If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks...

[coldsong]

It's customary to have a Wake after the subject thereof dies. Even Loki knows that. But this is a special occasion. Ego-death is coming to his alternate, and the idea of letting him go off to perish alone, uncertain he will even be mourned, is too dark a proposition even for a flawed and callous person to contemplate.

That, and this Loki has been in a melancholy mood since speaking to the spirit of Frigga. He anticipates a dark choice of his own, sooner or later, and where the fates will send him after that, he can't know. Maybe oblivion, although even at that rate there may be worse places.

What's important right now is that no one dies unremembered. And honestly, any excuse for mischief a party. The first text rolls out to Harley, an innocent enough invitation to join them for milkshakes. Cricket is next, because it occurs to him that Cricket has plenty of liquor, which is good for a reckless celebration.

Things snowball from there.

As long as they don't destroy too much property, they'll call the night a success.

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[pirateangelbaby]

If alcohol is on the menu, it's always a plus to have drinking buddies. And here's one now! Thor's looking less grumpy already.

He shudders and makes a face at her question, though. Why would you even bring that up, Harley. "No, and Norns forbid I eat even a single other sweet this century. I was about to pour myself a drink; would you join me?"

[sweetcandygirl]

Simply to make sure that if he needed more candy, she could get him some.

"Sure! Make it a big one!" She grins.

[pirateangelbaby]

The candy was nice at first, but Thor has learned that there is indeed such a thing as way, way too much sugar. Never again.

He has little trouble doing as requested, bringing back an enormous stein of ale for each of them, handing one over to the Nexus' friendliest drinking partner. "I don't know what we're celebrating," he admits, after he drinks a third of his glass.

[sweetcandygirl]

"You don't?" Harley looks surprised at that. She debates over a few drinks of her own glass.

"It is a going-away party."

[pirateangelbaby]

"No, Loki only told me that I had to 'get my butt down here and drink.'" Thor's familiar with the general idea of such a thing, but who would be leaving? He puzzles over that while he drinks, each possibility more unlikely than the last.

[sweetcandygirl]

"Getting to have some drinks is a pretty good reason to show up." Harley grins. She is not really sure if it is her place to tell Thor about who is leaving. Or why.

But they have drinks to worry about.

[pirateangelbaby]

"That, and he inflicted a song on me that I may never get out of my head," Thor admits, raising his eyebrows in an exaggerated fashion. Brothers, am I right? "He's the persistent type."

[sweetcandygirl]

"Those songs are the worst. You just have to karaoke it out!" Harley grins.

[pirateangelbaby]

"Norns, no. I would have to drink a great many more of these before I'd stand up and sing to a crowd," Thor says, thumping his stein against the table. Famous last words, Thor.

[sweetcandygirl]

"More? Okay!" Harley will gladly give him more to drink. Every little bit helps!