Mask or Menace. IC Contact.

[selfimage]

"Ah, yes. Here we go! Insert all appropriate messages at the beep! Beeeeeeeep!" [ beeeeeeeep. ]

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[selfimage]

Oh, in Ods name, there's no reason to fuss over a (possibly harmful) box.

[humanistic]

Right, which is why I'm leaving it in the dumpster

[selfimage]

It's going to smell.

[ HE DOESN'T WANNA TOUCH IT AFTER THAT. ]

[humanistic]

Isn't that what magic is for

[humanistic]

Look I'm already on my way home I'm not turning around to fish a sorcery box out of a dumpster. And you already said there's no reason to fuss over it.

[selfimage]

Should I point out th

Ok fine. I'll get it tomorrow.

[humanistic]

Great. Cheers.

[humanistic]

[....maybe three minutes later]

Point out what

[selfimage]

[ MITCHELL IS HE GOING TO REGRET THIS. ]

No matter. We'll find out.

[humanistic]

[NO IT'S FINE it's all fine

another delay, maybe six minutes or so]

I'm going back to get it

[selfimage]

SIGH

I'll meet you there.

[humanistic]

Seriously it's like 3am and it's probably just a box. No one's ever died from a box

[and it's not like he can die anyways but notice how he's still not saying no]

[selfimage]

People have died from boxes. There are some very terrifying boxes out there.

[ looking at you, casket of ancient winters. ]

[humanistic]

Who do you know that's ever died from a box

[or knew, really, but.
s c e p t i c a l that's the point here]

But hey if you really want to come and stare at the box that is probably just full of paper or at the worst, dog shite, then I'll see you there in like 20

[selfimage]

Oh- there's this awful one that has all this winter stuff in it. Everyone tries to get their mitts on that one. It's beyond the grimdark ominous nature of the whole WINTER IS COMING catch phrase.

Yes fine fine. 20

[humanistic]

Winter stuff

[selfimage]

Freezing temps, high winds, 80 ft of snow. THAT kind of winter stuff

[humanistic]

Oh is that all

80 ft of snow that comes out of a box? Jesus, man. If that's true and not bullshit maybe I'll just wait for you to get here to open it

[selfimage]

Admittedly I made that number up. It's probably more.

I mean, you've heard of Pandora's box, haven't you?

Boxes are sinister things with hidden agendas.

[humanistic]

Yeah, it's funny, but no one's ever said that to me before now? Most boxes I've encounter have had normal stuff in them. Cassettes, shoes, chocolates, glasses... you know. Regular box things.

Maybe the problem's not with the boxes

[selfimage]

Mortal boxes, anyway.

[humanistic]

That's

[...a good point actually.]

Look just get here so we can fetch out the box and open it and be done with it

[selfimage]

Fine fine coming coming!

[ HE'LL BE WAITING THERE FOR YOU, MITCHELL. OUT BY THE DUMPSTER. ]

[humanistic]

[And as he approaches the dumpster and sees the shadowy figure standing beside it, Mitchell's steps slow. And he thinks, Shit. The box was really possessed after all.

No, wait, it's just Loki. With a huff of breath, an irritated little exhale, he flicks his cigarette end off to the side and shoves his hands into his pockets, and walks up to Loki like he'd never been at all edgy about any shadowy figures.]

I'm tellin' you, I think it really is just a box. [And um.] How did you beat me here?

[selfimage]

[ Loki's eying the dumpster with a level of wariness and curious interest. his gaze moves from it to Mitchell as he approaches. ]

I can teleport.

[ he says like halfway surprised that Mitchell doesn't know that. ]

So, before we go digging in a dumpster, at least tell me you remember in which part you threw it.