[ video | un: trickster ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ The feed opens up to Loki, dressed in a white shirt and black tie and slacks. He seems to be in a facility somewhere in Riverview, one that might not be familiar to most. He taps a pencil on a clipboard, his bid to look professional. Even his hair is combed back, a few strands tied together with a silver clasp. ]

Greetings. I work at the Gramarye Research Facility for Magic and I was hoping to get some examples of magic taken place in Riverview. Any will do, even ones where your own magic has clashed with the rules of this reality. If you could make it short and precise, I would be most . . . grateful.

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[soundsfishy]

There's a magic research facility? That's very interesting. What exactly counts as magic, though? Spells or anything that isn't human?

[dothelokimotion]

[ That . . . is a valid question and Loki takes time to consider. ]

Both definitions are acceptable.

[soundsfishy]

What would you define as a baseline human, then?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Huh. ]

How would you?

[soundsfishy]

Well, for me it would be a human that hasn't broken through the Veil and doesn't know about non-humans. What would it be for you?

[dothelokimotion]

[ The Veil. That sounds familiar. ]

Any human with special abilities far beyond what their species is capable of.

[soundsfishy]

That works too, I suppose.

Personally I haven't seen any difference in my abilities here, but most of them are natural traits and not magic.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Hmm. Loki runs through the names of all the creatures of the sea he knew but it was hard to narrow it down. ]

Natural to your kind, I imagine.

[soundsfishy]

Yes. Having fins and swimming is something any fish can do, so that's not magical. Just not human.

[dothelokimotion]

And yet you are not a fish.

[ Still. This was fascinating. Loki's expression does not hide his curiosity. ]

One of the mer-folk, I presume.

[soundsfishy]

That's correct. Do we exist in your world?

[dothelokimotion]

You exist on many worlds.

[ A neat sidestep. ]

[soundsfishy]

True. An interesting thought, isn't it?

What kind of magic do you have?

[dothelokimotion]

Magic is magic.

But I work with spells and illusions.

[soundsfishy]

Hey, it could have different meaning in different worlds.

Should have figured, with that username.

[dothelokimotion]

I felt it was only right to be honest.

[ To some degree. Loki also has zero fucks to give. ]

[soundsfishy]

Sure! Illusion magic is really interesting but people can be a little suspicious of it.

Have any of your spells worked differently here?

[dothelokimotion]

They seem to be functionally normally.

[ But there are magics Loki does not have access to. He purses his lips. ]

Unfortunately, it does not provide enough data to give an informed opinion.

[soundsfishy]

Understandable. Hopefully this will give you some more data, then. I'll make sure to inform you if anything works weird here for me.

[dothelokimotion]

[ The earnestness catches him off guard and for a moment, Loki does not know how to reply. ]

It is much appreciated.