VIDEO. UN: LOKI

[selfimage]

[ 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

[timebender]

That is true! It's as much a gamble as anything...

Yes, I had some friends from Earth, before I came through the rift. I never had a chance to visit it, though.

[backthatup]

That it is. So, no reason to think of it as anything other than losing a lottery stacked against you. But that's the fun of the game, isn't it?

You did not? How did you meet your friends?

[timebender]

That's a very long story.

[ Six acts and counting, as of the last time she was in her own universe... ]

The short version would be something along the lines of... a combination of predestination, and transuniversal internet.

[backthatup]

... that must have been very unfortunate for someone's internet bill.

[timebender]

...their what?

[ The concept of bills is fairly foreign to her, to the point that she can't even infer what he's talking about or realize that it's a joke. ]

[backthatup]

The amount of money that they have to pay to use the service...

... or do they call that something else?

[timebender]

I'm not sure. I don't think I've ever had to pay for something like that. And I doubt my lusus did, either.

[backthatup]

Well, that's pretty lucky for you. I'm sure it would have been quite expensive.

Lusus?

[timebender]

I have to take your word for it.

Yes, lusus! Trolls do not have a mother or father like humans do, we are instead raised by a creature that chooses us when we are very young.

[backthatup]

It's a nanny? But one that chooses you? So adopted you to be their child?

[timebender]

Not quite like a nanny. [ She seems so proud that she knows that word! ] We take care of them as much as they take care of us. It's a mutually beneficial relationship.

[backthatup]

Is that so?

I can't quite relate to anything I know, but there's something good about that, isn't there? There are relationships that cannot be named in other worlds, but mean something important. So I'm happy that you have one such as that and that it was a good one for you. [ So he assumes. ]

[timebender]

I can say it does keep things interesting, as well.

[ She is touched, even if it doesn't show. He just seems so nice... ]

Speaking of which, I think it is time for me to get back to parenting, or nannying, or whatever we are calling it. Thank you for playing with me, though!

[backthatup]

You're welcome.

I look forward to when we speak again.