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[ikols]

[ At around 11am the next morning: ]

aaaughhhhh ohhhh nooo AGGHHHH DICTION OFF, OFF!!

[voicelog]

eloquent

[ikols]

i think




i talk too much
maybe

[voicelog]

you don't say

[ikols]

the epiphanies are now in full swing:
i need a bacon laden breakfast
with beans and eggs and toast

do you wanna eat
not to be dramatic but i will lie here and starve if you say no and leave me no impetus to get up and showered

[voicelog]

i'm not rly looking for a heartfelt conversation with you over bacon and eggs loki

[ikols]

thought you might say that
well, then

my thanks for what you said

[voicelog]

[ he's going to regret this. ]

i could use a doughnut though

[ikols]

[ Fifteen minutes later a box of iced doughnuts arrives on a desk near Tony (it bursts into being with a magical green "pop!"). Attached is a note stuck with sellotape that has been drawn in colourful markers.

But the doughnuts are good. ]

[voicelog]

you're a real da vinci, kid

[ he is just going to... set that drawing aside for now. did it make him smile the teensiest bit? it will forever be a mystery. 💁‍♂️ ]

thanks for the doughnuts
but i was trying to invite you to go get them together
you know, for breakfast

[ikols]

[ Surprised!! ]

but you never want to hang out with me
i thought this way you might enjoy the best of both worlds

[voicelog]

we just had a very awkward exchange
can we skip the part where i have to justify my actions too?

[ikols]

that's fair

ok, here's the tea:
i am super hela-hungover because jotnar are like, 927636337% ice-blood, so i'm still
woosy
as evidenced by the fact i cannot think of a better description right now
i know i look rough so don't let me know because i know (you know?)
i'll be in the hat at the back of the shop, come find me

[ Sending directions to a fancy patisserie!! ]

[voicelog]

i'll see you soon

[ and he will be there soon. being able to use iron man more freely than he did back in new amsterdam has been a real luxury. ]

[ikols]

[ Loki sits at a back-corner away from the perky morning clientele, green hood pulled up over a garish yellow cap where he sits with his cheek in a hand, nursing a coffee. Having gone on a bender for the first time since Thor last bailed him out of the precinct back home he feels more than a little out of practice in the art of Getting Wasted, yet has somehow refrained from buying anything to eat before his breakfast date arrives.

As much as he enjoys harassing Tony for his attention, most of the comfort therein is never getting it, so to now have his company when Loki has neither showered or brushed his teeth has him more than a little wrong-footed. He will have to make up for this in the future, somehow. He will have to be glorious, the next time they meet ...

Spying Tony's entrance, he raises a hand in some effort at flagging him down. It isn't difficult to spot the out-of-place Asgardian hunched like a dying worm over a latte amidst the bright early-birds, however. ]

Morning ... youuu.

[ Fingergun! ]

[voicelog]

[ unlike loki, tony did not go on a late night bender and wake up in the morning with a nasty headache. he also didn't make the mortifying discovery that his drunk self went on an emotional texting spree. so unlike the god of mischief, he looks great in comparison. starting a new business has really done wonders for his complexion.

he still hasn't been sleeping much, but having a normal sleep schedule is for the nonworkaholics of the multiverse.

dressed casually in a black hooded jacket and jeans, he slides into the seat opposite loki. ]

Morning. [ this entire situation is weird, isn't it? ] Did you order something to eat yet?

[ikols]

[ He tries to work the Pathetic Mortal Hangover tack and pouts, looking up from under his lashes. ]

I did not. I was awaiting your arrival, to be polite.

[ And starving in the process!! ]

[voicelog]

You didn't have to wait on account of me.

[ he nods toward the menu on the table. ]

Go ahead and order whatever you want.

[ikols]

They teach manners on Asgard. Sometimes.

[ Freyja taught them to Loki specifically, more like. He brings the menu up to pore over, stomach growling as he attempts to ignore it. ]

Three chocolate cinnamon rolls with cream and a berry explosion fruit juice? In large. Oh! [ He spots his one true love!! ] I should like the bacon roll with the ketchup condiment, too! And extra bacon. With melted cheese!

[ ... Glancing up. ]

Please.

[voicelog]

[ honestly, he expected him to order more. ]

Sure. [ he motions over a nearby server as he repeats the order to her. adding two cheese danishes and a cup of coffee, he thanks her with an amicable smile before he returns his attention to loki. he didn't come here without reason, so he's just gonna get straight to the point. ]

So, do you want to talk about what happened last night now or after your drink gets here?

[ikols]

Why do you want to talk about it at all? I got drunk, that's nothing new.

[ Sipping his coffee, he tugs his cap down. ]

I didn't intend to text you. If anything, I ought to be congratulated for not texting anyone who actually would have given a shit and made today even more mortifying.

[ Positives!! ]

[voicelog]

Yes, that's the problem. You got drunk enough to text me.

[ he splays open his left palm as a holographic screen pops up with loki's drunk ramble on full display. ]

With this. [ he points at it. ] Not what I would call "nothing new", Loki.

[ikols]

[ Where did that screen come from, stupid electric blooded-whatever. He only shies his curious gaze when it hooks on his own babbling text.

I wrote to you because if I wrote to anyone else they would have come over. Your distain is reliable and predictable.

... Is what Loki does not say, no longer being five sheets to the wind. ]

I ... apologise for the inconvenience.

[voicelog]

It wasn't an inconvenience, so you don't have to apologize.

[ it was unexpected, but he isn't going to ignore someone who is obviously struggling with some pretty serious issues. ]

You did read what I sent you, right? [ he'll be nice and retract the screen since he already made his point. ]

[ikols]

[ He won't apologise for the next 1000 years so savour whatcha get! ]

You sound like if Odin knew what an email was. Yes, I read it.