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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]

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.

[veritron]

Well, fuck.

[Gettin' a little too close to one of her buttons there, stranger.]

Thought only humans did that shit. So much for that hope!

[dothelokimotion]

Mmm.

[ Loki's hum is noncommittal. This comes precariously close to his own feelings. ]

As I said. Monsters.

[veritron]

Yeah, but that means humans are also monsters.

[Which she ain't gonna deny. She saw what they did to Hunter and Sunstreaker.]

Still, giants sound like they've gotta be cooler than stupid fat elves like Santa Claus.

[dothelokimotion]

Perhaps. I am not human myself.

[ But Loki does not see humans in that way, despite his arrogance. He knows better than that, but he can't say she's wrong either. ]

But they merely . . . appear cooler so to speak.

[veritron]

Yeah? [If you're trying to make yourself sound less cool, stranger, you are failing. Spectacularly.]

So, like...what you got? Tentacles? Weird head antennas?


OOOOH. A tail? Tell me you've got a tail!

[dothelokimotion]

[ But he's trying so hard. ]

No. But I can make myself appear as if I have those things. I use magic.

[veritron]

REALLY?!?!

[Oh, you poor bastard, you now have a bff. ]

So, like, is there a catch? Do you gotta turn back by midnight or you can't look like someone who's actually alive or something?

[Because, hey, there's gotta be rules!]

Could you do me?

[Wait. Not, uh, like that!]

[dothelokimotion]

[ He shrugs loosely. ]

I could. There is no catch. They are merely illusions.

[veritron]

[ This is by far--BY FAR--the coolest thing she's ever heard. ]

Anyone ever tell you you're fucking cool?

[dothelokimotion]

[ . . . ]

No?

[veritron]

Well, then, I regret to inform you that you hang out with idiots.

Because that, my friend, is fucking cool.

[ She's an expert on cool. Obviously. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Oh. That's . . . kind of nice. ]

I cannot deny the truth in that statement.

[veritron]

Damn straight, you can't.

[Because she is an expert. ]

Name's Verity, by the way. Verity Carlo. Hacker, thief, and all-around giver of zero fucks.

[dothelokimotion]

I am Loki. I work at the Gramarye Institute of Magic.