[ voice | daemon: sabellad ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ The voice that comes out is low and rich, disguised as a gentleman. ]

So we are all here to "save the world". I don't suppose anyone has any idea on how to do that? Or better yet, how far along we are in terms of saving it? 30%? Though I imagine I am being generous with that number.

Alternatively, what do you do all day, bereft of a home?

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daemon: sophiad

[helical]

We're all here to save our individual worlds, I don't think they tally it as a total for all. ( it wouldn't be very fair, when not every world here is represented... and likely would require a lot more people at work to heal an entire multiverse. )

What kind of things can you do? We need people who can fight.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki isn't all that keen on saving any world, much less his. If Thor was not around, he'd let it burn. Sentiment, the base emotion. He has yet to eradicate it. ]

Shame. It makes for an excellent indicator of progress.

I can fight. Is that enough?

[helical]

( alec is curious now. )

Maybe the daemons could tally it if we asked. ( this is a computer system, after all. why couldn't it calculate that for them? )

It is, if you're willing to. We haven't had a direct attack yet, not one necessitating for us to fight, but I want to be prepared for it.

[dothelokimotion]

What sort of preparations do you require?

[ Loki isn't going to volunteer information, but he's willing to fill in the blanks. For his own survival, of course. ]

[helical]

We need plans. If they're going to attack, civilians need to know where to go, where they'll be safe, and people have to be assigned to protect them.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki purses his lips. ]

Then you would need shelters. Some form of military drills. Assignments could work, but it might spread forces too thin. Better to have vantage points rather than personal bodyguards.

[helical]

Personal bodyguards isn't feasible or useful. But people knowing where to go for shelter is a good start. Assigning neighbourhood watchers to make sure no one is left behind, too.

( you're not telling him anything new, loki. back home, this is what he does, every day. )

[dothelokimotion]

[ Ah. ]

But you lack manpower. The system you used to work for — it is no longer applicable here.

[helical]

The system I used to work for covered the entirety of New York with a few hundred of us and a well established system. We can make it work, if we work together and get organized.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Debatable. That kind of system would be years old, with like-minded individuals. A coherent society that grew around each other. But Loki isn't here to correct or lecture. ]

Who is "we" so far?

[helical]

Anyone who can and is willing to participate. ( pause. ) There's no real way to vet anyone.

[dothelokimotion]

I might be. Possibly.

[helical]

We need all the help we can get. What sort of training do you have?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki pauses as he finds a diplomatic way of putting it. ]

I have extensive training in all weaponry. Save, perhaps, guns and explosions.

[ Not entirely true, but close to the truth. Loki is faster with his daggers and he has a telekinetic shield around him to help with pesky things like bullets. ]

[helical]

( don't worry, alec has extensive training in pretty much all weaponry too, save guns. always kind of sounds like he's bragging and yet just a fact. )

What about hand to hand? Any magic?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki does not hesitate as he replies coolly. ]

I am proficient in both.

[helical]

Alright. That's good to know. We'll need as many skills as possible, I think. We don't know what might come to us.

[dothelokimotion]

Do we actually have an organized force of fighters?

[helical]

Nothing as organized as I'd like.

[dothelokimotion]

[ He's not surprised. People from different realms altogether, banding as one? Seems unlikely. ]

Unsurprising. What kind of attacks has this place faced?

[helical]

( that's hardly the issue, alec would claim. there aren't as many experienced fighters, less so used to organizing. )

So far we've had to do rescue missions in prison worlds. When people arrive, the crash site can be difficult. We haven't been invaded yet, but it's only a matter of time. I expect if any forces came onto the city the daemons would alert us, but we don't know how much in advance.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His gaze narrows. ]

So this Realm does allow you to leave.

[helical]

A prison world isn't leaving. It's a trap. You forget who you are. You have to track newcomers down and rescue them.

[dothelokimotion]

[ His lips twitch slightly. ]

How many have you visited?

[helical]

One. But it's a known D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. tactic, so there surely are more.