[ fehu | learning to whistle again ]

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((A: ACTION, early morning, limited to the house))

[Loki hadn't noticed that the pain was gone. He hadn't noticed that he was free to move. He was still asleep, but not for long.

Long years of imprisonment and the constant burning of poison-fumes around his eyes, nose and mouth had left him with a firmly embedded habit: do not open your eyes

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[allnaturalmagic]

[On her way back from buying groceries, Terra is just going to kind of stop and watch Loki for a moment.]

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[He stops whistling when he meets her eyes, then gives her a wave, flashing a grin at the pretty girl.]

[allnaturalmagic]

[She waves back as best as she can while juggling her groceries.]

Are you... lost?

[putmeinstitches]

That depends on what you mean by "lost."

[He's making no move to help her. Sorry, Terra. He's pretty selfish, not to mention lazy.]

[allnaturalmagic]

Terra doesn't seem to mind. She's dealt with far worse, after all.]

Well, you're wondering around in your pajamas. So I wasn't sure quite what to think.

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[He picks at the sleeves of the nightshirt.]

Everyone thinks it's strange to walk around like this. What I think is strange is wearing clothes to bed at all. Makes no sense -- it's harder to get warm that way. And yet, I woke up in these.

Which one's stranger, I wonder?

[allnaturalmagic]

Clothes help you to stay warm, though. Isn't it colder to sleep without them?

Oh, you must be new.. forgive me, I should have realized. Has anyone explained Mayfield to you yet?

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No, no it isn't. If you've got a proper blanket, you warm up faster with no clothes to get in the way.

[Why does no one here understand how counterproductive pajamas are? What a weird thing to be in his dream.]

Anyway, I've had the gist of this delusion explained to me by one person already, but it couldn't hurt to see if what you have to say matches up.

[allnaturalmagic]

...Really? I've never slept naked, so I suppose I wouldn't know.

Sadly, it isn't a delusion. I thought the same thing, at first. We really are trapped here.

[putmeinstitches]

Never, huh? You should try it.

[He shrugs.]

I'm not complaining. I've had worse dreams, and I have to say I'm not looking forward to waking up.