"I do like that idea. I've grown attached to falling asleep with you." It was lonelier without her, which also surprised him. Loki was used to being alone...
"Let me get somewhat decent, and I'll show you what I brought for you." A tighter hug, and a brief kiss. Then he's moving to his suitcase. "I'll meet you in the living room?" His presents were in his satchel along with a laptop and accessories.
"Exactly. It's very worth it to me to be able to have you close." And if she's the one making portals he doesn't have to use the tesseract or the commodore to get to her.
"I'll be on the couch." One last kiss and she moves into the other room, she'll pour two glasses of wine and wait for him on the sofa.
Loki doesn't take long, dressed far more casually than she'd seen him before. Black lounge slacks, with a green tee shirt--it was somehow still stylish for all that he was dressed extremely down. The leather satchel was brought with and placed on her coffee table. She was welcome to snoop in it while he pulled out the laptop. He'd set that up in a moment, as he was going for a small box. "Where is the dagger I gave you? One of these is a companion to it."
"Good. I'm hoping to help you make it less obvious still." It looks good in her hand. Much like when you do show your wicked side, there is something very attractive about you with a dagger, Sweetling.
Opening the box reveals two bracelets. One is a woven knit of some kind in plain gold. The other is a brass and green hinged bangle. It's the bangle he takes out first, one hand held out for her dagger. "To seal the spell will require a bit of blood the first time, Christine."
"It'll allow you to conjure your dagger to your hand, so long as you wear the bracelet. The blood will tie them together, and tie it to you." Loki let a pleased smile come to his face. "It's more like what I do, than as clumsy as Thor summoning Mjolnir was."
Now that he's holding both, he concentrates and holds the dagger out in one hand, while the bangle is held on his palm. "Bind Liker å like, vev tråd til tråd, forsegler trylleformelen, og disse to blir gift." The bangle moved to hover, then turn so that it could move over the dagger, like a needle being threaded, as Loki switched the dagger in his hands, and re-caught the bangle.
Offering her the dagger again. "Now, the dagger needs to draw a bit of your blood, which then gets absorbed by the bangle. When you do, repeat these words. Binde meg og veve meg."
Loki watches while she completes the spell; the dagger gleams when the blood touches it, as the bangle does too when the blood is absorbed in it. "Now it's a matter of simply learning to manifest it and dismiss it." But that could wait. Taking her arm gently, he leans over and kisses the wound.
Blue-green eyes look up at her, not happy, before he's kissing the wound again. Then to kiss her hand, before addressing the other bracelet in the box. "This, is something I've never tired before. I'm not a dwarf. But it would've taken time to go to Nidavellir and back."
Taking the golden woven bracelet out, moved to fasten it around her wrist. "It will not hide you from Heimdall, but it should hide you from most everyone else. Brunhilde was kind enough to test it with me." Once it was on, he twined their fingers. "This is skjultblad. It's a veiling and concealment spell. You'll show up in mirrors and on electronics--it's not foolproof. But it will hide you from most everyone's perception. You just have to think firmly to yourself 'I want to hide' while picturing the bracelet. To reverse it, you do the same and say 'I want to be seen'."
It wasn't just him, but yes--signs that he cared. Her other friends among the Asgardians had also seen a need for her protection too. Thor had given his approval easily.
"Please do." Letting her hand go, he sits back a bit so it can be a proper test.
"I can tell you're there, because I can still feel you--but that's because of our link." Bringing one hand up in thought, Loki tilted his head and studied where she was. At least, where he thought she was. "IF I concentrate, I can tell something is off--the couch still bears a depression where you're sitting. But no sooner do I try and grasp the thought than it's slipping away. I can't perceive you."
He tries to lean into her touch, still having to concentrate just to recognize something is 'wrong' per se. "It's not just me who believes you need them. All of our people have been cautioned about humans. To be careful, to act as protectors--it's Asgard's traditional role over the nine realms. But our people are now having to adjust to it in a new way."
But not all humans would be getting gifts like these.
This was definitely a new experience. Loki tried to reach for her hand. Fighting the spell every step of the way. Yes, he could break it, or at least unbind it enough for him to perceive her... This was more interesting though.
"You do." He confirmed. "Mine to protect, to care for, remember?"
