[ Perhaps Chris should make more of an effort to school his expression as Loki speaks; even he can feel the fond and indulgent smile creasing his face as the monologue goes on and on, feeling charmed despite himself.
He can't help it, though. Loki is terribly charming — yes, he's biased, he knows — and what he's saying isn't so far outside the realm of possibility.
Maybe it's growing up being taught not just about other religions as concepts, but about other religions as if from the inside of them, every granule of their history, their myths, their beliefs and their rituals. Chris has always had a very tolerant acceptance of religion even though he himself does not prescribe to any particular one, and he finds the formal cadence of speech used when discussing them comforting in a way.
It reminds him of home.
Una crosses her arms and leans back in her chair, shifting her eyes from Loki to Chris and then back again. If you're the god of lies, how are we supposed to believe whatever you tell us? she asks in a mild and terribly reasonable tone, one that still doesn't stop Chris from giving her a pointed look. ]
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He can't help it, though. Loki is terribly charming — yes, he's biased, he knows — and what he's saying isn't so far outside the realm of possibility.
Maybe it's growing up being taught not just about other religions as concepts, but about other religions as if from the inside of them, every granule of their history, their myths, their beliefs and their rituals. Chris has always had a very tolerant acceptance of religion even though he himself does not prescribe to any particular one, and he finds the formal cadence of speech used when discussing them comforting in a way.
It reminds him of home.
Una crosses her arms and leans back in her chair, shifting her eyes from Loki to Chris and then back again. If you're the god of lies, how are we supposed to believe whatever you tell us? she asks in a mild and terribly reasonable tone, one that still doesn't stop Chris from giving her a pointed look. ]
Una. I believe him.