Well, now that the sickening obsession with romance is done with for the year, its about time for a real holiday, correct?

Of course, you are all welcome to my yearly Mardi Gras celebration. But, dear community, you must help me decide which world to host it on.

So. Endless festivities? Stunning fireworks? Vivid gardens? Canals and gondolas? Or would you prefer mere free drink and food?

As always, you answers are most fascinating.
- Karakael

[It has been a little while since Kirby realized he had a problem. The assorted shiny gems and rocks in his house are finally mostly put into a little earthen shed Kirby managed to quickly cobble together after the compulsion to Hoard said shinies left him.

Wiping his brow, Kirby turns to his house and enters.

What in the... What's going on here?

He just emptied his house, and now it's filled with stuff again? Kirby's eyes go wide as he sees that said stuff bears his likeness. Even the cloud outside looks like him.]

Ehhh?

[The big beanstalk outside has a big painting of Kirby, as he finds out when he leaves his house and looks at it.

Needless to say, Kirby's been thrown for a loop.]

[Far from his last network appearance in which he was grandly dressed as the King of Asgard, Loki now seems distressed and dishevelled.]

Please... I need.... I need help.

I need some... shelter... in another realm.

It's been a while since that virus and I'm still so tired... Does anybody want any of those plushies? They've sort of taken over my room.

Also, um... I'm sure someone here must have this problem. What do you do if you know your family still loves you, but they, well, wish you were normal because it's embarrassing to deal with all of this?

Ah.... This book is showing all of you to me again.

[Apparently he'd lost contact for a little while.]

Much has happened.

[Both good and bad, but he won't want to mention the negative in relation to himself.]

I am now King of Asgard.

There was an... incident during Thor's coronation and he made a foolish choice, resulting in his banishment. Our father, dismayed by this, has fallen into a deep sleep. We hope for his swift recovery.

In the interim I will try to set back in order what chaos has begun.

Oh, now you let me post. Come on, community. You really had me worried there for a second, you know?

Hey, who all's here? I have a question for you. Have you ever looked yourselves up?

(For those of you who say you shouldn't look yourselves up, live a little.)

What's the absolute weirdest thing you found when you did? Body pillows? Weird pairings? Pants with your face screenprinted on the butt? Inquiring minds want to know!

This is totally not because I'm bitter that I'm the internet's least favourite character in anything ever. Can't even find bad porn half the time.

[There's a new face to be seen frowning at the screen - he may be familiar to some as in some form he's been here before but this particular Loki has not found the community ever before and so he's wondering why this strange book he's found is showing other people in it, seemingly communicating with each other. His expression lightens to one of curiosity before he speaks.]

Well, this is very peculiar... But can you all see me?

Hello, Ducks.

It's been awhile, hasn't it? And while you have sat, continuing on with your trite day to day drivel, I have actually done something. We've little use for speeches on the topic - the things that happen to the realms of our universe must mean little to the rest of you, especially once you realize how futile and meaningless your efforts become when the network doesn't allow you to world-hop. It's a pity, isn't it? The way it always seems to stop working right when you need it most, tearing you from the people you care about.

It's a terrible thing to worry about. A freedom too great and insurmountable to deal with. A lie too well told, enough to feel comfort that is pulled the moment you need it most. But Midgard has learned much of freedom such as this. Humanity, which is so unequipped to deal with the consequences of it, is so much better off without. And in losing it have freed themselves. How like a paradox it must seem, but the point remains all the same.

Asgard and Midgard both under a united rule - it was a shame kings prior never saw the cunning of it, for Midgard has more virtues than had often been ignored, due to the mortals from whom they came. But I am king now, and I understand these things.

[Long live the king.]

[I know what you're thinking. Thorcast, calm the hell down you just canon moved what are you doing. Look the film actually takes place over three days it's amazing we made it this long. Let's do a brief recount of events (you can skip the next paragraph):

Thor has been on Midgard for an incredibly long time, leaving everyone's soon to be favorite super villain as King of all of Asgard. He lied to Thor about their Dad being dead and everything was going along really well - Loki was kind of happy, he had friends on the network, things actually seemed right until Thor managed to say in a public place (Coulson's post - this will be important later) that Odin was dead (a miracle they lasted this long) and Sif of course went to ruin everything. Fastforward to Sif's last post where Loki sent the Destroyer. Thor then became Thor again, kicked it's ass and everyone road the rainbow bridge back to Asgard where Loki had just killed Laufey, the king of the Frost Giants, and was en route to destroying their entire planet. For obvious reasons, Thor goes to stop him they have a really emotional conversation and an ensuing flight but you aren't getting that as a video. That was just the background in case you were missing it.

Loki's phone flips on from where it had been dropped, and the video starts with the bifrost, Thor at the very end hammering away on it and a quick flash of green cape entering, spearthing (shut up I'm lazy) in hand.]

Forgive me, Jane.

[Suddenly, Loki jumps up towards him, aiming the spear for his back but in the same second Thor's hammer hits the Bifrost, breaking it, and the two brothers are thrown back in a brilliant flash of light. When finally anything can be seen again, Loki and Thor are both hanging off the bridge - Loki has his hand on the end of the spear, Thor grips the other end, keeping his brother from falling into the GIANT FUCKING WORMHOLE CREATED BY THE BIFROST BREAKING and Odin is holding onto Thor.

It looks like the Allfather woke up just in time!]

I could have done it, Father. [There's a sort of desperation in both his tone and his face as he says it, since clearly nothing worked out.] I could have done it. For you - for all of us.

[A pause. But instead of saying something encouraging or accepting, Odin says:]

No Loki.

[There's a moment's hesitation. A moment of desperation, looking for something - anything - good in this situation. That if he had only done things correctly, been more intelligent, more careful, that his father would have accepted him. Things would have worked out, and he could have been happy - a distant memory at this point, and it seems that there is no way to go back to that.

Instead: No, Loki.

It would be nice to say it was almost too much to handle, but the almost is an inaccurate qualifier. Loki lets go.]

LOKI! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOO!

No.

[But, naturally, both Thor and Odin's words are too little too late as Loki falls away and into the abyss. The video shuts off.]

Nine days? After all of your assurances that the virus would pass in a merely a few - two, perhaps three? We have to live through nine days of absolutely ridiculous circumstances. Apparently the network is not at all fond of complacency, if this is any indication.

It seems rather customary to list out apologies and embarrassments right after a virus, but I fail to the see the point when it is something we all understand we were affected by. At the very least, one could only hope we won't have a repeat of it for awhile. Knowing this community, I fear that is hardly worth hoping for at all.

Though on the bright side, at least the kingdom didn't fall down while we were busy running around as children.

[Loki is just quiet for a moment. After hearing so many warnings about ACCIDENTAL posts, and knowing that things could happen where accidental posts would be Very Not Good, he's kind of inclined to say something at least.]

There have been a number of inquiries lately, although I suppose for something like this it seems rather par for the course.

If you would allow me one more, then I wonder about the forms of entertainment in your realms. It's not a very academic question, but we watched a romantic comedy the other day as a group, so I am curious - we don't really have the same technologies in Asgard. It was an interesting endeavor, even if the plot seemed a little lacking.

[Locked to Elektra]

Have you been well?

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[Locked to Thor]

I should thank you, for inviting me. I realize it's rather late in coming.

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Interesting. I hardly imagined this device would continue to work in Asgard. I would not have thought that Migardian technology was capable of interdimensional communications, but I apparently stand corrected. Stranger, still, however, was it's adamancy to use this feature.

One question, if I am here anyway - what exactly is this "valentine's day" that everyone is talking about?