not_a_troll | 4. [video/written]

[When Loki turns the feed on it is really, really, really early in the morning. As in ridiculous-o-clock. And he knows it is ridiculously early and that is why he talks really loud. So that everyone who is in the process of waking up can hear him loud and clear. After all, everything Loki has to tell is very important and everyone should hear it.]

Attention denizens of Luceti!!

[A pause...]

I have everyone’s attention, yes? Good, very good.

From one user of magic to another, I have a question for all of those who practice the art of magic or sorcery. Are there some of you where this is a talent that is hidden within one’s genes or is it mere talent? Or is it something one generates from spells out of books? Or are there some who utilize magic wands or some other magic artifact?

This is meant to start an interesting discussion about the usage of magic, you see? To create a bond between magic users... A magical bond!

[Oh, the pun!

No way in hel Loki is going to announce that he is not quite able to do magic on his own and that most of his efforts end up in giant headaches and maybe one or two floating objects. And no way he will leave it to just one question. Loki likes asking questions.

He leans a bit closer to the screen of his journal.]

May I ask who is pranking my older self? Because to burden him with such an interesting hair do is mischief of a very advanced kind. As the god of mischief I wish to bestow great compliments upon him on her.

Maybe even an award.

[ According to the list Panda provided he has to brighten Nojiko’s Christmas with an amazing gift, and since Loki really wants to give a ~~trolling~~ good present to a maiden who seems to have purple hair he will filters this message so that she cannot catch on to this, yet, he will not mention her name either, after all, no one should be trusted with such information. ]

What does one give to a maiden with an interesting hair color? Something matching with her hair color? A brush to comb that hair? Or a ribbon?

Or maybe something so she can indulge herself into the act of shopping and try on different outfits? After all, that is what most maidens are very, very fond of.

Ikki, I have chosen a date of birth. I think the fifteenth of January will be fitting. Please announce it, I require cake and presents.

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I am afraid I have missed it until the point that my older self appeared at the large Christmas fest with a new hair style.

[A chuckle.]

Besides being an expert in great clobbering, you also handle the art of hair dressing quite well, Ben.

I didn't cut it. I shaved it. How he got it to grow back out so fast, I dunno.

Ah well, my older self is a sorcerer, he probably knows all kinds of convenient spells to grow his hair back on.

If you wish to award him with the greatest of pranks I do think sorcery would have a more lasting effect.

Must be it. Heh.

[Curls or not, he and Cap got Loki pretty good, so he's satisfied with the prank.]

Nah, kid. Gotta wait for him to make his move. That's how this works. He goes, I go.

Ben, that is a most boring Midgardian approach. Allow me to yawn to emphasize exactly how boring that is.

[So Loki feigns a yawn.]

See?

We got an unspoken understand'n. Besides. It's close to th'holidays. May as well have an unofficial truce until January, at least.

An understanding with my older self? Ben of great clobbering, you should know that there is no such thing as an understanding with a god of mischief that is not me.

Technically, he is you. Just older and a heckovalot more ornery. Nah, we both know we could ruin each other pretty good if we got really mean or really angry. He's tricky t'figure, and I can break him over my knee if I get him. We're keep'n this civil. Ish. Hence the understand'n.

He is not me. He is a version of me but not me. I am most definitely myself.

[Loki's voice sounds a bit stern there.]

Did he manipulate you to do so? Loki's excel at manipulating, you see?

Must be why I like you more than him.

[He lets it go, though he's not sure what version of Loki this kid is supposed to grow to be. If he's any kind of lucky, he'll never know.]

D'you really want us to go at each other all out in the village? Too much of a hassle. Build'ns would break, people not involved could get hurt, and he fights dirty. Better keep it like this and not get anyone else involved.

[Loki chuckles.]

No, not at all. That is not what I desire.

[He thinks for a moment, once again getting caught up in what he has to think about his older self. And everytime it starts with a very positive thought it always ends up into something negative, something dreadful.]

Only if you would both use your superpowers. And shout out your respective battle cries.

And there should be mechanical machines, like robots. And a lot of explosions.

Great special effects.

[For a long while Ben just stares down at the journal, try'n to sort out what he just heard.

...

What on earth was this kid reading?]

You watch to much TV kid. And we don't even have TV here.

I do not. I just possess a lot of wisdom about these things, you see?

I guess I'll have to hand it to you, because I didn't ever shout attacks when I hit somth'n hard enough to send it fly'n. I just hit it.

Oh? That means you still have to invent very cool names for your battle moves, yes?

[A silence...]

Ben, you have come to the right godling!

Suzie and I got maneuver numbers but that's about it.

[Silence, long enough for Ben to get worried. And then? Then he was really worried.]

...whatd'ya got in mind, boss?

It is of great importance that we rename your moves in battle. It will add to your level of bad ass.

The higher your level of bad ass is, the more impressive you will look in battles.

And all this time I thought be'n a huge guy madea orange rock that could chuck a buss a coupla football fields was more than enough t'make me impressive and bad@$$.

It would not hurt to increase the level of bad ass a little bit more, Ben.

Suppose not. Hit me with your best shot, kiddo. Whatdy'a have in mind?

Do you have a soi-disant signature move. That one bonecrushing attack that defines you in a battle?

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