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[whose_son_am_i]

Settling in. Open to All

Living Quarters--room 042. Loki was...less than pleased by the items he'd been given, or that he had only a single room. It was better than the dormitories though, and he had made do with far less before. Still, the house robes...Red and Black, while nice, were not his colors.

His mind was already turning with the beginnings of plans. First priority was to learn the magic of this world. Apparently it was more effective than his own, and that annoyed him greatly. So learn this world's magic, get the lay of the land so to speak. Learn more about the major powers. Survive.

Find him in the common hall of the living Quarters, the Library checking books, or checking out Makerion Keep--since he is "House Ka". Feel free to mistake him for a different house with his green, gold, and black outfit however.

Personal Business--closed to Roisin Murphy

While settling in, Loki had not forgotten he'd agreed to help someone here. Roisin had managed to find most of the loopholes, while bargaining with him, and he was pleased. It was always more fun to work with clever people. Besides which, he truly did want to help her for now. Learning more about her unwilling passenger was necessary for his own purposes. Could the demon be friend or foe? How much of a threat was he?

The first step to doing all of this, would be learning more about how the demon was bound. Which meant taking a look at her tattoos. Sketching them, analyzing the way the magic wove through them--he could tell the general pattern, but not the details of the weaving yet. If the spells were 'clothes' she wore, he could tell the clothing was meant to protect and contain, like a coat-keeping body heat in. But the 'how' it kept the body heat in was what he was missing.

So he'll be looking for Rosh, while also learning his way around the campus.

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[whose_son_am_i]

"You can make notes in your own time, if that would help you remember, how and what you did and what was used. More information is useful." Loki paused for a moment, gave a slow blink, and then turned blue-green eyes on Rosh. "I...could add to your bindings, if you wanted."

Another If.

"Think about it. I won't until I understand more about what's been done already. But I could." Loki was confident he could. "For now though, I plan to be the most diligent student. And find out how much this teacher tolerates questions." Mischief was back in blue-green eyes and that hint of smirk. "After classes, come to my room. It's less of a walk for you I think."

[protectiveink]

"Aye, I'll do that." Come to his room, in any case. She might be a bit panicked when she does, but Loki had promised to help. Rosh just had to get over herself.

That was the hard part.

Still, there'd be a knock on his door a little while after classes were done for the day. And while Rosh looks a bit ill at ease, she's going to see all this through.

Though at least part of it will necessitate going to town and looking at apothecary shops. She can't guarantee anything that exists here will duplicate what she'd used in her tattoo ink, after all.

[whose_son_am_i]

Her knock was answered promptly, and Loki gestured her to enter with a little half-bow. Almost courtly. It was...a sparse room, probably not unlike her own. But clearly he'd done some redecorating--or at least some modifying of his own. Perhaps it was all just an illusion.

The bed was draped in soft golds and browns, but neatly made. It showed off the sheen of the wood nicely. Likewise, the desk and accompanying chair looked polished to a shine, with a sumptuous cushion in a flattering dark green. The 'lamp' had most definitely been 'magicked' differently. Now it was a golden pillar with an open bowl of flame flickering in it. The wardrobe was darker wood than the other furniture, but likewise glowed warmly. Books were already stacked in small piles, along with sheaves of paper and quills.

Last, on the bed itself was a 3' long dark green snake. Coiled as if in naptime, it raised its head and regarded the newcomer with dark eyes. Tongue flickering out twice to scent the air.

Likewise, Loki himself looked more casual. Gone was the lightly-armored leather overcoat, in favor of a greenish-black high-necked tunic and black trousers with his boots. "Take the chair for now."

[protectiveink]

"What, ye goin' tae interview me for a job or somethin'?" Rosh quipped, but the silly banter was more to make herself at ease. The snake didn't bother her--indeed, before she went to take the proffered chair, she moved over to the side of the bed, inclined her head to the serpent, and offered it a hand so it could get a better measure of her, if it were so inclined.

"Gimme a mo', makin' the acquaintance of yer familiar. I left EnEx ta roam, 'e's probably happier doin' that. Even if I might have ta fish him from a canal before I get back tae my room."

Not that she hadn't taken in Loki's quarters with wide eyes. Fancy. It was super fancy, and she was now glad that she hadn't brought him down to her own rooms. Rosh wouldn't be much more than ashamed.

[whose_son_am_i]

"Not for a job no, although I do have questions I'd like you to answer." Loki let his hands join behind his back, standing at a casual, almost at-ease, stance as he tilted his head and watched her. "What kind of familiar do you have?"

Einar slithered slightly closer, tongue flicking at the offered hand. Dark reptilian eyes looked to hold her gaze, before the snake drew back and up. But not in a striking motion. Instead Einar inclined his head lower, almost in imitation of a bow, as best he could.

"That's Einar. We are....getting used to one another." Loki informed, while Einar turned just enough, to flick his tongue out at the demigod.

[protectiveink]

"Aye, I know, we're students, gotta do that...not actually work." Then she heaved a sigh. "Didnae bring 'im. 'E's a turtle, tortoise, probably. C'n fly an' spray holy water, an' 'e's quite full of 'imself. Enterprise Excelsior is 'is name."

Really, she figured EnEx would be less help than harm, here. Holy water or no. Likely she didn't need that type of help. Not yet.

"I suspect ye're gonna need less time tae get used to each other than I am gonna need tae get used ta that turtle," she admitted--half to the snake, half to Loki.

"So what kind o' questions d'ye need me tae answer, then?"

[whose_son_am_i]

"Under what conditions does Haage take you over. Any triggers?" Loki was already moving to grab quill and paper, and moving to settle on the bed. Long legs crossed over each other, with a book acting as desk. Einar simply slithered to the other end of the bed and settled back down for a nap.

[protectiveink]

Rosh's brow furrowed as she considered. "Gettin' really distracted by somethin' is when I really go toe ta toe with him. He c'n come tae the fore a bit when I'm in th' presence of a Christian holy object or person...though th' latter is extremely rare in th' day an' age I come from."

Though Father Ildie had held his own against Haagenti in the past. It'd definitely impressed Rosh, when he'd done so. The friar was rather unassuming, not much taller than she was and somewhat wizened, after all.

"Probably not very likely here, either. He doesnae seem too afraid of ye, yet, but that jus' makes me think he's ne'er had a run-in with one of yer ilk."

[whose_son_am_i]

Loki was taking careful notes, eyes watching her. "So he's always present, and you have regular battles against him taking control." It sounded like a statement, but he wanted confirmation. "How is your mental discipline?"

He had some ability himself to influence the mind, even without the chitauri-scepter and its mind-stone. Given the bargain he had with Rosh though, as he'd pointed out--she was somewhat under his protection too. And since it was also in his interest for Haage to not be let out, it might be worth teaching Rosh how to do certain things properly, when it came to mental manipulation. For her own good.