"Well, I've never seen him," he tells Soundwave with mild amusement. "I've no way of knowing in what aspects he dresses like you. That, and you all seem to have variant shapes, which is fascinating."
He cannot avoid looking sheepish and just a bit soft at the talk of Megatron giving presents. He can imagine, already, but he gives a little shake of his head. "That's probably for the best. I've always preferred handmade and heartfelt gifts more than pretty luxuries. Though I would be lying if I pretended I don't get such things for myself more often than not."
"But all of that sounds like a good idea, for the sake of yourselves and not just to troll him. There is a very good tailor in the Nexus. I'm not sure whether he would be capable of creating a mask or helm himself, as he seems to work primarily in fabric, but I'm sure he'd know someone who could. I always take the children to him for new clothes."
"The only clothes we ever wear are capes and drapes for formal occasions. Anything else interferes with the transformation process, should we need to be able to change. We'd need to have helms and the like made by people who are familiar with our requirements, also because of the transformation. But simply changing the helm crest would dispel the illusion."
Ravage makes an amused little chuff. "I have plenty of images of Orion in my mental banks, if you'd like to see one. I swear I'll spare you the sight of his dripping valve; it's irrelevant to the subject of how he looks currently, as there's a piece of god-ridden metal stuck in his chest that's changed his whole body, and that just makes everything worse, because now he's a little bigger than Soundwave instead of barely being a little bit bigger than I am right now."
"Megatron," Soundwave says after a moment's deliberation, "derives a great deal of pleasure from seeing people he cares about wearing his gifts. If he gives you jewels, you should probably wear them. He's not good at making things with his hands. The only gift that he could make himself would be poetry, and if you haven't gotten that already, it will not be long. Sometimes he will find rare gems underground and give them to people, but he doesn't know how to make jewellery out of them. Anything he gave you would, I think, be heartfelt. And also...he is not possessive, but he likes to see tangible signs of his favour on all of his favourites. I'd call it 'marking territory', but it's not meant to warn anyone off--the only warning in it is that this is someone he has feelings for, and you had best not harm them."
He sighs. "I did very much want Ravage to get rid of a collar, but Laserbeak took it and tore it apart and used the jewels on a jacket for somebody else, because she knew I wouldn't say that. But that was the only extravagant thing he gave Ravage when they were living together apart from me, and I couldn't stand the sight of it. The rest of it, I honestly don't care about. I just know how he feels, because he feels a lot."
"There's no reason I need to see images of Orion," Loki chuckles a little at Ravage. "And especially none where he is in flagrante delicto with any of you."
He makes a thoughtful sound at Soundwave's explanation. "Don't worry, then. I enjoy gifts as tangible expressions of affection. A handful of dandelions is as good as a polished emerald in that regard, but as long as the feeling behind it is the same, I'll love anything he gives me."
"...although I could always have the children teach him to make friendship bracelets or pot-holders whenever they do meet him."
"Let him give you whatever he wants to give you," Soundwave suggests. "I believe his gifts say something about his feelings for people, and neither a pot-holder (whatever that is) nor a friendship bracelet would be truly appropriate."
He ex-vents, irritated. "That is the other reason I disliked that collar so much. I never like to see Ravage in collars, even if they are made of jewels. I am sure that he would not put one on you."
After a moment, though, his expression goes wry and fond. "You may, however, wish to start thinking about who you would ask to make a cape for you, if that cape had to be made by your dearest friends. One you already have will not do, if it comes to that."
"Perhaps I should say it differently. The children absolutely will attempt to teach him to make friendship bracelets and pot-holders whenever they meet him, whether he wishes to give the results away or not." Loki's lips quirk playfully. He knows his kids. Agnarr will be wary, and Sigrid will be curious to interact with a poet and may in time be willing to be mentored, but in the interim she and Una will be perfectly content to instruct a new adult in their lives in the matters they believe are most important.
He raises an eyebrow and makes a thoughtful sound at the mention of a collar. "...well, it's not as if I wouldn't wear a collar, but--nevermind."
The connotations would be different. He gets that. And yet it's the cape that makes him blush slightly, only because they just mentioned their own wedding capes. "If that means what it sounds like it means, I hope he's not in a rush. I'm still not quite ready to introduce the children yet."
"Soundwave is being the hopeless romantic he always is," Ravage says, laughing softly. "He likes being married, so now he thinks everyone else ought to be, too."
He looks up at his husband in deep amusement. "Really. You shouldn't have said that. You'll scare the poor deity."
Ravage is a brat. And he knows this.
"I'm sure they'll teach him to make things. And he'll probably give the friendship bracelets to the children, so that they know they are his friends, and the pot-holders to Esmeral, in the vain hope that she'll stop banning his BC accounts."
"I've never been married, and I'm not sure I expected to be at this point in my life, but stranger things have occurred. At least I'm not actively serving as Prince of Asgard so there are few political implications to worry about." He's amused, fortunately, instead of terrified. A formal bond is something that must allow for his other lovers and the comfort of his children, and is likely a long way off in any case, but there's something sweet about the enthusiasm of the newlyweds.
"The look on Thor's face would be memorable, though." He wouldn't be Loki if he didn't like the idea of trolling his brother. But that is not a reason to rush into anything!
"But back to children and handicrafts, I had thought it might do them good to meet the two of you or some of the other Decepticons before being introduced to Megatron. Your species is unfamiliar to my universe, and adapting to a different culture without the complication of wondering how close their father and his new friend are, and whether said new friend will stay, might be easier for them."
