[ Thor could be soft, but he could also be stubborn. once he had an idea firmly planted in his head, it was harder to move it from him than move Thor, himself. Loki could sway him, but only because they had history and Loki knew exactly what to pick apart in his brother's thinking.
despite all of that, Thor liked to share, and he would bet on Thor's willingness before his decline, even without the puppy dog face. ]
I could give you the basics, I'm sure Jason would rather do the honors. After Diasbaile was attacked, I sought out an audience with High-Queen Morla. She gave me directions. You can guess what was on there.
As I said, the dwarves are greedy, secretive creatures. The hold fast to what is theirs.
[A brief sigh of annoyance, but he's not arguing. Hiro has as much willfullness as Thor has willingness. It's a combination that may be dangerous, but also one that will hopefully help him in the future. Now it was a matter of convincing Thor to share with a child.
That can come later though. One step at a time and he folds his arms over his stomach, fingers tapping against his hip as he absorbs what Loki's saying.
A second audience with Morla after the first one. If it was after the first, after Diasbaile...knowing what he knows about the attack on Ariadne's spire and knowing what he knows about how the Cult not only got into Ariadne's head but Loki's, too, he could only guess what he'd asked the high queen. His eyebrows lift and furrow all in one fluid motion as he puzzles it out, thinking closely on the way Loki's phrased it. He's come to learn that Loki's emphasis on certain words usually means there's a different meaning than one would usually think. If one were unused to Loki, perhaps they would think he meant Morla gave him directions like instructions. Instead though...] She told you where to look for information, didn't she? What to look for in the four major compass directions. [He doesn't even wait for confirmation before he continues.] Jason said that the dwarves have some information that could turn the tides for our side, but we don't have a way to achieve it yet. Whatever Morla told you, you told Jason and now Jason thinks this could be a way to get whatever it is you two are talking about.
[And another short sigh.] I'll let Jason tell me the rest since I'm pretty sure he's waiting for me to tell him I messed up. But that's it, isn't it?
[ Jason didn't just mean against the Seelie, he meant in the broadest terms of "favor" toward "our side." it was also against the Cult, possibly against the Avatar of the Void. he doesn't talk about the rest, even the slight mistakes here and there. Hiro figured out the bulk of it.
there were problems with dwarves and their natures, however. ]
I think this could be a very good way to get what we're looking for.
[ Loki says, waving a hand. ]
And it could be your chance. That's what you wanted, isn't it? A chance to make a big difference, and a chance to make a change. Whatever those dwarves are hording to themselves could affect the outcome of everything in a big way.
Don't you want to find out what it is?
[ he pushes from the counter to go take the cookies out of the oven and set them on the stone counter top. ]
[A sharp look follows that statement and he's left looking at Loki's back, momentarily distracted by the scent of freshly baked cookies. That distraction doesn't last long because the weight of Loki's words sinks in again.
It's true, isn't it? That's been his entire…everything, really. It's been his running argument since he set foot in the Drabwurld, it's been his biggest goal since he became a hero, even, and time and time again he keeps screwing up those chances or being told those chances aren't chances he should take. Jason and Hiro had an argument about his role as head of the R&D right before he left for Redgate and that still sat at the front of his mind. But this?
Loki knows exactly the right things to say to get the right kind of response.]
Well duh. [To both of those. He wants to find out what it is and he wants to be part of that change. He wants to prove himself and actually make a difference. Keep up with the rest of those he'd slowly attached himself to. He finally gets up to approach the counter, hovering over the tray of cookies but not quite snatching one yet.] But it can't just be about what I want anymore. That's how everything keeps getting messed up. It's gotta be what's best for all of us or it's not gonna work. [He leans on the counter just a few inches from the tray, making sure not to burn himself but keeping close enough in grabbing distance.] So I think the real question is, do you want to give me that chance?
[As much as he wants to run in with as much fervor and enthusiasm as anything else, even he knows when to back down and approach things carefully. Then again? He also knows he is the perfect person for the job. He made the connections. Now they just need to play their cards right.]
[ Loki is absolutely casual as he goes along, loosening the warm cookies from the hot tray. admittedly, the cookies never really turned out to be anything stellar. instead there was always some kind of inconsistency that made them fall below the line of anything that could be made with modern cookware. they were too crumbly, they flattened out too much, there wasn't enough crisp, they didn't spread—this time they were a little doughy, but Loki would take that. ]
Do I?
[ he wiggles the spatula under a few of the cookies. ]
Were I to deny you, we'd be back where we started. We've gone from the realm of chance and choice and into do it or lose. We're no longer afforded the former luxury.
[ heavy words for someone who's nibbling on a cookie. ]
[It's hard to say if Loki's genuinely serious, or if he's heightening it to make it sound like Hiro's really needed just to get the boy to cooperate, but maybe at this point Hiro doesn't even care. He hardly waits for Loki to remove a cookie or two from the tray before his hand reaches out to snatch one, chewing on it as the god speaks.
He doesn't like to lose either. That's one of the similarities they have and knowing that they're running out of choices doesn't exactly settle well with him.]
...then yeah, I'll do it. We'll talk to Jason and figure out a plan for...whatever it is Morla told you we need from them. That sounds fair, right?
