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[personal profile] figureitout 2016-11-05 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a warning — maybe, but Stiles has dealt with those just as good, and he trusts his instincts; with Loki, he doesn't feel it, the strange feeling like something cold trickling down his spine, that something bugs me but I can't name what it is he gets with people, sometimes.

with Loki, he knows he's dealing with a trickster, irresponsible and fickle and complex; what matters is he also knows he's dealing with someone who isn't evil. for better or worse, he's placed his trust in him.
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Right, because you're all about responsible.

[ his voice, though, no longer carries that tightness, the wry sarcasm seeping in again. ]

... so, what do I start with? What do we start with?
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[personal profile] figureitout 2016-11-06 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, I can focus! [ his initial indignation fades like a stroke of lightning, though, as he amends, ] ... sometimes.

[ Loki has been teaching him a while now — no use trying to deny what he already knows. his focus is a fickle thing, coming and going; sometimes, he can focus for hours on end, his mind sharp... other times, managing half an hour feels like an accomplishment. ]

Dagaz, yeah. Hyper-consciousness, [ he only takes a second to shift through the different meanings in his head ] okay, I can do that.

[ a considering pause. ] How long should I be able to keep my thoughts clear? Just for reference.
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[personal profile] figureitout 2016-11-13 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ excuse you, his attention span covers at least two goldfish. maybe three. no — his focus is fleeting at times, at others steady as a rock. he can only hope it is the latter, with this.

it shouldn't surprise him, Loki turning it around once again (it seems to be what he does, always, twist words and thoughts and spin them around until you were dizzy simply from trying to follow), and yet it gives him pause. because... that's the question, isn't it?
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... right. So I practice until I can clear them all the time. [ he won't, he won't let himself be vulnerable, not when he has an actual chance of making this work. when he has something more than the knowledge of runes and the inner workings of magic on his side. ]

Thanks.

[ because intending or not, Loki managed to calm him down, give him a goal, make sense of this. ]
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[personal profile] figureitout 2016-11-22 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
You think you're hilarious, don't you?

[ finally, that draws a grin from him as well, accompanying words that should sound annoyed but really, really don't.

(besides — he's got a point. as he seems wont to do.)
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