[Event Open] On the first day of Ewaymas...

[possiblymad]

Who: Loki Laufeyson and Open
Where: Mansion, dining hall, garden, generally just out and about
When: 12/12
Rating: PG?
Summary: Loki done drank the Kool Aid. In other words, yes, your worst fears have been imagined: Loki's chipper and loveable.
The Story:
T'was the first morning of an event and all were asleep. Not a creature was stirring... except that ungodly racket outside his chamber door. Loki jolted awake and stepped out, prepared for some kind of assault or ensuing chaos only to see the halls redecorating themselves for some obscene Midgard holiday. Faintly, he recognised some of the gaudy clutter as a largely commercialised holiday among the mortals of his brother's favourite realm. Wonderful.

His casual visit to the dining hall proved far more annoying this his initial awakening. Despite what he insisted upon, the infuriating magic persisted on producing variants of unsightly sweets and colourful yet inedible cakes. He wouldn't need to consume anything to worsen his mood, because no such magic existed to make it any worse. He settled on just taking up the glass of liquid it gave him and moved to the kitchen to snatch a few simple slices of bread. His first taste of the drink was reminiscent of the fruitier alcoholic beverages some mortals drank, but his next few sips seemed to broaden his opinion. By the bottom of the cup, he actually enjoyed the sweet cocktail. Enough so that he had a second, and even indulged in one of the strangely shaped, icing-covered sweets the dining room had previously tried to serve him. Nothing would come of the cookie as the magic of the punch had already taken hold.

He acted on whim and took a chipper stroll around the garden, greeting anyone he met with a smile and even a walk along the beach. He could be found just about anywhere, trying to spread the good cheer to others...

Comments

[For bb Billy]

[possiblymad]

Loki, despite his abnormally bright mood, was a bit worried about something. Or rather, about someone. The young Kaplan had a unique energy about him, Loki chalked it up to not only being as powerful as he was, but also to the imprint left on him by dimension hopping. Generally, when he felt out for Billy's presence, he could feel that imprint. Today, he couldn't.

He was on his way back to the mansion to check on Billy's room only to bump into a small child on the way there. The boy looked miffed, and he felt like he know him, but honestly he didn't remember making any other child acquaintances apart from Adam when he'd been here and Billy being the second youngest.

Loki offered a smile and knelt down to be a bit more eye-level with him. "These halls can be quite dangerous. Should you truly be out on your own?"

\O/

[tinywizard]

Billy looked up at the man hesitantly for a moment. The only other adult he had met hadn't been very nice to him, but this man was smiling and he wasn't green. "Where am I supposed to be? I don't know where my mommy and daddy are and the mean green man chased me away."

Something caught his eye and he looked up at the walls. "How does the shiny stuff stick like that. I tried and tried to pull it down but it wouldn't come down."

<3

[possiblymad]

He's endeared and if he was in his right mind, he would be utterly disgusted with himself for the amount of charm he felt for this child and his adorable behaviour, but the mention of the 'green man' worried him. Of course, his first thought when one says the 'mean' green man is none other than the Hulk. Incredible green unstoppable machine. Vicious and roars. Likes to smash. Did this boy actually face down the Hulk and escape unscathed to tell the tale? Who was this miracle child?

"Ah, that sounds much like my dear friend, the Hulk. He can be ever so angry, can't he? Roars a lot? He probably just needs a hug." Good Gods, did he just say that? "But I don't recommend that. Not with your size, little one."

But when the next question was posed of him, his grin brightened. He held out a hand, glittering magic manifesting from the tips of his fingers. "The decorations? Magic." Said with much the same zeal a magician would to a child at a party when they still believe in such things. Fortunately, this time, it was a truth. And with that, the sparkling magic morphed and coiled around Billy's small wrist forming into a bracelet made of the very same sparkling tinsel found on the walls. It was an illusion, of course, but one that felt and looked real enough.

/dead

[tinywizard]

Billy shook his head. "No, I know the Hulk! He's in my comic books! This was someone else. He had yellow hair, and he told me Santa wasn't real. Which really didn't bother me because I'm jewish, so I don't care about stupid Santa." Billy paused. "You know the Hulk? For real?"

He is immediately distracted by the magic show Loki puts on for his, his face lighting up in absolute delight. "You can do magic!" He stares down at his wrist with a smile, brushing his fingers over the tinsel. "What else can you do?!"

/Phoenix Down. You aren't allowed to die yet.

[possiblymad]

"That I do. He and I were once enemies, but I find the presence of his more civilised form, Bruce Banner, to be somewhat more enjoyable." Did he just... compliment Banner? What was in the air today? It had to be the snow outside!

To say that Loki was at a momentary loss was the most severe understatement. A blonde, green man, with a bad attitude who would try to spoil a child's delusions of mystical gift providers? Though, the boy was of another faith, so it mattered not, but still. Still...

And realisation dawned on him, green eyes blinking a fraction wider. He only knew one that fit part of that description. "Theodore Altman? The young man with a heart of gold and unbreakable bond with Billy Kaplan? He showed you distasteful hostility?"

But he shook himself out of that momentary worry again to return the smile. "Many things. What would you like to see?" He touched a cool finger against Billy's forehead and the shimmer of magic that followed transformed the boy's entire outfit to something befitting of Disney on Ice a prince of Asgard with added shimmer and glamour.

too late!

[tinywizard]

Billy was thoroughly distracted from the Hulk talk when Loki made his clothes change, but something caught his attention.

"That's my name!" He said with a grin. "I'm Billy Kaplan!" He turned his attention back to the clothes he was now wearing examining them closely. "I look like a Prince!"

