((Well, I might have to think of a journal name here. His dialogue is fun to write.))
Banner's observation was acute; Loki's mind is certainly not operating within stable parameters of late. Still, it's less like a bag of cats than an undersea cavern, submerged in bitter cold and crushing darkness, labyrinthine, and full of biting eels and worse things that are better left buried. If Tony can keep up with the twists and turns, he's a far more pitiable figure than the god anticipated. Time will tell.
He's regained some of his control now, although his mind is racing as he wonders where and how they have heard of Thanos. Thor couldn't possibly know. If there has been some other contact with this world that's preceded his own attempt at conquest, Loki may well have been double-crossed.
In point of fact, he has encountered Thanos face to face precisely once, and it was enough. His introduction, his patronage, his training, as it were, has all come through the Other, one of the members of Thanos' Black Order. Perhaps the most fanatic of the lot. Loki hasn't seen dissent among Thanos' underlings, but it's always possible. Anything is possible, where politics and power are concerned. It may be that the Other is the one that's being double-crossed. If, of course, Stark's assertions are true.
A puzzle to consider. A very dangerous one. Loki tilts his head quizzically, eyelids half lowering as he regards Stark through the glass. Certainly, Thanos has collected a cultlike following; the idea that this man might wish to join it strikes him as inconsistent with what he knows of him. Not impossible, but highly unlikely.
"He desires nothing from you save your death. As I said, parley is useless. You have no means of negotiation." Which isn't entirely true. They do have the Infinity Stones. Sort of. Loki has the Tesseract, and the Mind Stone is close enough it may as well be in his hand.
He takes a step away, turning his back to Tony, strolling in a small circle as if considering. A moment later, he glances back over his shoulder. "Or perhaps that is your sole desire. To watch your world burn and burn with it? Extraordinary. They did call you the Merchant of Death once, I am told. Your own designs, did they not satisfy your appetite to create suffering?"
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Date: 2018-08-29 02:54 pm (UTC)Banner's observation was acute; Loki's mind is certainly not operating within stable parameters of late. Still, it's less like a bag of cats than an undersea cavern, submerged in bitter cold and crushing darkness, labyrinthine, and full of biting eels and worse things that are better left buried. If Tony can keep up with the twists and turns, he's a far more pitiable figure than the god anticipated. Time will tell.
He's regained some of his control now, although his mind is racing as he wonders where and how they have heard of Thanos. Thor couldn't possibly know. If there has been some other contact with this world that's preceded his own attempt at conquest, Loki may well have been double-crossed.
In point of fact, he has encountered Thanos face to face precisely once, and it was enough. His introduction, his patronage, his training, as it were, has all come through the Other, one of the members of Thanos' Black Order. Perhaps the most fanatic of the lot. Loki hasn't seen dissent among Thanos' underlings, but it's always possible. Anything is possible, where politics and power are concerned. It may be that the Other is the one that's being double-crossed. If, of course, Stark's assertions are true.
A puzzle to consider. A very dangerous one. Loki tilts his head quizzically, eyelids half lowering as he regards Stark through the glass. Certainly, Thanos has collected a cultlike following; the idea that this man might wish to join it strikes him as inconsistent with what he knows of him. Not impossible, but highly unlikely.
"He desires nothing from you save your death. As I said, parley is useless. You have no means of negotiation." Which isn't entirely true. They do have the Infinity Stones. Sort of. Loki has the Tesseract, and the Mind Stone is close enough it may as well be in his hand.
He takes a step away, turning his back to Tony, strolling in a small circle as if considering. A moment later, he glances back over his shoulder. "Or perhaps that is your sole desire. To watch your world burn and burn with it? Extraordinary. They did call you the Merchant of Death once, I am told. Your own designs, did they not satisfy your appetite to create suffering?"