@loki.odinson

[selfimage]

[ it's been a bit that he's stewed on it, and honestly, Loki isn't very much up for the opinion's of others. this time, there's a nagging little curiosity in him, something that springs something else to life that he thought would be easy to bury when he arrived.

so: ]

All appropriate extended greetings and "good afternoon"s.
Which one of you hail from a universe that has gods?
Not just gods in the literal, very physical sense, but also gods in the mythical one. Please, tell me about it. Indulge my boredom.
I hereby dub it story time.

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[selfimage]

I didn't think you were into that sort of thing.

[impede]

Better to do it willingly than for it to happen in a dream.

[selfimage]

Sometimes you just have to roll with things.

[impede]

I must admit, I can't tell whether that's approval or rejection of my idea.

[selfimage]

It's a big "why not?" I'm curious to see what comes from it.
This world may not have the mortal delicacy known as a "milk shake," but there are equivalents.

[impede]

Are you asking me out on an ice cream date?

[selfimage]

As you will.

[impede]

Haha, well ... as long as you don't get your hopes up about it! I see you more as my mentor, after all. I believe anything more would be breaching the balance of power between us.

[selfimage]

[ very cute, Akechi ]

From what I've seen, I doubt I'm your type.

[impede]

No. You're far from it.

[selfimage]

Then consider it a generosity.
Since there's a lack of salty breakfast meat, I can only indulge so far. Mortals really do have the most fascinating adaptability when it comes to foods. My brethren generally shove whatever they find on a stick and cook it over an open flame.
It gets boring.

[impede]

If it's salt you're seeking, I can think of a few places that can help you indulge in both the sweetness and savory confections all at once.

[selfimage]

Then, as the mortals say, I'm sold.

[impede]

[Within a few minutes, a pin arrives in Loki's inbox for a small pop-up dessert location. Unique to New Amsterdam in this season and under these growing conditions, it's a sweet and savory cold confections place that takes advantage of how unlikely it should be to grow ... well. Most nuts, actually.

Akechi will be sitting by the window, cheek in his palm, eyes closed as he waits for his "mentor" to show up.]

[selfimage]

[ if it's one thing about Loki, he always shows up fashionably late and looking fairly put together. today it's an asymmetrical black jacket and a pair of matching boots. his hair is brushed to the side: parted differently from last time Akechi's seen it.

he joins him with an easy motion, ducking into the seat and crossing his leg at the knee. ]

Truly a fascinating mortal achievement.

[impede]

I can't help but wonder how long it's going to last. After all, it's hardly a business built upon any stability. We'd better enjoy it while we can.

[Then again, Akechi knows how fragile the restaurant business can be. A hot location can lose its shine and glamour once people have all tried it and decided that it's not worth returning to.]

Where we are won't suit for our arrangement, but let's have some dessert before hand. It's only worth it.

[selfimage]

[ there's a little curious what are you plotting? question that's floating around in Loki's mind, but he's more keen on going with this and finding out for himself. besides, why not give Akechi the benefit of the doubt? also, plotting could be fun. he definitely won't discount that plotting could be fun.

not to put expectations on him, of course. ]

Let's eat.

[ is he buying? probably. Akechi sort of nailed that one in calling him a mentor, though he supposed he walked right into it.

anyway, it's time to try what pineapple whip tastes like with an overload of different kinds of toppings in it, because he's definitely going to be adding extreme toppings in it.

after they've decided: ]

Care to share what brought this about?

[ you know, deciding to share a memory. ]

[impede]

I'm not completely incapable of sharing. [Loki has seen all sides of him: the unstable, the manic, the type to obsess and lose track of his thought processes. There is very little about Akechi still hidden from the man who has the same name as his persona.]

It's not as if I can't control what you see. There is less risk involved.

[And he's without his power here.

But his memories remain, and ...

Well. Maybe he wants to show off a little.]

[selfimage]

Very well.

[ that means that there's definitely some aspect of this that Akechi wants to share. the boy is guarded enough that this is ... well, surprising. if there's something that he has planned, Loki will go with it.

his cheek is in his palm, and his elbow on the table as he puts another spoonful of pineapple whim in his mouth. ]

You've got me curious enough. Most other Lokis that I've seen in my own multiversal jaunts have some similarities.

[impede]

You'll have to understand that this power is as much me as it is a semblance of you. [Akechi doesn't wholly claim it, but he does mean it. The personas are masks of themselves. He's more at ease with what his said to him when his power was unleashed, partly thanks to sharing that experience with Ren.]

In that way, you could say you've met me already. Do I pass any of your qualifications?

[selfimage]

[ there's a spoon in his mouth when he raises a dark brow over at Akechi. there's a moment of brief amusement. ]

Couldn't I ask the same?

[ he digs it back into his dessert, thoughtfully. ]

That resonance has collided with you, to an extent. It makes it yours as much as it is me. [ a tilt of his head and eats another bite. ] Perhaps I'm yours in the same way.

[ in his quest to be himself. ]

[impede]

And therein lies the conundrum, doesn't it? Are you influencing me from afar, or did I merely resonate with the you that exists between the multiverse? You'll understand when you see Loki, how it is that he could, in fact, be linked to you. Why I'm even taking care to share in the first place.

[A long way to say that he agrees with the possibility. Where does the thread begin or end?]

[selfimage]

Perhaps both are true. The universe loves patterns, after all.

[ he makes a little twist with the spoon in his hand, dark nails at the tip of it. after getting to know Akechi after a while, the two of them certainly have ... other similarities. ]

My own past can be mess of crossover and poor narrative.

[impede]

[Poor narrative. Akechi knows that Loki left that one for him to pick up, so it's easily done.]

Unfortunately, popularity is typically what the lowly masses can easily consume. I would bet that's the reason behind such poor writing. I assure you that I'm not a reflection of that at all.

[Albeit with a horrible, terrible past. At least it's realistic.]

[selfimage]

[ Akechi sinks his little claws into it and makes a comment and Loki tilts his head a little bit thoughtfully. ]

I've not questioned it—you don't seem terribly two-dimensional.

[ he scrapes the bottom of his dessert with his spoon. ]

That's where it gets, hm ... well—lazy, I suppose.