002 - [Video]/Action in Loki District if you wish

[samantha_grey]

[A video feed comes online. It looks like one of the dingiest, grayest and most forgotten parts of the Loki district. The only color is fading back into existence on the frame of Samantha Grey as she fiddles with her bracelet and gives it a thoughtful growl. She doesn't seem to completely notice that she's not wearing a cap right now, her horns visible.

Looking over to her right, the screen shifts just enough to give a view of a house guard in Hel colors. She nods to him before he departs and sighs.]

Thank you.

[There's a grunt and her hand reaches up to pull the cap she doesn't find there down. This makes her look even more annoyed, but ultimately it just gets another shrug. She sits heavily against the wall and looks around.]

So, I suppose this whole gray thing isn't complete bullshit, is it? Not exactly the brightest way to find out about that, I suppose. There really doesn't seem to be a way out of here, either, but I suppose most of you already knew that. Those bastards have us right where they want us, don't they? [She looks very briefly defeated, though her jaw firms quickly enough. She's not one to give up even in hopeless situations. This just requires a new tactic.]

(OOC: And with that, back from hiatus am I.)

Comments

[bloodyperky]

Oh, no. I'm not being sarcastic at all. And while I see your point-- they really have made themselves out to be an obviously malevolent, or at least terribly ambiguous, source of trouble-- I'd like to think that 'trust' isn't as simple as believing in good of others and shying away from the inconvenient.

I wouldn't trust these Gods as my allies, but I'd trust them as my enemy.

[samantha_grey]

Oh, That sort of trust. I've got to watch them long enough to gauge their behavior to be certain it's consistent before I can say something like that. Too soon now.

[bloodyperky]

Well, you might find yourself watching for some time. They're really quite famous for being hopelessly ambiguous, and oddly benevolent at the strangest of times.

[samantha_grey]

One of them's calling himself Loki, right? I don't know the norse myths that well, but I know the name Loki. All I remember was that he was supposed to be the sort of jackass who could drop a mountain on top of your head because he thought it'd be a grand, hilarious prank to do it. Not expecting good things or consistency from these people.

[bloodyperky]

Fair enough. Though I do hope the events to follow won't follow strictly what's written in the popular versions of the myths. I wouldn't know about you, but I'm not too keen on having the end of the world looming on the horizon.

[samantha_grey]

Well, that's what they claim we're here to stop, or at least slow. Fuck if I know for sure, but we'll find out soon enough, as long as I'm still stuck in this place.

[bloodyperky]

Might as well make yourself comfortable. Unless you're in a terrible hurry to get back for some reason or another?

[samantha_grey]

I'm not a comfortable person, but I'll get used to being in this place with time. And, no. I'm in no hurry to get back to where I was, just in a hurry to get away from these gods.

[One more divine, supernatural entity trying to control her, one more untrustworthy spiritual force that threatened to corrupt her. One more monster to escape. The names had just changed was all.]

[bloodyperky]

My. That's some way to express gratitude to the ones who pulled you from your world.

[ and here, he's actually just fishing for information-- while he'd actually prefer to be here as well, and while he probably dislikes the gods as much as she does (and perhaps even for the same reasons), he's curious. and on his guard. ]

[samantha_grey]

Oh no. My expression of gratitude will be hanging them by their entrails from the nearest lamppost. I'm not a fan. Getting away's just practical.

[Odds were good that she'd be no more a fan of the frost or fire giants, but the fact remained that she did not like being kidnapped.]

[bloodyperky]

Oh, how bold, talking about the murder of the Gods in broad daylight. You aren't afraid that they're listening in intently?

[samantha_grey]

Said worse when that faceless thing gave me the bracelet the first time. If they can't figure out what they dragged here, then they're idiots.

[bloodyperky]

Though it stands to reason that it's quite bold to tempt the heavens like so. And what if your raging against the Gods ends up jeopardizing the safety of the rest of us?

[samantha_grey]

If they're honestly going to take the venting of one person as a reason to hurt people that that person doesn't even know, then they're just malicious bastards. That sort of person would find an excuse one way or another.

If you're referring this whole Ragnarok business, I'm not sold, not yet. I'm not the sort who just buys what people tell them.

[bloodyperky]

I wouldn't disagree-- though if we all knew that, then anyone who knowingly baits the gods anyway and jeopardizes the rest of us should be to blame, shouldn't they?

Well, it's just a thought. At the very least, I'm fairly certain that they don't particularly care about what we say, so long as we're not shoving it in their faces.

[samantha_grey]

I blame the crazy person with the gun. Who you choose to blame's your business. Either way, I've been saying crap like this since I got here, so you're probably right. They aren't going to say anything unless I say something really stupid to their faces.

[bloodyperky]

I'd be fairly interested to see what they'd do if you did!

[samantha_grey]

Well, you'll get to see if one of them really pisses me off at the right time. For now, I'm just stewing about shit.

[bloodyperky]

Oh? Penny for your thoughts?

[samantha_grey]

Being here, figuring out which demonic son of a bitch is really behind all of this crap, figuring out what their real goals are. Mostly just stewing and annoyed, really.

[bloodyperky]

It seems that you have the same concerns as the rest of us. Well, I suppose that's not at all too surprising, all things considered.

Shall I wish you luck for your musings, or will you be alright without?

[samantha_grey]

Yep. Don't get the idea I think I'm that special. I'm really not. The fact that anyone gives a rat's ass about me still surprises me to this day. I'll be fine one way or another. There's no need to wish for luck, but do as you like.

[For all her paranoia, she didn't actually have that high an opinion of herself. She was paranoid, not because she thought she was the center of the world, or that important, but because one crazed individual hounded her steps. Even if he wasn't actually here, his shadow was long, at least in her mind.]

[bloodyperky]

Oh? Now that is surprising. What a remarkable lack of self-esteem. Are you really so horrible of a person?

[ said with the light lilt of someone who's curious! ]

[samantha_grey]

Sometimes.

[The answer was vague, wooden and direct. Why go into further detail? She was a monster, but she didn't need to just share everything with everyone, now did she?]

[bloodyperky]

[ mm... how interesting. ]

Oh, dear. Scary, scary. Should I be fearing for my life, do you think?