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[mischiefsmith]

Just a few brief questions before I send you all on your merry way.

[Brief questions? Is anything ever brief with Loki? Well he does sound a bit pressed and he has opted for audio as opposed to video and text so he might truly be a mischief maker of his word.]

Question one, do you own a weapon? If you answered yes feel free to move on to question two, if not then continue to question number three if it pleases you.

[Wait, there's a list? A list and a pregnant pause.]

And by weapon let us define it thusly: an armament used to inflict damage to structures, systems, living creatures. An object you might use in battle, hunting, crime, enforcing the law, etcetera. [Does he have to spell it out? Yes he does.]

Two. Do you have a name for your weapon? If you do feel free to share that information, I'm quite curious. If you do not I feel sorry for your weapon, if you are too shy to confess your embarrassing little secret then allow me to put you at ease: my ancestreal sword is called Laeveteinn. Now you may come out of your shell and reveal your true nerd colors or what have you, you've the agency and support.

[Though anyone who knows their Norse knows that Loki's sword Laeveteinn translates pitifully into "damage twig."]

Three. Are there mythological and/or famous weapons in the world where you come from? Again, feel free to share.

[You are in a safe space, marginally, but what exactly are you driving at, Loki?]

Oh, and finally, but entierly unrelated: is sleep really for the weak?

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[devoutish]

Sure; we've got Excalibur, King Arthur's sword.

I never named my gun at home, myself.

[That gun that he still has here, but he's going to gently refrain from mentioning that on the open network.]

[mischiefsmith]

I have had the distinct pleasure of seeing Excalibur personally!

Really? Never thought about calling your gun death prowler or entrail splitter?

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[catchacold]

Sleep's for everyone, some just avoid it more than others.

[He has the cold gun right there, in relative plain sight. No need to hide it.]

What does your sword's name mean?

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[mischiefsmith]

I was reading something the other day, an experiment that was conducted on rats. They kept the little creatures up for five straight days and some of them died.

[Loki is a ray of sunshine...

But now it is time to play wheel of lies!]

Oh? It means death ripper.

[feel free to check him on that.]

Now what of you and that fine weapon, does it have a name?

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[112ounces]

[ this is a weird survey ]

Yeah. And no, I don't name my weapon. [ Or weapons for that matter. ] Seems kind of pointless when there's a billion of others just like it. But I know nuclear bombs had names back home, but I don't know them.

There are stories of dragons and stuff back home, but those aren't real.

And sleep makes you stronger. You'll get only weaker without any sleep.

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[mischiefsmith]

Ah, but once you've found a signature weapon then there is nothing quite like it. It becomes such an extension of yourself that you just have to give it a name, like Death Prowler! [Death Prowler is an amazing name!] Little Boy, Thin Man, Fat Man? Do these sound familiar?

[Loki knows something of nuclear weapons.]

Of course dragons are real, I've one as a child myself. [Long story about tw magical shape-sifting beings right here!]

Like the rats that died from sleep deprivation...so sleep is important.

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[trouvaille]

I don't think there are any real ones. I mean, I've heard of Excalibur.

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[mischiefsmith]

I've seen excalibur and it is very real.

[incogneto]

I don't personally. I'm from a version of this Earth, so I won't have an interesting response.

[ HONESTLY HE WAS GOING TO SAY EXCALIBUR... ]

And no, to the contrary, most people are weak without sleep.

[mischiefsmith]

I find most people from whatever version of Earth seem to dafault to Excalibur, I wonder why none of them have ever heard of Mjolnir.

[BE PROUD YOU DIDN'T GO THERE]

Makes me feel sorry for the poor rats, humans can be mean when they've a mind for it.

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[sunbathed]

Hmmm. I have three weapons myself; Kusanagi, Yasakani no Magatama and Yata no Kagami. All three are important pieces from Japanese mythology.

[mischiefsmith]

Ooh! An interesting response, I find a popular one is Excalibur. How are you familiar with such weapons?

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[sleight_of_hand]

[ Today in Adachi is bored and roaming the network. ]

I've got a gun, but I haven't named it. Been nearly stabbed by the Totsuka Blade, but that's the only one I've seen that I've recognized.

And sleep is only dependent on how much coffee you're willing to inhale.

