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[badnewsboy]

"Oh Hel," is what he says to himself as he runs. Not much later, there's a number of text messages sent out. He's become good at typing and running.

He was out of time.

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TO: Kate, Billy, Scott, Homura
FROM: Loki

It may be for the best if you don't let him know that you're affiliated with me. He may not like it, and he doesn't take well to things he doesn't like.

TO: Aradia
FROM: Loki

You spoke briefly of your powers that control the stream of Time. Tell me of them. In summary. A very concise summary.

Comments

[Action]

[you_have_heart]

[It is not hard for Loki to locate the other. Their energies are not just similar; they were exactly the same. The only difference was the other's power was weaker, almost non-existent.

No matter. Loki drops in front of him, considering him with a bemused look.]

So you are the other Loki.

[badnewsboy]

[he anticipated this to a degree. "to a degree" is always the key phrase. his gaze goes from the street lamp, which is now glowing dimly, to his Evil-Self. there no hesitation, and his expression has already rearranged itself in preparation. he knows this other self. in a hand cards, this was a full house. and for now he should play it like that, no matter how unsure he was.]

It seems we don't need an introduction.

[you_have_heart]

It would seem not.

[He steps a bit closer, no amount of hostility in his posture or voice. He's curious. This is a new thing to him, a younger version of him.

And it is him. He recognizes him instantly.]

You seem to have friends in this city.

[badnewsboy]

[he pulls down the white hood, revealing his face. there's just a little time to buy. there were things he knew: this Evil-Self came to find him out of curiosity, and he was out of his element. he wasn't jaded enough to hold his hand tightly, and he wasn't afraid to drop his cards in favor of another. that's what made them different.]

And it seems like you have a lot of enemies. It's very unfortunate.

[text to loki]

[hawkingbird]

Want to talk about it?

[text]

[badnewsboy]

I'm on a bit of a time crunch, milady. Perhaps in the unforeseen future!

[text]

[hawkingbird]

Anything I can do to help?

[text]

[badnewsboy]

Er. There's not much to be done.

text;

[maiditoutalive]

maintenance of the alpha timeline via time travel from a point in the future to a point in the past and vice versa.
creation of stable time loops.
once i amassed an army of doomed timeline clones as both a defense offense and distraction to cover my teammates.
that isnt possible here.
i can stop time for awhile.
for a limited amount of time that is unfortunately much shorter here.
why?

text;

[badnewsboy]

Come to the beach. Do not make yourself known. It'll be quite like a mini-stake-out, except I may be in need of your ability for stopping time. There's something I have to do, but I would rather not die as a consequence.

text;

[maiditoutalive]

loki
there are no doomed clones here to tell me when the right moment to act is or what the fatal mistake could be
i am not the kind of psychic that will let me hear your thoughts
and i very much doubt i will get the chance to go back and try again if this goes wrong
will it be obvious?

text;

[badnewsboy]

Will the word "NOW!" be appropriate? I've heard it used before.

[anonymized text message]

[detectivewonder]

I see you've noticed the cameras.

[badnewsboy]

Ah! And I see that you've noticed me.

[he offers the camera a smile, clasping his hands behind his back. he motions with a finger, watching the lens follow his movements. he looks back at his phone.]

Is it only you?

[anonymous text message]

[detectivewonder]

I'm not in the public relations business. I don't advertise.

What do you need?

[text]

[trytryagain]

You will tell me if you need help.

[text]

[badnewsboy]

If I'm in need of an assault rifle I'm aware of who to contact.

[text]

[trytryagain]

I can also get you out.

[text]

[dontmccallmyname]

dude whats up are you in some kind of trouble

[text]

[badnewsboy]

I'm always in trouble. This time moreso than usual.

[text]

[dontmccallmyname]

that doesnt sound good

[text]

[dontmccallmyname]

that really doesnt sound good loki

[text]

[soundofmagic]

Yeah, I noticed. I think it goes without saying that you're the better version.

[text]

[soundofmagic]

So, I know why everyone else is worried. Why are you worried? You almost sound like you're afraid of yourself.

[text]

[badnewsboy]

I can't say that my Evil-Self is that kind. He also has a very large forehead.