appointment post

[mythbuster]

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[mythbuster]

Oh? Alright.

[ He's surprised, but pleasantly so. This is, after all, a friendship supported by pillars of assholery. There isn't much that is special about the cleanup though, since the runes vanished with the fire. He hands the bowls off to Dirk, for scrubbing and all that jazz. ]

It's been a while since we talked about runes. Shall I teach you another one while we work?

[splinten]

[Dirk takes them and starts scrubbing off with the same efficacy he brings to all of his work. His eyes flicker over to Loki.]

I'd like that.

[Look at Dirk, bringing out all the niceness stops]

[mythbuster]

[ this is getting creepy

But as always, Loki is happy to share his (non-personal) knowledge. Which rune should it be today? He conjures up a symbol. ]

Since we're working on your sword, I'll tell you about Thurisaz, the rune of destructive force. It's associated with Thor and his defining traits: protective power, tempered instinct, and kineticism. While centered around destruction, Thurisaz is grounded in enthusiasm rather than rage or fear.

[splinten]

[He can certainly see the link to Thor. His head tilts a fraction. While centred around destruction...]

You mentioned 'protective power.' Can you talk a little more about how that comes out of the rune as destruction?

[mythbuster]

I'm sure you can think of a few times in your life when you had to use force to protect your interests.

[ A few... or a few hundred. ]

The connection might lack intuition by the standards of peaceful civilization, but keep in mind that runes were born in an age of heroes and dragons, gods and giants. A mighty figure like Thor was by necessity destructive -- a weapon not unlike his legendary Mjolnir, always moving to smite the foes of gods and humans, loudly and violently. He was a great defender, and also a force of destruction.

[ Though Thor would simply call himself an ally of justice, because he has an unparalleled aptitude for simplicity. ]

Superheroes in comic books are the same, aren't they? Like Superguy, or whatever his name was.

[splinten]

Superguy. [Amazing, Loki.] Or the comic book superhero Thor.

[IF THEY'RE POINTING OUT COMIC HEROES LIKE THOR. WELL.

Dirk traces the shape of the rune in his thoughts. It has its personal appeal to the Prince of Heart. Jake had called his a positive destructive force; he said that he needed Dirk to break him down if he was ever going to get better. Dirk still didn't like it. He didn't really believe it. With the game ended and a peaceful new world made, what's the point of a Destroyer class God?

He isn't even the best 'destroyer' in their group. His Bro had wielded a protective force and done what he could, but Dirk wasn't his Bro, he wasn't half the warrior that Dave Strider was and is. Destruction is the one role the game handed to Dirk, the thing he can't ever stop doing. And he can't even do that right.

He doesn't say anything about that. His expression is as neutral as his voice.]

Is Thurisaz an attack rune?

[mythbuster]

[ Thor has his own comic book...? is the only thought that runs through Loki's mind in the meantime. ]

It's a tool like any other rune. If the wielder wants to use it as an attack rune, then it's an attack rune.

[ He gestures to the clear glass around them. ]

If I wanted to destroy a piece of base wall and flood everyone, I suppose I could. But I could just as easily break into a collapsed structure to save someone or destroy an oncoming hazard. Runes are a neutral force, limited only by the imagination.

[ Freyr, one of the few gods to surpass Loki in rune application, had an unbelievably wild imagination. Unbelievably stupid too, but unfortunately there is no IQ prerequisite for rune magic. ]