Meme: Under the Night Sky

[cwolfeh]

ＳＴＡＲＧＡＺＩＮＧ - whether you're on a picnic blanket in a field, laying on the beach, or in the bed of a truck, you're with someone you care about and you're looking at the stars.

ＣＡＭＰＦＩＲＥ - camping is the most fun when you're with someone else. roasting marshmallows, telling stories. nature's got it goin' on.

ＰＡＲＫＩＮＧ - you're at the lover's lane, parked at the peak overlooking the city, it's just you and someone else in the car. maybe it's time to steam up the glass or hey, you guys can just talk if you want.

ＦＩＲＥＷＯＲＫＳ - maybe it is the fourth of july, the new year, or just because, but there's fireworks shooting off and they're magical. or scary. it depends on what floats your boat.

ＬＡＴＥ ＮＩＧＨＴ ＳＷＩＭ - maybe you're at the beach or in the backyard pool or at the lake, maybe you're going to skinny dip or maybe you'll 'fall' in with all your clothes. either way, swimming at night is pretty much always fun.

ＳＫＹ ＬＡＮＴＥＲＮＳ - perhaps you've lost someone dear and you want to do something to remember them by, maybe you're making a wish for the future.

Comments

[tricksandmischief]

"A general consensus? Among your friends, you mean?"

[ineversaidpilot]

"Okay so, first thing? I only know Steve and Natasha. So yeah, maybe they have their issues with you but I meant the general population," Sam said with a shake of his head. "People were pretty terrified by what you did in New York City."

[tricksandmischief]

"Ants...," he mutters. He doesn't think much of humans in general. Still.

It's different when you meet them as individuals but en masse he can't quite grasp that they may have feelings or be worth something.

"I was doing it for their betterment. If I had gone on to rule them...."

[ineversaidpilot]

"You went about it in a kind of whack fashion, buddy," Sam said without any hesitation, giving Loki a look that made it clear just how insane he had thought the whole thing was.

"Not really a good way to get people to want to follow you."

[tricksandmischief]

"But they understand power more than subtlety, don't you think?" Because that had worked so well for him...

[ineversaidpilot]

"Power is the downfall of a lot of individuals and civilizations, Loki. You have to have a balance. You can't just expect people to give into what you want just because you're stronger."

[tricksandmischief]

"Why not? Oh, the rebellion and the fighting back part...," he chuckles as if finding it all a joke now.

[ineversaidpilot]

Shaking his head a bit, Sam looked back to the fire.

"You can treat it like a joke if you want, Loki, but I think you have the potential to be a pretty good leader if you'd just go about it the right way."

[tricksandmischief]

He sobers again.

"I would make a great leader. There are ... obstacles."

[ineversaidpilot]

"Only because you see them as obstacles. Things don't always have to be a hindrance if you just maybe look at them a different way."

[tricksandmischief]

"How would you make Thor look a different way?"

[ineversaidpilot]

"I'm not sure I'd want him to look differently. I mean, come on," Sam mused with a bit of a grin before he glanced upwards now. "I think..that instead of trying to best him all the time, maybe you guys would work together better than apart."

[tricksandmischief]

"Do you really think so? We are very different."

[ineversaidpilot]

"Different is what makes things work. If you had two people that thought exactly the same doing something important, they'd miss something and fail. When you have two different opinions and approaches coming together? That's when things get done."

[tricksandmischief]

"Perhaps. Or they clash violently."

He pauses, looking thoughtfully at Sam. "Thor does not have your demeanour. He is brash and impulsive."

[ineversaidpilot]

"That's not necessarily a bad thing. And hey, he could have some more layers underneath all that. Just like I could totally be a pretty brash person," he mused though it was crap in the long run. He wasn't brash at all.

[tricksandmischief]

"You seem to be more... mellow, to me," Loki noted. Sam had been nothing but friendly, that he'd noticed. He didn't even seem all that dangerous, having not gotten onto Sam's bad side yet.

[ineversaidpilot]

He couldn't help but chuckle a bit, shrugging.

"You aren't the first person to tell me that."

[tricksandmischief]

"Then it must indeed be a trait."

[ineversaidpilot]

"It's not the worst trait I could find myself with, so I'm not gonna complain."

[tricksandmischief]

"I'm assuming you are also patient."

[ineversaidpilot]

"I get that one a lot too," Sam mused a bit, looking thoughtful. "I try to be as patient as I can with everyone. You never know what someone else might be going through."

[tricksandmischief]

"So we're also adding understanding to your list of wondrous qualities."

There's some teasing in there.

[ineversaidpilot]

"Hey, I'm not some perfect guy if that's what you're getting at. I put my shoes on one at a time just like everyone else," he mused, rolling his eyes playfully. "And I'm not always understanding. I can mess up just like the next guy."

[tricksandmischief]

"But your virtues outweigh the bad, by the sound of it," Loki pointed out. "After all, look at you. Inviting the enemy out, all on your own and being so... reasonable and friendly."