And here lies the fourth “transcript” of the series (If you want any of the previous three entries, here are the links for Souls In A Jar, Trapped In A Cage and Taste Of Your Own Medicine). Can you tell I’m terrible at introductions? Anyway, here it is:

Transcription/Lost Diary/Old Fathoms/Retelling/Don’t Pry: – Four (4): One (1) Watchful Man, Two (2) Drunk Man, Three (3) Guide, Four (4) Deceiver – Loki

[1] Where did he come from?

[2] Who?

[1] Him.

[2] No idea. Does it matter?

[1] He wasn’t there a second ago.

[2] How can you be sure?

[1] I’ve been staring at that door all night.

[2] That means nothing. You’re drunk.

[1] I’ve had less than half what you have?

[2] Then you’re weak.

[1] Just shut it and drink.

[2] Are you going to join?

[1] If I do who’s going to get you out of the fight you’re inevitably going to start?

[2] I don’t fight.

[1] You do when you’re drunk.

Silence

[2] You think you’re better than me, don’t you?

[1] What?

[2] You heard me.

[1] Don’t start this. Not now.

[2] Why? You worried you’re new flame might get the wrong idea?

[1] Just drink you’re swill.

[2] Not until you’ve bought me two more.

[1] With what?

[2] Your coin.

[1] I have none.

[2] Why not?

[1] Cause I’ve been buying the drinks all night.

[2] Oh yeah. Wondered why I was still drinking.

Silence

[2] I still want another you know?

[1] And how are you going to do that?

[2] Like this.

[2] Excuse me dear man. May I trouble you for a drink?

[1] Shut it will you. It’s not funny.

[2] Oh relax. It’ll be fine.

[3] Are you calling to me?

[2] I am.

[1] Sorry sir. He’s very drunk. Apologise.

[2] Don’t speak for me.

[1] What choice do I have? You’re causing a scene AGAIN!

[2] Bah with you!

[2] Sorry about my friend. He’s uptight.

[2] A drink?

[3] You want me to buy you one?

[2] Got it in one. You’re sharp.

[1] You’re drunk.

[2] Shush!

[2] Well?

[3] You should listen to your friend.

[2] If I did that I’d be asking how you got here.

[3] Why?

[2] Cause my friends been watching that door next to you all night and you didn’t walk in through it.

[1] Shut up will you!

[1] I’m so very sorry sir. He says a lot of stupid things when he’s drunk.

[1] Now STOP!

[2] Never!

[2] Well? What do you have to say?

Silence

Silence

[3] I say you should have listened to your friend.

[2] Why’s that?

[4] Cause questions are bad.

And…back again! No messing. Here is the third in the series of five (as it is Wednesday again, after all). If you want the first and second entries in this series you can get them by clicking Souls In A Jar and Trapped In A Cage. Anyway, let’s get to this new entry:

Transcription/Lost Diary/Old Fathoms/Retelling/Retribution: – Two (2): One (1) Guide, Two (2) Deceiver – Loki

[1] Your tricks will be your downfall. You know that right?

[2] Tricks? Me? I’m sure I don’t know what you mean?

[1] Stop trying to play dumb Loki and just be straight for once.

[2] Fine. You’re so boring.

Silence

[1] So?

[2] What?

[1] Can you ever answer a question?

[2] I can, but I don’t know what question you’re referring to.

[1] The one I asked.

[2] And that was?

[1] You don’t pay attention either. Great. Too interested in the sound of your own voice.

[2] Only voice that matters to me.

[1] Then I’ll repeat myself and hopefully you’ll listen, deceiver.

[1] You know your tricks will be your downfall right?

[2] Why do you think that?

[1] Just answer the question Loki.

[2] No I don’t think they’ll be my downfall because I am Loki, the deceiver, and I cannot be beaten at my own game.

[1] Really? You’re going with I’m unbeatable and infallible.

[2] Infallable?

[1] You don’t know what that means?

[2] Nope.

[1] Then yeah you’ll definitely get duped one day.

[2] By who? You?

[1] This isn’t a challenge Loki.

[2] You still didn’t answer my question.

[1] Ok, fine. No I have no idea who will be your downfall. I just know it will happen. Your tricks can’t last forever.

[2] You’d be surprised.

[1] Really? You think I’ll be surprised? The guy who accepted fate and thus in doing so can now walk your realms.

[2] They’re not realms.

[1] Then what are they?

Silence

[1] You don’t know what else to call them, do you?

[2] Maybe I don’t want to say.

[1] Stop pouting.

[1] But you see what I mean don’t you? Technically you’ve now been defeated.

[2] You care to claim that prize?

[1] I said technically and you know full well I don’t cause you just want to use it as a way of luring me into one of your games.

[2] You are so boring!

[1] I might be but it’s kept me alive and free of your nonsense.

[2] Only cause you’re too dull to try and torment.

[2] I’m not even sure you have an ability to react with that stone face of yours.

[2] In fact, the only time I’ve ever seen it crack is…

[1] Do shut up Loki, you’re giving me a migraine.

[2] People are your weakness.

Silence

[2] I’m right. You can’t stand people suffering. Oh this is good.

[1] Don’t push it deceiver.

[2] Oh come now, cheer up. Just because you know you’re beat.

[1] Don’t play this game Loki.

[2] Why not? I love games. Or do you really wish to warn me?

Silence

[2] I thought not.

[1] You’re impossible.

[2] I know and it’s why I always win.

Silence

[2] Just like I’ll win now.

