On the surface? That we have journeyed to this new universe by some means. Here we face challenge and here we must stay, unable to move forward until a path back to our own world reveals itself.
[ three runes: journey, challenge and standstill, and a goal to return home. but there are other meanings ]
[ Loki gives him a little, friendly slap against the back where the tattoos are. it's meant to sting a little, as if he were reminding Thor that he's a big jerk. ]
On occasion, you could pull your weight around here a little more.
[ and part of him feels ill again—as if he were completely undeserving of this affection. now like a stamp of shame, it's in the center of Thor's back, and his guilt suddenly flares to life behind his easy expression of fondness, after the bond has already been broken. ]
[ for a moment his shoulders relax, and the haunting images of a child's face with a bloody mouth dissipate and
then Thor has him in a headlock. the briefest moment he sits, a little wide-eyed before he struggles and tries to push Thor's overly large arm over his head. ]
This is not a remedy!
[ there's a little squawk that comes out of his throat. ]
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Tell me what that meaning may be, brother.
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On the surface? That we have journeyed to this new universe by some means. Here we face challenge and here we must stay, unable to move forward until a path back to our own world reveals itself.
[ three runes: journey, challenge and standstill, and a goal to return home. but there are other meanings ]
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[ there's more amusement in that, from someone who always used brute force rather than ancient knowledge. ]
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You would see it that way.
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[ there's a little drawl from behind him. ]
Surely after listening to me for short of a millennia you know that.
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[ though he knows at the time it hadn't been a conscious decision ]
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Idiot.
[ with all fondness. ]
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Aye, it's likely.
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[ this is what you get for agreeing, Thor, now he's gonna make fun of you. ]
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I pay the bills, you know. Loki always pays.
whoops wrong thor
Well, Loki-who-always-pays, does it meet with your approval?
give me every thor
On occasion, you could pull your weight around here a little more.
[ and part of him feels ill again—as if he were completely undeserving of this affection. now like a stamp of shame, it's in the center of Thor's back, and his guilt suddenly flares to life behind his easy expression of fondness, after the bond has already been broken. ]
You're an idiot, you know.
[ that feels better. ]
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but he doesn't regret the choice he'd made.
he chuckles at Loki's attempt to cover the fondness ] An idiot who needs to pull his weight around more? Well, let me try to remedy that.
[ by trying wrestling loki into a headlock. that's what was meant, right? he's laughing as he tries, enjoying being deliberately obtuse ]
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then Thor has him in a headlock. the briefest moment he sits, a little wide-eyed before he struggles and tries to push Thor's overly large arm over his head. ]
This is not a remedy!
[ there's a little squawk that comes out of his throat. ]