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[selfimage]

username: LOKI

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[grunehexe]

[Blast it. She looked cross almost immediately, though it had been worth a try.]

Twelve.

[So she's not the best liar. ... She could work on that.]

[selfimage]

Twelve, of course.

[ he says a little flippantly. ]

[grunehexe]

... does this mean you will now begin to teach me until I can fool you?

[Because... that might take a while, seeing as... he was a god with a certain reputation. What, would she be thirteen before then?]

[selfimage]

Think of this as me beginning to teach you.

[ he quirks a brow at her. ]

The stronger the lie—the stronger the story—the stronger the spell. If you choke, if you don't truly believe it, the universe won't, either. It can all go awry.

After that? The rest is easy peasey lemon squeezy.

[grunehexe]

[Easy peasey lemon squeezy...

Her brow furrows, then she slowly settles into actually thinking about it. Well. It wasn't as if it was an entirely unthinkable beginning to magic that could be used to trick or deceive. ... And it wasn't like she'd ever considered herself a good liar. Mainly because in her sheltered little lie of a world, there had never been a need to lie- not even the ones children are quick to tell in order to avoid eating food they didn't like or bedtime. She'd been allowed to do as she pleased with anything that was not leaving the village... So there had been no reason to lie in the first place.]

So I have to convince the world to believe in what I wish to give shape. I have to make myself believe it, even if I know it to be false?

[selfimage]

Will it be false when the universe can't tell the difference?

[ sometimes yes; sometimes no.

lies were far more complicated than just falsehoods. ]

[grunehexe]

... perhaps not any longer.

[... Deep, Loki.]

[selfimage]

Lies are more complicated than they first may seem: there different kinds, different reasons, and different beliefs.

So, you could consider that the first exercise—[ he waves his hand. ]—find the space between the lie and the truth, if that suits you better.

[grunehexe]

Simply lying sounds almost easier.

[selfimage]

Coming from a seasoned liar, that never convinced anyone of anything.

[grunehexe]

And here I thought "simple was best".

[She can still make pale jokes, at least.]