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[ the feed starts with loki, primly dressed in a suit and his hair slicked back. he even has his crown of horns on, to signify his prestige. all in all, he looks impeccable. a perfect facade. loki then clears his throat, hands folded on top of the desk. ]

Greetings. I am Loki of Asgard, new Mayor of Sunset Falls. I have been sworn into the position and intend to uphold it, despite the fact that this position seems to have . . . curious additional problems attached to it. Such as maintaining a hellmouth and fostering peace between supernatural clans. I don't understand why this is my job and not the Sorcerer Supreme but who am I to complain? I do wonder if it means that I'm require to add a Supreme as well, since I'll be taking on Stephen Strange's duties.

Oh, and I'm supposed to make a pact with a Greek God or I'll die a gruesome death. Which isn't really all that appalling, I have those every five years. But I suppose I must, though I don't grasp why they need to be Greek. The lowest of all pantheons. Which one would you recommend?

And lastly, I hear there has been issues of drugs in the community. I don't really understand the mortal desire for hallucinogens and the like, but I have created a Public Service Annoucement to guide you on the right path.

That is all.

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I don't think lesser Gods have that sort of power.

[ muses, certainly not. ]

And yes, that is on my agenda. We'll need support there.

Well then go for someone creative? Hephaestus or Apollo?

Alright. I'll start preparing media for it. I don't know what you're looking for so I'll just ready stuff for putting in details.

Seriously though, we should give you a party to celebrate.

I haven't decided yet. I'll have to think about it.

[ at the mention of parties, he pauses. maybe a party would make him feel better. ]

Perhaps.

I know a great local place that caters.

[Maybe he's big on work paid for lunch]

I'll consider it, but I'll make no promises.

That's alright.

[Maybe Mark can get the rest of the employees to help out. Because he knows Loki was in that fake life and he might need the cheering up.]

Were you also trapped in the bubble?

[Wow, that was a thing to ask. But he shakes his head.]

Central was mostly safe. I was worried for you.

I'm fine. It was an illusion. That's all.

[There's so much Mark wants to say to that. But given he's afraid his boss will turn him into a toad...]

There was another Loki, who said that it could be hard for people coming out.

[ ugh. ]

He's not wrong. It can be difficult to extricate someone from an illusion that gives them everything. But I'm well versed in illusions. I know the difference between them.

He said that since you're, like, magic, it might be harder to pull you from it. I asked if he could help, but apparently not.

I'm glad it didn't hurt you though. I heard it did for some.

[ nope, all it did was make him confront the reality that his relationship with sephiroth may have been an illusion too. ]

No. It didn't hurt me at all.

[Or maybe Sephiroth is just being an idiot, and Loki's a reactionary idiot? Who knows.]

Alright then. I'm really relieved to hear that.

[ or that. ]

Mm. At any rate, I'll be busy trying to sort out the office and the curse. I'll be sure to hire someone promptly to handle my duties at the Opherium.

Cool. I'll make sure once we have someone, we get a nice bio up to get people excited.

Your work is appreciated.

I mean, it's what you pay me the moderately nice bucks for.

So this is because I'm paying you?

I mean, the work stuff is because you're paying me. That's literally the job.

But I am kind of fond of you, boss. When there's not sudden mistletoe."

[ dryly. ]

I'm flattered.

I mean, it's not like we spend time together socially? But I was still concerned. Because you were trapped in there, and people shouldn't have to suffer that sort of stuff.

[ sentiment. ]

Of course.

[Hey, Mark gets attached.]

Anyway, I'll get started. On both plans.

. . . Thank you.

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