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[ikols]

[ A crown! A paper one, set down in front of the camera as Loki starts another. ]

Evening, Quarantine! Tonight in this broadcast is hereby declared Treats-For-Truths and origami gifts are now ready for sale! The price: tell me one of your secrets and I'll send a paper-something directly to you via magic. Please don't get too adventurous in your suggestions, I only have but ten fingers.

[ Other examples sit around the crown, such as a dinosaur, car, and (you're welcome, Thor) teeny tiny hammer. ]

Anyone who owns or is entitled to a crown will get one for free, in a colour of their choosing. Doodled details upon request.

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[northerndragon]

Of course. Well, not the eyebrow.

But those aren't secrets. My brothers and sisters knew it was me covered in flour in the crypts.

[ikols]

See, it has to be good enough to earn its prize. [ Wagging a finger. ] Ghosties that fool no one are no good here today. Try harder? Tell me what you want me to make while you do.

[northerndragon]

Didn't say I want you to make anything.

I don't think I have many secrets. It would be wrong to make one up.

[ikols]

You wouldn't be talking so much about not wanting to play if it were true, come now. Don't fib.

[ Well, then, Loki is going to start crafting something out of white paper, and in his opinion it's worthy enough for a secret. ]

Anything at all? Tell you what, I'll throw in extra points just for the attempt!

[northerndragon]

[What's a secret that means absolutely nothing to him? If it was worth holding as a real secret, it probably means something, but if it means something, it shouldn't be fodder in a stranger's game.]

I was tempted by Stannis Baratheon's offer. I had my own reasons for not taking it.

[He knows very well that this lacks context.]

[ikols]

[ Heck, Jon. Stannis was such a turd. ]

You win ... !

[ Wherever Jon is, a magical green light flashes and an origami snowman floats down toward him. Because Loki's funny like that. ]

[northerndragon]

[He catches the snowman, and after examining it, gives it a strange look: half-skeptical, half-derisive, perhaps an ounce pleased somewhere or other.]

Is this a prize or a jape?

And what kind of magic allows you to send it?

[ikols]

Your name on this communicator is Snow and you gave me nothing else to work with, what were you expecting? It's a work of art! Keep it safe.

[ It's trash but whatever, Loki seems pleased with Jon's gruff acceptance. ]

I have my own magic, you could call me a sorcerer if you like. My name is Loki of Asgard.

[northerndragon]

You didn't ask. I'm Jon Snow, Loki of Asgard.

Is this kind of art common where you come from?

[ikols]

Hello, Jon! No, it's not. I learned it today while idle and decided to share the fun with everyone else. [ He tilts his head curiously. ] I haven't seen you around before, have you only recently arrived or do paper toys simply scream to your soul that strongly?

[northerndragon]

They scream to my soul.

[There's some deadpan sarcasm there.]

I've only arrived recently. Do you learn quickly, Loki of Asgard?

[He can tell that there's some complexity to the little snowman.]

[ikols]

[ Jon Snow: the tiniest salty Heimdall clone. ]

I like to think I do. At least, if I'm interested in a thing. [ Somewhere on a scale of Godly Hunger to Cat Staring Intently At Lint For Hours is Loki. ] I could teach you.

[northerndragon]

What can you do with them?

[Aside from eliciting secrets. But he sounds genuinely interested.]

[ikols]

It's a visual art form where the paper is exchanged for a gift of value and the effort involved in folding the model represents a certificate of gratitude or authenticity about the recipient's item. Also a game, a way to pass the time, but a rather fun one. I decided to invent my own rules.

My favourite animal is a fox, so I started by making those.

[northerndragon]

[Jon doesn't know what to think of a man who admits that his favorite animal is the fox. What is there to say of foxes? Clever, rapacious, sometimes predator, sometimes prey. Jon has hunted foxes, and so has Ghost.

But that doesn't mean anything here and now.]

I'm partial to wolves. What makes you partial to foxes?

[This would be a challenge from some men -- even from Jon, if he wanted it to be. He doesn't. It's only conversation.]

[ikols]

When was the last time you ever heard of someone telling a fox what to do?

[ To narrow down his opinion a lot, bitesize conversation. ]

[northerndragon]

[His expression brightens a little: fair enough, and the point being made is a bit amusing.]

Never. But a wolf?

[Anyone else he's ever known who could or who tried was a Stark.]

[ikols]

Ah, but wolves answer to each other, there's always a unit. [ He cocks his head at Jon, flirting with a wink. ] Not that foxes are opposed to teaming up, now and then.

[northerndragon]

My father always said that the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives... he may have meant everyone, though, not only those of his House. It's their sigil.

Still, I'm not sure I answer to much of anyone anymore -- maybe my queen.

What can a clever fox do, apart from magic?

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[ex_jelmazmo599]

I would say that we actually answer to each other, my love. If to anyone at all.

[northerndragon]

And no one would call you a wolf, Daenerys.

[Oh man, Loki, sorry about the S7 spoilers.]

[ex_jelmazmo599]

No, though I am quite fond of one in particular.

( Whoops? )

[ikols]

[ Still holding out hope that Dany and Sansa hook up, tbh. Billy is going to be surprised when Loki breaks these spoilers to him!! ]

A clever fox would agree with his vixen-queen.

[northerndragon]

Then foxes and wolves have something in common.

Still, you need trust in an alliance.

[ikols]

Then you may trust that I won't lie when it counts.