[ no longer did Hiro have the luxury of the fuck up, in this case, there was no fucking up. there were no second chances when it came to the dwarves and the cult, and Loki knew it. it's a rare thing with the god of chaos was so clear cut, but to further the next step, they needed help, and they weren't going to wiggle their way into the domain of the dwarves alone. ]
It'll be less about what you learned and what chances you've earned, and more of your will at work.
[ he chews on the cookie and speaks with his mouth full: ] No pressure.
[A roll of the eyes follows that.] Funny how both of you have said that to me in the last week. [He hasn't even finished his first cookie before reaching for a second. Stress eating? Maybe. Who knows. It's hard to say what's really running through his head now that he knows how important this whole thing is.]
But in that case, I'll do whatever it takes to get the answers we need. You should know I don't give up that easily. Trust me. I've got this.
[Whatever "this" is. But whatever Morla's sending them after can't be too hard to obtain.]
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[ Thor could be soft, but he could also be stubborn. once he had an idea firmly planted in his head, it was harder to move it from him than move Thor, himself. Loki could sway him, but only because they had history and Loki knew exactly what to pick apart in his brother's thinking.
despite all of that, Thor liked to share, and he would bet on Thor's willingness before his decline, even without the puppy dog face. ]
I could give you the basics, I'm sure Jason would rather do the honors. After Diasbaile was attacked, I sought out an audience with High-Queen Morla. She gave me directions. You can guess what was on there.
As I said, the dwarves are greedy, secretive creatures. The hold fast to what is theirs.
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That can come later though. One step at a time and he folds his arms over his stomach, fingers tapping against his hip as he absorbs what Loki's saying.
A second audience with Morla after the first one. If it was after the first, after Diasbaile...knowing what he knows about the attack on Ariadne's spire and knowing what he knows about how the Cult not only got into Ariadne's head but Loki's, too, he could only guess what he'd asked the high queen. His eyebrows lift and furrow all in one fluid motion as he puzzles it out, thinking closely on the way Loki's phrased it. He's come to learn that Loki's emphasis on certain words usually means there's a different meaning than one would usually think. If one were unused to Loki, perhaps they would think he meant Morla gave him directions like instructions. Instead though...] She told you where to look for information, didn't she? What to look for in the four major compass directions. [He doesn't even wait for confirmation before he continues.] Jason said that the dwarves have some information that could turn the tides for our side, but we don't have a way to achieve it yet. Whatever Morla told you, you told Jason and now Jason thinks this could be a way to get whatever it is you two are talking about.
[And another short sigh.] I'll let Jason tell me the rest since I'm pretty sure he's waiting for me to tell him I messed up. But that's it, isn't it?
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there were problems with dwarves and their natures, however. ]
I think this could be a very good way to get what we're looking for.
[ Loki says, waving a hand. ]
And it could be your chance. That's what you wanted, isn't it? A chance to make a big difference, and a chance to make a change. Whatever those dwarves are hording to themselves could affect the outcome of everything in a big way.
Don't you want to find out what it is?
[ he pushes from the counter to go take the cookies out of the oven and set them on the stone counter top. ]
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It's true, isn't it? That's been his entire…everything, really. It's been his running argument since he set foot in the Drabwurld, it's been his biggest goal since he became a hero, even, and time and time again he keeps screwing up those chances or being told those chances aren't chances he should take. Jason and Hiro had an argument about his role as head of the R&D right before he left for Redgate and that still sat at the front of his mind. But this?
Loki knows exactly the right things to say to get the right kind of response.]
Well duh. [To both of those. He wants to find out what it is and he wants to be part of that change. He wants to prove himself and actually make a difference. Keep up with the rest of those he'd slowly attached himself to. He finally gets up to approach the counter, hovering over the tray of cookies but not quite snatching one yet.] But it can't just be about what I want anymore. That's how everything keeps getting messed up. It's gotta be what's best for all of us or it's not gonna work. [He leans on the counter just a few inches from the tray, making sure not to burn himself but keeping close enough in grabbing distance.] So I think the real question is, do you want to give me that chance?
[As much as he wants to run in with as much fervor and enthusiasm as anything else, even he knows when to back down and approach things carefully. Then again? He also knows he is the perfect person for the job. He made the connections. Now they just need to play their cards right.]
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Do I?
[ he wiggles the spatula under a few of the cookies. ]
Were I to deny you, we'd be back where we started. We've gone from the realm of chance and choice and into do it or lose. We're no longer afforded the former luxury.
[ heavy words for someone who's nibbling on a cookie. ]
Either it's done, or we fail.
[ and he doesn't like to lose. ]
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He doesn't like to lose either. That's one of the similarities they have and knowing that they're running out of choices doesn't exactly settle well with him.]
...then yeah, I'll do it. We'll talk to Jason and figure out a plan for...whatever it is Morla told you we need from them. That sounds fair, right?
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It'll be less about what you learned and what chances you've earned, and more of your will at work.
[ he chews on the cookie and speaks with his mouth full: ] No pressure.
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But in that case, I'll do whatever it takes to get the answers we need. You should know I don't give up that easily. Trust me. I've got this.
[Whatever "this" is. But whatever Morla's sending them after can't be too hard to obtain.]