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

[backthatup]

I'm afraid that you do not seem the type.

[ Not going to buy that, unfortunately. A lie to hide his nature? Come on, now. ] You would not want to incur any debts that you could not pay, right?

[predomination]

[but hasn't he created a problem bigger than the one he was trying to solve? wasn't that the whole and sum of the hogyoku? but he did pay that debt, and, in turn, he accrued a far bigger one, one he'll probably stake his entire being on righting one day, because Ichigo Kurosaki deserves so much better.

and all he can wonder is if he truly believes that or if he's convinced the dangers may never really be over, and he can't bear to lose such a magnificent pawn. he is a creature of habit, and his habits aren't good ones. ]

Mmm. I wouldn't seem the type to do many things I've done, Genji-san. I've been called unpleasant- and for a second, you thought I was too, didn't you?

[there's no judgment. he expects it- would be more than surprised if a person didn't find someone willfully deceiving everyone around him to not be an unpleasant act in itself.]

But what ALASTAIR is doing... It does seem a good way to clear the books, doesn't it? Start fresh.

[backthatup]

Being lied to doesn't make one feel warm toward the person, no.

[ But there is a light way that he is saying it. Urahara could have revealed that he was capable while Genji was dying after saving him. He could have just said nothing. This he keeps in mind and why he just continues to dismiss how the man tries to paint himself as a villain. Someone who is a villain would not look the way he did -- that moment when the shadows of his hat did not hide his eyes. ]

I've already started my new life. I do not need another start. And after all that you have done and achieved for yourself, do you really want to clear away the books and pretend it did not happen? [ Ah. ]

... another presumptuous statement but ... I do not think that the journey that we take to get to where we are is something that should be erased... and I do not think it is something that can be easily erased.

[predomination]

I guess you you've got me there. [there's plenty that made it all worth it in the end, and aside from maybe being a bit more clever 100 years ago (and even that comes with its consequences), he can't say he'd really change anything. that carries its own set of problems he supposes.

so really it's all a series of excuses, hiding the real truth. he chuckles.]

I think the real truth of it is for all that ALASTAIR's goals seem to suit me, I don't know if I can trust them to carry out things the way I would. Not everyone can think objectively, and they're going to find me a very stubborn and determined man if they ever try to force my hand to do something I don't agree with.

[backthatup]

I will join you in that if they turn out to be such people.

[ Yes, he will definitely not allow them to force anyone to do what they do not wish to. Not just Urahara but others that he have met. If they are supposed to save worlds, yes, there may be hard decisions, but he won't allow those friends that he's made here feel like they're being pushed into a corner in order to make the "right" decision. ]

So, if you happen to see something we do not, please let us know. [ Again, he'll politely remind Urahara that he is not alone. ]

[predomination]

[he has a hard time dealing with that- if anything, Genji reminds him just a bit of Tessai. all his quiet respect and surprising gentleness and politeness for one so fierce looking. it's comforting in a way, but even so he'll always be surprised when people have his back, especially when they know the truth of it.]

Well, we are a team, aren't we? [for once, he smiles in a way that's a little less sad- he said something similar to Ururu once and meant every word of it. it was such a small little disaster, and it feels so long ago, even if it hasn't been a year yet.

he can't promise he won't keep some things close to his chest or move people around as he sees fit. he can't promise that he won't carry the weight of all of this, himself, because that's the lot he's made for himself. but he can offer this much- he does believe in teamwork. the problem is that he often feels he has to control that teamwork.]