have a sort of 'punch' though...

Experiment like, put other stuff in it and see what happens, you mean?

[winces]

Yes! Don't you think that sounds fun? We could even have others try them, and rank which they like best!

[longtempered]

Hah...I gotta admit that does sound like a pretty good time. [Is that a bit of a smile creeping onto his face now? MAYBE....but look, this is cute, even his perpetual-frowner self cannot help this.] We could get more people to drink milk that way, too, it'd be healthy for everyone and stuff. Let's call it a-- [--ah, maybe not 'date'. Date would be weird...what kind of date involves milk experiments anyway??] --ah, a plan, huh? [NICE SAVE SHIZUO...]

[winces]

[ ah, she seems to blossom under that smile of his, as if she has just managed to accomplish something very special here. she cannot help the flush on her cheeks, the general merriment and excitement that bubbles up inside her. she had been eager before, but now even more so upon seeing how happy it made him. ]

Yes, let's! It's a date~!

[ shhh it's only weird if you make it weird, shizuo. ]

[longtempered]

[WOW AND HERE HE WAS TRYING SO HARD NOT TO MAKE IT WEIRD....and then Olivia says it effortlessly anyway. Though accompanying it with that startlingly happy face makes it a little visibly startling, on Shizuo's end--he blinks in a bit of surprise, at the enthusiasm suddenly practically radiating out of the feed--but then he's rolling that off with a slight shrug. Ah, whatever...plan, date. She seems to figure it's the same thing, so that's fine....]

Sounds good, then. We can see about things once we get back, in that case.