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[ out in the Unseelie courtyard, surrounded by inky black thorn bushes (how appropriate,) Loki sits on the ground, rustling through the plants as delicately as possible. he seems amused enough, a small bundle of the plants already gathered in a cloth in his lap. ]

Atropa belladonna. Once known to be an effective anesthetic and even as a beauty aid, but now more commonly used as a deadly poison, able to render even the most mighty of warriors powerless. A useless, hallucinating, drooling pile on the ground.

Oft considered one of the primary tools of the witch. [ he laughs a little to himself. ] How fitting.

Tell me about yourselves, my new friends. Your worlds, your myths, your folklore. Your legends and your mysteries. I will share my own, in return.

Where I come from, there are nine known, documented realms. Nine worlds. The realms of the gods, the giants, the dying, and the dead among them. I have seen most all of them myself, and I must say, they hardly compare to the remarkable land I find myself in now. Very quaint.

I am sure there are others among you who agree, no? I can't be the only one who feels so very at home here.

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Is one of those nine realms called Midgard?

[ Hi Annie is well-schooled on most mythologies. ]

An old name for it, yes. The humans wanted to be different and simply named it Earth instead, when their time came around.

You are familiar, then.

I've met a few Valkyries.

[ She would say they're friends, but she's still upset with psychopomps in general. ]

Ah. Dreadful wenches, aren't they?

[ he hasn't had the best experiences with them sry2say. ]

I've met worse. They told me stories about Asgard.

All lies, I assure you.

All of them? [ Coming on a little strong there doncha think, Loki? ] Then you would know the true stories, wouldn't you?

[ it's more fun that way. and Valkyries are mean. ] Of course. I have lived them.

You have? [ With her luck, obviously he has. ]

I'm sorry, I haven't introduced myself. I'm Antimony Carver.

[ what is with everyone's need to introduce themselves ]

I did not ask your name, so you are excused.

[ It's a clever ploy. ]

May I ask what you are called?

A nuisance.

[ loophole! ]

I know a few others who are often called the same.

There are a fair amount of us.

Do you know Coyote?

Short, brunette, distinct odour and body hair problem?

He's more... black and red and blue.

Then I'm afraid not.

That's probably for the best. He can be very tricky, being a trickster God and all.

[ oh fantastic, a coyote. ]

Riveting.

[ If you could only meet him. ]

I'm sure your stories would be far more interesting.

Undoubtedly. Giants, world serpents, stolen hammers, crossdressing brides. There's variety, to say the least.

I would love to hear some of them.

Of course you would.

Yes.

[ There is a very long and very awkward silence. ]

I need to go. [ Do something. Besides being socially incompetent. ]

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