The Roof, Saturday Morning

[abitlowkey]

Using magic on the remaining bruises from the complete moron Phobos was the goal for the day. Ikol's advice on the matter had only been mildly helpful (mostly confusing) and so he was left to his own devices on it.

This would be so much more simple had his elder-self thought to keep his knowledge of magic perfectly intact. Ugh.

For now, he sat on the roof in just his normal clothing from Asgard, hood down as he focused. People here didn't seem to realize this was a remarkably mild winter. Barely even worthy of the name 'winter' at that.

[[Open like a roof!]]

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[abitlowkey]

Loki sighed, closing his eyes to focus again. "No advice for a new student?"

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Oh! Lots, actually! Wes could totally be helpful.

"Well," he said after a moment's thought, "that depends on what sort of home universe you've come from. I'll infer from your speech patterns that you're not from precisely present day?"

...well, he tried, anyway.

[abitlowkey]

"Unless this is far past 2011, I don't believe that would be the case." No one said Loki would make this easy.

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Like Wes was really one to talk about modern speech patterns, anyway. Curse you, British syntax.

"Hmm." He thought that over, trying to detect any noticable accent in Loki's voice. And failing. La. "Well, ah. What sort of home world is it, then?"

Stop being a nerd, Wes. STOP IT.

[abitlowkey]

"Before coming here, I was in Broxton, Oklahoma." A beat. "A small town, I've been told."

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"...really now."

HE DIDN'T BUY IT, LOKI. DID NOT BUY IT AT ALL.

"What did you say your name was?"

[abitlowkey]

He was telling the absolute truth there, Wesley! The absolute truth!

"I didn't," he replied with a grin. "Loki."

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"Loki." LOKI. YOU WERE DEALING WITH AN EX-WATCHER HERE. "The... Norse god of mischief."

Beat.

"Well. I suppose if we've already got a fear god."

[abitlowkey]

Whoa now, Wesley! Let's not get too extreme here.

Loki made a face at the mention of Alex. "The Ares-son hardly counts."

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"...I'm sorry?"

Alex was cool, okay. Except for the mess.

[abitlowkey]

Not to Loki! He punched him! IN THE FACE!

"He's boorish and too violent for his own good." Sulk more, Loki. That'll help.

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"Violent," Wesley repeated. "Really?" He eyed Loki's bruises.

"...what did you do to him?"

IT WAS A REASONABLE QUESTION.

[abitlowkey]

"Nothing! I was eating the violently orange puffs of cheese," Loki replied. Which wasn't entirely a lie. He didn't cause the Siege of Asgard. "And he punched me!"

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"...do the two of you have some sort of history together?"

YES INDEEDY.

[abitlowkey]

"My elder-self had some--dealings with his father." And that was all he would say on the matter. "Hardly my concern."

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"But he recognized you." So.

[abitlowkey]

"And I did not recognize him," Loki countered.

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps something in your near future, then?"

Wes was so helpful, really.

[abitlowkey]

"That, you will have to ask him," Loki said with a little sniff of disdain. "As I will not be dealing with him if I can help it."

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"He's usually quite pleasant," Wesley shared helpfully. "He's my roommate."

Not the klepto one. The other one.

[abitlowkey]

"Is that so?" Oh, god. Wesley. Why did you tell him that? "What room? So I know where to avoid."

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

WESLEY MADE BAD CHOICES.

"504," he answered. YOU'D BEST NOT BE SENDING THEM PUPPY BOMBS, LOKI. "Really, though, I'm sure that just having a simple conversation would clear up matters considerably."

AHAHAHA.

[abitlowkey]

"The dealings of gods are not the same as those of man." Which was a fancy way of saying he didn't want to. And you couldn't make him.

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm actually familiar with dealings of gods," Wesley assured him. He was an ex-Watcher, Loki. GOD. "But given that he's already attacked you once, and isn't likely to simply forget that you're here on the island..."

[abitlowkey]

"Then I will let him know it's not wise to attack his better." Loki. Loki.