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41st Teddy Bear [Video/Action]

Stop following me!!

[The audio picks up a huffy Elicia at the school, and she clicks on the video to reveal she's donning a mobster suit of some kind—against her own will, of course. Behind her are four men, all rough looking with their own suits. But they hardly seem a threat to her, and moreso the people walking by. They throw surly glances at them, hollering for them to move along. If you're unfortunate enough, you're one of the people walking by. Observe, a kid standing in the center of a line-up.

'Don't bother our boss—can't y'see she's busy?!'

'Boss, there anything we can get for ya'?'

'Y'got someone you need knocked off, Elicia, ma'am??'

'Knock it off, ya lug, she'll tell you if she needs something. Apologies for my, eeeeh. Associate.'

Elicia furrows her brow at the camera, not paying them a lot of heed at the moment.]

Winryyy, Edddd, they keep calling me boss and they won't stop following me!

['Hey! I think that guy looked at us funny. Don't look at us, just keep walkin' pal.'

'D'you know who we are??']

Things are really weird around here... This suit is itchy...

[Maybe you missed her school day mobster jambooree. No worries—she's back home in an ice age, building herself a snow forte. Or at least trying to. Of course, she looks more like a penguin when she moves thanks to an overabundance of jackets, scarfs, gloves, and beenies. WHAT IF SHE FROZE, OKAY? SAFETY FIRST.

At any rate, this forte sucks. She's really defeated by the way it just... caves in pathetically.

Sheesh. Maybe she should get forte building lessons.

... Also, her four mobsters are sitting at the porch with their arms crossed, looking determined. None of youse better do anyting fishy. Jus' sayin'. Heck, she's kinda' starting to like their company. MAYBE I CAN MAKE THEM BUILD STUFF FOR ME...

Welp, we know who'll be following Elicia for the entirety of the event. (Ed, don't do anything to them, they're my minions now).]

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[Loki can't help but grin and laugh a little at the entire situation.]

It's a bit like pretend, dear one. Only they don't know that it's pretend at all.

So if you were a boss, what would you do?

... I don't know...

[She leans into her fist, so very troubled by her lack of imagination at the moment. It's just... well, when a buncha' dudes appear and say you're their leader, it's really hard to think about what to do!

THIS POWER IS TOO GREAT.]

I'd... make them do good things...

Not gang stuff.

[And the four mobsters give each other looks.

Looks like 'I don't like the sound of that'.]

[While Loki finds the idea of the Littlest Mob Boss incredibly adorable, he really just likes Elicia because she's so wonderfully Elicia. And okay, maybe the mobsters are just constructs, but that still doesn't make them any less fun to fuck with.]

Hm.

Tell you what, dear one. How about we have a nice spot of tea while you think about what sort of task you'd like to set your minions to.

[He smiles sweetly.]

Given the numbers, it's enough for a proper tea party even, if you're in the mood.

[All of them give Loki the best glowering when Elicia's turned toward him, thinking it over. It doesn't take long for her to nod and smile.] I'd like that a lot! We can teach them how to be proper with their cups.

[The gang exchanges glances at that, like she said they'd learn trigonometry.

WHAT IS THIS 'PROPER' YOU SPEAK OF]

[Loki grins unabashedly at the mobsters.]

An excellent idea. I have a feeling these gentlemen wouldn't know a saucer if it bit them.

[What is that, the sound of grown men's pride shattering like glass? Sounds like... victory.

Loki offers Elicia his hand.]

We ought to still be able to get some tea at the tea shop, I think. Or I can fetch some from my house. Shall we?

I don't think I can go, 'cus I'm waiting for my sis to pick me up...!

[Meanwhile, they all four look at each other when Loki replies to their boss, clearly befuddled.

"... Sau... cer?"

"S'that a type of coin or somethin'?"

Elicia frowns, crossing her arms beside Loki.]

I think it's gonna be a lotta' work...

Oh, I see. Well, then I shall wait with you until she does. And perhaps come around later with tea things if she is all right with that.

[He casts an assessing eye over the minions, smirking.]

Even beautiful pots were once mud, yes? Though it requires quite a bit of sweat on the part of the artist.

What did you learn in school today, Elicia?

[Hummmm... Let's see...]

I learned some songs people learn at Christmas time! Did you know it's only a whole month away now? I had a lot of fun with Christmas last year...

I'm afraid I don't know much about the holiday at all, actually. Will you tell me of it? I celebrate the winter solstice, myself.

[Elicia, he decides, is not someone with whom to get into the gross bits about Christians stealing the holiday. Or the fact that he thinks its very silly.]

Um... I think it's about Santa Claus! He gives people presents, and then we all give each other presents, and it's just lots of presents to give! [Hope you expected that kid reply. The mobsters all nod in agreement with lines like "dat's right, presents is where it's at!" and "always buy your mama somethin' nice!".]

[Well, he certainly likes it better than other replies.]

I don't believe we have a Santa Claus in Asgard. 'tis more about feasting and dancing and setting giant wooden wheels on fire than presents.

...though presents do sound very nice. What sort of presents?

W-well, I dunno about setting stuff on fire... but we eat and dance lots, too!

But presents can be anything. It's stuff the people like! For Christmas I got tea cups and teddies and all kinds of really great stuff from my family and my friends.

Dancing is my favorite of all those things, really. [He smiles.] I'll be certain to dance with you if we're ever at the same feast.

Ah, so if I want to get you a present, then I just have to think of something you might like. [He grins and pretends to think about it.] A dragon's tooth? A fire-breathing snail perhaps? A magical gauntlet that summons demons and turns people into stone?

Noooo! No stone demons! [... but she covers her mouth with her hands, hiding a smile that wants to turn into a laugh. That last part is very un-heroic, but then there's—] Snails?? How do snails make fire if they don't got a mouth?

[He loves making her and Ikki laugh best of all. It lets him feel as if something is all right, no matter what.

He wiggles his fingers like the antenna of a snail.] Perhaps they shoot the fire in beams from their eyes!

And that is why you ought never look a snail in the eye. You cannot trust them.

Oh! Just like you gotta be careful around dinosaurs with beards!

[... Long story, but Sailor Cicada and Lion have this shit all figured out.]

[He gives her a conspiratorial smile.]

I once pulled the beard of a dinosaur. You're right. You've got to be very careful.

Uwaaa--

Wait, you pulled the dinosaur's beard? That's pretty tricky! And dangerous!

How'd you do it?

I rolled in the grass so I wouldn't smell odd... then I turned myself invisible, like this... [And he demonstrates briefly before becoming visible again.]

And then I walked on air, like this... [He demonstrates that as well, doing a little dance step.]

And then I crept up very, very quietly... and pounced! [He jumps forward a little and taps her on the chin.]

[HEEE!]

And the dinosaur didn't do anything when you did that??

I bet he was really surprised!

The dinosaur was very, very startled.

[Loki grins.]

And then I ran away, very quickly.

Man, that was really dangerous, though!

Be careful, he might come back to get revenge, 'cus dinosaurs really really hate when people mess with their beards!!

When you're older and know you can run away fast enough that no one can catch you, danger can be rather fun. [He smiles.] But you're right, 'twas still a very foolish thing to do.

[The smile turns into a grin.] I always look over my shoulder for just that reason.

Maybe if you put a mirror on your shoulder, you wouldn't have to look so much!

[She leans in, very serious business.]

You might get a cricket in your neck.

[Loki nods.] That sounds much less gross than attempting to grow eyes in the back of my head. That might shock people, wouldn't it.

[He mirrors the serious attitude.] A cricket? That sounds very serious.

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