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]

[ 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. ]

[hevenly]

[ When Angela moves with a purpose, people get out of her way. And so, the crowd parts for them as they walk through the busy streets. ]

Alright. I may not be as voracious as the cannibal Volstagg, but I have a mighty appetite.

[lieborn]

[ Must be how absolutely terrifying she looks. Loki is having a whale of a time enjoying how important he feels at her side, quick feet hurrying to keep up. ]

Do you think anyone else from Asgardia will come here, Angela?

[hevenly]

[ If Angela hesitates, it is only for a moment, and only because she still doesn't think of herself as being from Asgard. ]

Well, you and I are here. As well as the other you and his Odinson. I suppose the possibility exists that more could come.

[ It's easier to speak to him as though he truly is a child, one to be coddled and cared for. She smiles down at him fondly. ]

Who would you like to bring, if you could?

[lieborn]

[ It's a lot easier to look like a child and ask questions he otherwise wouldn't. ]

The Thor who is a woman, she won't attack us like the Odinson. And you? Who would you bring?