[He almost moves when he sees Loki's hand moving. It's so weird and unnatural to see him performing an action he's often performed towards that same precious head of hair. He quickly shifts his focus to to the board and moves one of the pieces towards another to start making a harmony.]
That'd be great! You can never have too many murals, can you?
[Loki notes a certain amount of tension from Aang. Perhaps it was a mistake on his part, but... no. It is in his interest to act normal, and in this he does actually feel normal. It's not often that he indulges himself in that way. He doesn't want to give it up, he finds. It's nice to feel as if he cares about someone and he is cared about in turn.
Younger Loki has, after all, declared Ikki his BFF. That probably includes hair ruffling privileges.]
I hadn't known there were murals at all. Where might they be? [He smiles.] And you helped make them?
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Oh, you've seen one! And that's the only one I helped with. The fountain mural? The other one is over by the Welcome Center.
[Aang keeps his Airbenderness intact and tries to focus on the game, moving another piece about. But he's not trying too hard to win or anything - it's his granddaughter after all.]
Oh, I see. I didn't realize that it was done by the people here... which thinking about it is quite a foolish mistake to make. I shall look at it better when next I am at the fountain. And see the one at the welcome center.
I think the fountain one is my favourite, though! Probably 'cause I was here for that.
[ Ikki's trying to win in the sense that is what you do with games, but in Pai Sho winning is something that tends to either happen to her or not. She's willing to sit and play it either way. ]
Well of course, if it has your personal touch. [Loki smiles.] I am terribly unobservant when I'm around books, I'm afraid. Sometimes the only way to catch my attention at all is by dumping water on my head.
A much better student than I, then. Though I taught myself all sorts of interesting things instead of rolling around in the dirt. [Loki laughs.] Perhaps if I'd had a teacher who made such things fun, I might have been less naughty about it.
Daddy - [ ...well she was going to say he made the lessons fun, but that might not be entirely true? Ikki enjoyed them, but her father was a lot more serious than, say, her grandfather. ] - I like learning from him.
Anyway, what sorts of things did you learn when you were little, Loki?
Oh, all manner of things. We had quite the array of tutors. Maths, sciences, some literature... manners and etiquette, that sort of thing. I learned dancing. All those were things I found fun. I had a magics tutor, who was quite fun until I outgrew him. [He shrugs.] The rest was combat arts, which I was less eager to attend.
Really? Perhaps I will have an opportunity to see, soon. Are there ever dances here? [He hasn't gotten to dance in a while... it would be a nice diversion.]
I've continued to work on my own academic projects. [It's actually nice, for now... he hasn't had time recently to simply research.] And I've been exchanging lessons with Luke and Rapunzel.
Well... There'll probably be other events were you can dance! I'll make sure of it. [The Welcome Center does help to plan these party things after all.]
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That'd be great! You can never have too many murals, can you?
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Younger Loki has, after all, declared Ikki his BFF. That probably includes hair ruffling privileges.]
I hadn't known there were murals at all. Where might they be? [He smiles.] And you helped make them?
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Oh, you've seen one! And that's the only one I helped with. The fountain mural? The other one is over by the Welcome Center.
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And they're both super pretty!
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[ Ikki's trying to win in the sense that is what you do with games, but in Pai Sho winning is something that tends to either happen to her or not. She's willing to sit and play it either way. ]
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A real book worm, huh?
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That's because you're a really good student, Ikki. I always went to lessons with Monk Gyatso when I was young, but he always made them fun, too.
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Anyway, what sorts of things did you learn when you were little, Loki?
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Ooh, dancing's great! [At least he might get some points for implied non-violence.]
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Have you been doing any learning here?
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I've continued to work on my own academic projects. [It's actually nice, for now... he hasn't had time recently to simply research.] And I've been exchanging lessons with Luke and Rapunzel.
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