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[livingsymbol]

How do you go about picking gifts?

[ He's just going to dive right in. No real introduction, but Steve figures that most people won't care too much about who is asking this or why. ]

I'm sure a lot of you are better at this than I am, so I guess I need some advice. How do you find a good gift for someone that already has far more than you've seen for half your lifetime? Not that I'm aiming to impress anyone, but it'd be nice to pull it off.

[ He grins a little. Okay, so maybe he's trying. Just a little. But Steve is rarely the one that surprises anyone else. He just wants a chance at doing something cool for a change. Of course, he's realistic and knows this is unlikely, but he can try. ]

I'm in a little over my head on this one. Everyone else always has the flashy stuff covered.

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[almightiness]

I think if it's someone with everything, they often still lack in the less flashy areas.

Perhaps a nice dinner date, or a trip somewhere special...!

...

Or something handmade.

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[livingsymbol]

Well, a dinner date would be nice, but probably not very impressive on my budget.

[ He's smiling as he says that, though. It's a fond thought and one he's really considering. ]

Something handmade? I could try that. What would you make a god?

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[almightiness]

... I imagine you'd make them something very human.

Maybe something written, or drawn.

It's something a powerful being can't possibly replicate from nothing.

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[almightiness]

...................

Wait -- Are you sure they're a god?

How do you authenticate that sort of thing?

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[wiccecraft]

Really good gifts, I think, are both things people need and can use. Something that just sits on a shelf can be nice but not as useful.

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[livingsymbol]

Yeah, I said I didn't want to get something that would just be in the way, but he said it didn't matter.

[ Steve sighs, because it does matter. ]

Now that I'm looking around, I guess I'm really not that good at this.

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[wiccecraft]

Something that could be worn, maybe?

Something that reminds them of you and how much you care about them.

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[crowgirl]

You could always try something more practical, if they already have enough fancy stuff coming their way. Is there anything they use regularly that needs replacing?

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[livingsymbol]

You know, I... don't actually know. He's got magic, so I kind of assumed he just waved his hands and made stuff whenever he needed it.

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[angelic_archer]

I think that it depends on the person and your relationship with them. [Finding the 'perfect' gift has been something Alec's had numerous discussion over with a certain warlock.] I usually go with something that has some meaning to them or to both of us. I'm not sure about the person you're trying to find a gift for, but it might be that the gifts that they were given were to earn a favor, not because someone wanted to give them something special.

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[livingsymbol]

Well, it's hopefully a good relationship. I wouldn't want to assume, but I like to think we've come a little way.

[ That answer might be teasing the person in question. But Steve more seriously considers the answer Alec gives him, because it does sound like Loki's past from what he can guess. The god does carry a grudge. He probably didn't get many genuinely nice gifts. ]

So I should try to pick out something special. Unique.

[ He is so not imaginative enough for this. ]

Could get a puppy.

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[bastardofipswich]

learn how to knit and then make them something. even if it totally sucks they'll have to pretend to like it bc it's from the heart!

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[livingsymbol]

I don't want to make anyone pretend to like my gifts.

[ If he could sputter over text, he would. ]

If he's disappointed, it'll be a failure.

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[dothelokimotion]

[ Since his consequent fights with Thor and Taako, Loki has been spending more time in Steve's room, making himself as much of an annoyance as he can to repress any kind of cathartic feeling he may need to vent. So when he stops Steve actually using his device for once, he comes over, draping his arms around Steve's neck and resting his chin on his shoulder. ]

Hmm. People certainly have interesting ideas of gift-giving.

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[livingsymbol]

Hush, you.

[ Steve doesn't sound displeased at all by the comment. He's still very engaged in trying to puzzle out this gift giving problem he has and he's getting all the help he can from everyone. The fact Loki is criticizing before he's even gotten a chance to try anything is just typical Loki. He smirks as he keeps responding. ]

So does that mean you agree with them?

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[spellslots]

I mean, step one would probably be not talking about it on the public network, kinda ruins the surprise and that's like half the point of gifts, my dude

[he Knows]

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[livingsymbol]

Surprise.

[ Why didn't he think of that?? ]

That would have been a good idea... I was just hoping to think of something impressive enough.

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[worldsaway]

I pick things I don't mind having thrown at the back of my head later.

[Which doesn't narrow it down much, surprisingly.]

Something gaudy.

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[livingsymbol]

[ Thor actually gets a grin out of Steve, because that answer is just the definition of their relationship. He's actually starting to like that constant. ]

I can't afford to get anything from either Tony, Thor.

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[ragnarsson]

I recommend giving them the heads of their enemies on a platter. Always a nice, unique way to show you care.

[...Is he being serious? Definitely not, but it does play nicely into the "violent Viking" stereotype.]

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[livingsymbol]

[ He wishes he could tell if Ivar is being serious or not. He stares a moment, just absorbing that suggestion. Wow. ]

I... don't know his enemies personally. Unless I count myself, and I'm attached to my head.

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[doxxing]

If you want direct suggestions, I really can't throw anything out to you here.

However, if you want something generalized such as the process of how I choose my gifts, then I definitely examine the kind of person they are. No matter how long someone's lived, we're all from different worlds; there's no way they have experienced everything. Make it an opportunity for them.

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[livingsymbol]

I like you.

[ Now that is advice he can get behind. An experience is what he's been trying to figure out how to share for a while. He's still struggling, but the idea of making a gift out of it sounds great. Something positive and fulfilling is just what he thinks Loki needs for himself. ]

You sound like a good gift giver.

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[inebriety]

Replace that second part with more money than some countries and go from there.

[Please tell him the neurotic one has received at least one present from Steve before.]

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[Tony!]

I really hope that's not how you approach your gift-giving. I'm trying to come up with something impressive and in my range here.