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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[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki barely hides his ill-disguised wince. He still feels guilty for that. ]

Without knowledge, there is no control.

[winscenario]

Of course. [ He nods. ] Thankfully it was just his bed.

Can't even imagine how scared he was.

[dothelokimotion]

No. You could not.

[winscenario]

That doesn't mean I didn't care. It doesn't mean I couldn't try to help either, even if to you it might seem like it didn't make much of a difference.

[dothelokimotion]

I cannot say. He is not me. How effective it is lies with him.

But I would draw the line at your imagination.

[winscenario]

Suppose it does. [ He quirks an eyebrow at that. ] My imagination?

[dothelokimotion]

You can not understand. We may mingle, even share what is kept close. But we would never ask for something no one can give.

[winscenario]

And what something would that be?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki stiffens because here is an answer he dislikes giving. He struggles with it before it comes loose. ]

What it means to be Loki.

[winscenario]

That's true for just about anyone. As plain and simpleminded as you might think everyone else is, no one can presume to understand what it's like to be anyone else.

But you can always try to share. I can't guarantee I'd understand, but I'd listen, and try.

[dothelokimotion]

Yes, we'll connect with our shared knowledge of jocks, nerds and musicians who brood.

[winscenario]

And tall dark strangers. [ He smiles, perfectly aware that Loki's making fun of him, but not really caring. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki chuckles softly despite himself. ]

And those. Though I do not think such arbitrary stereotypes are for me.

[winscenario]

No, I don't think so either. Although stereotypes don't work for most people, to be fair.

[dothelokimotion]

And yet.

[ Loki lets it trail off. ]