Definitely more interesting to play along with this. "Given what I've seen of you, I do not think you fragile." She had an inner strength--it was why her soul shone like a star. Even though he couldn't perceive her, he shifted to make room for her, leaning back slightly on the couch.
"Still better to be prepared, my human form is squishy." She teases. Her hands run slowly up his legs but stop before they get to where he might want them to be.
"Agreed." A hint lower than usual in his voice, blue-green eyes trying to track her at all. "Enjoying your new toy?" With a hint of smirk--he still adored her playfulness.
She could feel him shiver, swallowing and he tilted his head for her. Fighting the spell again, trying to move his hands to hold her. It was hardly fair, but it was definitely interesting.
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Date: 2021-08-27 07:52 pm (UTC)"Let me get somewhat decent, and I'll show you what I brought for you." A tighter hug, and a brief kiss. Then he's moving to his suitcase. "I'll meet you in the living room?" His presents were in his satchel along with a laptop and accessories.
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Date: 2021-08-27 07:56 pm (UTC)"I'll be on the couch." One last kiss and she moves into the other room, she'll pour two glasses of wine and wait for him on the sofa.
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Date: 2021-08-27 08:01 pm (UTC)Christine opens the drawer in the table next to the sofa and pulls out the dagger, twisting it in her palm.
"Easily accessible but not obvious."
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Date: 2021-08-27 08:06 pm (UTC)Opening the box reveals two bracelets. One is a woven knit of some kind in plain gold. The other is a brass and green hinged bangle. It's the bangle he takes out first, one hand held out for her dagger. "To seal the spell will require a bit of blood the first time, Christine."
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Date: 2021-08-27 08:19 pm (UTC)She reaches out to touch the jewlery, it's beautiful.
"What does the spell do?" She isn't immediately opposed to needing a little blood for the spell.
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Date: 2021-08-27 08:30 pm (UTC)Now that he's holding both, he concentrates and holds the dagger out in one hand, while the bangle is held on his palm. "Bind Liker å like, vev tråd til tråd, forsegler trylleformelen, og disse to blir gift." The bangle moved to hover, then turn so that it could move over the dagger, like a needle being threaded, as Loki switched the dagger in his hands, and re-caught the bangle.
Offering her the dagger again. "Now, the dagger needs to draw a bit of your blood, which then gets absorbed by the bangle. When you do, repeat these words. Binde meg og veve meg."
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Date: 2021-08-27 08:45 pm (UTC)She nods, theres not really hesitation as she makes a neat little cut in her arm (her hands are too important to damage) while repeating the phrasing.
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Date: 2021-08-27 08:48 pm (UTC)"We can practice that later."
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Date: 2021-08-27 08:52 pm (UTC)She gives him a little smile.
"This will just need a little bandage." Maybe a butterfly suture to make sure it heals straight.
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:03 pm (UTC)Taking the golden woven bracelet out, moved to fasten it around her wrist. "It will not hide you from Heimdall, but it should hide you from most everyone else. Brunhilde was kind enough to test it with me." Once it was on, he twined their fingers. "This is skjultblad. It's a veiling and concealment spell. You'll show up in mirrors and on electronics--it's not foolproof. But it will hide you from most everyone's perception. You just have to think firmly to yourself 'I want to hide' while picturing the bracelet. To reverse it, you do the same and say 'I want to be seen'."
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:09 pm (UTC)"May I try?" She's curious as to how easily her magic will take to it.
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:14 pm (UTC)"Please do." Letting her hand go, he sits back a bit so it can be a proper test.
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:15 pm (UTC)I want to hide
She can feel a wash of magic that comes over her.
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:18 pm (UTC)Just like with Brunhilde.
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:29 pm (UTC)"Thank you, for my new defenses."
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:33 pm (UTC)But not all humans would be getting gifts like these.
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:37 pm (UTC)She is grateful to have his protection, but she is also pleased to be growing stronger herself. She doesn't want to play a damsel in distress again.
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:40 pm (UTC)"You do." He confirmed. "Mine to protect, to care for, remember?"
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:43 pm (UTC)"Of course I remember. I'm doing my part to be a bit less fragile."
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Date: 2021-08-27 09:57 pm (UTC)It's very fun to tease him knowing that he can't see her. It's better than a blindfold.
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