Regarding the dramatic events of JiM643

[ofmyth]

Nay, I'll not believe it.

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[forcedreset]

[ fate indeed, and loki feels its cold and unforgiving chains binding him tightly, inescapably.

but loki is ever good at escaping all things, at wriggling away from even the grasping, greedy hands of fate. or so ikol would have him believe. but loki does not betray his thoughts, or his feelings, or his intentions; he gives only an easy shrug, casual, as if there is no weight to any of this. ]

If I had a drop of water for every thing that should not be, why, brother, I would be drowning in a great sea! Think what you will, and so will I; as far as the matter of this unpleasantness goes, there is but one thing that we can do: wait. All will be revealed in time, or so they say.

[ofmyth]

[When it comes to waiting to see how things will turn out that affect the lives of his friends and family, Thor hates waiting more than a child the night before Christmas.]

You know you may ask anything of me and I put myself to it.

Well- almost anything. [Is that a terrible attempt at a joke? Probably. It's also probably too soon to be making it. Luckily Thor isn't planning to quit his dayjob.]

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[ yes yes, thor, the ever impatient. and yet loki has patience to spare, and he will wait, and watch, and see, without complaint.

of course, it isn't particularly easy, in this case. ]

Almost anything, of course. But no, Thor, there is nothing that I could ask for that you are capable of giving me.

[ofmyth]

[Oh, the irony of having the power due him as Thunder God and son of Odin and being unable to use it in any useful manner.]

Very well, so long as you know.

[He doesn't know what to say. He doesn't know if there is anything to say. Words aren't his strength, after all.]

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[ to be fair, even loki is at a loss for words. or, moreso, there really is nothing that can be said to remedy any of this, or change this strange thing they are facing. not yet. my, you could cut this tension with a knife, couldn't you? they're buried to their ears in awkward.

it's a strange and foreign feeling, being awkward with thor. something he's never felt before. ]

I suppose that this is farewell for now, then. Until when, even I cannot say.

[ofmyth]

[Thor had been too young and foolhardy to notice when his brother had first become so discontented with things as they were that his tricks had changed from pranks for their own sake to vengeful and hate-filled. He had not noticed until far later that his brother was no longer who he'd thought he was.

He will not be so inattentive now.]

Nay. You shall not be so easily rid of me, brother. Not here, at least.

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[ attentive thor may be, but is it perhaps too little too late? ]

No? How do you propose to detain me? Must I find another conveniently placed lava pool to upend you into?

[ofmyth]

[That's what he's worried about.]

I shall not detain you, nor force my company on you should you wish me gone. Yet I shall also not bid you farewell as if we are to part forever.

[forcedreset]

Ah.

Well I cannot find fault in that. Forever makes liars of us all, after all, and if nothing else we are inexplicably twined! We simply cannot seem to be rid of one another, you and I.

[ofmyth]

I would not have it another way, brother.

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Of course you wouldn't.

[ which is what started this entire mess, to begin with. as the all father said: he simply can't stand the quiet. ]

[ofmyth]

[That brings a hint of a smile to his face. Possibly the last smile for a while, he thinks.


And now that business has been dealt with, Thor will allow himself to mention other important matters.]

You trained Thori well.



[It's an important matter to Mjolnir's handle.]

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[ hey hey, mjolnir's handle is just fine okay. it's the hammer of the gods and all that, it can stand up to a little rambunctious chewing! ]

Ah, all it took was a little patience, and a little understanding. And, perhaps, a little intuitiveness. Thori is a good dog.

[ he will stand by that forever okay. ]

[ofmyth]

[But you're not quite as intimidating when your enemies can see bite marks on your weapon.


Thor makes a thoughtful face, neither agreeing or disagreeing. The achievement here is Loki's not Thori's.] More so a great deal of those things.

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[ thor, you're always intimidating. no one would ever argue otherwise. except maybe loki. ]

Perhaps. But patience is something I have a great deal of, it seems.

[ofmyth]

[Except always Loki.]

That at least has not changed, not over all the ages of our lives.

[He pauses, then leans in almost conspiratorially.] You should know that it took me many centuries to learn it myself.

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[ yes, well. you're big brother. he's incapable of being afraid of you. ]

Oh? Come now, brother, you speak as if you are skilled in patience! You've still quite a long way to go.

[ and hey, there's something of a smile there, quirking the corners of his mouth. ]

[ofmyth]

[Long may it last.]

Quite a long way to go, you say? You had better teach me, that I may get there faster.

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[ every thor face is straightface.png. ]

It is not an easy thing to learn! Better if you are simply born with it. And you and I - my strengths are not your strengths. Nevertheless, should you truly wish to learn, you could always attempt the mortal trick of counting to ten, every time you lose your temper!

[ which is often enough. ]

[ofmyth]

[...

He is a God of sometime subtle expression?]


To thus delay one's anger from causing rash action to be taken? Or is there some mortal sorcery behind the action?

[Because when Thor's anger gets going it's not usually the kind soothed by a swift recitation of one to ten.]

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[ move over lady gaga, we got the god of poker face over here. ]

No, no sorcery. You count slowly, and you breathe, and attempt to rationalize yourself back to sensible thinking. 'Cooling off', as they say.

I know, it seems a pointless act to you, doesn't it? My brother's temper has ever been infamous.

[ofmyth]

[What in Midgard is a Lady of Gaga?]

Better first to refrain from anger over matters not worthy of it. A righteous anger is not always the wrong approach.

[Pause.] Yet I shall attempt to remember your advice.

[forcedreset]

[ she is a most glorious lady, and he will gladly show you! to the stark phone! ]

No, brother, you should do things your own way. I am Loki, not you; you should do things as Thor does them, as only Thor can do them.

[ofmyth]

Even Thor may count to ten.

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.. Perhaps nine may be more appropriate.