No Longer in the Shadows (Arrival, OTA)

[green_god_loki]

"He's not my father!" Loki shouted as he turned away from the wall of his cell to face Frigga.

"And am I not your mother?" the Queen of Asgard asked quietly, undisturbed.

It took Loki a long moment to answer. Gathering the will to answer how he wanted, rather than what his heart felt. "No, you are not." It came out softer than he'd intended, less

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[axl_is_odin]

Axl was on his way to the pub from his class a the college. He turned the corner, eyes down and head in the clouds. He wasn't looking where he was going.

[green_god_loki]

Loki gets knocked pretty hard and staggers back and out of Axl's path. "You'd best watch where you're going," he warned. A spark of anger in his eyes.

[axl_is_odin]

He hadn't been prepared for the connection either and stumbled back a little. Axl immediately looked up apologetic and a little embarrassed.

"Uh.. Sorry." He rubbed the back of his neck. "I was.... kind of lost in thought." The second part of his explanation slowed down as he took in the man before him. He got an extremely weird feeling from this guy. It unsettled him.

[green_god_loki]

"If you can't walk and think at the same time, you'll be safer doing one, and then the other."

Changing the subject Loki asked, "Where are we?"

[axl_is_odin]

He was kind of used to those kinds of comments, so Axl didn't really blink. His brothers were plentiful with helpful remarks like that.

It took him a second to realize what was happening.

"Oh! You're new." Axl was pretty sure he sucked at explaining this place. "This is, uh, Haurvatat. A lot of people call it like, a pocket dimension."

[green_god_loki]

"Haurvatat," Loki said with no trace of sarcasm or surprise. Or recognition.

"It looks like Midgard. But as long as it's not Asgard, I'm happy."

[axl_is_odin]

That got a couple of blinks.

"Asgard?" So, he knew what that was. He had done some studying on his heritage. The question was, who was this guy?

[green_god_loki]

"Asgard. Center of the realms, home of the gods..."

[axl_is_odin]

"No, I know what it is, it's just..." He felt awkward all of a sudden. This guy somehow reminded him of Colin and that unnerved him.

"You've been to Asgard?"

[green_god_loki]

"Ah-heh. Ah-heh heh heh." Loki spread his arms in an 'It's all me' gesture as he chuckled. "I'm the god Loki."

[axl_is_odin]

He paled just a little and realized, suddenly, why this guy reminded him of Colin - Colin had been the reincarnation of Loki, after all, and also seemingly batshit crazy.

"Ah." He nodded. No way in hell was Axl going to tell him who he was.

"So, uh, yeah. This is Haurvatat. Pocket Dimension. We're stuck here and people live over in the hotel there." He pointed.

That was a good enough intro, right? He could go now probably...

[green_god_loki]

"You're all stuck here. I know all the ways between realms, planets and dimensions."

Loki took another couple of steps away from the police station door, ignoring the angry cries for help from inside.

"That hotel," he said. "Over there." He nodded. "What is your name?"

[axl_is_odin]

He glanced at the police station, then back to Loki. "Axl." Which was the truth. "And, yeah, that hotel. Everyone stays there."

[green_god_loki]

"An appropriate name," Loki said with a smile. "I really wouldn't go in there if I were you.

"And, ah, if you've got to stop and think, stop. Then think."

[axl_is_odin]

Axl wasn't sure what was going on inside the police station, but he made a mental note to call Alice at Rangeman to see if there was a problem.

He nodded, though, despite the advice being rather condescending. "I'll remember that."

Awkward. And a little bit worrying - this was Loki, after all, and it seemed in any state he was a bit crazy. "So, I guess I'll see you around. Small village and all that. But, uh, enjoy your stay."

[green_god_loki]

"Oh, I'm sure I will. And I"ll make sure everyone else does, too."

Loki winked and sauntered off.