a modern man does modern things

[amandoes]

A girl thinks that she can play me, but not well enough to do it on a man's terms, I see.

What the Red God has in mind, we shall see, for it is he that controls our fate and not you, child. A man shall play at your world, with your electronic toys, and a man will continue to succeed. Why? Because a man has been blessed with the skills to adapt and adapt he shall.

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[dancingdragon]

It's not so bad. All the modern stuff.

[amandoes]

Ah, the dragon girl speaks! A man does adjust in such a world. It is a good one for his work.

[dancingdragon]

[She smiles a little.] I'm not much of a dragon, trust me. But there's a lot of people to be killed, that's for sure.

[amandoes]

And many places for a man to hide as well.

[dancingdragon]

If he needed to, sure. Easy to get lost in a city.

[amandoes]

A man prefers to hide in plain sight. A Starbucks may do him well.

[dancingdragon]

[Smile.] Yeah, you'd pretty much look like any other hipster in a Starbucks.

[amandoes]

Exactly. The dragon girl has good intuition.

[dancingdragon]

I don't know if it's that so much as knowing what hipsters look like. Take the credit for being able to explain it in a way that makes sense to me.

[amandoes]

[smile.] A girl should take a compliment when it's given.

[dancingdragon]

[Slightest raise of an eyebrow as she smiles back.] So should a man.

[amandoes]

[chuckle.] touche.

[ex_flyting687]

Peculiar speech.

[amandoes]

A man can choose to speak how he likes, can he not?

[ex_flyting687]

That he could, if he chooses.

I'm supposing this world you've been placed in is vastly different from the one you're used to.

[amandoes]

Different, yes, but possibly better. A man can adapt and a man can choose to continue as he has in a more accessible world.

[ex_flyting687]

To hide out in the open, you mean to say. That's a curious way to live.

[amandoes]

Not what I meant but accurate. We only expect the unexpected.

[ex_flyting687]

Perhaps I've shown my hand with that, forgive me.

What is the man's name?

[amandoes]

This man has the honor and pleasure of being Jaqen H'ghar.

And you, you are a man who is a God of Asgard. Tell a man he is right.

[ex_flyting687]

Oh, dear. Am I a man or a god? I see reputations have a way of finding places even I don't know about.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Jaqen H'ghar.

[amandoes]

[Shrug] A man lives in the modern world, he knows things. A man has seen many movies.

[ex_flyting687]

I haven't, more is the pity. So you've seen what men think I am like, have you?

[amandoes]

Indeed. Many a young lady would have their way with you, if they could.

[ex_flyting687]

[Oh, that's actually a bit off-putting, considering they're human.]

I suppose it's flattering that they do, if only for how it might be helpful in the long run for certain things.

But I've heard the same about you. The "usual" you, in any case.

[amandoes]

A man knows, Loki of Asgard, a man has always attracted the attention of men and women alike. The place and time makes little difference.

[ex_flyting687]

And it never gets in your way? It can't all have been fortunate.

[amandoes]

To what the God presents, I must adapt. A man has no qualms against killing the innocent who get in his way if it comes to it.

[ex_flyting687]

Mm.

[He has a god, then.]

And how much does your service go for, these days? Does your god decide that too?

[amandoes]

[eh, another shrug.]

My God decides nothing, only keeps a man to his word. As for a man's service, it has come to cost a great deal of money.

[ex_flyting687]

[Interesting work ethic.]

You value honor but weigh loyalty with coin. How much would your faith cost me?

[amandoes]

[Jaqen smiles at that, with a quirk of his eyebrow] You assume that a man's faith is a service, but it is not. I have but one God, and his name is Death. You could not pay me enough.

[ex_flyting687]

All faith are but services to gods. Why else would be set wars forth for, if not for believers?

And a funny thing about Death - he himself can be killed.

[amandoes]

Wars are set forth by the lost and hopeful who want to believe that there is something more in the world, but in the end all is the same, the Red God takes what he wants, what he always gets.

[Another smile, the way a true believer smiles when they are sure that they know something another does not.]

To kill Death would be the purest end.

[ex_flyting687]

And they call me mad.

[It's like finding a stranger out in the streets in the middle of a downpour and realizing you have the same type of briefcase, the one with the faulty latch; or getting on a bus and seeing a college student reading your favorite novel; or slipping your hand into a well-worn glove your grandmother passed down to you on her death bed.

Familiar, with just the right hint of irrational sadness.]

Would you attempt it? To kill your god? It would be an honor, I should think.

It certainly would be a sight to see.

[amandoes]

[Jaqen only gives him a hint of a smile and a quirk of his eyebrow.] Madness is simply an excuse given by those who cannot handle the truth. Let them call a man mad, for he knows better.

I would kill him, if he allowed it, but that would mean the end of all.

[ex_flyting687]

Quite the fighting words, H'ghar.

If I gave you a chance to reap for Death,would you let me make the offer?

[amandoes]

The chance is not yours to give, but a man will listen.

[ex_flyting687]

I am in need of a man who might see places where gods cannot walk. You know death well; perhaps I might make use of your skills.

[amandoes]

[a chuckle.]

You may make use of them, at a price.

[nightwolf]

A man could do better than a coffee shop.

[amandoes]

A girl then has not learned the right lessons.

[nightwolf]

A girl has learned that watching people is dull work when there are no people to watch.

[amandoes]

But a girl has not learned patience.

lol keywords :v

[nightwolf]

A girl has patience enough to be a man's student.

Re: lol keywords :v

[amandoes]

[a smile.] That she does, but not enough to really learn what she wants to learn. A coffee shop is a good place for a man.