( 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 )

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[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.

[dothelokimotion]

There is no shame in that.

[helpdesk_hero]

It was hard to learn. But dating con men sort of helped.

[Not that he had expected to date con men.]

[dothelokimotion]

Perhaps that is how you changed.