[And she is! Freakishly fast, actually, she's sidling up next to Sif and waving at the bartender, who looks like his eyes are turning into dollar signs at the sight of her, before he goes to grab a bottle of whiskey and a glass for her.]
[ Sif is equal parts surprised and relieved. She hadn't expected Val to show up so quickly, but she is really glad that she did. She wants to get this over with, and in all honesty she needs a friend. ]
There are... things I think you should know. About me and our king, as well as his brother.
[ She gratefully salutes Val with her glass, and knocks the drink back before she starts to talk. ]
I have known them both since I was a child. I considered them both my friends, though I was always much closer with Thor. Loki is now of the opinion that we were never friends at all. He has tried to kill me in the past, and when he was impersonating Odin... well, I was one of his warriors, and so I did his bidding.
[ To think of it now makes her stomach churn with humiliation. ]
He sent me on missions, and if I am to be honest I suspect he would not have minded if I did not come back from them alive. I do not think he feels any remorse for these things, and unlike Thor I have very little reason to wish for a reconciliation, since he has renounced any past fondness there may have been between us.
I am not telling you this because I want you to choose a side, you should simply know that this is how things stand.
[She stays quiet, for once, because she can tell that listening will be more valued now than input. She's not...surprised, exactly, to hear these things about Loki. After all, she's been brought up to speed on his deeds, mostly by Banner. She can definitely understand why Sif feels the way she does about the trickster god.
Val nods, slowly, and pours them both another glass.]
Right. Well, I knew he wasn't exactly a saint. But...it seems like there's something more to the story, yeah?
Things between me and Thor are... not as they have been. He pledged himself to Midgard and left us, at a time when we all needed him. I had not spoken to him for some time before coming here.
[ She clears her throat and knocks back the second drink. ]
Things have been tense, to say the least. It is not helped by the fact that... he has a lover here.
[ Not for the first time, she feels profoundly grateful for meeting Val. ]
And then Yule came around and I managed to kiss one person who later told me that she was returning to her beloved and that what happened between us was a mistake, and sleep with a married man who will flirt with just about anyone. Can you sense a theme emerging?
[ Her dry tone implies that she is starting to see some humour in that last part, even if she still isn't exactly overjoyed by it. ]
[ Just to give Val the full scope of the trainwreck. Well, she still hasn't mentioned that the lady she kissed was Angela, but that doesn't really matter much now since the lady in question has left the quarantine. ]
He thinks the three of us should drink together sometime.
[ Well, that was a slightly embarrassing misreading of the situation.
Sif downs another drink and gestures for the bartender to put down another bottle for them, her cheeks perhaps a little rosier than they were just a couple of seconds ago. ]
Thank... you?
[ Honestly, she isn't entirely sure what to say. Her field of expertise lies more in the hacking and slashing department. She does decently with the eating and drinking too but this? Not quite so much. ]
I must confess that I am unused to speaking of such things with friends.
[It's almost surprising to Val, to find that Sif is so demure about this; perhaps she's just used to a different set of people by now, but even still it's sort of endearing. Val has just never been shy about her own desires. Why should she change that now?]
Yeah, I...don't think anyone would expect that from me.
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Date: 2018-01-01 01:04 am (UTC)[And she is! Freakishly fast, actually, she's sidling up next to Sif and waving at the bartender, who looks like his eyes are turning into dollar signs at the sight of her, before he goes to grab a bottle of whiskey and a glass for her.]
What's going on?
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Date: 2018-01-01 01:07 am (UTC)There are... things I think you should know. About me and our king, as well as his brother.
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Date: 2018-01-01 01:10 am (UTC)[The whiskey bottle dips once, twice, pouring out a measure for both of them.]
Alright, spill it.
[It sounds kind of salacious, but let's be real, this is Sif we're talking about.]
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Date: 2018-01-01 01:20 am (UTC)I have known them both since I was a child. I considered them both my friends, though I was always much closer with Thor. Loki is now of the opinion that we were never friends at all. He has tried to kill me in the past, and when he was impersonating Odin... well, I was one of his warriors, and so I did his bidding.
[ To think of it now makes her stomach churn with humiliation. ]
He sent me on missions, and if I am to be honest I suspect he would not have minded if I did not come back from them alive. I do not think he feels any remorse for these things, and unlike Thor I have very little reason to wish for a reconciliation, since he has renounced any past fondness there may have been between us.
I am not telling you this because I want you to choose a side, you should simply know that this is how things stand.
