voice;

[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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[incogneto]

I could've guessed. Loki, right?

[ Assuming his IC display name/username is something like that or trickster or mischief etc ]

I'm Erik.

[mischiefsmith]

Clever, most do not catch onto this so quickly.

[He'll give Erik a scrutinizing look before smiling.]

How very Nordic, Erik. "Ever Alone" or "Eternal One"...were you born in a Nordic country?

[incogneto]

No. I was born in Germany, named after my uncle Erich. [ He makes sure to make the ch extra apparent. ]

Much more German.

I have been to Norway, however. Hiked the Jotunheimen. I didn't find a single giant.

[mischiefsmith]

Do you have a family name? I'm just curious, it makes me a bit...homesick. [Not really homesick, but still.]

You were hiking up the wrong mountain Erik, you'll need more practical equipment, like a spaceship. Or a Bifröst...I'm sure you have one of those handy.

[incogneto]

No, no Bifröst for me.

[ A pause, as he thinks, well he could probably make one out of metal like he does in that first X-Men movie ]

It's Lehnsherr.

[ Should sound familiar, eh, ever seen this guy with brown hair ]

[mischiefsmith]

Nor for me, 'tis a sad day for giant hunters.

[And Loki could do with hunting a few giants.]

Lehnsherr...Lehnsherr...[he's going through his own rolodex now, remembering SHIELD data, but also his own experiences in working with Erik as Magneto]...ah!

[Loki did not just almost fall out of his chair.]

Do you happen to know a...Billy Kaplan and a Wanda Maximoff?

[incogneto]

[ Ah, Loki's from one of those worlds where he already exists. He bets he's old there. ]

I do in fact, I'm assuming you've already seen them.

[ Must be kinda weird though, everyone's gotta remember multiple surnames for the fam... including the twins! ]

Sorry that I can't say I've seen any of your family.

[ Though, he did meet uh, Don. ]

[mischiefsmith]

[You are a grandfather, but you've aged well so congratulations!]

Billy Kaplan I know personally, I do not know the Wanda from this world though I've encountered her on several occasions in my own...and you, of course. I've worked with...well...I suppose he's a version of you.

[Loki, is, fortunately, good at remembering surnames. You have to be where he is from, everyone's surname is the name of their mother or father.]

Oh, well, I am aware that Thor was here.

[incogneto]

Yes, I'm aware there are many people who know of me who I haven't had the chance to meet back home yet. Good to know we've worked together.

[ Though it probably means Loki's evil, since he keeps hearing about how evil Magneto is. ]

[ And also... he was? ]

Did Thor appear differently than he does in the lore?

I've noticed you don't have red hair.

[mischiefsmith]

It was briefly, we fought together in a team against the Red Skull, I am not certain if he exists where you are from, but the Red Skull was once a Nazi general officer who admired Hitler, but he refused to be his subordinant.

[There is always someone out there who is worse, Erik, much worse.]

Thor has had alter egos, one of them being that of a man called Donald Blake.

No. My mythos is somewhat different from what actually is, which is often the case, my legend is not the same as in the books either which is why I've written my own books.

[incogneto]

I see why we joined forces.

--And you're right, I did meet Donald Blake. He didn't quite look like what I imagined Thor to look like either, come to think of it.