This is terrible!

[possiblymad]

Well now, that caught his attention pretty thoroughly. He shifted his gaze back to the boy, examining his features more thoroughly. What game was Wonderland playing at now? Why turn Billy into a child?

"Is it?" He offered a gentler smile. "Then, Billy Kaplan, know that I am a friend." Loki, you are not suitable to adopt children. Not only would you make a horrible parent, Billy has parents. They just aren't here. And since when did you want offspring?

"Ah, but every young man is a prince, is he not? Behold, Billy Kaplan, Prince of Midgard." He gave a showy flick of his wrist and a light crown materialised upon Billy's head.

*wonderful

[tinywizard]

"If you're a friend what's your name?" He asked curiously peering at him.

He laughed as the crown appeared reaching up to touch it. "Will I be a king one day? I don't have to marry a princess do I? Girls are nice but boys are more fun, they don't mind playing in the dirt. Can I marry a prince?"

[possiblymad]

"Loki." He offered with a playful smile. "But know that I am not nearly as awful as dear Thor makes me out to be." Billy was long before the age that his version of Loki betrayed him, long before they had even been friends for a short while. And longer still from a time when they became allies once more, here in Wonderland. He doubted he could find that kind of faith in him once more, but he liked the boy, not wanting to conceal it from him.

However, as Billy babbled on, Loki chuckled--yes a genuine laugh of jovialness and nothing malicious about it. "You have the potential to become more than a king. Something greater. And if a prince you so desire, a prince you will have." Even if said prince was being a bit of a big green dick right now. He would have words with this prickly prince of the cacti people.

[tinywizard]

"Loki?" He light up again. "Like from the stories my dad tells me at bedtime? Do you like to play tricks on people? You know Thor? Does he have a hammer? Did you really make him dress up like a girl once to get his hammer back? My dad says they are just...umm." He has to think of the word. "Myths? But if you know the Hulk you could be him!" This version of Billy doesn't know about the villains or the heroes in his world yet. The comics he reads, the stories his dad tells him are just that to him, stories. As a seven year old he still has the naive innocence to find humor in the stories.

[possiblymad]

That was a much better reaction than he could have hoped for. "Perhaps. I do. He is my brother. He does have a hammer. I have not made him wear a dress, but this does sound like a very promising idea. Shall we make him wear a dress?" Oh yes, he likes this idea quite a bit. He did remember these legends from the event that brought Billy to his attention in the first place. They read about them when they were younger. Or... so Wonderland would have them believe.

"I am that Loki, you are correct. In a manner of speaking. God of Mischief." He winked as if it were their little secret. Who knew children could be this endearing?

[tinywizard]

Billy laughed. "You should. It's my favorite story. Thor looks silly in a dress."

"If you're a god is that why you can make me a prince? And do magic? I want to do magic. You know The Scarlet Witch can do magic? She's my favorite Avenger. I have all her comics."

[possiblymad]

"Oh, I'm not so sure. It seems like it would be so very fitting." Loki smirked. Yep. Thor, you're in trouble now. Hope you like pink.

"Of course." Well, partly, but it was just easier to agree than to try to explain the convoluted process behind why he can do magic. "Can she? Who is this Scarlet Witch?" Because he didn't remember her name on the Avenger's attendance sheet. "Perhaps, one day, you will learn to do magic as well." He rests a hand on Billy's shoulder, smiling warmly at him. Because you will, Billy. You will and Loki couldn't be more proud of you right now. Y'know. It's the punch talking, but...

[tinywizard]

"She's awesome! She can do crazy magic, but sometimes it doesn't do what she wants it to do. But she tries. She used to be bad because her dad was bad but now she's an avenger and she saves people. She has a twin brother, he's really fast." A pause to breathe. "Is Thor your twin? I've always wanted a twin, or a brother. I have two baby brothers but they are boring. They sleep allll day. Or they cry. Babies cry a lot."

[possiblymad]

Well now, kids were just too cute, weren't they? Billy seemed to be able to go on and on endlessly until he finally took a breath. Loki found it... adorable. "Oh my, an Avenger? I've met the lot. Charming. I can't say I've made her acquaintance yet, however. I look forward to meeting another skilled sorceress." Lorelei and Amora were two of the most skilled he knew beyond his mother and himself.

"No. Thor and I share different parents. I'm his brother by right, not blood. Adopted as it were. Give your brothers time. They will mature into siblings you will hardly be able to keep up with in no time. You will see." Oh, he will have so many questions for you when you're all grown up again, Billy.

[tinywizard]

Billy stares at him in wonder. "You've met all of them? What's Cap like? What about Hawkeye? Do you know Ms Marvel? She can fly. Can you fly? I want to be able to fly. If I had three wishes one would be to fly. What would you wish for if you had three wishes?" Breathe Billy.

[possiblymad]

"By 'Cap' I assume you mean Captain America? He is a delightfully justice-oriented human. So very righteous, seeing the world in black and white. Hawkeye is likely my personal favourite. He was very helpful when we met. Very cooperative. I must say, I'm unfamiliar with Ms. Marvel. However, no, I cannot fly by conventional means." His smile grows more endeared as Billy rattles off one of his wishes and he knew it would be too confusing to tell the kid he would learn to do so when he grew up, so he just let it be.

"I must say, wishes would be a waste on me, young Kaplan." He had to be nice. Nowhere in the rules did it say he had to be honest. As a matter of fact, being nice, for Loki, was a pretty effective lie in and of itself. "What other two wishes would you ask for?"