"Never settle for a memorial plaque if you can get a statue, friend," Loki says, and it sounds like it's meant to be a joke, but something in his voice is a little flat.
"But no. Almost-dying, or dying and returning, is...a bit like almost sneezing, I think. Unsatisfactory. The itch never goes away, just waits unresolved until the next opportunity arises." His fingers thread together, hands clasped in his lap, and his gaze is distant for a moment, focused on them without really looking at them.
"I'm not sure who would come," he says after a moment, moving on to the next topic as if he hasn't just said something weird and slightly worrisome. "Of the people that remain that I know of, Thor is the only one I am certain would respond to me, and he--the last time I tried was...very painful."
He sounds like he's being throttled for a second, and has to take a moment to cough, clearing his throat. "But...perhaps Valkyrie. I could try. She has less reason to distrust me than most."
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Date: 2019-09-19 02:54 pm (UTC)"But no. Almost-dying, or dying and returning, is...a bit like almost sneezing, I think. Unsatisfactory. The itch never goes away, just waits unresolved until the next opportunity arises." His fingers thread together, hands clasped in his lap, and his gaze is distant for a moment, focused on them without really looking at them.
"I'm not sure who would come," he says after a moment, moving on to the next topic as if he hasn't just said something weird and slightly worrisome. "Of the people that remain that I know of, Thor is the only one I am certain would respond to me, and he--the last time I tried was...very painful."
He sounds like he's being throttled for a second, and has to take a moment to cough, clearing his throat. "But...perhaps Valkyrie. I could try. She has less reason to distrust me than most."