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Odin, Ruler of Asgard (harbard) wrote in deities_dot_com,
@ 2012-06-29 14:56:00

Entry tags:

~bragi, ~frigg, ~hermod, ~odin, ~tyr, ~vidar

Time For A Family Meeting (Tag: Odin's family)
OOC note: Posting order is Odin, Frigg, Hermod, Tyr, Bragi, Vidar

He sat with all the appearance of patience, slowly sipping a mug of mead. To anyone passing by, Odin would look as if he hadn't a care in the world. On the inside, however, his mind was racing and he felt just a bit nervous.

There was every possibility this would not go as well as he hoped.

Frigg had been notified first, as there was enough tension in the situation without her feeling like he was holding back on her. Next was Hermod, though he was given far less information than the Lady of Asgard. Odin simply told him to gather his sons. Not all of them would make it, that went without saying. And one in particular would not be in attendance.

With the excuse that he was away, Odin had informed Hermod not to seek out Thor. On the surface, that was true. Odin knew precisely where his oldest son was, and knew better than to interrupt him in his work. But that was only a secondary reason. Truth was, this was a conversation the Alfather preferred to have with Thor in private. The Hammer-Bearer had the most at stake in this situation, other than himself. Old, deep wounds combined with a yearning for what had once been, this Odin understood. And Thor didn't always think with his head. The others would be trouble enough without his added emotions.

Of his other sons, even in his great wisdom Odin could only guess at their reactions. Tyr held too much in his heart and Vidar rarely spoke of what had been or what would be. And young Hermod...he'd been put in a unique situation as his mother's only remaining son. That had to weigh heavy on the Messenger. Bragi, on the other hand, always seemed more interested in his stories than in causing trouble. Odin hoped that would stand true tonight, but again, there was no real knowing.

Taking another sip, Odin looked up as his wife walked into the room. Despite his private musings, he took a moment to look at her with admiration. All this time, and she was still one of the most beautiful women he had ever met. He wasn't always faithful, and he knew she wasn't either, yet their bond was strong, and their love had never wavered. Turning his attention from her exquisite features, he concentrated on trying to detect her mood.

They would need to stand together in this, if only to keep the peace. Frigg would know this, even if she secretly disagreed with his decisions. If only to try to keep the inevitable at bay for as long as possible.

"God kväll, good wife."

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lingobard
2012-07-30 10:40 pm UTC (link)

A small wave of relief washed over Bragi's face at the answers to his and Vidar's questions. He was still shaky about all of it. The news changed everything. But he could see a bit of hope in those answers, and when the doom of his family was waving at him in the distance with a sly half smile, barring a coma, hope was the only way to combat it. Fenrir was still bound. That meant they could have some time. Could. Loki didn't want to start Ragnarok. That might get them time too. Might.

It made sense though. Loki starting Ragnarok wouldn't just cost them, it would cost him his life. Which was another reason Bragi was glad that Odin didn't want them to rebind Loki. If the only thing keeping him from bringing the end was that it was a kamikaze mission, they should be trying to give him more reasons to live, not less. Buy him a puppy. Introduce him to serialized television. Or at least let him find those reasons himself.

Bragi didn't want Loki to be tortured by that snake, but Bragi didn't want to see him again either. He didn't think that Loki would want to live with them any more than they would want him to, but if for some reason Loki did decide he wanted to come back to Asgard, as far as Bragi was concerned, Loki could have it. Have anything and everything. Just don't aim anymore darts. Bragi didn't care what had been foretold, or if they'd already gotten more time than was expected. Bragi was a god of words. He knew how powerful they could be. But if the words said his brothers and father had to die, and no one could do anything about it, Bragi wanted nothing to do with them. He wanted them burned.

He sipped his mead and listened. When an opening came to speak, Bragi didn't take it. The god of talking fell silent.

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silentvengence
2012-07-31 02:55 am UTC (link)

The severity of the situation was evident in Bragi’s silence. It was about who would live and who would die. Vidar always thought about those not named. What is the fate of Bragi, Hermod, and the goddesses? He wasn’t sure he really wanted to know. He would be there to see it for himself at the end.

It was good that Loki wasn’t looking forward to moving the end along. That would give them more time together and perhaps, just perhaps find a way to negate the prophecy forever. Loki seemed willing. That just left Loki’s children and the Frost Giants to convince. Vidar would have to give that scenario some thought.

