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[thatboyisamonster]

So. You've come.

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[scienceping]

[approaching the glass of Loki's prison, hands folded behind his back. his voice is quiet as he stares at Loki.]

... Indeed.

[thatboyisamonster]

[ he chuckles, thin and reedy ]

Does this surprise you?

[scienceping]

I was ... forewarned of your current condition.

[thatboyisamonster]

I doubt any amount of foreknowledge prepared you for this.

[scienceping]

[silent for a moment, the moment stretching into a minute. when he speaks again his voice is even softer.]

... Are you well, Loki?

[thatboyisamonster]

Can't you see how well-attended I am? There's not much room for anything else.

[scienceping]

...

[walks around the panes, coming closer along the side of the jail]

[thatboyisamonster]

You won't see anything, Spock.

[scienceping]

In regards to what?

[thatboyisamonster]

In regards to me. No secret, no mystery to my condition.

[scienceping]

[stops when he's the closest he can be to Loki]

I had no thought of such.

[thatboyisamonster]

Then what did you think?

[scienceping]

... That I am glad to see you.

[thatboyisamonster]

[ fuck you ]

[ but he gets up from his seat to stand, facing Spock ] Thor should not have brought you here.

[scienceping]

Why not?

[thatboyisamonster]

He should have known better. I do not wish to be seen.

[scienceping]

I insisted.

[thatboyisamonster]

Of course you would insist on such a ridiculous thing.

[scienceping]

[slight head tilt]

Would you rather that I depart?

[thatboyisamonster]

[ there's a flicker of pain but it vanishes quickly ]

It would be best.

[scienceping]

... As it stands, I have time enough to stay, and I dare say that you do as well.

[thatboyisamonster]

And? There's nothing to spend it on, Spock.

[scienceping]

I respectively disagree.

[thatboyisamonster]

Prove it.

[scienceping]

[... slowly reaches out, pressing his hand to the glass]