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Valkyrie is (asgardsnewqueen) wrote in valloic,
@ 2020-11-10 09:43:00

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marvel: loki

Asgard is a people, not a place.

The Valkyrie sat on the edge of the cliff, legs dangling off the edge. She had no fear of heights or of falling. Why would she? That was nothing compared to everything she'd been through. She was elated - Loki was perhaps her closest friend. She adored Bruce, and Thor always had a special place, but neither of them could understand her and what she'd been through more than Loki could. And he never sugar coated anything, so it was always a worthy conversation. Often painful, perhaps, but she wanted honesty not honeyed words.

His arrival after all of the Avengers who had arrived, and then New Asgard's arrival, was like a cheery on top of a sundae. Well timed, perfect. She was not sure how to tell him everything, but she knew it would be straight forward and honest. He expected that from her. She had no qualms about telling him to stay here - there was plenty of room and she would be grateful for the company.

She had noticed that the air had changed, the breeze catching a familiar scent and bringing it to her. She smiled to herself, she was different from the last time he saw her - her hair longer, braided back tightly into intricate braids, and instead of her usual armor, she was in dark leather pants and a loose tunic of black, the ends hemmed in silver and blue. She looked content, which was a rare look for a woman always on the move. Her smile was wry, her tone held a hint of fondness. "Loki, welcome to New Asgard, we might not be as grand as Asgard but we are sturdy enough." then she looked over her shoulder at him.

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seidr
2020-11-10 09:39 pm UTC (link)

The energy of this place was strange.

Loki had been mostly raised by a sorceress and partially raised by the strongest man in Asgard - he was intrinsically linked to the energy of places for it was that which he drew his seidr from, in many aspects. He also had to assume that was the reason he couldn't seem to bring himself out of this place, not even to wander the branches of Yggdrasil. They seemed far from it, somehow. They seemed far from everything that he knew and for somebody who had wandered the spaces between realms, that was an odd feeling - he was almost even relieved to see familiar faces in people like Steve Rogers when he took that into account because at least there was something here to ground him in the reality of this place.

Still, Valkyrie was here. He'd never gotten her real name but he'd also never asked for it and he wasn't sure that she would divulge it if she still knew it, but it wasn't his question to ask. Not now, at least - he had invaded her memories once by means of necessity and regardless of whether or not he was curious, he wouldn't do it again. Not without permission, at least.

It wasn't hard to track down New Asgard and by extension her queen, his footsteps soft as he walked along a cliff face that didn't look too far from the one Odin had taken his journey to Valhalla from. "Valkyrie," he greeted. "Or is it 'My queen', now? I am not sure if I still count as a Prince, what with my blood and our existence in this realm," he moved to take a seat beside her on the cliff, tucking one foot under his thigh as he rested his arms on his knees. His neck still bore the black and blue marks of Thanos' hands on it, something he didn't have the energy or care to hide right now. "I see Banner is also here."

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asgardsnewqueen
2020-11-10 10:14 pm UTC (link)

She knew her name.

Getting it to pass through her lips would be a challenge, even for the Silver-tongued one she called friend. She did not trust easily, and while Loki had long earned some of her trust, well, no one got that close. She might have forgiven him for invading her mind (but never forgotten), but she would never forgive him if he did it again without permission. Next time he might get more than being knocked out and tied up.

Valkyrie looked sideways at him, noting his appearance and not saying a word, though she searched her pockets for something. "Valkyrie will do, my friend, and you are a Prince - blood, existence in this realm or not." she waved a hand as if he was being ridiculous about the whole thing. Of all the people? Valkyrie did not give two shits about what, or who, he was born as. If a woman with no memories who had hidden from her people for millennia was Queen, what say did she have to judge?

She finally found what she was looking for and set the small jar down next to him. It had the scent of herbs and the cold hint of her seiðr of all things. "Valkyrie's salve." she said lazily, something of her kinds making. "I needed it for training yesterday."

She leaned back on her hands, she felt better. "Bruce arrived a day or two before you, this place is on a 'bring people from our world' kick, I think." a bemused snicker, "I keep my friends close, I have very few of them, after all." two she had two friends here, three if you counted Brigitte.

