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]

The second one's true. Whenever I know I'll be meeting that co-worker in particular, I make sure to stuff my pockets with candy since he's so fond of it.

[Does his work-life sound weird yet...]

[agrizzlysin]

[Perhaps even as weird as King's. That is quite a feat.]

So... what? Did you just happen to have candy with you the first time?

[ex_adept136]

Not the first time, no. But after that I made a point of it.

[At least they have this in common. Weirdoes]

[agrizzlysin]

[Oh. Okay. So even Haise has a Ban on his team. King is resigned to this being a possibility.]

That's... one way to deal with a thief. Not so much catching the fly with honey as it is house-training the fly.

[ex_adept136]

[He stifles a helpless little chuckle behind his hand]

Ah, well... I've never seen him take anything other than those snacks...

[Although he surely has.

The joys of not remembering their first meeting ending with him -1 wallet]

[agrizzlysin]

[Such merciful memory loss.]

I wish I could say the same for Ban. [grumble mumble]

[ex_adept136]

I don't think I'm acquainted with him. A friend of yours?

[He's just going to assume that grumbling and mumbling doesn't discount the possibility of friendship... or may just make it all the more likely]

[agrizzlysin]

[Not a friend so much as the guy King's dead sister fell in love with. Whom King once tried to trap forever in stone for revenge. But eventually ended up earning King's utmost trust despite his horrendous personality.

Wait. Does that count as a friend? King says no.]

He's just someone I ended up working with back in my world. He may be a good thief, but he's a terrible person. If you don't know him, try to keep it that way.

[ex_adept136]

I see.

[A good thief but a terrible person, that's quite the description. Still, Haise has to wonder if it's really as simple as that, but he ought not pry. Perhaps he'll find out more about it in the future]

In my case...I'd say my associate back home is a good person; he never abandons his comrades.

[agrizzlysin]

[Would Ban abandon his comrades? Absolutely. But he'd never abandon his loved ones.

King sighs.]

Yeah, they definitely sound like different people. Maybe your associate will show up here as well.

[ex_adept136]

Maybe so, but... They surely need him, back home.

[Juuzou is an incredibly strong combatant, without being anything but human. It's remarkable really]

[agrizzlysin]

Mm, of course. [That may be a bit of a wry chuckle.] I'm sure they'll appreciate him expending his skills on a search for new pockets to pick.

[ex_adept136]

His skills are much more diverse than that. [There's no masking the amusement in his tone though] Now I wonder if I've given people a poor impression...

[agrizzlysin]

Well, it was a colorful impression anyway. [He waves a hand nonchalantly across the screen.] It's fine. I didn't hear it from you.

[ex_adept136]

Thanks. He's a distinctive presence, if he ever does show up here.

[Naturally in a good way, so far as he's concerned]

[agrizzlysin]

[King just snorts and nods. He'll be able to tell whether the guy has arrived by the contents of Haise's pockets, apparently.]