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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]

. . .

But I want to know why there is a rabbit.

[veritron]

Fuck me if I know. I mean, all I know people know about rabbits is that they screw. You know. Like rabbits.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Why are people like this. He sighs, very put out. ]

I suppose I will have to look into the matter.

[veritron]

[ Dude, that's easy: people suck. ]

Yeah, well, when you find out, let me know. I mean, I at least know about Santa Claus.

[dothelokimotion]

Who?

[veritron]

Santa Claus.

Get this: he was actually this whole bullshit ad campaign for soda. But if you ask most people back on Earth, they'll tell you he's been real for like...ever, and gives good kids gifts on Christmas.

Total scam, however you think about it.

I had to write a paper on it back when they made me go to school. [So, clearly, it's top notch research.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ This is blowing his mind. ]

How does he know?

[veritron]

Well, if you think he's real, you gotta believe in like constant police-state monitoring.

[ Enjoy some off key singing. ]

"He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good!"

Creepy as fuck, right? Watching you sleep!

[dothelokimotion]

Ah. A fairytale, meant to keep children in line. I am familiar with those at least.

[veritron]

Yeah? What do you have where you're from?

[Because hey, she's curious.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki hesitates. ]

We have the Jötnar. Frost Giants. Except those are real.

[veritron]

Man, I got robbed.

Giants sound way cooler.

[Not that Santa found Verity very gift worthy anyways.]

[dothelokimotion]

I . . . suppose they are.

[veritron]

You suppose they are?

Dude. Frost giants? WAY more bad ass than a fat guy who hangs out with reindeer.

[dothelokimotion]

The Frost Giants are monsters. Murderers and thieves.

[ His tone is cool and unaffected. ]

[veritron]

Yeah, I know a lot of people like that, too.

Gonna have to raise the bar pretty high to hit 'monster' on me, man.

[She's seen things in Garrus 9, man. ]

[dothelokimotion]

How high would it have to be?

[veritron]

Ah, shit, man. Normally you gotta get me drunk before you hit me with the philosophical questions.

[But, what the hell. Her new program is compiling, anyway.]

Phase Sixer, maybe? You know, giant robot sent to wipe all organic life off a planet for cyberforming.

Or, you know, shitty humans who decided to experiment on my best human friend till he was begging to die.

Your turn!

[dothelokimotion]

[ Sounds like a Stark robot. ]

My turn to . . . ?

[veritron]

You know, answer the same question. That's how it works, right?

So. What's your line for someone being a 'monster'? Know any?

[dothelokimotion]

[ A long pause. ]

A few. None I feel up for discussing right now.

[veritron]

Aww. Come on.

[No fair! Not that anything's fair, but whatever.]

Okay, compromise. Tell me more about these kick ass giants.

[dothelokimotion]

You . . . do realize that I said Frost Giants are terrible, correct?

[veritron]

Says who? I mean, other than you?

[Because the Wreckers were considered pretty 'terrible' by most Autobot standards, but they'd been her closest and best friends. So, yeah, excuse her if she's not buying 'terrible' without some kind of proof. ]

[dothelokimotion]

It is a well known fact among many of the Realms. They tried to take over Midgard long ago, turning most of it into a frozen wasteland.

And they . . . abandon children.