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seidr
2020-11-12 06:20 am UTC (link)

"...Thank you," Loki looked down at the jar she'd set next to him and unscrewed the lid, sniffing at it a little suspiciously before spreading it on his neck, letting out a soft sigh at the numbing sensation. He was always cold, but he was somehow more cold than he had been for a long time out here, where the worlds seemed to make little sense to him.

"A bring people from our world kick," he repeated slowly, passing the jar back over to her as he looked over the cliff face, trying to make some sense of the shapes in the water or the sounds of the waves, crashing against the rocks. It was as unpredictable as always, but everything felt different. Off-kilter. "It sounds as though you've settled in to stay, though," and amidst all of this uncertainty, it almost looked like a pleasant option. A part of him was convinced that if he could get back, he could somehow escape Thanos' grasp, but.

Valkyrie's surprise at seeing him and Banner's words made him consider that perhaps that was even beyond his magic, exhausted from the attack on the Statesman as it was with one last weapon in their arsenal that had failed. "And what of Thor? Not here, I'm assuming. I doubt he would be off my tail if he were - worse than the Captain, who was quick to comment on my arrival," he rolled his eyes as he flipped the device out to check it, tucking it back away in his pocket.

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asgardsnewqueen
2020-11-13 04:42 am UTC (link)

She wasn't offended by his caution. She was used to that at this point in her life..she was grateful he was willing to trust her a little. The salve worked fast in both soothing and aiding their fast healing.

"Mm. Well, Bruce, Natasha, Steve then you. It was a very short time between everyone." Her shoulder listed as she looked down at the water. "Aragorn and I have tried to get out. And he can get anywhere. So I've decided to settle and if I see a chance to escape, I'll take it. "

Then she sighed softly, "no he is not here. He did not take your loss well. Between you and then losing to Thanos, he sunk into despair. It was not pretty. If he were here, he'd likely be as happy to see you as I am. I am just polite enough not to touch you to ensure you are real. He would likely hug you until you stabbed him." A shrug and a grin.

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seidr
2020-11-19 05:10 pm UTC (link)

Loki nodded slightly. It made sense - if he couldn't find his way out of the magic ensnarement of this place, he wasn't sure anybody else could, either. It felt very wrong to him in the most strange of ways, just... off. Like when an illness is beginning but not quite fully fledged yet, it set him on edge in a way that he didn't like, even with New Asgard here. Frankly, New Asgard's presence worried him even more about the power of this place.

Thor wasn't here. He wasn't sure how he felt about that - relieved in one sense, not relieved in another. "Stabbing him is fairly customary for our relationship," he hummed, but there wasn't much humour behind it for once as he picked at blades of grass, frowning to himself. Thor being upset over losing him- well.

"I'm sure he was more concerned about Heimdall than about me," he shrugged one shoulder.

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asgardsnewqueen
2020-11-19 06:24 pm UTC (link)

The Valkyrie rolled her eyes. "Don't be daft. I do not lie." Her time sharpened a little, though it softened again a moment later. She knew Loki well enough to know being snippish wouldn't do much good.

"He felt like he failed you. He was truly upset about losing you. Everyone we lost was painful but he hurt most over you." Then she looked out over the ocean. "We both did."

Then she tossed a stone up, catching it, then repeating the motion. Idle hands needed to be busy. "And yet, we are here. I know not what the Norns are thinking but I am at a loss of what to do about it." A pause, "I am not sure how many books are here, but I know we saved some, if you want them."

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seidr
2020-11-22 05:51 pm UTC (link)

Loki suppressed the urge to roll his eyes once again. It wasn't necessarily that he didn't believe her - Thor was always sentimental and tended to take too much on his own shoulders, but his death had been his own fault and his own failure. "Thor is not my protector. It wasn't his doing, nor is my death his... problem. If I have to claw my way back out of Hel personally I'm more than happy to do so."

He watched her with the stone but aside from shredding the grass, he was still himself. "Books? I read a majority of the library while I was imprisoned on Asgard, but perhaps they'll be something I haven't read before," he cast his eyes up to the sky for a moment, then back to her. "What do people do here?"

