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[dothelokimotion]

[ the feed starts with loki looking somewhat wan and tired, but not easily spotted by those who don't know him. he speaks smoothly, without a hint of annoyance. ]

First off, for new arrivals and older ones who may be unaware, the Operium is always open for hire. If you're struggling for a job, then you're welcome to seek me out and find gainful employment.

Secondly, Thor has left this place. His belongings, however, are still here. I have in my possession:
- Some red cloaks
- A gaming console with a Fortnite subscription claimed
- A grill
- A charm bracelet
- A book on how to raise goats

You can come claim these at the Sunset Falls park. You have half an hour before I set them on fire. Good day.

Comments

[rehandle]

Nothing can need what it's already lost if it hopes to survive. But I don't know that need is all it's cracked up to be, if that's how you're measuring your value.

[dothelokimotion]

How would you measure it?

[rehandle]

In your situation? I don't know. I've never had to think about it.

[ You know, posthumously. ]

I suppose I'd just be satisfied to have left behind a world that can go on without me. And if a few people remembered me for who I was rather than what I did.

What is it that's troubling you? It seems to be more than the loss.

[dothelokimotion]

[ he should have guessed it would be something like that. dull and insipid. or noble. ]

Loss implies that I've stopped losing.

[rehandle]

[ Oh, boy... ]

That doesn't entirely answer my question.

[ The hurt clearly runs deep, and who can blame him? ]

[dothelokimotion]

Does it not? What, then, can I do to stop myself from losing? Or should I simply be satisfied that I did the right thing, even though it cost me everything?

It doesn't matter what I do or what I commit to. There is no way to stop it.

[rehandle]

No. There isn't. But you're alive. You had time with family that you would never have had if it weren't for being in this place, you've built a life for yourself here that I assume you value.

You don't have to be happy about it. Life isn't fair, that's how it goes. But losing isn't all that you do, and the opportunity to keep on losing and living now is more than most people could hope for.

[dothelokimotion]

Bold talk from a man who refuses to do so. What life do you lead these days?