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[chilled]

Pointless to try when you are more like to give up than not, never mind the waste of my time this asinine endeavor is. I am not a puzzle to be solved nor a challenge to be confronted, and you dislike being presented with either.

Cease this foolishness.

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[lunarwolf]

You seem insistent.

[chilled]

Am I supposed to be happily cooperative when another seeks to dance me on strings?

[lunarwolf]

We all have our strings. We can't always choose who they're tied to.

[proved]

And what reason have you to think she will actually listen?

[chilled]

A defeatist answer. No doubt it suits you, I'm sure.

[umuh]

Uh, okay, so it's pointless to every try because she might actually give up and not force you to do whatever it is she might if she doesn't give up.

You're not just sitting back and waiting... why, exactly?

[lunarwolf]

The answer from someone who always did his duty. Even when he didn't want to.

[chilled]

I can be persuasive, as you well know.

[chilled]

Bravo, that very nearly made sense.

Perhaps I simply wish to register my protestations.

[proved]

Quite, but I doubt your silver tongue will avail you now. Take it from one with experience in these matters.

[chilled]

What duty is owed to a puppeteer? You speak a farce.

[chilled]

Then at the very least I can endeavor to make myself a thorn in her side.

Though I must register my surprise that the Lady Sif would let herself be so easily made a game of.

[lunarwolf]

The duty of respect. Of trust. Something everyone is owed until they prove themselves unworthy. Everyone, in some manner, is controlled. Even those who think they aren't. There are forces more powerful than anyone can imagine. But when respect is given to those forces, you'll more often find that things will come out for the better.

[umuh]

[ Can't really hide that she's a little irritated at the whole "nearly made sense" bit. Gosh Loki. Gosh. ]

You've certainly done that by now. Feeling better about it?

[proved]

Something you excel at, given your years of practice.

[ oh no you didn't ]

I have been here for far longer than you, Loki. What makes you think that it was easy?

[chilled]

You wound me with your cruel words, my lady.

[ oh yes he did /fingersnap ]

Please, I only wish to express my concern. That the greatest of Asgard's warriors could be brought thus speaks to the insidious nature of this realm and its rulers.

[chilled]

[ Poor Bella, were you expecting a civil, pleasant conversation? Because you picked the wrong partner. ]

Such concern for a stranger. Not better, but there is a certain catharsis to be found in the action.

[chilled]

[ WEEEEEEH if only my daddy respected me like that i mean

that's probably a good explanation for why his voice has an added edge to it ]

Respect is not simply given freely; it must be earned. I owe these mundanes nothing, as that is what they prove themselves worthy of.

[lunarwolf]

Then I'm sorry for you. Those who refuse to give respect receive none. They bring their hardships down on themselves.

[There is very little, if any, sympathy in Merrick's voice. Perhaps it's just something he learned in his life three thousand years ago but isn't so common anymore, that kind of respect that can be given to anyone. A phrase he's heard comes to mind: innocent until proven guilty. With this man, it seems it's the exact opposite.]

[umuh]

[ She has that habit. She doesn't like this tendency. ]

Glad it's done something for you, I guess.

[proved]

I am sure you will find a way to survive.

[ hdu loki. also was that a complement or mere flattery either way. ]

Consider it noted. But they are not all bad, once one recovers from the indignity of it all.

[chilled]

[ The assessment is both uncomfortably close and assumptive in all the falsest ways. His cheek twitches once, disdain smoothed out into his cool mask. ]

I would express my pity for your idealized view of the world, but alas I cannot muster myself to care.

[chilled]

Perhaps.

[ you might never know ]

Really? Do tell.

[chilled]

Tell me, what would you do?

[lunarwolf]

My view of the world is anything but idealised. [And truly, far from it.] I hate the world as it is. I see potential, but I don't see something to have faith in. Humanity as a whole is ignorant. Individuals can be worthwhile.