[Only Loki's eyes are quick enough to notice the hesitation before Thor grins. His smile is unchanged, but it always comes slower when Loki mentions the conflicts that have led to his house arrest.]
A simple no will suffice, though many would contend that a standstill is no true victory. [He means to tease, but he will not give his brother chance to take offence.]
If you're certain, then, let us head to the bathouses. You've yet to make a comment about how I smell, but it cannot be long in coming.
[ Sliding in a dried leaf to use as a bookmark, Loki shuts his book and rises to his feet. He doesn't comment on the way Thor's expression had shifted; he hasn't mentioned it at all, despite the regularity with which it happens. Thor, it seems, does not like to think of the past. ]
You were simply too far for me to smell you. Though I'm sure such stench would have reached me soon enough.
[At least that would mean something reached Loki.]
I hear the answer is to smell worse than those around you. [The grin widens as Thor falls into step with Loki. Thor felt his brother had always placed more emphasis on cleanliness than he had, preferring quick, efficient exercise to the way Thor wore himself out.]
If that is some sort of comment on how I smell, Thor, I'm quite sure I don't appreciate it. [ He pauses at the turn of the hallway. ] If you are going to bathe, I shall return to my rooms. Surely I don't need a guard to go there.
[Thor's grin is very like that of a spoiled child who has gotten his way.
He recognises the pettiness of trying to get his brother to be involved, especially when Loki seems so set against it, but he counts each concession by Loki to be involved as a victory.
He runs his fingers through his own hair.] You may braid it yourself, if you like. I've not had the time recently to do it myself.
[ like this, he can nearly forget he's a prisoner. disrobing at thor's side, shrugging out of his tunic and trousers, and loki can nearly think it's as they were, children come in to bathe after a long day. ]
I'll be most displeased if we're interrupted... Though I suspect we will be. The others do enjoy your company far too much.
[ and Loki can see, even hidden behind a pillar as he is to properly undress, the reluctance the guard has. it seems no one really wishes to leave thor alone with him, a fact which makes loki's lips twist in a combination of smug pleasure and irritated frustration.
still, the guard finally agrees with a sharp nod of his head and a quiet, Yes, my Prince, and steps away to shut the door behind him, giving the two of them some semblance of privacy. ]
I did not think you'd actually request it, our solitude.
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A simple no will suffice, though many would contend that a standstill is no true victory. [He means to tease, but he will not give his brother chance to take offence.]
If you're certain, then, let us head to the bathouses. You've yet to make a comment about how I smell, but it cannot be long in coming.
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[ Sliding in a dried leaf to use as a bookmark, Loki shuts his book and rises to his feet. He doesn't comment on the way Thor's expression had shifted; he hasn't mentioned it at all, despite the regularity with which it happens. Thor, it seems, does not like to think of the past. ]
You were simply too far for me to smell you. Though I'm sure such stench would have reached me soon enough.
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I hear the answer is to smell worse than those around you. [The grin widens as Thor falls into step with Loki. Thor felt his brother had always placed more emphasis on cleanliness than he had, preferring quick, efficient exercise to the way Thor wore himself out.]
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/o/ I AM THE LATEST HA
You have to bathe at some point. Might as well get it done with now, then you can lounge about and braid your hair in your rooms until dinner.
I'M STILL HERE <3
[ Loki replies fussily, brushing a lock of hair behind his ear with a sweep of his fingers. ]
And really. It is you whose hair ought to be braided.
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He recognises the pettiness of trying to get his brother to be involved, especially when Loki seems so set against it, but he counts each concession by Loki to be involved as a victory.
He runs his fingers through his own hair.] You may braid it yourself, if you like. I've not had the time recently to do it myself.
<3!!!!!!
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But you wanted braids, did you not?
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[:) his idea of hair fashion is great, isn't it brother?]
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[ THOUGH YOU'RE LEAVING YOUR HAIR IN HIS HANDS. LITERALLY. ]
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To the baths then, brother.
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But he fathers himself and hastens after him, managing to catch up just as they reach the baths.]
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I'll be most displeased if we're interrupted... Though I suspect we will be. The others do enjoy your company far too much.
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See that we are not disturbed.
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still, the guard finally agrees with a sharp nod of his head and a quiet, Yes, my Prince, and steps away to shut the door behind him, giving the two of them some semblance of privacy. ]
I did not think you'd actually request it, our solitude.
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His brother seems determined to resist Thor's attempts to restore some semblance of normality to their relationship.]
Is there something I ought to fear?
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Does it look as though I've any way to hurt you?