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[dothelokimotion]

What kind of stories did you grow up with?

What kind of myths and fairy tales were you told?

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[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki blinks. ]

A prince is royalty. Someone who presides over a country or kingdom. I do not think you mortals have those anymore.

[shoplifter]

I think we have presidents. I've heard about presidents.

I don't care to know much about them, though. They're just people I'll never meet.

[dothelokimotion]

Presidents are men who usually wish they were kings and try their best to play the part, though they rarely succeed.

[shoplifter]

Are kings like princes? How many titles are in the world?

[dothelokimotion]

They're higher than a prince. But a prince can take over should something happen to a king.

[shoplifter]

This is how your home works?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki resists the urge to say he has no home. ]

Yes. It is ruled by a king and a prince.

[shoplifter]

And you are one of them.

[Sorry Loki, you said it, she's gotta point it out.]

[dothelokimotion]

I am.

[ Well, was. Is. There are multiple truths involved here. ]

[shoplifter]

It doesn't sound enjoyable. I would hate it.

[dothelokimotion]

What a surprise.

[shoplifter]

You are not specific on which part is the surprise.

[dothelokimotion]

That you would hate it. You would not like power. And I doubt you would like men who have power.

[shoplifter]

I already know I do not like men with power.

They do very bad things with it.

[dothelokimotion]

Hence the sarcasm.

Mortals are not suited for it, I find. Whatever their intentions may be.

[shoplifter]

Your sarcasm is hard to understand in writing.

Everyone who isn't human in your world is -- 'suited' for power?

[dothelokimotion]

No. Very few are. And even when people believe they are, it has a tendency to ruin them.

[shoplifter]

Then are you worried this place will be the same?

[dothelokimotion]

I have no such fear. I have always endured. I always will.

[shoplifter]

Is that what you were taught as a prince?

[dothelokimotion]

No. It's what I learned being myself.

and we've come full circle, loki, thanks

[shoplifter]

It's better to be yourself than be a prince, anyway.






Even if you wear boring clothes.

ur welcome

[dothelokimotion]

So I've noticed. Eventually, we will find what is right for you, little hellion.

[shoplifter]

That would be good on a shirt. Don't people like writing on shirts?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki . . . has no idea. ]

I believe so. Sometimes they put symbols on them.

[ He has one Cap sweater after all. ]