( open/closed ) fool me once, told you twice you're gonna regret it

[dothelokimotion]

Who: Loki Odinson (dothelokimotion) and YOU
What: Loki's back in Sunset Falls, Day in the Life, Mayor Stuff, etc
When: Early July
Where: Arcadia, Central City, Sunset Falls
Content Warnings: N/A

( prompts in the comments. if you want something specific for your character, hit me up @ timmtams / dm )

Comments

[helpdesk_hero]

Family is more than just blood, Loki. Family is... The people you love and who love you. So yeah, I'm going to try, but I'm trying not to shatter myself on walls I can't break through. I'm only mortal.

[dothelokimotion]

And yet you had no issue treating me poorly for her sake.

[ loki shakes his head. he's crossing the line, but loki has never been good at objectivity. and it had hurt. ]

You may have changed. But I see no reason to trust it.

[helpdesk_hero]

[He did? David looks... Confused. And saddened.]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I don't remember it and I can't properly apologize or make up for how I treated you because of that. And I'm sorry that I have changed. It's sort of what mortals do.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki holds up a hand. he wasn't asking for an apology. ]

I have nothing against change. I just don't trust you.

[ there's no point. he may have changed, may even be better, but all that means for loki is that even if things were fixed, david would simply change his mind.

simply say he's a bad friend all over again. and loki doesn't deserve that. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

[yeah, that's fair. David even nods in agreement.]

I can't even begin to argue against that. Would you prefer if I kept my distance from you, unless Sephiroth has cause for my presence when you're also around?

[Because he doesn't want to cause issues with Loki. Especially over something he can't even remember.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ he sighs and shakes his head. ]

No. You are Sephiroth's friend. I encouraged him to have those. It would be unfair to stop that now.

[helpdesk_hero]

[David shakes his head.]

You misunderstand. I won't walk away from him. I'm saying keeping my distance from you specifically, unless it's something like how we worked together regarding the Fixer. Your comfort matters as well.

[dothelokimotion]

[ it was tempting. but it rankles him to feel that he's that weak. ]

No. Things are . . . fine the way they are.

[helpdesk_hero]

Alright then. That's a relief. It would be awkward trying to figure which nights I could see Orpherium shows, and you do throw amazing parties.

[He doesn't say in time maybe Loki will maybe tolerate him. Presuming such things would be unfair. It would be wrong to force it too. Life is just like that sometimes.]

Would it be smart for me to walk away at this moment? Just to, you know, give you space?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki shrugs. ]

You are a guest here. And I invited you. It would be cruel of me to ask you to do that.

[helpdesk_hero]

It's not always cruel to be cold to someone who has hurt you. But thank you.

[dothelokimotion]

[ hm. ]

You're welcome.

[helpdesk_hero]

[David's known a lot of people, he's been hurt a lot of times, and he's been cruel about it. Hell, that was a lot of his history with his best friend. He's done it himself. But that's not here or there.]

I'm still getting you house warming gifts. Just because I can. I don't get to do that often, and I like shopping.

[dothelokimotion]

[ his lips twitch. ]

They'd be welcomed.

[helpdesk_hero]

Thank goodness.

[He's not paying NEARLY as much in rent now, with him and Balthier both covering costs. So spoiling his friends after all of this Fantastic stuff passes is going to be a priority.]

Any word on Sunset Falls? Is it going to be stable?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he nods. ]

It should, now that I've returned. I'll still need to check over some areas, but it seems to be going back to normal.

[helpdesk_hero]

That's good. If there is one place prone to disasters that I've never learned how to properly help, it's Sunset Falls. Magic is just... Hard.

[dothelokimotion]

This sort of magic is familiar to me, at least.

[ he had drained the odinforce from his father in other to maintain asgard. it was no match for hela, of course, but he understood the roots of it. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

I admit, even with Strange's knowledge, magic's just all... illogical to me. Though I suppose people say I'm a bit too machine like at times.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki scoffs. ]

The magician's idea of magic is very . . . limited.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Was it? How interesting.]

I mean, you'd probably laugh at my one use of it. I sort of scared an interdimensional parasite by making a meaningless hand gesture and shouting 'Exorcism' at them in a stilted accent.

[dothelokimotion]

That is what I mean.

People think magic is about rules or spells or vapid hand gestures.

None of those things truly matter.

[helpdesk_hero]

I work better with rules honestly.

[dothelokimotion]

[ dryly. ]

That is not surprising.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Yeah, he deserves that and chuckles.]

I'm learning to try and ignore them sometimes, when it's needed. I've had help there.