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[tricksterofasgard]

[ Gold. Hopefully you like gold, because you will see a lot of it. Heavy golden walls behind a large golden throne. Comfortably seated within? A potentially new face, looking pleased and overall just friendly enough despite being clad in full armor, complete with large, horned helmet and holding a golden spear in his hand.

Can you possibly see through illusions? Then enjoy Loki occupying a regular living room while casually holding a broom. He's just here to deliver a show, really. The armor and helmet are real, however.

After permitting the image to settle for a moment, he finally speaks. Loki's initial words are measured carefully. ]

Mortals of this realm.

[ He raises from his throne and takes a step forward before settling into a meaningful pose. ]

You have earned yourself the protection of a god.

[ You get another moment to take this in. Or just enjoy looking at this god. Then, all of Loki's dignified behavior and display slips away in favor of a wide, open grin and his unoccupied hand gestures lightly. ]

They could have just asked, though. You know? Instead of just pulling me here and--

[ He lets that trail off with a dismissive wave of his hand. Let's not talk about that, okay? ]

I am Loki. Rightful King of Asgard.

[ That same hand that has just been gesturing dismissively is now placed over his own chest as Loki offers a bow to his audience. ]

And I look forward to serving you.


[ For his roommates at Nonah #004: Your living room is currently stuck under an illusion. You will find yourself stepping right into Asgard's throne room. It's painfully golden. Enjoy your new Asgardian pest. ]

Comments

[tricksterofasgard]

Well, that sounds fun.

[ Not really, but hey, an alien invasion that isn't the one he has invoked? Neat. ]

How did you fend them off?

[hatestrashcans]

Oh, loads of fun. Who doesn't love getting bitten in half and then having to write a book report?

Mostly through an exploitation of internal politics and allowing them to draw incorrect conclusions which led them on wild goose chases. And a willingness to kill our loved ones.

[ So fun. ]

[tricksterofasgard]

That sounds like a preferable strategy to what most of my people would have done: Gone to war.

[ Asgardians love their glorious battles. Though Loki approves of more thought-out approaches. ]

[hatestrashcans]

It escalated to open war at the end.

[ On Marco's call/actions. Which he does not mention. ]

But the problem with body-snatching enemies is it makes it very difficult to recruit allies or seek assistance, because anybody could actually be one of them. So we were stuck with 6 of us versus thousands of enemies. Political and logistical exploitation were the most viable options.

[tricksterofasgard]

Then your people are warriors after all?

[ Being victorious despite such odds? That says something. ]

[hatestrashcans]

My people? Depends on what you mean by that.

[ Yes. Lucky and smart. ]

[tricksterofasgard]

What options do I get?

[hatestrashcans]

Species or people in my circle?

Heh, that makes me sound important.

[tricksterofasgard]

The ones you tend to associate yourself with.

[ Look, he's a Frost Giant, but he still much rather sees himself as an Aesir. ]

[hatestrashcans]

Then yes. They are.

[ He'd count his parents any day, Animorphs or not. ]

[tricksterofasgard]

[ Well, that's good to know. ]

And that includes yourself, I presume.

[hatestrashcans]

Yes. I like it. 'Warrior' sounds much cooler than 'child soldier'.

[tricksterofasgard]

You are still considered a child in your culture? You appear human...

[ Don't let Loki guess your age. He still has to do his research on modern humans. ]

[hatestrashcans]

In my case, I'm six months away from adulthood, but we started fighting at 13, which is the beginning of adolescence.

[ Marco is used to acting as a human cultural translator, luckily. ]

[tricksterofasgard]

...you seriously are counting months.

[ Maybe this Asgardian should simply take lessons. ]

[hatestrashcans]

I'm not, but other people are, and they're ridiculously insistent about it.

[tricksterofasgard]

One might think humans spontaneously change from child to adult just because a very specific time has arrived with how exhaustively you measure your time.

[hatestrashcans]

Yeah, people certainly act like it. Kissing me now would be horrible, terrible. In 6 months it's just fine.

Do you live longer then? Because time definitely changes depending on species. As a fly I have a much better idea of seconds and microseconds than I do as a human.

[tricksterofasgard]

I hope this is not the sole reason you seek to be considered an adult.

[ Don't worry, he has no intention of kissing anyone. ]

What do you mean by 'as a fly'?

[hatestrashcans]

Of course not. It's just an example. It's ridiculous that I can run a household and fight a war, but not drink beer.

[ Loki's not his type anyway. ]

I'm a shapeshifter. So, when I'm a fly.

[tricksterofasgard]

Do those same rules apply here?

[ Just curious. But he also raises a brow. A shapeshifter. How intriguing. ]

And can you assume other shapes as well?

[hatestrashcans]

Yeah. Which, again, ridiculous.

Yes, I can. Anything I acquire with DNA.

[tricksterofasgard]

I see. And you can turn into other people as well?

[hatestrashcans]

[ Good job, Loki! It takes some people a while to figure that out. ]

Yes, I can.

[tricksterofasgard]

[ It's a quick thought to him, given that he likes to impersonate other himself. ]

Then we may have something in common. I myself am quite adept at changing shapes.