it shall set you free etc etc

[deathkid]

» 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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[buildingcastles]

That's dramatic.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki scowls. ]

You asked.

[buildingcastles]

I did. And that was dramatic.

Something wrong with what I said?

[dothelokimotion]

It is not what you said. It is the effect of this place. Even I must tread carefully.

[buildingcastles]

We can stop. If you're worried about monsters, you shouldn't be.

People use the word for everything.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki hisses. ]

I do not care what people use it for! But I am — saddled with this inexplicable lack of worth that I cannot cast off.

[buildingcastles]

[ Huh. That was a bit rough. ]

You take that really seriously.

[ As if it really surprises him. Good job, Christian. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki merely snarls in reply. ]

Why would I not?

[buildingcastles]

I dunno. Life's too short, I guess?

Apparently you would. I didn't realize gods cared so much about monsters.

[dothelokimotion]

[ he simmers. ]

Life is short for humans. A heartbeat, a drop. Of course everything is short to you.

[buildingcastles]

[His smile is quick and faint, gone before it has time to settle.]

Yeah. Too short. We don't have time to get over it.

[dothelokimotion]

Now you're complaining about it?

[buildingcastles]

Not at all. Why? Should I be?

[dothelokimotion]

. . . It sounded as though you were.

[buildingcastles]

Life is what it is. There are things I regret, but not so much that I'd give up what I have.

[And he didn't even need to force that honesty. He made his choice already.]

We're all monsters in a way. To someone.

[dothelokimotion]

I was a monster to the people I was raised to. A double-edged sword.

They . . . did not mean it that way, but that is what happened.

[buildingcastles]

Well, that sucks.

[He's at least being honest here. It's not exactly encouragement, but he tried.]

Everyone else just thought I was crazy. If it helps, you don't seem like a monster.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki swallows faintly, his throat bobbing. In a way, he has accepted it. Part of nature or not, Loki doesn't want to make allowances for it. He is who he is, flaws and shards. ]

. . . Thank you.

[buildingcastles]

[ He looks surprised by that reaction; by the sudden sincerity between them. ]

Yeah... I mean, on the upside, you can't disappoint anyone. People who get all the love and fuck up, they're the ones people are going to make the real monsters.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki winces. That sounds like him, in a way. Ungrateful. You had it all and you lost it for what? ]

Perhaps. I doubt it is that simple.

[buildingcastles]

It's never simple. For any of us.

[ Not humans or spirits or even gods. You do your best, but the worst thing about growing up for Christian was finding out that even with magic there were no easy answers. It just got harder. ]

[dothelokimotion]

I suppose not.

[ but Loki hates it all the same. He wants one simple thing. One uncomplicated truth. He's tired of lies and the rest of it falling through. To have nothing to trust in. ]

[buildingcastles]

It doesn't make it easier. But... long or short, it's all part of who we are.

[ Christian perhaps knows that better than some. ]

Have a drink. Get through the next day.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His nose wrinkles. ]

I'm not sure drinking is the best solution.

[buildingcastles]

A drink, not all the drinks.

[ Wow, Loki. Christian licks his lips as he smiles wryly. But the point is made. ]

How do you feel about tea?