soul_campaign | second trick | Feb 28, late afternoon

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second trick | Feb 28, late afternoon | video

[From the looks of it, Loki is at the top of Shibusen's stairs. He's sitting cross-legged on the ground in front of the propped-up mirror, and there is an empty DeathRobbins cup sitting next to him at the edge of the shot.

The Madness wavelength really shook him. He's spent most of today thinking about Things, totally blowing off his job to wander around the park and climb up to the top of the city. Loki is visibly subdued, far from his usual chipper self. Although the ice cream did help a little. He'd heard it might.]

People of Death City...will you tell me of your families?

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[a pause] Because they were so amazing, in the end nothing I did was good enough.And I didn't agree with Papa's points of view, so he always dismissed everything I said or did.

"I'm just a child". Or something.

[...oh bb he understands that feel.]

It is a difficult thing to live in the shadow of your family. My father is one of the greatest warriors my world has ever known. While I am proud -- very proud -- to be his son, I will never be as strong in battle as he. To tell you the truth, I'm not good at battle at all. I don't think I'll ever be the warrior he would have me be.

It's always hard to be what others want us to be. And it feels worse that the harder you try, harder it is for them to see your efforts.

That's why I turned to magic. Even though it's not so respected a discipline as swordplay, I thought that excelling in something I had talent for would be better than failing utterly.

[He doesn't get much respect for it, though. It's seen as dishonorable. It's trickery.]

Do you have such a skill?

No, I'm just a human. [does fighting zombies count? Saya doesn't think that's a skill]

Oh no, it needn't be a power. I ask rather if there is something you have found that you are good at. A talent in an area besides those in which your relations wish you to succeed.

Yes. I'm a genius. So I guess my brain is my talent.

[It's still not good enough, though.

[A genius, too? Hm, interesting.]

And are you pursuing the same studies as your mother?

[wellp. This conversation with her father never went well, really] ... I know a lot about a lot of things, but I'm still not sure what exactly I want.

My Mama was a Wall Street stockbroker. In other words, she made a lot of money for rich people, and after she married Papa, she built him his fortune. I could do that, but I don't think I want to; I think I could do more. [her father doesn't seem to agree]

[The words "wall street" and "stockbroker" mean nothing to Loki, but he gets the gist of what she is saying.]

What do you enjoy doing?

I enjoy reading. It's not enough to tell me what I should do in the future.

Though it doesn't matter, I guess. [apocalypse and all, it's not like she'll be getting a job any time soon. Or finish her studies for that matter.]

Why would it not matter?

[What an odd thing to say.]

We no longer care about any of that in my world.

...why the change?

[a pause]

Apocalypse happened.

...

...that would put a damper on that sort of thing, yes.

It put a damper on nearly everything.

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second trick | Feb 28, late afternoon | video

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