there was a need for this apparently

[spiderhorse]

[No one remembers the eight-legged horse these days. Not even his mother/father.

Sad times in the mythology stables, sad times indeed.]

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Having rode the most stupid horse ever at Girl Scout camp has kinda turned me off horses.

[skytraveler]

[Man, fuck training, GO FASTER.

Which, prove to be fatal words when Loki slides straight off Slepnir and starts falling.]

Damn, damn, damn, damn...

[Under his breath, Loki starts to work his magic, stringing together words and runes in order to change himself. He's been a horse and a fish before, being a bird can't be that difficult. And poof, it works. Where Loki was, there is now a slightly frazzled looking hawk, that flies back up to Slepnir and gives him the bird equivalent of a stink eye]

Oddly, enough, I had something like that, too. A good horse, then.

[spiderhorse]

[Oh, poo on you, Momdad. He manages to put the brakes on midair, slick with musky sweat and tail flicking all over in his excitement. It's like a horsekid afterglow except this horsekid is so sheltered he wouldn't even know what that is.

I'm sorry, I don't ever get to do that.]

Jealous. :P

[skytraveler]

[You still get a bird glare.

Well, pardon me for wanting to not hit the ground and brutally break into hundreds of tiny little pieces. All in all, I think my thinking was rather quick.]

[spiderhorse]

[Oh, he knows the looks of birds. Ravens can do it a bit better, though.

I would have caught you. I would never let you die.]

[skytraveler]

[That is...oddly touching, Horsekid. Still, Loki's not gonna show that he's moved.

Well, that would have been nice to know before I went hurtling to my almost-doom.]

[spiderhorse]

[His head pulls back slightly as he moves his shoulder(s) near his hawk Momdad, a place for him to land.

You have no need to worry when you are with me, parent. I would never let a wanted rider come to harm, no matter what it took from me to see to that.]

[skytraveler]

[Loki lands on Slepnir's shoulder, giving as much of a hawk smile as he can.

You're a good kid, Slepnir. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.]

[spiderhorse]

[Mister Ed here knows the expressions of birds quite well, so he's not incapable of telling a smiling beak from a frowning one.

Thank you! He takes a moment before finally asking. What would you prefer I call you? Mother, Father, Parent, Life Giver? I am uncertain.[

[skytraveler]

[Loki paused, thinking. Well, it wasn't like he was planning to actually talk to the horse again. Still, this might work for future reference.

How about Parent. That's good enough.]

[spiderhorse]

[But...but...

Parent, then. I would hate to offend you without cause, that is why I asked.

Hey, look at that. Sleipnir can be down on the ground faster than a falling aircraft. Ain't that handy?]