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[dothelokimotion]

What would you consider to be unforgivable?

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[dothelokimotion]

. . . No. Of course not.

[thestoriesarereal]

[Lucy may not have her grandmother's super power of knowing when people were lying to her, but seeing three dots before an answer isn't a good sign.]

...do you want to talk about it?

I'll make brownies, or buy some.

[dothelokimotion]

I don't think that's a good idea.

[Private]

[thestoriesarereal]

The brownies, or talking?

I can listen and not say anything...

I just think, it's better to talk about somethings instead of holding it in.

[dothelokimotion]

So I keep hearing.

But I think you're rather young to hear what is on my mind.

[thestoriesarereal]

I'm young for a lot of things, but it doesn't mean I can't try to help.

...I know I'm just a mortal, and a very young one at that, but I like to think we're friends, and I don't like seeing my friends upset.

[dothelokimotion]

. . . I had a falling out with Thor. That's all.

[thestoriesarereal]

That's....that's not good.

I'm sorry.

...Chocolate isn't going to cut this.

Are you....are you busy?

[dothelokimotion]

No. I am available. Why?

[thestoriesarereal]

I'm walking home from school...

Can I see you? Please?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki hesitates. ]

I'll find you.

[thestoriesarereal]

Okay.

[She stops walking towards her home, opting to detour to the park. It's open, it's quiet (for the most part), and it would give them a place to talk. If she had any money, and were older to have such funds, she would've taken him to the diner that Nico used to take her to. She missed the demi-god a lot...

Lucy doesn't mind waiting, but she is quick to send a text to her Dad's to let them know she was at the park, meeting up with a friend.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki appears in a shimmer of green and gold light, dressed in his usual black suit, a green scarf hanging around his shoulders. He looks normal, for the most part. A little more subdued though he manages a threadbare smile at her. ]

Ah. Lucy.

[thestoriesarereal]

[Any other day, his coloring would've reminded her of Slytherin from Harry Potter, but not now. Not when she heard he and Thor aren't talking and that's not good. They were siblings and siblings should stick together....]

Hey.. [She manages a weak smile of her own and quickly moves in to hug him.]

...I meant it. I'm sorry you and your brother are fighting.

[Formalities be damned, everyone needs a hug during sad or stressful times.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Oh. Loki tentatively loops his arms around her, a little awkward. ]

It's not . . . his fault.

[thestoriesarereal]

[She's not placing judgement on it. It's more important to her to see that he's okay.]

But...I'm still sorry. Family shouldn't fight with one another.

[She's not asking him for details, but she wants to let him know she's there for him.]

[dothelokimotion]

Perhaps. But I was never much of anyone's family.

[ Abandoned and then used. Brought about the destruction of everything he loved. Maybe it was inevitable. ]

[thestoriesarereal]

[That's....that's really sad and it makes Lucy hug Loki tighter.]

You could be part of my family.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki chuckles in depreciation. ]

I don't think that's a good idea.

[thestoriesarereal]

[She looks up at him with confusion and sadness in her eyes.]

Why? You...you could be my cool uncle or something. Everyone should have a family.

[dothelokimotion]

If I was meant for such things, I wouldn't keep ruining it at every opportunity.

[ Thor shouldn't forgive him. No one should. ]

[thestoriesarereal]

People--even Gods mess up. My grandmother was like that...

She was so used to being evil and ruining things that...it took time to get used to being around people and trusting them.

It wasn't too late for her, and it's not too late for you either.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shakes his head. ]

I just can't see it.

[thestoriesarereal]

Regina couldn't see it either, but...just give it time.

[She's pleading with him not to give up.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ He doubts time will do much. If anything, time has aptly proven that Loki cannot escape the cycle. So it's best to shatter his bonds than to hold onto them. ]

Perhaps.