[ Funnily enough, this is the easy part. ]
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Date: 2018-01-01 05:24 pm (UTC)Val nods, slowly, and pours them both another glass.]
Right. Well, I knew he wasn't exactly a saint. But...it seems like there's something more to the story, yeah?
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Date: 2018-01-01 05:45 pm (UTC)Things between me and Thor are... not as they have been. He pledged himself to Midgard and left us, at a time when we all needed him. I had not spoken to him for some time before coming here.
[ She clears her throat and knocks back the second drink. ]
Things have been tense, to say the least. It is not helped by the fact that... he has a lover here.
[ So awkward. ]
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Date: 2018-01-02 06:35 pm (UTC)[She eyes Sif over the rim of her glass, interest sparking in her gaze as she lowers it, empty, back to the bartop.]
Bryn? Yeah, I...kind of wondered over your reaction to her the other day.
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Date: 2018-01-02 09:19 pm (UTC)I love him. As a friend but also... you know.
[ She gestures vaguely with a hand. ]
This is not the first time he has taken a lover, of course, but with everything else being the way it is...
[ She shrugs. It's just... a bit harder this time. ]
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Date: 2018-01-02 09:20 pm (UTC)Yeah. I get it. This...is all a lot to adjust to, on top of Asgard being gone and the guy you love having a girlfriend.
...I'm sorry. It sucks.
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Date: 2018-01-02 09:29 pm (UTC)[ Not for the first time, she feels profoundly grateful for meeting Val. ]
And then Yule came around and I managed to kiss one person who later told me that she was returning to her beloved and that what happened between us was a mistake, and sleep with a married man who will flirt with just about anyone. Can you sense a theme emerging?
[ Her dry tone implies that she is starting to see some humour in that last part, even if she still isn't exactly overjoyed by it. ]
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Date: 2018-01-02 09:43 pm (UTC)Right. So your type is...people who aren't actually available.
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Date: 2018-01-02 09:50 pm (UTC)[ She pours herself another drink. ]
It was Ragnar, by the way.
[ Just to give Val the full scope of the trainwreck. Well,
she still hasn't mentioned that the lady she kissed was Angela, but that doesn't really matter much now since the lady in question has left the quarantine. ]
He thinks the three of us should drink together sometime.
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Date: 2018-01-03 05:30 pm (UTC)[She considers that for a moment, and then manages a lopsided grin.]
There are worse choices to make, if you ask me.
[A pause, and then Val rolls her eyes.]
He also probably thinks the three of us should go to bed together.
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Date: 2018-01-03 05:41 pm (UTC)Sif actually snickers a little, and leans over to bump her shoulder against her friend's. ]
It was good.
[ To say anything else would be a lie. ]
And yes, he probably does think that.
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Date: 2018-01-03 06:02 pm (UTC)[She waggles her eyebrows, knocking back another measure of whiskey. This bottle isn't going to last long at all between the two of them.]
Well, I wouldn't turn him down outright. Probably be fun to make him sweat it out a little first, though.
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Date: 2018-01-03 06:18 pm (UTC)I imagine he would enjoy that.
[ Ragnar thrives on adversity. ]
And I would not get in the way.
[ Complicated feelings would be had but that's not Val's problem in any way, and Sif isn't going to make it so. ]
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Date: 2018-01-04 02:42 pm (UTC)—I was including you in that scenario, stupid.
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Date: 2018-01-05 05:25 pm (UTC)[ Well, that was a slightly embarrassing misreading of the situation.
Sif downs another drink and gestures for the bartender to put down another bottle for them, her cheeks perhaps a little rosier than they were just a couple of seconds ago. ]
Thank... you?
[ Honestly, she isn't entirely sure what to say. Her field of expertise lies more in the hacking and slashing department. She does decently with the eating and drinking too but this? Not quite so much. ]
I must confess that I am unused to speaking of such things with friends.
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Date: 2018-01-05 06:28 pm (UTC)[Val smirks and reaches for the new bottle, somewhat delighted by the rosy hue she's managed to bring to Sif's cheeks.]
It's alright. I guess I'm just more casual about it. But I figured I'd just put it out there, you know?
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Date: 2018-01-05 09:23 pm (UTC)[ She smiles a little at Val, and then takes refuge in another drink. ]
And I think it would be more surprising if you were of a shy disposition.
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Date: 2018-01-07 02:50 am (UTC)Yeah, I...don't think anyone would expect that from me.