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asgardsnewqueen
2020-11-22 06:00 pm UTC (link)

"And yet..." She laughed softly, out was bitter though, "He will always feel like he failed you." Then she offered him a grin, slow and wicked, "I would enjoy seeing your sister's face as you claw your way from Hel." Though, silently, she found she'd wished she could spare him that fate. He deserved better. He'd stepped up, and in her eyes redeemed himself but she couldn't take him.

That frustrated the Valkyrie to no end. His end should have been Valhalla. Not Hel.

"You never know. Might be something interesting." She let out a sigh, "Well, I'm predictably on one of the defense squads, I think there are a bunch of magic users with a different approach than our uses of seidr, plenty of entertainment venues."

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seidr
2020-11-23 01:39 am UTC (link)

Loki didn't want to think about Thor's concerns as to whether he'd failed him or not. As far as he was concerned, it wasn't Thor's place to worry about him - as much as they were somewhat in a position of a truce now, he hadn't forgotten the past thousand years and he was sure Thor hadn't forgotten Loki's transgressions, either. He hated the idea of being some kind of... pity case, unable to look after himself and being under Thor's care. "Ha. I feel as though she would underestimate my ability to traverse the branches of Yggdrasil. I suppose unleashing the Níðhöggr upon her realm would be questionable, but... fun, overall."

"Ugh," he wrinkled his nose. "The watering down of sorcery over thousands of years and cultures. Fantastic," Asgard was not the first to use magic in any sense of the word but Loki was perfectly happy with how it was right now. "Entertainment or disappointment, take your pick."

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asgardsnewqueen
2020-11-23 01:51 am UTC (link)

Her lips twitched, "Oh now that would be something to see." Never let it be said she didn't find a little chaos and mayhem interesting. It was one reason she liked Loki, he was never boring. She liked him for plenty of reasons but that was one of the best.

"Oh, they're good at that, aren't they? Watering everything down to useless or a shadow of what they were." A slow shrug. "Ah but watching them get drunk and attempt to sing is still amusing." She laughed softly.

"I consider you friend, so, you have free rein to create what you wish, here. I would see you if not happy, content. All I hope is that if you get into some trouble, don't forget to call. I like a little chaos as much as you do."

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seidr
2020-11-23 07:38 pm UTC (link)

"Chaos is always amusing," Loki agreed idly, turning his eyes back to the ocean with a hum. It was easy to forget that the Valkyrie was far older than he was - before both his and Thor's time, and they were... well, old. Millennia had passed since their youth and Loki was still considered young, although he wasn't sure how Thor fared now, what with everything that had happened. He sounded to be in a difficult position and he was surprised that he did truly care about his wellbeing - right now, at least.

"Attempt to sing? Hm. I shall have to look into their customs here," he pushed himself to stand, glancing down. "Would you direct me to an empty house?"

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asgardsnewqueen
2020-11-23 07:49 pm UTC (link)

Valkyrie sometimes felt every single year of her age here. Everyone was so young. So she'd adapted, altered her behavior to be less ancient feeling. But she felt it in her very bones, and sometimes she reminded everyone just how old she was. She'd watched Hela grow up, joined the ranks of the valkyrior then risen to lead them.

Not to mention the whacky time of Sakaar where she'd spent what equaled multiple millennia.

"It is rather amusing." She said lightly before getting to her feet. She glanced at the town, weighing the options, then she pointed to a house she thought would be fitting. She knew it had plenty of room inside, and was built with a more elegant design. "Do what you wish to it." She shrugged, "if you need anything you cannot procure or create, let me know."

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seidr
2020-11-25 04:41 pm UTC (link)

Loki looked at the house and nodded slightly. "I'm sure I'll manage," this was likely a temporary situation for him anyway - as much as he did like the Valkyrie, he wasn't sure his life resided in a small village on the edge of the continent. New Asgard was not in need of his assistance and that much was clear, but he supposed he could always visit.

He turned to her and bowed with a smirk on his face as he lifted his head to look up at her, an eyebrow raised. "Thank you for your audience, my queen," he chuckled. "If there's anything you require, I'm sure that you know where to find me now."

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