The silent god was very fond of the idea of peace. He simply nodded his agreement to his father and stepmother’s plan. The less they provoked the Trickster, the better off they would all be. Then again, there was the chance that he had ruined the whole plan for peace.

“I saw Sigyn. She is not happy with any of us.” Not happy was the biggest understatement he had ever made. She was ready to kick some Aesir ass even if her husband wasn’t. What they had done to her children was unforgivable, even if it felt right at the moment it happened. It had been wrong, but there was no way to atone for it now.

He did understand now why Sigyn had been so nervous while they were talking. She was hiding her husband. She had probably been terrified that Vidar was going to take Loki back to that damned cave. Knowing that Loki had been free while they had been talking, Vidar was surprised that Sigyn hadn’t done more than throw mead in his face.

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harbard
2012-07-31 08:26 pm UTC (link)

Odin was pleased and relieved that all of those present seemed to be in agreement. At least to the point that it didn't appear they would cause outright trouble. However, Bragi's failure to respond did not escape him, and Odin wondered what his usually vocal son was thinking. Bragi was no fighter, at least not in comparison to the others, so he was fairly certain he wasn't about to go rampaging after Loki. Yet his silence was still disconcerting.

"I think avoidance is best, at least for the time being." Though he doubted there would ever come a time when they would all be able to say with any amount of honesty that they actually wished to spend any time with Loki.

Except himself.

He would not be honest with himself if he didn't admit that he missed the old days. Still, he didn't think the day would ever come when he and the Trickster could go back to the way things had been. Far too much had happened, and he was as much to blame as anyone.

"I would not expect her to be anything but, particularly if she is fearing for her husband's safety," Odin responded to Vidar's comments. Perhaps she, like Loki, had not had the proper opportunity to grieve despite the amount of time that had gone by. Maybe it wouldn't matter how much time she had been given. A mother's loss is never easily gotten over- Frigg's feelings about Baldr were proof enough of that.

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asynia_frigg
2012-07-31 11:10 pm UTC (link)

Vidar's mention of having seen Sigyn had Frigg's gaze looking immediately to her husband. Odin would know what Sigyn had once meant to her. She was very, very dear to the Norse Queen. A dear friend lost in tragedy and to time. Frigg had spoken very little to Sigyn in the time that followed Baldr's and eventually.. Hod's deaths. Mostly out of heartache, for it pained her great deal to lose her sons to her friend's devious ways. And Frigg did place the majority of the blame on Loki.

Then... well, to say all hell broke loose wouldnt' be an understatement. She knew what was about to happen. Not the gritty details, not specifically what had happened, just that Sigyn and the boys were in danger.

She never forgave herself for locking herself up in Fensalir and weeping while her husband roamed the Nine Worlds -neither of them able to stop the events that unfolded form unfolding. She wanted to see her former friend. Not to make amends. That was fool's errand. She and Sigyn would never be friends again, she feared. And the Foremost Among the Asyniur wouldn't be able to right the wrong done to Narvi and Vali either. All she could do is offer her condolence and assurance that they would be left to be.

Nodding in agreement to her husband's statements, Frigg sighed and squeezed his hand. This was a very difficult conversation for her as she had very strong feelings against Loki from day one of her having met him. But, there wasn't much to be done about it now. “Avoidance is best,” she said, knowing full well that eventually she may try to seek Sigyn out and hope she doesn't get punched. “We don't want to provoke or slight. We have all seen what he is capable of when he feels slighted.” Which was a clear reminder not only of his hand in Baldr's death, but in his rather blatant murder of Fimafeng in cold blood. Aegir's servant, who did nothing, was slain by Loki in cold-blood in a drunk rage.

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hermodthebrave
2012-08-05 03:33 am UTC (link)

That was it then. If Odin and Frigg said to leave it alone, then they would leave it alone. His parents were the king and queen, so their word was law. Not that he would go against their wishes anyway. But that might keep the others for trying to do anything stupid like provoking Loki. Hermod was happy to pretend like the Trickster was still tied up in his cave.

Bragi being quite bothered him, though. It’s not like him to not say anything about anything. He must be really worried. Even if things did go bad, they still had Thor, Tyr and Vidar on their side. Maybe they could stop things before they got bad. That was obviously what Odin’s plan was. Hermod thought it was a really good plan.

