[Loki cocks his head, noting the tonal variations for each number.
He lines the pebbles up again and counts them in perfect mimicry of the Traveler.] ♪
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[Then he does a simple sum, one plus three equals four, then two plus three equals five for good measure. He cocks his head again, curious and eager for the Traveler to correct him and give him a bit more vocabulary.]
♪♪♪♪♪?
[Watching the little creature spin in circles, he can't help but laugh, another sound of unadulterated good humor that really should seem foreign coming from him. For just a few minutes, he's somehow managed to forget all of the bitterness, cynicism, and hatred that normally color how he sees the world.]
[Action]
He lines the pebbles up again and counts them in perfect mimicry of the Traveler.]
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[Then he does a simple sum, one plus three equals four, then two plus three equals five for good measure. He cocks his head again, curious and eager for the Traveler to correct him and give him a bit more vocabulary.]
♪♪♪♪♪?
[Watching the little creature spin in circles, he can't help but laugh, another sound of unadulterated good humor that really should seem foreign coming from him. For just a few minutes, he's somehow managed to forget all of the bitterness, cynicism, and hatred that normally color how he sees the world.]