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!! :****

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[iomnic]

[ Owch, buddy. He wasn't even thinking of it like that.

There's a slight pause on Zenyatta's end. ]

Ah. The second, then? I have never heard of "okonomiyaki" before.

[whatshimadayou]

[It's no problem, Hanzo will do it for you.]

Genji certainly would not have mentioned it. Okonomiyaki is fine, but no, it is not my favorite.

[iomnic]

May I ask what is?

[whatshimadayou]

You are being unusually polite after our last conversation.

[iomnic]

You did not seem to prefer casualness.

[ Or humor. ]

[whatshimadayou]

You disrespected me.

[whatever his sense of humor is flawless]

[iomnic]

Yes, I had.

[ Zenyatta pauses, and then turns on video on his end instead of just audio. ]

I apologize.

[ And with that, bows his head. ]

[whatshimadayou]

[Hanzo does not turn in his video feed. He is quiet for a moment.]

...Okonomiyaki. It is-- hm. Like what people would call a pancake, but more savory. It can have many things in it, like onions, meat, and cabbage, often topped with bonito. Fish flakes. Its style varies depending on where you are in Japan.

[iomnic]

[ He didn't expect him to, but instead raises his head and turns his own video feed off, keeping audio on. Kinda weird to keep video on when the other is using just audio. But he doesn't expect Hanzo to do so. Instead he's just grateful it seems like his apology was accepted! ]

I see! It sounds much like an uttapam.

You also said you have travelled to many places. Have you been to India?

[whatshimadayou]

It is similar enough.

Yes, I have. Though only in travel. It is... crowded.

[iomnic]

It can be. Much like China. But even in my travels, there are many places I have never been. Have you been to either of the Americas?

[whatshimadayou]

[For a moment, he's annoyed, wanting to ask what Zenyatta wants out of this conversation.]

I would not be so arrogant to say I have been everywhere.

[Hanzo snorts.] North America. There was more business to do there than South America.

[iomnic]

I would not mean to imply such.

[ But Hanzo has still been to more places than he has. So he's curious!! ]

I have heard much about North America. Very rich cities, and every car can hover. Is it true?

[whatshimadayou]

...No. You did not.

And the bikes. It is ridiculous. Americans are loud and uncouth, no sense of manners. My American clients were annoying to deal with.

[iomnic]

[ Who isn't annoying to deal with, Hanzo? ]

A part of their culture, perhaps. But I have also not met many Americans.

[ Like, maybe two, now counting McCree. ]

Surely there must have been something good there, when I hear it spoken of so highly. The food? The sights?

[whatshimadayou]

[He has a list. It's short, BUT HE HAS ONE.]

I have met enough.

Some of the food, depending on where you go. I enjoyed the sights in the southwest. Arizona, I think. It was very different than Japan.

[iomnic]

[He knows he's asking a lot of questions, but... talking is talking. It's making headway.]

I know even less about Arizona than the United States as a whole. What makes it so different?

[whatshimadayou]

It was very dry. The environment could be flat or full of mountains. I was impressed anyone would want to live there.

I saw the canyon. There was much to see.

Some of the memory escapes me. But I recall not disliking it.

[iomnic]

[Odd that he would specifically say "I recall not disliking it."]

...Was the trip not something you would consider a good memory, even if you enjoyed it?

[whatshimadayou]

I have few good memories.

[Hanzo sounds a little stiffer in his voice than usual. He knows exactly why he can't entirely say.]

[iomnic]

[Yeah, he knows.]

Then that gives you all the more reason to make new good ones.

[whatshimadayou]

Would you offer the same advice to the person who murdered your brother?

I thought much about why your name was familiar. The incident in King's Row did not escape me, monk.

[iomnic]

...

[Diversionary tactics. Something Genji also tended to do, when there was something he didn't want to talk about.

Zenyatta is a little slower to pick up the conversation, but his voice is unwavering.]

May I speak with you in person, Hanzo?

[whatshimadayou]

[For a moment, he is urged to decline, to tell the omnic to leave him alone.

But he is not blind to the cruelty of his own question.

Hanzo eventually grunts before saying:]

Very well. I shall locate you, then.

Action here or inbox?

[iomnic]

[Small headway. He doesn't enjoy talking about certain things, but he thinks perhaps Hanzo deserves some honesty from him.]

Thank you.