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WHO: Billy Kaplan, Loki, Kate Bishop, John Mandrake, and some girl who goes by "Lizzie"
WHERE: At a stakeout which is actually a confrontation
WHEN: Saturday;
WHAT: Billy and Kate are tired of being lied to, Loki is being a stellar teammate, Mandrake is around to deal with his world stuff, and Lizzie is being confronted.
WARNINGS: Will add as needed

[Billy is there with Mandrake, half of his focus going to keeping the disguise - yes, he picked Teddy, but that's because he is really familiar with Teddy's face okay there is no other reason stop implying there's another reason - on Mandrake up and going, and the other half of his focus looking out at the place where Kate implied the Hornet might be.

The Hornet, of course, not being a real Hornet at all, but being a certain young Asgardian god.

He looks over at Kate, his eyebrows up a bit.]

Here's to hoping this works.

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That only means that it's enticing enough to leave to my imagination.

[ he says smoothly in reply, looking all to happy when they're delivered their drinks. ]

[Mandrake takes his with a distracted, murmured "Thank you" to the server, then just holds it in his hands for a moment, warming them.]

Yes, well. ... We do not exactly know each other that well, do we? I cannot really go divulging the details of my debts to every stranger I meet.

Aren't you coy? I am in the middle of it, regardless of whether or not you know me.

[ there's a hint of amusement in his voice, but he's still light. he nurses his plain coffee. ]

Ah, but it wouldn't really be fair, would it?

How about we make the playing field more even? I will trade you one of my secrets for one of yours.

[ Loki looks a little exasperated before folding his arms on the table and leaning in. ]

Listen. While we play games here, this Kitty of yours is most likely in front of the Porter giving some black-and-white sobstory to Kate and Billy. While I don't want to assume overmuch of your relationships, I would say that you most likely would like to keep Billy's company. He is the demiurge, after all.

The problem lies where her straightforwardness will be key in winning her alliance. You're a bit lacking. It's the whole cagey thing.

So you can give me some kind of ammunition in your favor when we revisit this issue, or we can play quid pro quo that ends with you getting the unfortunate end of the stick. I want to listen to you.

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... That is exactly the problem. The issue at hand here-- the debt that I owe her-- it is not in my favour. It is in hers.

She saved my life.

[ he shakes a package of dark sugar into his coffee in a paper cup. ]

A compassionate revolutionary. It seems like she hated you.

[ or, at least, had very very passionate feelings there, Mandrake. ]

She does.

I've never really quite been able to understand it. I always thought, if we crossed paths again... I should quite like to ask her why she did it. Certainly... her lot would be much easier if I had died.

[ once upon a time, a long long time ago, Loki constructed a plot to remake himself. in addition, he had schemed his own death. the entirety of his plot hitched on his brother's whim to return him; that Thor would not see it as an opportunity to be rid of chaos, but a necessity to bring him back into his life. there are many reasons he could theorize to Mandrake, but he doesn't. ]

Some ideals outlast death. [ and there's a shrug. ] Perhaps you can negotiate your debt.

Right. Well, I shall keep a look out for an opportunity to save her life in return, then.

Not very imaginative, are you?

... There's not much else you can do to pay back a debt of that magnitude, is there?

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