[ no, it's not an apology, not really. he owes one, but would it make any difference at all to hear it? an apology at this point would only be there to assuage his own guilt about what he'd done. ]
If it would help to hear one, it's the least of what I owe you. But no, I'm telling you this because it's information that you ought to know, and that I hope will help you while you're here.
[ he shifts in his seat, foot bobbing again at the question, a small grimace twisting his expression. ]
.. Most of us are, [ he admits. ] There are a few exceptions, from what I've seen, and some of us do change-- [ the old man. the kid. sylvie. loki himself. ] --but by and large, we're villains. [ his mouth quirks in a crooked not-quite-smile. ] It's not.. written in stone, not anymore, and I hope to see more Lokis rise above the role of the villain. Eventually.
[ though he's not holding his breath, either. lokis are chaotic by nature, and chaos doesn't lend itself well to neat, orderly ideas of morality. even with all the eternity he's had to grow and change as a person, loki wouldn't call himself the heroic sort, and none of the others have the benefit of his experience beyond time. ]
Anyway, [ he adds after a moment, ] as much as we both know I love to talk about myself.. may I ask about you? Where you're coming from on the timeline, I mean. And if you're feeling a bit better. [ he doesn't look quite so shaky now, at least. ]
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If it would help to hear one, it's the least of what I owe you. But no, I'm telling you this because it's information that you ought to know, and that I hope will help you while you're here.
[ he shifts in his seat, foot bobbing again at the question, a small grimace twisting his expression. ]
.. Most of us are, [ he admits. ] There are a few exceptions, from what I've seen, and some of us do change-- [ the old man. the kid. sylvie. loki himself. ] --but by and large, we're villains. [ his mouth quirks in a crooked not-quite-smile. ] It's not.. written in stone, not anymore, and I hope to see more Lokis rise above the role of the villain. Eventually.
[ though he's not holding his breath, either. lokis are chaotic by nature, and chaos doesn't lend itself well to neat, orderly ideas of morality. even with all the eternity he's had to grow and change as a person, loki wouldn't call himself the heroic sort, and none of the others have the benefit of his experience beyond time. ]
Anyway, [ he adds after a moment, ] as much as we both know I love to talk about myself.. may I ask about you? Where you're coming from on the timeline, I mean. And if you're feeling a bit better. [ he doesn't look quite so shaky now, at least. ]