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When the polite knock came at her door, Valkyrie was there waiting beside it to open it in short order.

"You came." She gave him a thin smile and a little cock of the head--the subject of her ire fretting about in the background, popping in and out of view. Every reverberating phrase was like chicken scratch on the inside of Valkyrie's head. It did not cut deep but it was incessant. Valkyrie rolled up the sleeves of her loose sweater and stepped to the side to allow her guest entrance to a one-ghost-woman choir of grumbling at the male presence.

"This is a friend of mine. He'll be joining us for the afternoon." Valkyrie's announcement fell on indignant, incorporeal ears but she announced it purely out of spite.

Date: 2018-11-11 11:54 pm (UTC)
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“I did.” To increase the ghost’s annoyance, Loki waved at it as he stepped completely inside the room. It was a low-grade cruelty, but as he’d been invited to this very pink but otherwise inoffensive room specifically to perpetrate a higher grade, it seemed like a good start.

Valkyrie got a smile, though. “Before we get started, even if I throw her elsewhere, it will be temporary. Ghosts don’t stay banished any more than furniture stays broken.”

Date: 2018-11-12 12:29 am (UTC)
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“Easily done.” It would be, too. Necromancy wasn’t a specialty of his, but in dealing with his own room’s ghosts, he’d gotten better at manipulating spirits.

A gesture, almost dismissive, wrapped green-glowing spectral chains around the female ghost, who shrieked anew at the indignity. The chains anchored themselves to the ceiling and the floor, to make sure the spirit was as immobilized as a fly in a spiderweb. Unlike the fly, though, he head was free: it was important that she be able to see whatever Valkyrie had planned.

Another gesture, and the ghost’s shrieking cut off abruptly, though its mouth stayed open for the moment. She thought she was still screaming, no doubt, but he’d taken her voice. “There. The chains should last an hour or so, the voice... at least that, ut possibly until dawn tomorrow. It’s always difficult to judge.”

Date: 2018-11-12 04:10 am (UTC)
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“You are!” he confirmed cheerfully, then settled cross-legged on the other bed. The one that did not, based on current events, seem about to be doused in liquor and set on fire. Yes, there was other furniture in the room, but this bed seemed least likely to suffer the righteous fury of the Valkyrie.

Or the unrighteous fury. Either way, it was going to be deeply enjoyable viewing.
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Date: 2018-11-12 04:47 am (UTC)
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Loki, from his vantage point, applauded. Better than setting the bed alight, really: this way, the fire was definitely contained and there was no stench of burning plastic hovering. He also, of course, twisted the chains to force the ghost to watch the lovely blaze as well.

She did not appreciate it, or Valkyrie, as much as he did.

Date: 2018-11-12 05:20 am (UTC)
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Loki snapped his fingers. The gesture wasn’t even slightly necessary to dispel the chains, but he’d learned a long time ago that unless he was going for ‘that’s creepy’ (or creating illusions) it was best to tie action to some sort of movement. The chains popped out of existence, releasing the spirit, but he didn’t give her voice back.

It would return on its own, and he suspected ghostly weeping, should there be any, would be as annoying as spectral screaming about décor. “I suspect you don’t want to put yourself in line for a second lesson,” he advised the ghost, mock-kindly.

Date: 2018-11-12 05:54 am (UTC)
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“I’m certainly not staying here.” Loki unfolded himself, slid off the bed, and followed her. Burned cloth stench and a pouty undead was far, far less interesting than clean air and fascinating company.

Date: 2018-11-12 06:23 am (UTC)
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“I’m not surprised, from the company you’ve been forced to keep.” Anyone would find anywhere else a relief. After a moment, though, he offered, “My room has three beds, you’re welcome to take one if you don’t fancy outdoors or whatever your plan was. Alternatively, if you asked Thor I’m all but certain Stark would agree to lend you his room for the night. Mind you, I’m not certain he ever got around to clearing out all the dead mice and cat vomit.”
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Date: 2018-11-12 06:48 am (UTC)
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Loki occasionally dressed for the chill to fit in, because he didn’t necessarily want it to be obvious that he didn’t feel cold, but not today. Mostly because he hadn’t expected to go out. Hopefully it wasn’t quite cold enough that slacks and a button-down shirt would be remarkable.

Not that he wouldn’t eventually have to have that conversation with her. “Two small favors or one medium favor. Or one small favor total, with the understanding that I do like a good revenge.”

Date: 2018-11-12 12:24 pm (UTC)
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“I don’t need anything from you, at the moment.” Need? No. Want... maybe, but Loki was used to ignoring a lot of that. Being owed a favor by the only Valkyrie left in the universe was likely to come in handy at some point. To himself if no one else, he had to admit that future usefulness wasn’t why he’d requested the favor; being owed a favor was a decent excuse to associate with her at least one more time.

The idea that the favor itself was the favor was one he didn’t care to think about and absolutely declined to speak out loud. “If I did, you wouldn’t have to owe me.”

Date: 2018-11-12 07:23 pm (UTC)
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“Hmm.” Loki tilted his head, considering. “Describe what such a lesson might look like. I’m curious.”

Date: 2018-11-12 07:55 pm (UTC)
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“I can’t see the future, I’m not a witch.” It was intended to be informative, not a complaint. There were two ways he could think of to get the information. By far the easiest was goading Valkyrie into delivering the lesson, but if he didn’t mind possibly traumatizing Emma, he could see if she would be willing to consult her cards for him.

Date: 2018-11-12 08:27 pm (UTC)
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“Hmm.” Another speculative hum. Chains could be interesting... though of course there was little chance it had been, that first time he hadn’t gotten to yet. Loki was more than intelligent enough, more than self-aware enough, and possessed of enough Sakaar fact to realize he and the Valkyrie had not gotten along in her past.

A pity. Chains could have been promising. “I’ll bear that in mind.”

Date: 2018-11-12 09:05 pm (UTC)
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Loki alternated pushing beaches out of his way and ducking, depending on the size of the branch. “You wouldn’t need to. My brother knows me well enough that it likely wouldn’t fool him if you did try.”

It suited Loki to protest his innocence sometimes, but on occasions when he specifically aimed for consequences he didn’t bother.

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