He was the God of Evil, and threatened the Nine Realms time and time again. Before his death, he plotted the destruction of Asgard and that is why so many of our people resented my reincarnation.
And he is the one who created both myself and the other Loki. The reason Loki was forced to kill me and take my place.
[ She doesn't finish his thought, though she knows the words that were left unsaid.
Instead, she just nods, coming to suspect what forces might be at play here. ]
There may be a larger lesson to be learned, in this. In Ryslig— In the realm which trapped me before I arrived here— we were often tortured and twisted, bringing up parts of ourselves and our pasts which we hated and feared. Made to act against our nature. Often it was without rhyme or reason, but not without teaching us something greater about ourselves.
[ She can't help but smile at the sight of a fully grown Loki sighing like a beleaguered teen. ]
I am older than you— older than all of you. And if I have learned anything in my many years, it is that one is never done learning lessons about themselves.
[ Her demeanor softens, and she reaches out to touch his cheek (a gesture which feels a little silly with him currently in this older body, but she does it nonetheless). ]
You live so long as you are here. So keep your mind here.
You must'nt let it. You must fight to keep a hold on who you are. I know something of what it is like to suffer unwanted changes in one's psyche. You must be strong, and resist.
[ She wants so dearly to help him. Clearly, he is troubled by what he has undergone. ]
You say you cannot change your form to what it ought to be. Can you change it into something else? Anything that would provide respite to your mind.
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And he is the one who created both myself and the other Loki. The reason Loki was forced to kill me and take my place.
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Do you hate him? Have you become the thing you hate? Or the thing you fear?
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[His face scrunches up, hating the sound of this voice speaking affectionately about her.]
Regardless, you get the idea.
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Instead, she just nods, coming to suspect what forces might be at play here. ]
There may be a larger lesson to be learned, in this. In Ryslig— In the realm which trapped me before I arrived here— we were often tortured and twisted, bringing up parts of ourselves and our pasts which we hated and feared. Made to act against our nature. Often it was without rhyme or reason, but not without teaching us something greater about ourselves.
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Have I not had enough lessons about myself? I know myself plenty at this point!
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I am older than you— older than all of you. And if I have learned anything in my many years, it is that one is never done learning lessons about themselves.
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[ Lokis don't have the market cornered on deaths. ]
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You live so long as you are here. So keep your mind here.
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That’s the issue, isn’t it. Keeping my mind. Already I can feel it shifting, getting used to this role.
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You must'nt let it. You must fight to keep a hold on who you are. I know something of what it is like to suffer unwanted changes in one's psyche. You must be strong, and resist.
[ She wants so dearly to help him. Clearly, he is troubled by what he has undergone. ]
You say you cannot change your form to what it ought to be. Can you change it into something else? Anything that would provide respite to your mind.
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[And then Angela has Lady Loki sitting on her couch, Sif body and all.]
Not like this is any better.
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Mm. No, this is not ideal.
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... I am glad you never knew us like this.