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[mischiefsmith]

[As the feed begins, you, the ever committed viewer are presented with the image of a young man reclining on a couch that he’s presently appropriated for himself. To the more studious observer this young man has some little tells that just may give way who he is. The green eyes, the dark hair, better still is all of the green and gold armor, or maybe it’s the horned headgear…or perhaps you’ve met him in another life?

And for those who haven’t had the catastrophic pleasure, the day is still very young.

For his part, the young man appears to be more amused than hindered by his current predicament, or maybe he’s just really good at hiding it.]

It took me a little while to figure out what really bothers me about this realm, I paced my lovely new quarters, home to my lovely new housemates, [wiggles his fingers at the camera, if you’re out there lovely housemates “hello”] for a full hour before it hit me suddenly!

[His eyes go wide and bright for a moment.]

It isn’t the downsizing of my power, although that is really, really inconvenient and it makes me feel very sad on the inside. [Do you see his sad face, his terrible pout, it’s an awful pout.]

It isn’t the fact that I miss The All-Mother dogging my every waking moment, because I really do not. There is only so many times that the head of one’s mother can make an appearance in the punch bowl before one throws their hands in the air and declares themselves done. I lose more neighbors that way.

[What the Hel is he going on about?]

It is possible that I do miss my brother a bit, just a bit, but shush, that’s a secret. [Not so big a secret apparently.] That’s not what’s bothering me either, can you imagine? What’s bothering me is this: who comes up with all of these super hero and super villain names? I read comic books, I know generic when it cold-cocks me. Why, just the other day I was blindsided by a heavy-handed, well-meaning doer of good, upholder of lofty justice, and I can still hear the ringing in my ears!

[Now we’re at the heart of it, the meat and potatoes, the problem to end all problems. You'll have to forgive his wild tangents, he does that sometimes.]

What’s the secret? Is there a committee of seventy-three specific people involved? Do the unwashed masses come together and vote? Or, by Odin’s empty eye socket, do you unfortunate souls choose these names yourself?

[These are serious life-altering questions here, that require your serious, consideration! And, of course, someone needs to shut him up or he will go on like this all day.]

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[brushoff]

[ Dorian smiles at the camera in a way that suggests he's all too familiar with Loki...which is weird cause hey, who the hell is this guy anyway. ]

In my case, I came up with it myself during my brief summer of supervillainy—never doing that again, by the way. Frankly, I've all but disowned said alias.

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[mischiefsmith]

[And that is terribly intriguing, because no one smiles at him that way, including the people that know him. Well especially the people that know him. Not that there aren't exceptions.

Let's go with it.]

Good, because then I would have to disown you, but everyone deserves a second chance...or a third...maybe a fourth...in my case a few more than that. You understand my meaning.

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[glitterateur]

I know some people come up with their own! Usually they ask everyone else for advice before they pick it. [Or, like Mabel, they waffle on it forever and never actually settle on one. C'est la vie.] But sometimes the government assigns them? And those're spot on.

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[mischiefsmith]

Asking other people for naming advice is next to the worst possible thing you can do when picking out a super hero name. The next thing you know you're saddled with something like Glitter Apple. No one wants that. [Loki trusts the Government even less, their naming might be too accurate and he'd rather not have anyone getting into his head just to tell him who he should be.]

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[hostage]

[Oh, hello, Loki. It sounds like you don't remember this place, which is good news for Jesse. Testing the water anyway:]

I just picked something that sounded cool.

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[mischiefsmith]

[Do we have terrible history together?]

Sounded cool doesn't sound very promising, bad life choices have been made under the pretenses of cool.

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[arkproject]

[ In a matter of fact tone, ] You life sounds really weird.

It looks like they assigned me Vivarium as a superhero name, which is fine with me. It's the name of my old project.

[mischiefsmith]

You have no idea. [Heads in his punchbowl? Tip of the iceberg.]

Vivarium...like the container? I suppose it could be worse, you could be Super Vivarium!

[douchebag]

[ This guy is talking about a lot of shit that doesn't make sense, but exasperation with stupid codenames is something Felix can relate to. ]

I picked mine. But man, I hear you. Some people have really stupid fucking names.

[mischiefsmith]

[Loki talks a lot of shit that most people do not understand more often than not.]

And here I was all alone in my assessment hero and villain monikers. Super-this Wonder-that and Marvel-blah-blah-blah. Bugs and animals, I find it hard to relate.

[tactical_lalafel]

I took no alternate name, personally. My actions, for weal or woe, are mine, and hiding some of them behind a mask does nothing to change that.

[mischiefsmith]

I tend to take a similar pragmatic approach and I fully agree with owning your victories and mistakes.

[Loki has more mistakes under his belt than victories, but his point still stands.]

