accidental(ish) video; @angela

[hevenly]

[ There's a flapping of wings and the rush of wind. The video is obviously being taken from a point very high up. All that is visible is Angela, her silver armor with its golden wings gleaming in the sunlight, and the blue, cloud-dotted sky behind her. She holds the phone out, posing for the camera. Though she can't seem to settle on a good angle.

Is she...? Yeah, it looks kind of like she's trying to take a selfie. She must have hit record by mistake.

Oh well. Enjoy, Quarantine. ]

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[lieborn]

[ ... He's so jealous of all the cool toys his older siblings get to play with. ]

You'll have to take hold of me properly, sister. I have little arms with weaker sockets attached. [ Clasping her hand, he points to her back. ] Let me climb up.

[hevenly]

[ She kneels obediently so he can climb onto her back, nestled in between the wings. ]

You really are so small. [ She smiles. ] It's cute.

[lieborn]

I will bring a mighty curse of bugs and snakes down upon your head if you tell anyone you said that.

[ Slipping on metal wings, he wraps his arms around her neck and clasps hold of the armour on Angela's clavicle, wiry legs clamping around her middle. Fully seated, Loki declares, ]

Up and away!

[hevenly]

Who would I tell?

[ She has no friends or loved ones, save him and the other Asgardians here. ]

Hold on tight!

[ With a mighty flapping of her wings, she pushes off the ground and takes to the sky. ]

[lieborn]

[ A brief not-hug later and Loki buries a shriek of delight as they zoom into the air, readjusting his hold to get a better view over Angela's shoulder. His whooping doesn't settle in the slightest, trusting entirely in his sister and unafraid, insides soaring with the shift in gravity's pull on his bones.

Even the Old Loki longed to fly. ]

Higher, faster!

[hevenly]

[ She follows his instructions, carrying him high over the city. Higher still than she had been when she had accidentally recorded herself. ]

Take out your device. I will take a picture of the two of us.

[ This ought to settle her outstanding debt. ]

[lieborn]

[ Giggling madly, he fumbles for his Starkphone and carefully hands it over. ]

Don't drop it, sister.

[ Never has he been more ready for a selfie in all his lives. ]

[hevenly]

[ She takes the phone carefully, and holds it out to snap a photo of them. She might even smile for it. ]

Will that please your legion of followers?

[lieborn]

It pleases me!

[ Which is far better. Riding a rush of adrenaline, he leans up to peck her on the cheek. ]

Can you dive?

[hevenly]

[ She hands his phone back to him. ] Put this away, and hold on tighter than you've ever held on to anything before.

[ As soon as he gives a sign that he's ready, she folds her wings in close, and they dive down towards the edge of the city. ]

[lieborn]

[ That would be a child's terrified, happy scream sailing over the city on his sister's winged back. IIIIIYYYYEEEEEEEEAHHHAHAHA!!! ]

[hevenly]

[ She yells along, bellowing a hearty laugh. At the last second, she pulls up, gliding over the heads of the people in the streets. ]

[lieborn]

Take that!!

[ Hooting at the pedestrians whose shopping falls from their hands in shock, Loki leans up as much as he can to feel the wind without letting go. ]

This is wonderful!

[hevenly]

[ Angela coasts for as long as she can, staying level so Loki can sit up on her back. Finally, though, she runs out of space, and slows to land. ]

[lieborn]

[ He has a moment where he turns Harry-on-Buckbeak on Angela, but when she starts to slow down he's mindful and slides down her back.

He doesn't expect his legs to be jelly, or to fall on his backside. ]

Whoa! S-Some ride.

[hevenly]

[ Folding her wings away, she turns and offers him her hand to pull him back to his feet. ]

If I had known you wanted to do that, I would have offered earlier. Though it might be harder once you're your own size again.

[lieborn]

I don't think we should do that when I'm big again, might look a bit uncool. But, thank you.

[ Back on his feet, he dusts down his tunic. ]

So, um, apart from that, what else have you got planned for today?

[hevenly]

Nothing. I have been placed on leave from my guard duties until the effects of the chalice can be reversed.

[ Never mind that she is still a capable fighter with just one arm. ]

[lieborn]

That seems a miserable way to spend your time. Isn't anyone hurrying up this business of fixing the portal before we all get wrecked?

[hevenly]

[ It is miserable. She is bored. ]

You have magic. Can you not help them to repair what has been done?

[lieborn]

I have very little magic, actually. The chalice robbed me of it when it stuck me back in this ... form.

[ He's not even lying about trying to trick people or feeling guilty over that anymore, it's so unfair. ]

I can only perform a little before I grow tired and require a hearty breakfast.

[hevenly]

Very well. [ Angela takes his hand and begins to walk in the direction of the nearest food establishment that looks like it serves breakfast. ] Let's get you fed.

[lieborn]

[ It's his surprise at the touch that keeps his hand in hers, almost no one voluntarily takes hold of him these days. Loki blinks up with wide eyes, then determinedly looks ahead. ]

... I suppose I could eat.

[ If it means getting to spend more time with her. ]

Where shall we go?

[hevenly]

[ Whereas Angela gave no thought or hesitation to taking his hand. She needed him to follow, so she pulls him along. ]

You have been here longer than I. Do you have a favorite place?

[lieborn]

I do, it serves an enormous dish with burgers and fries and all sorts of things. If you can eat everything on the plate, you pay nothing. The wager is a good one, perhaps you should take it.

[ Held onto and kept close, he focuses on their task to find food and cheers up as he rides the tail-end of his high from their trip through the clouds. Loki is almost obediently behaved. ]