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[dothelokimotion]

[ loki is in the kitchen, nursing a cup of tea. ]

Your message was rather cryptic.

[necromanswers]

Weird, right? I'm usually so up front with shit.

[Speaking of, she hates smalltalk.]

I heard you were trying to figure out a birthday for yourself. Did you end up picking one?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he blinks. ]

I think my options were July 27th and a day called Halloween. I would probably choose the former since I wouldn't have to share it with a holiday.

[necromanswers]

That's a good start. Both are further away than I'd like, though it's about what I expected. Figured it's better to do this now.

[She fishes something from her pocket and offers it out to him: a small pendant made of vibrant green crystal, cast in a rectangular shape with rounded corners. ...it almost looks vaguely toe-shaped, actually. It's set in a gold base on a chain that is long enough that he could fasten it comfortably just about anywhere he likes. Both materials are reflective and iridescent, subtly shifting colours in the kitchen light, though they never completely lose the green and gold tints.

It's also easy to tell that the whole thing is steeped in magical energy.]

Carl said to tell you happy birthday.

[dothelokimotion]

[ his expression slips just enough to reveal the fracture of hurt in his expression before loki masks it. with a quiet inhale, loki extends his hand to take it, fingers gingerly brushing over the corners. ]

He is gone then.

[necromanswers]

[Oof. That look was telling, even briefly, and it makes Lup's own expression sober immediately.]

...Looks that way. Sorry, I thought you knew already.

[Evidently she just got really lucky (or unlucky) with her timing on this one.]

[dothelokimotion]

I do now.

[ it's best not to dwell on it. ]

Did he ask you to make this?

[necromanswers]

Yeah, a while ago. He didn't say it was for you, but he made it pretty obvious. [The colour scheme he'd requested was a dead giveaway.] Guess he figured you could use a bit of luck in your life.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki huffs softly at that. ]

I suppose my strain of luck hasn't been all that impressive.

[necromanswers]

We all have bad streaks sometimes. That thing's not a miracle worker by any means but... maybe it'll help. He thought so at the very least.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki wraps his fingers around it. ]

Perhaps it might.

[necromanswers]

Mm... guess that's it, then. I did my job. [She starts to turn, then catches herself.] Oh- he left letters for people. I just grabbed my shit and ran, so I didn't check 'em all, but I have a feeling he left one for you, too. You should go to his old room before it's all gone.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki looks down at the charm before nodding. ]

I will. Thank you.