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[restitui]

[ at least those are words he knows even if it's unsettling, ]

what is chaos magic, exactly?

[meforsaken]

what is chaos, exactly?

[restitui]

the upheaval and disorder of all things?
something that doesn't follow rules, or at least preset rules doesn't apply to?

[meforsaken]

there's your answer then.
i've always thought of it as possibility, personally.

[restitui]

possibility?

[meforsaken]

possibility!

[restitui]

that does not explain as much as you think

[meforsaken]

perhaps that's why i don't use chaos magic!

my magic functions similarly, but not quite.
the me you met had not figured out the basis of our magic and thus, he was limited in what he was capable of in ways that i am not.
just as you are limited currently.

[restitui]

tbf to any version of me,
i only just came into my power

can you actually teach me, though?
if our magick is different, i mean.

[meforsaken]

i tutored the you of my universe
and i’ve wielded his magic as well

but i will be honest.
i have no interest in teaching you magic 101 nor do i believe you would benefit from that
think of my offerings as more deep theory work

[restitui]

that doesn't sound ominous at all
it's not like i need magic 101
but it's fine if you don't want to
you'd just offered?

[meforsaken]

oh i'm still offering! i merely wanted to be clear about what exactly i'm offering

and be certain that you're prepared for such tutelage

[restitui]

i'm okay with that

especially if assuming things return somehow to what they were
and i do return to estoria
i'm the only one i know of us around from any version of our universe
so maybe it's not magic 101 but anything is good?

[meforsaken]

then i believe it's your turn to choose the venue and snacks for our next date

[restitui]

your enjoyment for pastries hasn't changed has it?

or how do you feel about little sandwiches?

[meforsaken]

i enjoy both!

i told a story recently of my younger self(think pre-vikings) and gave him the character trait of being a tiny bit of a glutton. cute, right?

[restitui]

it's v cute
and for genuinely no nefarious reason
what did you make his favorite food?

also is this a now thing or a later thing?

[meforsaken]

nothing in particular. he wasn't the picky sort, couldn't be when the myth involves an eating contest.
please don't feel the need to make a traditional feast, midgardian cuisine has evolved in the last few centuries and i'm personally thankful for it.

a whenever you want it to be thing

[restitui]

good news: i wouldn't know exactly what a traditional feast would look like
estoria's traditions didn't follow earth ones and i've only got the modern history pack downloaded.


[ get it because regaining memories. he also has cultural/religious jewish knowledge, but that's neither here nor there. ]

how about in a couple of hours i'll text you a geoguesser?

[meforsaken]

i realize you wish to return to your realm for a variety of reasons but it does sound like a dreadful place when one considers that i don't exist there u_u (being an earth tradition and all)

👍
do try and make it challenging!

[restitui]

who says you don't exist? maybe you're a Legend like the rest of us.



[ He'll leave that for them to muse on. And then several hours later Loki will receive an image: The image is just of water - deep and murky. ]


[ There's really only a few places for water so when they eventually find their way to - assumedly! - the spring they'll find another blanket and an actual feast. Brisket (helped along by magic or something I know this takes hours okay,) fried potatoes, fresh bread and cooked vegetables, a few pastries and a pie, and some tea to drink. There might also be soda (this was actually magicked). he's dressed in this outfit because I desire it. ]

[meforsaken]

[A rectangular white comic book panel suddenly appears, and Loki steps out from it. At the sights and smells of this wonderful feast, they clap their hands together, thoroughly pleased. And for once, they're dressed in Midgardian clothing, looking a bit more similar to their younger self in a green hoodie and ripped black jeans. No shoes, though, that just seems silly.]

Now this is how one ought to treat a god!

[Loki plops down onto the blanket and begins digging in, not wasting a second with any more niceties. A few moments later, and their mouth full of bread, they remember what they're actually here for,]

Ah, right. Magic lessons, hm? And- oh! This is your first time properly meeting me, isn't it? What do you think?

[They flip their hair back and do a little pose. While they are a couple of inches taller, more feminine than before, and missing a tooth, the biggest difference is probably in how they carry themselves. That overwhelming sense of guilt no longer hangs over them.]

[restitui]

[ He doesn't know what he expects, but it's not that form of appearance anyway. He blinks and shifts back a little on the blanket reflexively - as if more room is needed and huffs a laugh: ]

Let's go with it's because you're a god, then.

[ And not because he stress cooks or likes to cook or anything - though both have been less in the past few weeks. Maybe it's simply the Disorderly beliefs instilled in him. He doesn't move to eat anything - yet - and tilts his head at Loki's question. ]

[ Thinks for a moment and then offers, ]


You're you and that's beautiful.

[meforsaken]

I'll accept a few lies here and there.

[they say fondly, a different sort of response than their usual retort. That it's not wise to lie to them. It's really not, but they'll look the other way for now.

It's with another mouthful of bread that they receive Phoenix's compliment. Yep, this is a beautiful gremlin. They swallow their food before speaking this time, and roll their eyes,]

How terribly cheesy. My whole narrative is about accepting oneself, though, so I can't deny that you've got the right feel of it.

[restitui]

You'd rather it be the lie, though, right? And I did make most of it for you, so still not a lie.

[ Just half a lie. A teeny, tiny white lie that doesn't hurt anyone. Everyone copes in their own ways and the part of making it for him - or anybody - is true. Phoenix has taken to enjoying cooking if it makes others happy.]

[ He huffs a laugh at the eye roll and shrugs a shoulder. Shifts to lean his weight against propped hands before answering: ]

So is mine. Also, I'm very good at terrible cheese, thanks for noticing.