{"id":35373,"date":"2012-08-02T00:10:32","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/08\/02\/as-the-dust-settles-open-ish-rp\/"},"modified":"2012-08-02T00:10:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:10:32","slug":"as-the-dust-settles-open-ish-rp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/08\/02\/as-the-dust-settles-open-ish-rp\/","title":{"rendered":"As the Dust Settles | Open(ish) RP"},"content":{"rendered":"

siffed<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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liesmith-loki<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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justaskfreyja<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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odinborsonallfather<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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queen-frigga<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As soon as that awful ragged quality of his breath went don\u2019t Frigga collapsed in a nearby chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hoping for Sif\u2019s quick return with medical supplies so that she might actually be useful<\/em> and not just another person taking air, she scooted a little closer and gingerly placed a hand on Loki\u2019s less injured one.<\/p>\n

The cat had made it\u2019s way up to him and was near her elbow, so she attempted an almost unconscious pet over it\u2019s fine dark fur.<\/p>\n

Her eyes went to Odin as he spoke.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Odin calmed slightly once Thor was beside him.\u00a0 He watched as Freyja\u2019s spell eased Loki\u2019s ragged breathing, mending the torn lung within his chest.\u00a0 He eased off from the strenuous pulling of his energies, dimming the glow around his son, but not releasing it.\u00a0 The battle against Loki\u2019s failing body was nearly over, but the war was not yet done.<\/p>\n

\u201cThor,\u201d Odin turned his eye to his other son, \u201cI\u2019m going to try to transfer the spell to you.\u201d \u00a0He caught the quizzical look in the thunderer\u2019s eye and attempted to clarify.\u00a0 \u201cLoki\u2019s body is healing, but there is more damage done to him than that\u2014I am sure you know.\u201d<\/p>\n

He held out a hand and grasped Thor by the shoulder, supporting himself slightly as he continued his explanation.\u00a0 \u201cThe properties of the Odin-Sleep help to unify the spiritual power of the Odin-Force within my body and anchor it into the physical plane,\u201d he looked down at Loki. \u00a0\u201cI can only hope it might have some of the same effect when it is transferred.\u00a0 I cannot continue to serve as the conduit between the forces,\u201d he flexed his hand, and the darkened veins appeared starkly in contrast with the pale skin, \u201cbut if I were to have Mjolnir connect the energies, it may give the spell more time, and ensure his spirit stays moored in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n

He hoped he could be understood.\u00a0 A severed soul was no mere wound, but a lasting fissure that would most likely not be solved with magic, no matter how ancient or powerful\u2014but at least he could ensure the pieces stayed in place.\u00a0 As Odin felt the forces of his own spirit and the spirit of the royal line flow within him, mixing and swirling in his blood, he granted his heart a moment of empathy.\u00a0 \u201cLoki is not the only one to have suffered a crowded self,\u201d he murmured.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Freyja took a step back as Thor entered the room, her head giving a soft dip. Her hand landed on Frigga\u2019s slim shoulder, squeezing softly. Her fingers were still warm from the use of magic, spreading into her queen\u2019s skin and hoping she could provide some comfort; if only in the form of the easier breathing of their son. She stroked her fingers gently over the black cat as it crawled up Loki\u2019s legs and curled itself between them, giving the gathered room a dismissive look.<\/p>\n

She hoped for Sif\u2019s quick return, but instead sat near the queen. Her nails made comforting path\u2019s over her shoulders and back, looking up to Odin and Thor. The golden helm she had arrived wearing found itself discarded on top of Loki\u2019s mostly empty dresser, her duties forgotten.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The cat paused near Loki\u2019s shins, nosing the ragged leather before mincing around the still body to Frigga, rubbing his lithe little self against her arm.<\/p>\n

Loki\u2019s breathing hitched once or twice but he slept on in the faint golden glow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The floor of Stark Tower was just as they\u2019d left it, broken and half-demolished, rubble everywhere. And no Jane in sight. There was no time for this, Sif knew, and she would leave without the mortal woman if she could not find her quickly.<\/p>\n

One more floor, then, for more bandages would surely be useful, and Jane\u2019s presence might aid Thor in ways others could not. Sif veritably stabbed at the button to the elevator, as though pressing harder would make it return faster. It did not take long at all to go up one more floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cJane?\u201d she called again, voice echoing off the walls.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rock-steady and ignoring everything around her, Summer kept broadcasting, love and comfort and hope, reaching for every mind in Loki’s flat. She couldn’t know how much she was helping, but she couldn’t not try, either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

siffed: liesmith-loki: justaskfreyja: odinborsonallfather: queen-frigga: As soon as that awful ragged quality of his breath went don\u2019t Frigga collapsed in a nearby chair.\u00a0 Hoping for Sif\u2019s quick return with medical supplies so that she might actually be useful and not just another person taking air, she scooted a little closer and gingerly placed a hand … Continue reading As the Dust Settles | Open(ish) RP<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10,4386,4493,4492,140,4495,4361,4418,4491,4390,4389,4387,4494,4388],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35373"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35373\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}