[1] Loki.

[2] Ta ta. Enjoy your new home.

Silence

[2] Wait. Why can’t I leave?

Silence

[2] What is this? What’s happening?

Silence

[2] I demand an answer!

[1] I told you not to play Loki.

[2] Release me at once! This isn’t funny!

[1] Enjoy a taste of your own medicine deceiver.

[2] Don’t leave me here! Come back! I DEMAND it!

[2] I can’t lose. I’m Loki, deceiver of fools!

[2] This is MY realm!

Hey, its Wednesday again so that means the posting of the second “transcript” of the five. Nothing much else to say here, as I said it in the first part (Souls In A Jar), so enjoy:

Transcript/Lost Diary/Old Fathoms/Retelling/Mistakes and Crime: – Two (2): One (1) Warrior, Two (2) Deceiver – Loki

[1] Why these games?

[2] Of what games do you speak?

[1] You know full well dear deceiver.

[2] I have no idea what you’re accusing me of.

[1] You know full well now dispose of this ruse.

[2] Or?

[1] Or I’ll find your hidden throne and cleave its stone.

[2] You could never find my throne. It’s too hidden for such a drone.

[1] This isn’t funny deceiver.

[2] I laugh not but you are mocking if you think I’ll believe your humming.

[1] No more riddles!

[2] Your commands might be mighty but I am not at all…

[1] Your throne resides inside the redwood on the broken remnants of dreams.

[2] How do you know this? This cannot be, I hid my home so carefully.

[1] Stop!

[1] Not another word, especially in rhyme.

Silence

[1] I know this as mocking and I will not stand for it.

[2] Then what do you wish from me?

Silence

[1] Free the poor souls. Release them from their cages.

[1] In return you’ll last for ages.

[1] Wait. Why?

Silence

[1] What is this deceiver? Why did I rhyme?

[2] You fell into this trap of mine. You shouldn’t have threatened me this time.

[1] Deceiver?!

[2] Enjoy your hell within these walls, for you will never see my halls.

[1] Release me!

[1] Deceiver!

[1] REL-EASE ME!!!!!!!

Hey! OK, now we’re going to have something a little different. Up to this point its all been poetry related posts, so this will mark the first departure from that. Though, I’m not going to lie, I have no idea what to call this. While writing it I called it a transcript. Essentially, its just the speech between various people and how it has been recorded for posterity. This was something I tried because I’d been reading quite a lot of text entries in games like The Outer Worlds. So thought I’d try it. This is the first of five such “transcripts” that I wrote. Each will be released, though they don’t follow on directly from each other, every Wednesday. Then I’ll move onto posting some other stuff. Anyway, that’s enough from me, so here it is:

Transcript/Lost Diary/Fathoms Old/Retelling/Forgotten Knowledge: – Four (4) present: One (1) Guide, Two (2) Sole Traveller, Three (3) Sole Traveller, Four (4) Deceiver – Loki

[1] The wolves are at the door, baying for blood.

[1] You have three options: fight, run or welcome what fate decides. What do you do?

[2] That’s not really three options. It’s two. Fight or don’t.

[1] You believe running is the same as welcoming fates decision?

[2] Well it is.

[1] Interesting.

[2] You either fight or run. Fate’s decision is death, so it’s the same as running.

[1] And you dear man, what do you say?

[3] I don’t believe in fate, so I see only two options.

[1] But which would you both pick?

[3] What are we facing? Are they wolves?

[1] Does it matter?

[2] Course it does. A single foe is a fight. An army would be a massacre.

[1] Then you face your fear?

[3] You can’t fight a fear.

[1] Oh but you can.

[2] Then I fight it.

[1] And you who say’s fear cannot be fought?

[3] I’d fight too.

Silence

[3] What would you do?

[1] I welcome fate.

[3] So you run?

[1] No.

[3] You accept defeat.

[1] Accepting fate is not defeat.

[2] Yeah it is. You accept fate, you die.

[1] Truly your belief?

[2] Yep. If you run you might survive. If you fight you might survive. But fate is death. It’s giving in. Giving up.

[1] Then how do I still stand?

[2] You accepted fate?

[1] We must all accept fate one day.

[3] Why?

[1] Cause choice is a lie that the masses convince themselves is true.

[2] What does that even mean?

[1] You think you chose to be here? But do you even know where here is?

[3] A refuge. A place to rest.

[1] Then why do you still linger?

[2] We don’t. We’re resting.

[1] Then try to leave.

[3] We don’t wish to.

[1] No, you can’t.

[1] You made a choice and now you stand together but alone. Trapped in this place. You call it refuge. I call it prison.

[2] Lies!

[1]Then prove me wrong.

[2] Fine!

Silence

Silence

[2] I can’t leave. What is this place?

[3] Bad joke.

[2] I’m not joking.

[3] Here, let me try.

Silence

Silence

[3] What is this? Why can’t I leave?

[1] Your choices were wrong.

[2] What have you done? Let us out?

[3] Release us!

[1] I cannot release you for I had no part in your entrapment.

[2] Lies!

[3] Lies!

[1] You chose poorly. I did not. I bid you farewell friends.

[2] Let us out!

[3] We are not friend’s captor!

[1] They still don’t see.

[4] They never will. You knew this before.

[1] I thought I could guide them.

[4] No one can be guided here.

[4] Like you said: they chose poorly.

[1] Did they choose or did you deceive them?

[4] Whatever do you mean?

[1] You know full well Loki. You know full well.