[mischiefsmith]

Yes, I've noted most people use guns these days...and they never name them. Not the Totsuka Blade, is this just a name for any blade of length or is this a specific weapon?

I don't particularly like coffee. [Picky is the god of mischief.]

[akito]

At home we have our Air Trecks, Bloody Armor Sand Tiger. Here, I built a replacement and named it Sea Tiger.

For question three, we have weapons in fairy tales like Excalibur or Mjolnir! Or legends like the cursed Murasamas and Kusanagi. But in current times at home the closest thing would be the infamous Regalias - they're the core of the Air Trecks that their corresponding King or Queen wear, in most cases. Their names are dependent on their user and aren't widely known.

Sleep is for everyone! Naps are great.

[mischiefsmith]

You might have to elaborate on what Air Trecks are, I do like the names, but I've never heard of such things in my travels. I've Seven League Boots, but I will operate on the impression that they are not the same thing.

Naps are great, they are almost as magical as bacon.

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[fourlevels]

No weapons for me, unless you listen to Yurio when he calls our skates "knife shoes". I would not recommend them as actual weapons though.

As for famous weapons, hmm ... I suppose there's меч-кладенец—ah, that's the sword Kladenets in English. It's the "self-swinging sword" in some Old Russian fairy tales. There's some other weapons mentions in fairy tales like that, but none of them mentioned as often as that one.

And sleep is absolutely not for the weak! It can be as beneficial as any sort of training regimen.

[mischiefsmith]

I'm not entierly certain I'd ever want to see you wielding a weapon, you are sweet, you should remain sweet.

I've heard of this sword, what I wouldn't give for a self-swinging sword, it would take a great deal of work out of a battle most certainly. Now Russian legends and fairy tales I am a little rusty on, you might just have to tell me a story some time.

So it's a lot like eating and excercise, the triad of a healthy life.

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[am_i_a_monster]

I used to have a rifle for hunting. I never gave it a name.

Sleep is necessary. I think it even takes courage. People who can handle nightmares.

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[mischiefsmith]

You could yetgive it a name, though I get the impression that some think this a childish thing to do. My refrigerator has a name!

[That's because Loki is childish.]

I am, graciously, unafraid of dreams. I'm not excluded from nightmares, I suppose we all have one, but I know that there is a tangible Nightmare in my world that I could confront...it is cathartic.

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[heckblazer]

[ Just going to ignore the weird line of questioning because usually with this kid, the only winning move was not to play. ]

Why do I doubt the sincere curiosity of your little poll, mate?

[mischiefsmith]

[He's wounded that you do not trust him, John, wounded to his core.]

My curiosity is always sincere, it's my intention that are always a little dicey. You should know that I do try to put my heart in the right place, it takes efort, but I've been positively angelic!

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos goes for text, if just because it's evening already, and he still prefers writing over the internet, over speaking to it. Old habits die hard ]

1: Yes, I do.

2: My body is that weapon, so it doesn't need one. However, there are project names for some of the exchangeable parts, usually to differentiate prototypes from one another.

3: I'm inclined to believe that every world have legends about some mystical weapons. Humans will always create stories.

[mischiefsmith]

Oooooh....are you a cyborg? Robot? Figuart? [Loki is terrible, by the way.]

Part of the reason I'm asking is that I'm looking for similairities, but also a weapon and what an individual names a weapon says something significant to me.

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[heliophilic]

[The shot opens up on a wide variety of pointy weapons neatly arranged behind a glass case. He pans over, showing his equally neat collection of guns. Finally M turns the camera on himself.]

I never understood the thought behind naming my weapons. Beyond what they were called originally, anyway.

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[mischiefsmith]

[If you value the integrity of those weapons, never let Loki get near them, he will find names for each and every single one of them - and for just a second that intention is there with a child-like glee. He's already named a gun "entrail splitter" he is ready to go!]

I suppose the thought behind it is that naming something imbues it with power and reflects the abilities of the one using the weapon. Like naming an unbreakable sword Uknuselig, perhaps the person weilding it was unbreakable.

[So what does that say about Loki and his "damage twig?" Small and lethal? Unassuming and powerful?]

Though I can see your dilemma, you've an impressive collection. I'm not entierly certain what some of those are called, but they look fun.