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

[iomnic]

A shame you are not playing, because you would have won.

No, I do not like to juggle.

[secondnature]

Huh ... maybe I should be playing. That's the third time I've done that.

[And here he just wanted to pass the time.]

[iomnic]

You are either better at guessing or at judging character than you realize! If you do decide to play, I can think up another three statements for you.

[secondnature]

Well, now I'm curious. I'll ... try to make up three myself if you do. But I wanna see if I can guess right again.

[iomnic]

All right.

One, I was not created with my forehead lights. Two, I have travelled through much of Nepal on foot. Ah, perhaps I should not say "on foot." I hover. Three, I can touch my toes. This might not sound too interesting, but I have learned that not all humans can do this!

[secondnature]

I'm thinking it's gotta be the last one. If you hover, then you don't have a need for toes in the first place. ... And admittedly, my first thought was, "Does he even have toes?"

[iomnic]

Ah!

I apologize for being misleading. While I do not have toes, I do have feet. Perhaps I should have said "I can touch my feet."

[secondnature]

Guess I got a little too literal there.

I can't really decide between the other two, but ... I think you would've been made with the lights. That seems like an odd thing to add on later.

[iomnic]

Correct again! I think you may really have a knack for this.

[secondnature]

Maybe! ... All right, my turn.

I got kicked out of school because I caused too much trouble. Before I got here, I was having really good meals every day cooked by the chef in the castle. And ... the lion I pilot can shoot fire out of it.

[iomnic]

Hmm...

Perhaps, the first is the lie?

[ He's been nothing but helpful to Zenyatta, after all. ]

[secondnature]

No ... I'm not really good at working in a team.

Apparently that's bad when you're trying to be a pilot. With a team.

[Things that Keith has not fixed: this.]

[iomnic]

[ This is where, if he had eyebrows, he would arch one. ]

Yes, that would be bad.

Considering what you have told me of your situation, being able to work together with your team is very important. Am I correct?

[secondnature]

Uh, yeah, just a bit.

[A pause.]

It's different now, though. [Sometimes. When Keith isn't running off on his own. Which he does a lot.] I've learned my lesson the hard way.

[iomnic]

Through experience, I presume. It is always the bitterest way to learn wisdom. But for some with a particular stubborn streak- the only way.

But I would not consider you a troublemaker.

[secondnature]

How much do you know about military procedure?

[iomnic]

Absolutely nothing. I am not a fan of any military.

[secondnature]

Well—then you won't like the school I went to, then. It was a little looser, but there was still a sense that you had to follow instructions and get in line. You know, don't break the rules because you think you know better.

[He shrugs.]

I got in trouble for that. A lot. And then once you start yelling at me, what am I supposed to do? Just take it?

[iomnic]

There is a time and a place to bow your head. A teacher deserves respect from their students. Instruction can be imparted as a means of helping their pupils grow.

But I do not believe that yelling has ever helped anyone learn more swiftly.

Perhaps you were not the best student. But the militaristic approach to education leaves much to be desired.

[secondnature]

I think it's par for the course. It's a school for pilot training.

[Also, how likely is it that Keith perceived someone as reprimanding him and went off? Very likely.]

But I—uh, I probably wouldn't make the same mistake again.

[There's a fifty-fifty chance on this.]

[iomnic]

Would you need to? Considering you are now a paladin, I would suspect there would not be a need to return to pilot training.

[secondnature]

No—well, not in the sense of disciplinary stuff. I've definitely left that behind.

But being a paladin means teamwork, like you pointed out before. There might not be as many rules, but messing up could definitely be costly.

[iomnic]

Absolutely. An absence of teamwork in the position you are in could be deadly. One cannot survive on personal strength alone.

[secondnature]

Though sometimes, the others hold back more than they should. But there's not a whole lot that I can do about that.

[Keith, no.]

[iomnic]

[ keith no indeed.]

Hold back their strength?