OTA Log: Sometimes People Hide

[plate_builder]

WHO: Reeve Tuesti and You
WHERE: He Row Soup Lies
WHAT: Avoiding the storm, tending to others
WHEN: November 6th-11th
WARNINGS: N/A

The Strangest Stuffed Animal

Not all of the stuffed toys lying around amid the blanket are just what they seem. One of them a bipedal, black and white tuxedo cat with a green cape, striding across the room toward the nearest person in a blanket. Somewhere in the background a man in a torn up suit, no doubt messed up by the crash, watches the stuffed animal approach, but doesn't say anything for now. Instead he watches with concern over how the doll moves, limping to whoever is there and reaching out to pat their arm with a pudgy paw.

There there, the doll seems to say. It just wished to provide comfort.

Hot Chocolate and Hiding

He hasn't been outside for days, not since he got here. It had been a burden, it had been a mess, it had been a whole thing. And Reeve, once he'd arrived, had found a place far from the door, sat down with a mug and Mini-C nearby, and watched the door.

It took a lot for him to even consider tearing his eyes from it. Outside was… too dangerous. He couldn't risk it. He had seen his own fears out there, and he didn't wish to face them again.

Reeve sips his cocoa and then jumps to his feet when he sees someone come in. The cocoa is passed off to Mini as Reeve grabs a blanket and heads for the door, ready to throw the blanket over the arrival.

"How is it getting out there? Come, let me get you a bowl of soup and some cider."

Comments

[tricksterofasgard]

"Yes. I see my brother has mentioned it to you." The Asgardian nods, seemingly in approval. Showing his irritation just wouldn't do.

He keeps his eyes on Reeve, but uses one of his hands to indicate a round based and a dome above it. "In Asgard, it's a golden dome set at the edge of our planet. Yes, there are other means to traverse through the realms, but the Bifrost remains the most common and most controlled one."

[plate_builder]

"We only interacted for a handful of minutes, and he seemed to pleased to talk of home," Reeve admits. "Speed dating does that. You get the bullet points of a person and the things they care for."

And yes, he was admitting that. It had been awkward, but the man had been kind.

"The edge of your planet? Planets don't have edges."

Don't tell him you're a flat-earther, Loki. He'll have troubles with that.

[tricksterofasgard]

"Speed dating?" Loki repeats those words with a wide grin. Oh dear. Thor really must have been desperate to partake in such a tradition. Not that Loki permits himself to be surprised. Instead, he reigns that grin in to offer a much more civil chuckle. "Now that explains the lack of time to offer any proper explanations."

He then follows with a short, somewhat dismissive gesture. "Asgard isn't a regular planet. It's a realm, known as the Realm Eternal. One landmass, a golden city and a plethora of magic that largely remains untouched. This planet has to baffle one's mind than mere edges." Not necessarily Loki's mind, but those who aren't used to life on Asgard.

[plate_builder]

Desperate? Perhaps not. Perhaps merely bored. Which had been true of many people, including Reeve. Bored and lonely. But he moved past that. Being bored and lonely was silly.

"More to baffle one's mind? Such as what? I assure you, my mind is very sharp."

Sure, it can be baffled, but he doubts it will be as easy.

[tricksterofasgard]

Loki settles with a nondescript shrug of his shoulders paired with a smile that just as well might mean everything and a finger twirling in the air.

"Once this storm is over, my friend. I may use all the colorful words in the nine realms, but visuals - They are rather to be seen."

[plate_builder]

"You truly believe you'll be able to do what you once did," Reeve says, and there is something a bit... pitying in his voice.

[tricksterofasgard]

It's the tone that makes the Asgardian pause. He then frowns, nods once, and gets back up onto his feet, straightening his attire before turning around to face the other man with an open gesture of his hands and arms while bowing his head with a comparably simple smile this time, signaling that he is ready to head out again.

"We will see, won't we?"

[plate_builder]

"We will," he says, his voice softer. Sadder.

If that magic kid can't get them home, if they can't control the ships to go home, if the Agrii can't get him home... He fears Loki will be disappointed.