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[There's no real face shown as the video turns on, just a bunch of white hair and the sound of frightened breathing and someone being a whiny bitch in the background.]

I need a healer or something. Probably a fucking therapist, too, but mostly a healer.

Please.

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I mean, he's human, right? I'm shit with their ages but he seemed to know what he was doing, and I'm not dead. So, you know, he can't be that bad?

[Taako's used to Merle, who's literally the shittiest cleric in the entire universe, so his standards aren't high.]

I have no quarrel with him.

[ Loki didn't even know he existed. With many of the Marvels, Loki has no idea who they are. And he's certainly in no hurry to seek out people ready with pitchforks. His expression tightens minutely though. ]

Were you dying?

Nah, she was holding back.

[And half the damage done wasn't even at her hands, he just made a stupid, risky decision in an attempt to hurt her and it backfired pretty horribly.]

[ She. Loki files that away. Taako would tell Loki if he wanted retribution. So the fact that he does not either means this is someone close, someone he does not wish to see hurt by anyone's hand. There are only a few that have magic and only one that matches the criteria.

His tone is airy and light. ]

Were you?

[That's a harder question to answer, and he scrubs a hand over his face, wishing for the tenth time in the past ten minutes that he could just go home and shower.]

I dunno, I guess? Does it matter?

No.

[ It's not how they function, so Loki allows the small concession. Not every question must have an answer and Loki is more than adept when it comes to picking up what lies between the lines. ]

But your continued existence matters to me and I do not take that lightly.

[God, this really is shaping up to be a Day, huh?

Taako closes his eyes for a moment, leaning back and just taking a second to deal with all of that. He knows Loki considers him a friend, but that's still a lot.]

I started it, bubbale. I'm not gonna try that shit again.

[ He wonders. That seems like a promise Taako can't give and Loki isn't going to demand one from him. So Loki merely exhales, taking that for what it was. ]

Perhaps not.

[Lucretia left him with her coat and told him she loved him, and he said it back to the air. Maybe it's not a promise he can give, but it feels true.]

Pretty sure I said everything I needed to say.

Then I will consider it settled.

[ As for Lucretia . . . Loki will put it on hold. Perhaps a talk. He has no need for a pound of flesh, but Loki wants more than Taako's word that a repeat will not occur.

He's tired of losing. ]

Much appreciated.

[He's being a little short, but he hopes Loki will understand.]

Hey, my fella, what are our chances of getting a teleport outta here? I can't cast shit that hard right now and Lup doesn't know it.

I'm not sure if I want to get between you and your sister. As much as I would enjoy annoying Babyface.

Just bring her with us, there's not a lot more shit they can actually do here, I just gotta rest.

[And then he'll recover the rest of his hit points and be fine, because that's how d&d works.]

Very well. I shall see it done.

[ Loki rises from his chair, glancing between Lup for an affirmation. ]

[She looks up at Loki and nods.

Definitely too exhausted to go anywhere right now.]

[ Loki casts an illusion first to anyone nearby who could be watching before casting the spell to transport the three of them back to Taako's apartment. ]

[Not having to actually physically travel anywhere is a huge relief, and Taako's posture loosens a lot, once they're back somewhere he considers safe. He wonders if Lucretia is still here, or if she's been and gone already.

He decides not to find out.

Instead, he casts a quick glance at Lup:]

Gimme like, two seconds, and then you can yell at me.

[Those two seconds are to talk to Loki; Taako takes Loki's arm to gently guide him out of the room. He's not sure what he's going to say, really, but he waits until they're out of earshot, anyway.]

Thanks for that, sweetheart, don't think I could spend another second in that place.

[ Loki shakes his head. He can understand why and he hardly did much. Certainly Loki would feel the same way with others hovering around, waiting and watching to see what happens next. Like a crowd of vultures. ]

It is of no consequence. Shall I depart?

[ He will ask Taako but Loki can afford patience. He's not going to comb Taako for details right now, not when whatever took place is raw and wounded. ]

[That was going to be Taako's next question, and he's relieved when Loki brings it up first.]

If that's cool? I think... [he casts a glance back to where he left Lup.] I gotta fix this one and that shit might take a while.

I understand.

[ Better than most. He readies his spell for departure, but Loki adds all the same. ]

Let me know if you need something.

[Taako nods, but he also reaches out to give Loki's arm a quick, brief squeeze. It's not enough, to say thank you, but maybe it's a start.]

I'll call you.

[And with that, he steps back, giving Loki room to leave.]

[ He nods, accepting that with a serene calm that normally doesn't punctuate Loki's moods. He steps back, disappearing from sight. ]

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