NPC POST - LOKI - VIDEO/ACTION

[asgardstricks]

[This time, Loki addresses the network from perched on a bit of the wall around the castle plaza. He's as relaxed as always, though he looks just a tad irritated as well this time. People near the gate between the castle plaza and Loki district should be able to interact in person, but first he has something to say.]

You know guys, I like you. I really do. But sometimes I think you're all a little dumb.

See, we set this network up. We know what's said. For that matter, we can easily find out anything you're up to if we decide to take the time to check on you. But we don't even have to do much ferreting. You're really obvious with your displeasure, and I'm sure if I looked a little deeper I might find out some of you are making plans to do something about it.

Now the boss man, he's not too interested in whatever you're doing. I, on the other hand, thought I'd run through a few things to get you up to speed. If you're going to rebel, you're going to want to do it smart. So here we go.

[He holds up a finger, clearly intending to count visually all the way through.]

One. We're gods. You don't know how to kill gods, do you? So before you start any plans, you might want to be sure you'll actually be able to do anything other than irritate us.

Two. Say you did take us out. You've all been really hostile against the idea of governments. If you're all determined to never have anyone tell you what to do, you're going to have anarchy. What do you expect will happen then? No regulations, no network, no bracelets to keep you from getting sick, no barriers to keep the monsters out, no one to keep up alliances and trade agreements. You'll have a bunch of armies on your doorstep in weeks and no organization to help you deal with them.

Three. Say you beat us and find a way to get sent home. You're all happy - 'cept the ones who're going home to being dead -- and you can forget all about our crap. And then every world in existence gets wiped out and remade and everyone you love dies along with you. You can take a bet that we're lying about this whole thing, but do you really want that kind of risk?

Four. If you can't beat us, no one's stopping you from running off and joining someone else. But out there in the world you're either going to our allies, who'll send you back, or our enemies, who'll either kill you or take you in and let you fight for them. And they're going to let everyone you love die too. That or you end up with my brother, and he doesn't care what you do as long as you entertain him. He'll make you a lord one day and a slave the next, just to see you get angry.

So here's the conclusion. You'd better be thinking of how to deal with all of those things before you start. After that, who knows. Maybe you'll get to take over a whole city and all its naive, loyal subjects...

In the meantime, how about you guys tell me what you'd want us to do if we decided to follow your orders. I'm pretty sure number one is quit messing with you, but if that's it how about you propose some plans for how you'll generate your own emotional energy? What will you guys do yourselves to make sure things get fixed as soon as possible? I'm sure you could get that bleeding heart Freyr to argue for you... but who says the big guy's going to favor the opinion of Hostage #1?

Oh well. Might as well try, hey?

Comments

[ryougi]

Killing gods is easy. [Even barely paying attention to the rest of the post, she doesn't give a fuck about what would happen to everyone here if the gods were gone. Consequences be damned, she just wants a good fight.]

[asgardstricks]

You think so? How do you do it then?

[ryougi]

The same way I kill anything.

[asgardstricks]

Ah, I see. Tell me something, then...

[ryougi]

What.

[asgardstricks]

How old were you when you failed elementary school?

[ryougi]

Sorry to say I passed with flying colors.

[asgardstricks]

You must've had some big-hearted teachers then. Gods don't die the same way humans do.

[ryougi]

You'd have to ask them yourself, unfortunately. Gods die the same way anything dies.

[asgardstricks]

Then why don't you come try and kill me the way you'd kill "anything"?

[ryougi]

Give me ten seconds with my real powers and you in front of me and I bet you I could do it.

[asgardstricks]

Ten seconds, huh? And if you died too? I wouldn't be able to turn them off again before five minutes were up if I was dead.

[ryougi]

Dying might be a fair price for getting to kill a god depending on how good a fight you could put up. A whole five minutes though... wonder if I could take on the lot of you if you were all there.

not here

[wittlich]

[o h . . .

Note to self: observe this one.]

[entreats]

[ at least after seeing Shiki's.. 'tricks' from the time she had her powers back, she isn't too surprised by hearing this - in fact, she believes it, but even so.. ]

Don't even bother, they probably won't listen either way. Besides, not like you can do it like this. [ without powers-- and not like she wants to keep Shiki out of trouble or anything right now, okay. ]

[ryougi]

Not like this, but... [a small hum as she thinks] Even if it didn't last long, give me ten seconds with one of them in front of me and I bet could do it.

["It" being having her powers back, but hey if she can get into a scuffle with a god she's all for it. c_c]

[entreats]

I believe you. [ and it sounds genuine, since she really does believe Shiki after last time. ]

The problem is that you don't have your powers. And the only ones who can give them back to you to begin with are those gods, right?

[ryougi]

[It's nice to know someone around here believes in her... Well, at least when it comes to things like killing, it's not all that surprising.]

That's the downside. [She sighs.] A shame too. It'd probably be pretty interesting; I guess if they ever want to take a risk with their lives, they can work something out with me.

[entreats]

At least let me watch in that case. [ to confirm they really died and all.. ]

After all, seeing it happen to my desk is pretty different from seeing it happening to one of them.

[ryougi]

Heh, sure. It's not every day you get to see someone kill a god I guess.

[entreats]

If I could somehow tape it and make a movie out of it, I could earn quite some money with that.. [ obviously just a joke, since as if Ange would ever remotely care about money. ]

[ryougi]

Think they'd believe it was real or just a lot of special effects?

[entreats]

It doesn't matter, right? There will always be sceptical people either way. [ Ange could know, she's one of them.. ]

[ryougi]

Guess not. It'd be funny if they thought someone was shooting a movie here or something though...

[entreats]

We could probably convince at least a few people of that.