002 Action / Accidental Video

[godoftricks]

[ The snow is falling behind Loki. A few hours ago, it had been quite the blizzard. It is calmer now, and easier to see.

When he raises the communicator, he intends only to examine his own face within it. He does not intend for it to record, but the machine makes that move for him.

He has been outside for a long time. The snow has settled on his shoulders. His skin has a faint, blue hue and his eyes are very definitely red.

Even now, when he has been aware of his true nature for more than one human year, he finds it unusual. ]

Some truths are better concealed. This was one of them.

[ Then he sees the light by the side of the screen. There's no perceptible change on his face as he realizes he's recording, but his eyes briefly close, and when he speaks his tone is harsh. ]

They told me there would be curses. I cannot feel the cold. The curse is in what is revealed. Good evening, City. Do you like what you see?

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[asofwar]

[Of course, she knows. From the mouth of Thor himself, and though the story's point of view might differ, it's still knowledge. She's known for a while - a long while, almost as long as she's been here - so she's had time to adjust to the knowledge.

Still.

Still.

It's not a sight she's prepared to see. But as all encounters with Loki feel like a battle nowadays, she recovers quickly - has to - and doesn't let it show in her expression.]

Dramatic.

[itsjustafruit]

The red ruins the camouflage effect.

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[charring]

[Hey, dude. You get a face this time. She's at home and there's a grey cat on her shoulder, just staring into the screen.]

That's new.

[She hardly sounds like this is a bad thing. It's more...concern.]

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[tangledintower]

[Rapunzel doesn't mean to stare, and seeing Loki like this doesn't bother her as much as it would have a year ago.

But she knows what its like to have something revealed on the Network that would be better kept secret.]

I know you said you can't feel the cold, but...how long have you been outside for?

[Blue or not, it can't be good to stay out for that long.]

[valentineluke]

I don't find it unsettling.

(voice.)

[godofabs]

What is it that you want, Loki? People to scream and point, to make you feel as if you are not one of us? (really bro :\)

(voice.)

[godoftricks]

[ Ah, but you did not answer his question, brother. ]

I am not one of you. I have never been.

[godoftricks]

Don't you? Then how do you find it, pray tell.

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[godoftricks]

[ Her tone...surprises him. Is she concerned?

Well, if so, he'll play on that. ]

For as long as the snow has fallen. It makes little difference. I was made for it, as you can see.

[godoftricks]

[ Those red eyes turn to bore into this stranger's. ]

Interesting that you, of all people, would speak to me of my unusual eyes. Do yours serve the purpose of camouflage, I wonder?

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[godoftricks]

[ Ah, the girl with the fire. This, of course, is why he hadn't shown his face to her when he answered her. ]

Quite the contrary. It is old, very old. It only reveals itself under the influence of ice.

You would burn it away, I imagine.

[godoftricks]

[ Of course, it would be her. He hadn't meant for her to see this. He hadn't intended to show it to anyone, though he had stayed outside alone and allowed his skin to change.

He despises the jotuns. He had wanted to destroy them all, to wipe their very planet from existence. If he had them before him now, he would wish the same.

And yet he is one of them. He had wanted to kill his own race. And why not? They had abandoned him. He had not been worthy of them. They had deserved to die.

He raises his red eyes to meet Sif's. Of course, she is not surprised. Nothing he's said or done has surprised her yet. ]

Dramatic? It was not intended to be. I expected no such intrusion.

(voice.)

[godofabs]

Are you not the Loki that used to get in trouble with me when we would sneak off? Or are you not the Loki whom Frigga mourns over? We can have this conversation for another thousand years, but the handful of months and days do not undo the thousands of years we were brothers.

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[tangledintower]

Well, you may be made for the cold, but I doubt you can go all day without eating.

[Yes, she's concerned. You can deal with the cold, but not the hunger, as far as she knows.]

[itsjustafruit]

Sometimes. It's all about context. The rest of the time, there are sunglasses.

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[charring]

It's interesting. [She smiles just a bit at him. No judgement here, Loki. She's seen everything since arriving here.]

I'm just aiming for the snow and sidewalks. It's proved futile, though.

[indecent_butterfly]

Is there supposed to be something wrong with it?

[valentineluke]

[Turns the video on himself: Skin literally white as his attire and the surrounding snow. Absence of color heightens the vividity of green eyes and golden hair - which is gradually joining the enveloping whiteness as its covered in falling snow. That plus close proximity to the device keeps his overall self from disappearing completely into the background. There's no stream of vapor from breathing or any obvious signs of being affected by cold.]

Fairly normal.

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[worldofourown]

As far as curses go, this is benign enough to be inconsequential.

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[godoftricks]

A blizzard that keeps so many indoors? Your definition of benign is fascinating.

[godoftricks]

[ Loki watches, for a moment. At first glance, this man might look human, aside from his pallor.

But there is more to it than that. ]

You are as untroubled by this weather as I am. Cannot you feel the cold?

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[godoftricks]

Thus far. It will vanish, I imagine, like all the other curses.

Tell me, does it tire you? To generate so much heat when there is so much cold.

[godoftricks]

Context is of vital importance, yes. When the temperature rises, no red will be seen here.

You are no more human than I am. Who are you?

[godoftricks]

Perhaps not. Not all would find this truth a comfort.

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[godoftricks]

[ His eyes narrow. ]

I am not bereft. Why do you say this?