[He hadn't expected the destruction of the table, but it was a handy side-effect of Tommy's powers to note. Not that he was thinking of how he could best use them to his advantage. Well, he was. It wasn't the sort of thing he could stop, and he was often thinking of multiple things at once, but it wasn't at the forefront of his mind.
He stood, dusting the settling debris from his tunic.]
I thought it a bit plain myself, the table. [He smiled, reassuring, comforting in his own way.] I can't speak for everything, but I have no intention of discarding you. Think of what it would do to Speedy.
[Problem with a speedster like Tommy? He thinks fast. Ungodly fast. Loki might be able to think of multiple things at once, but Tommy is good at monofocus at speeds even computers can't fathom. And thus he's got weeks in his head to think about and fear the response he's going to get. Rejection. Concern. Annoyance. Several means where this rolls out into some plan Loki has. A few situations where he gets in SERIOUS trouble here for destruction of public property. Arrest. Being sent home. Lots of things.
None of it prepares him for the actual response. Which is a non-response. What the fuck? Tommy's just left staring at Loki in confusion.]
I just... I just accidentally broke a table and you're making a joke? And don't worry about Speedy. Mom or Uncle Marcos would take him I expect.
Is that somehow in error? Should I mourn it? Burn it in effigy? [He smiles, raises a hand, a ripple of energy fluxing around his outstretched palm as he swipes, that ripple darting quickly over the debris and moving it to one side of the reading space, then he clenches his fist and where the remains stood was nothing, and the table was intact again, at least for all appearances.] Ah, but there's no broken table, is there? We should be going. Coffee?
[That is literally what he's done his entire life, Tommy, but he smiles, amused and more than a little fond.]
Now that is precisely the response a good person would have. [He breathes a sigh.] Well, then. Let us go find the librarian and confess this most heinous destruction of property. You'll likely be hanged for this.
Or shielding, but...yes. My talents lie in illusion, deception, telekinesis...conjuration. But I can't conjure a table. Thor's life would have been much easier if I could.
[He breathes a sigh.] It's a table, Tommy. No one's died or even wounded. You'll apologize and then we'll find some means of recompense. I'm with you, don't worry.
Yeah, well, the life I live, people don't tend to take apologies.
[That isn't the world he knows, and this place confuses him. He tries, he tries so hard but this place is constant confusion. None of the pieces fit together right. Or the people.]
Fine, hide it, whatever. Doesn't matter. Just another in a line of sucky birthdays. At least I get to be aware of this one.
Fair enough. [He frowns, looking over at his young friend.] Unless you'd prefer some other pastime. [And then, as a thought occurs to him, he grins.] We could have a bit of fun at the expense of some of the merchants in the commerce dome. It is a night for mischief, after all.
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Date: 2019-11-03 04:29 am (UTC)He stood, dusting the settling debris from his tunic.]
I thought it a bit plain myself, the table. [He smiled, reassuring, comforting in his own way.] I can't speak for everything, but I have no intention of discarding you. Think of what it would do to Speedy.
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Date: 2019-11-03 04:34 am (UTC)None of it prepares him for the actual response. Which is a non-response. What the fuck? Tommy's just left staring at Loki in confusion.]
I just... I just accidentally broke a table and you're making a joke? And don't worry about Speedy. Mom or Uncle Marcos would take him I expect.
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Date: 2019-11-03 04:39 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-11-03 04:41 am (UTC)This isn't better. You can't... You can't just make mistakes and problems and stupidity go away by sweeping it under a rug.
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Date: 2019-11-03 04:46 am (UTC)Now that is precisely the response a good person would have. [He breathes a sigh.] Well, then. Let us go find the librarian and confess this most heinous destruction of property. You'll likely be hanged for this.
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Date: 2019-11-03 04:49 am (UTC)[Back on his Earth, in some parts of the country, this would actually get a kid lynched. Mutants aren't accepted.]
I'm guessing you can't fix this for real. Your magic is just about hiding stuff, or hiding you.
[Hiding doesn't make things better.]
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Date: 2019-11-03 04:59 am (UTC)[He breathes a sigh.] It's a table, Tommy. No one's died or even wounded. You'll apologize and then we'll find some means of recompense. I'm with you, don't worry.
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Date: 2019-11-03 05:01 am (UTC)[That isn't the world he knows, and this place confuses him. He tries, he tries so hard but this place is constant confusion. None of the pieces fit together right. Or the people.]
Fine, hide it, whatever. Doesn't matter. Just another in a line of sucky birthdays. At least I get to be aware of this one.
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Date: 2019-11-03 05:05 am (UTC)[He pauses, thoughtful.] In fact, how would a good birthday play out for you?
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Date: 2019-11-03 05:09 am (UTC)[Like he needs help leaving unnoticed. He can go through walls, Loki.]
You should leave normally if you wanna borrow those space books.
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Date: 2019-11-03 05:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-11-03 05:20 am (UTC)[There are absolute issues with human tech and speedster brains. Or his brain.]
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Date: 2019-11-03 05:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-11-03 05:38 am (UTC)[Tommy loves mischief. But not so far as to hurt people.]
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Date: 2019-11-03 05:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-11-03 05:42 am (UTC)Nothing destructive. Or that would ruin livelihoods.
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Date: 2019-11-03 05:44 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-11-03 05:48 am (UTC)[A smile, sharp and full of that very mischief Loki wants.]
I'm in.