[inmyothertights]

How long have you been here?

[mischiefsmith]

Long enough to realize yours is not the worst super hero name.

[classification]

Of all things here, the thing that vexes you most is names?

[mischiefsmith]

Yes! A name is something that you have to struggle with for the rest of your life! If one christens themselves something like Spider-Man, that's something that they have to live with. I want to understand why they would do that to themselves.

[This is a serious issue!]

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[quaerit]

[ Wow, this guy can talk a lot.

Of course, with a name like that, he's possibly entitled. ]

We choose them on entry, often unwisely. My best friend called himself Teenage Dream for a while.

[ It had been funny in a way. It had also made Gansey groan more than once. ]

Mine is just Gansey. I notice you've not given yourself an alias either, but I suppose with a name like Loki, you'd hardly need to.

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[mischiefsmith]

[There is power in words, and Loki has words.

Which is precisely why he must be stopped.]

Not the worst alias I've ever heard of, believe it or not, but it's still one for the books.

[Also an codename that Loki would, most likely, poke fun at without mercy.]

How observant. Most creatures of myth are too famous or infamous to hide who they are, the rest are just too vain.

[beneathbluerafters]

Your mother's head showed up in your drink? That sort of scrying can put you off meals entirely.

[mischiefsmith]

It will also put you in debt, can you imagine what I must spend in carpet cleaning alone?

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[mantlepieces]

Damn, you talk a lot -- I checked out somewhere in the middle there and still could follow your nonsense raving.

[ Reggie is not one to talk about, well, talking, but he'll gladly do it anyway. Which probably just proves that point. ]

Anyway, I know that's why I don't have one. Some of us have enough sense to know how lame that shit is.

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[mischiefsmith]

Nonsense raving? What crust. Words have power, I understand the power of words and that is why I have so many of them. Words are important, they can change minds, confuse, misdirect, express things. But you made it all the way to the end, all the way to the point!

[Color Loki impressed, seriously!]

Some people have good sense.

[aberth]

You have a weird sounding family.

[ He's not usually one for stating the obvious, but. ]

The names don't have to be fancy. But they kind of press you into choosing one anyway, when you arrive. I don't get it.

[mischiefsmith]

I'll take that as a compliment, they are uncanny!

[He can agree with anyone who points out the obvious as long as the obvious is true, and about his family in particular.]

I'm shocked there has been no widespread mutiny! It's an outrage, a scandal! These are choices that shouldn't be taken lightly, it's something you're stuck with after all! Once you've become Wonder Ferret you are Wonder Ferret even if you change your name to The Beast formerly known as Wonder Ferret.

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[fridgeflower]

[ Hey, it's Loki.And somebody hit refresh on him. Count Laurie as another who's not going to mention that right away. Billy's got it, right? ]

Dani-- My advisor at school picked mine, and I'm totally willing to admit that it's probably not the greatest. It's not the worst, but it's a weird superhero name.

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[mischiefsmith]

[So many spoil sports here, what does a god of mischief have to do to get any cooperation in this realm!]

There should be a competition, I'm even willing to come up with a prize for "worst super hero or super villain names." We could even do vigilantes, vigilantes have some pretty ridiculous names too, do they not?

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[nastygram]

step 1, be a douche

[mischiefsmith]

And steps two through twelve? Don't leave me in suspense, I'm here to learn.

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[glowsferatu]

[ Well hey, it's Loki and his little babyhorns. As a member of a naturally horned species, she'll always find them a little amusing. ]

In my experience, most people come with them already pick their own, or just don't have one. [ She shrugs. ] For me, I just felt Echidna was appropriate. I've always liked the "mother of monsters" aspect.

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[mischiefsmith]

[Loki likes his little baby horns just fine. The giants ones got a bit weighty.]

I've also been led to believe that some are given names, or are made to choose. Unreliable sources perhaps? [So much conflicting data on this name issue.] Echidna isn't terrible, of course I also think of a spiny anteater.

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[rathercommon]

[ Oh. Well. If it isn't Loki. Kitty had a...complicated relationship with the previous version of him, to be certain - and her feelings have gotten even more complicated by Billy telling her exactly what Loki's done in the past. Still, she greets him with a smile, and a wry: ]

I don't know - I like that people choose their own names. It's nice. They get to express themselves somehow. It's better than just being stuck with what's given to you, I think.

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[mischiefsmith]

[It seems as though Loki will be fighting some perceptions of himself, he's aware of it, but he's not looking forward to it. It's a daunting thing.]

Really? I imagine there are some instances in which being stuck with a name is safer than making up your own. Who comes up with the name Blob for themselves? Why would you do that? It's self-deprecating.

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[iamtetsuo]

Whole thing's a stupid idea anyway.

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[mischiefsmith]

My thoughts exactly.