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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.

[you_have_heart]

[Loki inclines his head to the said]

Occupational hazard. There have been many... unforeseen problems that arose.

[badnewsboy]

[and it was time to let things clear, if it was just a little bit.]

In Midgardian film this would when time would change and one of us, in unfortunate circumstances, would begin to fade away because the past has been changed through traveling to the future. Perhaps I should acquired a DeLorean.

[text to loki]

[hawkingbird]

Want to talk about it?

[you_have_heart]

[Eyebrow up]

It seems you know a great deal about Midgardian culture.

[He walks towards the beach, motioning for the other to follow him.]

[text]

[badnewsboy]

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

[badnewsboy]

It's something good to invest in.

[for a moment he watches him step toward the siren call of the ocean, but he knows that if he moves then everything will be for naught. he'd come very far in such a short amount of time. he never thought he'd see another day, especially not one like this. despite all of his conflicting emotions, and lump that he's forced so far down his throat that it's become a ball in his stomach, he stands his ground.

and that curious expression hardens. he knows where the camera is, and he's putting all of his money into the pot. he has to raise his voice a little, over the sound of the waves.]

There's a saying in Midgard.

[you_have_heart]

Midgard has many sayings.

[badnewsboy]

"Change or die." Are you familiar?

[you_have_heart]

It is one of the few sayings they have that has any sense to it.

[He stops just in front of the highest point in the tide]

Much has changed in such a short amount of time.

[He turns back to face his other self]

I suppose you would not know any of that, would you? It is strange, I do not remember any of this in my childhood.

[badnewsboy]

[there are some things that they share, because they run so deep that there is no incarnation of Loki without. there are feelings of triumph and pain, and he fears that if he starts, that everything will boil over.]

It's not your childhood. It's mine.

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.

[you_have_heart]

But we share a childhood. Tell me, how far are you in your lessons? You magic seems rather weak at the moment.

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?

text;

[maiditoutalive]

if you think that wont give it away
i cant judge
i dont know whats going on
im trusting 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.

[badnewsboy]

Unfortunately my circumstances aren't so simple. They may be quite more complicated.

[so he knew. that made things considerably more difficult, but still not out of his reach. he could work with whatever came his way. there's a pause, and though his expression doesn't soften much, he's curious.]

It seems that those memories seem to have escaped you. No matter, we will still have words, will we not? I believe I have something to say.