He did wonder how his mother felt about it all. He knew she had been friends with Loki’s wife before everything had happened. He wondered if they would be able to be like that again. It was doubtful, though. Too much had happened. Too much bad stuff. But he could still hope for his mother’s sake.

Hermod looked over at his parents. Frigg was holding Odin’s hand. He almost smiled. He always loved seeing his parents united. His dad might stray from time to time, as evident with his brothers in the room, but he always came back to Frigg. He figured they could handle this as long as they stayed together as a family. And that included all his half-brothers, too.

“We’ll do our best to avoid him, Dad,” the messenger confirmed Odin’s wishes. “And if we run into him by accident, we’ll do our best not to offend him.” He just hoped it would be that easy.

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tiwaz
2012-08-06 02:23 pm UTC (link)

All seemed in agreement. For his own part, while he would certainly rather see Loki bound that about, Tyr agreed for the most part. Ragnarok really held no fear for him. It would be a good day to die, and he had long been resigned to the fact that it would happen, it was only a matter of time.

He looked at his sister, knowing it was for those that would remain that his hand would stay as requested. What would they do, those who did not join the fight or burn under Surtr's blazing sword? To lose all they loved...Tyr had a bit of a sense of what that would be like, though he still had his family and even that would be gone for Frigg and so many others like her.

He looked at Bragi expectantly, surprised that his normally vocal brother was saying so little. "For myself, avoidance would be best for everyone." He didn't need to see Loki, to be forced to once again attempt to justify his actions. And Loki would little wish to see him, either.

"What say you, little brother?" While silent, Tyr was quite certain Bragi had to have some sort of opinion. If nothing else, Tyr needed to know they were all united in their plan. If they weren't, order could not possibly be maintained.

Odin help Thor should he disagree.

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lingobard
2012-08-08 08:41 pm UTC (link)

While they continued to deliberate, Bragi studied the grain in the table as if it contained the secrets of the universe. He didn't find any. He did, however, find what could look like a duck if you looked at the section from a very particular angle. When Tyr addressed him, Bragi immediately looked up. He realized he hadn't said anything.

“Sorry,” Bragi said. He shook his head slightly to snap himself out of his thoughts. “I agree. I think since reconciliation is unlikely, avoiding provocation is the best course of action we have at this point.” He was very relieved that they'd all agreed to that part, and that this was what his father wanted. The situation still frightened him, but Bragi thought they were doing the best they could with it anyway. The person he was most worried about was Thor. Thor didn't typically believe in avoiding a problem he thought he could smash his way through.

“I don't think we can avoid them forever. Vidar just barely ran into Sig already. But the trickster will need a reason to seek a war that will end his own life and we should do our best not to give him one. As long as he wants peace I think he should have it. And Sig should be left to any bit of happiness she can find.” He paused.

As far as Bragi was concerned, Sig had every right to hate them all forever. She hadn't murdered anyone or done anything wrong. But she'd suffered worse than anyone, possibly even Loki, anyway, and a lot of it was their fault.

“I also think I gave up smoking fifty years too early,” Bragi quipped to lighten the mood a little.

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silentvengence
2012-08-23 05:02 am UTC (link)

Vidar silently nodded in agreement with what everyone else had to say. It was really the only logical thing to do. Give Loki and Sigyn a wide berth and hope everyone stays calm enough that they could avoid the next step towards the Twilight. The longer they avoided that, the more time he would have to find a way around the entire thing. He knew there had to be a way to avoid everyone literally dying. He just needed more time to study the situation.

He smiles at Bragi when his brother found his voice again. It was never a good thing when Bragi fell silent. Either something was frightening him, or Idun had walked in naked. The last part was pure speculation on Vidar’s part, but he had but some thought into it. Over the years he had on the rare occasion wondered if there was a way to shut Bragi up. Naked Idun was the only thing he had come up with.

This was not the time to think of his sister-in-law naked. He wasn’t sure there really was an appropriate time for something like that. Thinking about it while discussing the possible end of the world is definitely not right. His attention needed to be on his family.

It looked like it was all settled. If he ran into Sigyn again, he would just wave and leave her in peace. He would go back to his hall and see if he could come up with any way around that damned prophecy.

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