Oh, boy, is he a shapeshifter. There are definitely limits. Some forms he can take as easily as water flowing into a new container, but many require preparation and/or illusion. Reynard can rest assured there will never be a Loki-dinosaur stalking around the Nexus. A snake, a horse, a wolf, though, perhaps.
Oh! He's surprised the man. Loki registers the reaction as alarm at once, and while he is still struck by the possibilities of the idea, his mind also flickers through the possible results of Reynard's displeasure with him attempting to execute it. His first impulse is to explain irritably that half the goddamn universe is at stake where he comes from and defend his willingness to take risks, but that anti-conscience in the back of his head interrupts him promptly.
No. This is not a friend or an ally, he owes him no explanations and does not require his sympathy. What he requires is lack of interference, and just because Reynard has not the power to cause trouble right now doesn't mean he won't remember this chat later.
Loki blinks at him innocently, once, twice, and then breaks out into laughter. "Oh Norns, the expression on your face! What on earth would I want a great, stupid lot of rival gods for? Can you imagine the nightmare? Thor is quite enough, thank you."
Yeah, so laughing at him openly is probably volatile, too, but Loki judges a prank battle with an offended winter spirit might be less trouble than making a true enemy of him.
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Oh! He's surprised the man. Loki registers the reaction as alarm at once, and while he is still struck by the possibilities of the idea, his mind also flickers through the possible results of Reynard's displeasure with him attempting to execute it. His first impulse is to explain irritably that half the goddamn universe is at stake where he comes from and defend his willingness to take risks, but that anti-conscience in the back of his head interrupts him promptly.
No. This is not a friend or an ally, he owes him no explanations and does not require his sympathy. What he requires is lack of interference, and just because Reynard has not the power to cause trouble right now doesn't mean he won't remember this chat later.
Loki blinks at him innocently, once, twice, and then breaks out into laughter. "Oh Norns, the expression on your face! What on earth would I want a great, stupid lot of rival gods for? Can you imagine the nightmare? Thor is quite enough, thank you."
Yeah, so laughing at him openly is probably volatile, too, but Loki judges a prank battle with an offended winter spirit might be less trouble than making a true enemy of him.