( three： video ＋ action for loki district. )

[gameplaying]

I trust all are having fun dancing to the tune of the gods. [ loki's voice can be heard before he can be seen, and when the video is turned towards him, it's clear that loki is away from the festivities of the olympics — he'd observed the first day and reached the conclusion that it was all he needed to see. at present, he's sat in a café; it's quiet, and primarily unoccupied if the noise (or lack thereof) is anything to go by.

his gaze flickers briefly to the glass just to one side of him — water, presumably — before turning back to the bracelet; his features are set in a primarily detached expression of mild entertainment. ]

Apparent satisfaction aside, I admit to curiosity on several matters: passage into Utgard has been granted, has it not? And the [ the briefest of pauses, a small quirk of his lips — private amusement, a joke only he knows the punchline to. ] king of the giants, Loki, he shares an uneasy truce with Odin, yes? I wish to know more of Utgard, and if there are any who would travel with me to the realm — be it for curiosity's sake or something more — I would be a fool to refuse company.

[ he doesn't truly mean anyone, of course; through a mixture of conversation and observation, there are only a few that loki would even come close to trusting, but the term is used out of a want for the appearance of inclusion, and curiosity as to who would offer. he pauses again, attention sliding from the bracelet to the table ground for several moments, expression shifting to a pointed (deliberate) look of thought and recollection. ]

Queen Thiazi. [ the name is uttered with a degree of deliberation and a hinted lack of familiarity, and after a few moments, he raises his gaze back to the bracelet. ] Ruler of Jötunheim or — I believe they call it Thrymheim here, do they not? [ beat. ] None are aware of a previous king, are they? A Laufey, perhaps, and what his fate may have been? [ a beat, and a genial smile. ] Idle curiosity and nothing more; I shan't mind if an answer is unforthcoming. [ it'd be preferred, in truth; for as much as he detests the majority of the differences between 'his' asgard and this one, the presence of laufey — or more specifically, the death of laufey — would be a particular hindrance. ] But on the matter of Jötunheim, have any been there? Or if not, have any held discourse with her or her kind, be it in person or through these— [ he waves a hand towards his bracelet dismissively. ] toys?

[ a beat, and he sits up a little straighter, leans forward a little more, and his tone gains a touch of earnestness. ] I find myself wondering: if we are here as mere cannon fodder and warriors for gods that care little for our plights, should we not be seeking to avoid the eventuality altogether? Are you all so content to sit and wait for whatever the fates bring you and [ a twitch of his lips. ] Asgard?

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When I say "evil", I mean the gods and what they've done to us.

If they don't realize they're being blind, then how can it be willful? Some people have never killed anyone. There's actually such a thing as pacifists. I'm not saying it's smart to live in the dark, but the people who aren't in the know aren't doing it on purpose. It takes a jolt or something big to see the world for how it really is.

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[gameplaying]

So you think humans are incapable of being monsters?

They don't see it because they don't want to see it.

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[minifridge]

I didn't say that.

They don't see it because they aren't looking. And yeah, they don't want to.

Would you?

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[gameplaying]

Nothing more than the simplicity of basic survival is ever about wants, Mary.

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[minifridge]

So you've never had to realize something that you really, really didn't want to deal with?

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[gameplaying]

Nothing that wasn't already obvious — and the difference is I chose to accept.

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[minifridge]

I bet it was really easy for you. You could choose to magically be okay with it.

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[gameplaying]

That's not what I said, is it, Mary?

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[minifridge]

Then why is it so hard for you to understand why people can't accept the truth so easily?

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[gameplaying]

Acknowledgement and awareness are quite different to 'being okay' with something.

Why do you defend denial and ignorance?

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[minifridge]

I'm defending the people who think that way because I don't like you calling them "willfully ignorant" children. They're just people and they think the way they do for a reason.

Calling people idiots for thinking the way they've been raised won't get you anywhere.

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[gameplaying]

And where is it you think I'm trying to go, exactly?

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[minifridge]

You want people to listen to you.

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[gameplaying]

All people? I don't believe they'd choose to listen to that which they refuse to see. So no, I'm afraid that's not quite where my interests lay.

[minifridge]

You're a god. You want followers, pawns, believers, and people to screw with. You'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar, you know.

[gameplaying]

Assuming I want to catch the flies.

[minifridge]

So you're just here to talk too much and be weird? I don't believe that.

[gameplaying]

[ "be weird", what. ]

Hardly, but I've little interest in keeping insects, Mary.

[minifridge]

What else do gods do with their believers? I mean, that's what we are to you, right?

[gameplaying]

Here? No. I've no desire to rule here, which means that what you are is inconsequential. I don't stop being a god because of a lack of belief; Asgard would have fallen centuries ago if that were the case.

My aim is simple: to have allies. Not subjugates.

[minifridge]

Okay, so calling people idiots and being rude still won't get you much.

[gameplaying]

My sincerest apologies.

[minifridge]

Why don't you try again when you mean it?

[gameplaying]

I doubt you'd believe my sincerity under any circumstance.

[minifridge]

Not over text.