6.5 [anything goes]

[not_a_troll]

[Loki will be standby at all times]

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[not_a_troll]

I do not think this relates to hygiene, Marco.

[In where he misinterprets the meaning of Spring Cleaning.]

[fierybluebird]

Spring Cleaning is a tradition where people get rid of things they deem to be cluttering up the ships. Sort of like the opposite of storing up for winter.

[not_a_troll]

[The words leave Loki's mouth with a snarl.]

That is a most wrong choice of words.

[fierybluebird]

Understand Loki, they took both of my brothers. I didn't say it was a good thing. If I could get my hands on them right now, I'd slaughter every last one of them.

[not_a_troll]

[Slaughter? No...]

That would not bring them back.

[Loki huffs.]

I will go back myself. And we shall be bffs. Of a forever kind.

[fierybluebird]

Che. I don't want to leave here. Not yet.

[not_a_troll]

I know. And I appreciate your choice. But I will. I cannot stay here, this is not a place for me.

[fierybluebird]

As well you should. I wouldn't want to keep anyone here who doesn't want to be. Especially if they feel there's nothing left for them in this place.

Until then though, we have no choice but to carry on, eh?

[not_a_troll]

Ah, but there will be a lot left for me here. Things I have never been able to obtain at home.

[Loki has a lot of conflicted feelings about this. Going home would mean going back to a place where they despise him instead of accept him.]

Friends. Acceptance.

But it can be taken away on a whim, you see?

[It is a half truth. Perhaps he really is in love with Leah. In love as the protagonists in Midgardian films are. Because he misses her beyond missing.]

[fierybluebird]

No, it can't.

People might leave, but what they meant to you? That still remains, eh. The impact they had on your emotions, your desires, your life, no one can ever take that away from you Loki.

So hold onto it, eh? Because that's a bigger treasure than any amount of infinite gold can ever buy.

[not_a_troll]

That is such a strong sentiment. Yet, it does not always stand. Memories can be rather painful, it reminds you of moments that you had and increases the longing for their return.

It depends on how strong one's mind is.

[He thinks about this. If he would go and dwell on the sadness it causes...it would not be a good thing. He knows what it can cause... He is stronger than this, he has to.]

[fierybluebird]

And do you consider yourself so weak?

[not_a_troll]

I consider myself strong enough to not be weak.

[fierybluebird]

Then hold onto the pain. It means you lived, and that you're stronger than that pain so you can overcome it and keep getting stronger, eh.

[not_a_troll]

Marco? Have you ever contemplated a career as a movie star? Because that sounded quite like something right out of a movie.

[But Loki gets it.]

What doesn't kill you make you stronger.

[fierybluebird]

What's a movie again?

[not_a_troll]

Moving pictures created by Midgardians. They mostly tell a wonderful story and vary greatly in length and sort.

They are available for down load through the Bay of Pirates and the torrent of bits.

I am sure you are familiar with the Bay of Pirates. Since you are a pirate as well.

[For some reason it is almost a relief to talk about such things. A pleasant distraction...]

[fierybluebird]

Ironically, no. What island is the Bay of Pirates at?

[not_a_troll]

Close to the torrent of bits.

[fierybluebird]

I see. Is it dangerous, or simply a known hot spot for pirates?

[not_a_troll]

A lot of pirates. That is why it is called the Pirate Bay. It is where a vast amount of Midgardians do their pirating.

[fierybluebird]

I see, but if there are that many pirates, aren't they all just competing with each other?

[not_a_troll]

No, no. The pirates download from the torrent of bits. They pirate moving pictures and other Midgardian delights.

[fierybluebird]

That sounds like smuggling not piracy. Why are the bits and moving pictures outlawed anyway?