002; elevator of forced honesty

[memefox]

elevator of forced honesty

» POST: a top level for your character(s) » RESPOND: to other characters ICly. your characters are now trapped in an elevator together. » UH OH: neither character can lie. » ADDITIONAL, OPTIONAL COMPLICATIONS: at player discretion characters may also... a. be unable to remain silent when asked questions b. be unable to speak around the truth when answering c. be compelled to reveal truths/secrets unprompted THE POWER OF THE ELEVATOR COMPELS YOU.

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[imperceptus]

Right, figured it was probably something like that. Well, I'm not whoever they are, and I'm not super fond of you projecting.

[dothelokimotion]

If I truly projected, I would act on it.

[ Loki shrugs. ]

Perhaps our interactions have merely been wrong-footed. I am not the easiest to deal with.

[imperceptus]

You were basically radiating distrust when I first ran into you. Which--fine, most people don't trust drow. But they're usually from Faerun.

[ He shakes his head. ]

Thing is, I'm easy to deal with. Purposefully so. If you thought I was afraid of you, then that was just me doing the job correctly.

[ Honesty is terrible! Why he is saying this! ]

[dothelokimotion]

Yes, but I did not act on it.

[ It's a big difference for Loki. He is always a mix of emotions, terrible and bright. He feels strongly and while he can disguise it well, it bleeds out constantly. ]

And now? Does the job get easier?

[imperceptus]

Well, kudos.

[ He scowls. ]

It's always easy. I've been doing it since I could talk.

[dothelokimotion]

[ What the hell is a kudo. ]

Ahh. You are the equivalent of monsters on your world, aren't you? Despised on sight.

[imperceptus]

[ IT MEANS GOOD JOB NOT TRYING TO KILL HIM, LOKI!! ]

That about sums it up.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Oh, sounds about right. It is a good job!! ]

Do you hate yourself for it?

[imperceptus]

Myself? Only some of the time.

[ And not really because of how drow are perceived, either. His people have more than earned their reputation, by and large. ]

[dothelokimotion]

For myself, it is at all times. It never ends.

[imperceptus]

What are you talking about?

[dothelokimotion]

I am a Frost Giant. Generally regarded as monsters.

[imperceptus]

[ His visual conception of a frost giant isn't too far removed from what Loki's actually referring to, which means he just raises an eyebrow. ]

You're awfully slender for a frost giant. And--pink.

[dothelokimotion]

Half.

[ Loki doesn't know where the other half comes from. ]

And this is an illusion.

[imperceptus]

Solid work.

[ He cants his head to one side. ]

I take it you mean to say that people don't like to see you coming, either.

[dothelokimotion]

Frost Giants are monsters.

[ His tone is flat, unyielding. ]

They cannot be anything else.

[imperceptus]

So you think you're a monster?

[ He cants his head to one side. ]

Bet that puts a damper on relationships.

[dothelokimotion]

It puts a damper on everything. That is how pervasive it is.

[imperceptus]

My people are often monstrous, that's true. And I'm not exactly a saint.

But we can't choose where we're born or how we're raised.

[dothelokimotion]

No.

[ That much Loki can admit. ]

But I did not know. I was not raised among my people. Asgard made me complicit in their mockery. How can be anything but monstrous now?

[imperceptus]

[ Rin shrugs. ]

By making a choice. You are what you choose to be.

[ That's how he lives his life, anyway. ]

I know I'm not like my family. It doesn't matter what anybody else thinks.

[dothelokimotion]

I made my choices long ago.

[ But Loki can't distance himself from the hate. After centuries, there are some things that just won't end. ]

[imperceptus]

That's obvious.

[dothelokimotion]

Is it now.