"Megatron isn't a Decepticon any more," Ravage says after a moment. "I feel like I have to keep saying this. I had to say it to Lucifer...well, it was only once, but that's not what it felt like."
He scratches behind his ear. "I have to admit it feels a bit strange to think that we're the people you'd have your children meet first to warm up for meeting Megatron. Misfire or Esmeral or Clobber or even Suckerpunch are better examples of average Cybertronians; at the same time, I can't think of anyone who's a lot like Megatron, other than...Megatron. I mean, there's Galvatron, who is a tenth-rate imitation of Megatron, but we're going to kill him, so we can't use him. Is it because you want them to meet Cybertronians, or because you want to talk with us personally, or because you want them to meet Megatron's friends?"
"Oh! No, I am well aware of that," Loki looks mildly apologetic. "By 'other Decepticons' I meant other than you two and Ben, who the children are well acquainted with."
He shakes his head, then. "Perhaps I am being unclear; let me try again. These children grew up on a planet that no longer exists, and while they have known of other sapient species from other realms before leaving home, visits from them have been few and far between. In the Nexus, they are gradually becoming accustomed to beings other than their own kin, but they are also...injured. Traumatized. And sometimes they are frightened by new people and experiences. I'm not asking in order to smooth over introductions for his sake, but for theirs. I just don't want them to be overwhelmed."
"I want them to meet Cybertronians, and I want them to talk to you two if you are to be my friends."
"I don't know about Ravi, but I knew it was for their sake," Soundwave says. "What confused us was why us. But if the reason is because we are friends, that's a very good reason. Of course, we'll be happy to meet them."
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He cannot avoid looking sheepish and just a bit soft at the talk of Megatron giving presents. He can imagine, already, but he gives a little shake of his head. "That's probably for the best. I've always preferred handmade and heartfelt gifts more than pretty luxuries. Though I would be lying if I pretended I don't get such things for myself more often than not."
"But all of that sounds like a good idea, for the sake of yourselves and not just to troll him. There is a very good tailor in the Nexus. I'm not sure whether he would be capable of creating a mask or helm himself, as he seems to work primarily in fabric, but I'm sure he'd know someone who could. I always take the children to him for new clothes."
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Ravage makes an amused little chuff. "I have plenty of images of Orion in my mental banks, if you'd like to see one. I swear I'll spare you the sight of his dripping valve; it's irrelevant to the subject of how he looks currently, as there's a piece of god-ridden metal stuck in his chest that's changed his whole body, and that just makes everything worse, because now he's a little bigger than Soundwave instead of barely being a little bit bigger than I am right now."
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He sighs. "I did very much want Ravage to get rid of a collar, but Laserbeak took it and tore it apart and used the jewels on a jacket for somebody else, because she knew I wouldn't say that. But that was the only extravagant thing he gave Ravage when they were living together apart from me, and I couldn't stand the sight of it. The rest of it, I honestly don't care about. I just know how he feels, because he feels a lot."
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He makes a thoughtful sound at Soundwave's explanation. "Don't worry, then. I enjoy gifts as tangible expressions of affection. A handful of dandelions is as good as a polished emerald in that regard, but as long as the feeling behind it is the same, I'll love anything he gives me."
"...although I could always have the children teach him to make friendship bracelets or pot-holders whenever they do meet him."
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He ex-vents, irritated. "That is the other reason I disliked that collar so much. I never like to see Ravage in collars, even if they are made of jewels. I am sure that he would not put one on you."
After a moment, though, his expression goes wry and fond. "You may, however, wish to start thinking about who you would ask to make a cape for you, if that cape had to be made by your dearest friends. One you already have will not do, if it comes to that."
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He raises an eyebrow and makes a thoughtful sound at the mention of a collar. "...well, it's not as if I wouldn't wear a collar, but--nevermind."
The connotations would be different. He gets that. And yet it's the cape that makes him blush slightly, only because they just mentioned their own wedding capes. "If that means what it sounds like it means, I hope he's not in a rush. I'm still not quite ready to introduce the children yet."
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He looks up at his husband in deep amusement. "Really. You shouldn't have said that. You'll scare the poor deity."
Ravage is a brat. And he knows this.
"I'm sure they'll teach him to make things. And he'll probably give the friendship bracelets to the children, so that they know they are his friends, and the pot-holders to Esmeral, in the vain hope that she'll stop banning his BC accounts."
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"The look on Thor's face would be memorable, though." He wouldn't be Loki if he didn't like the idea of trolling his brother. But that is not a reason to rush into anything!
"But back to children and handicrafts, I had thought it might do them good to meet the two of you or some of the other Decepticons before being introduced to Megatron. Your species is unfamiliar to my universe, and adapting to a different culture without the complication of wondering how close their father and his new friend are, and whether said new friend will stay, might be easier for them."
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He scratches behind his ear. "I have to admit it feels a bit strange to think that we're the people you'd have your children meet first to warm up for meeting Megatron. Misfire or Esmeral or Clobber or even Suckerpunch are better examples of average Cybertronians; at the same time, I can't think of anyone who's a lot like Megatron, other than...Megatron. I mean, there's Galvatron, who is a tenth-rate imitation of Megatron, but we're going to kill him, so we can't use him. Is it because you want them to meet Cybertronians, or because you want to talk with us personally, or because you want them to meet Megatron's friends?"
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He shakes his head, then. "Perhaps I am being unclear; let me try again. These children grew up on a planet that no longer exists, and while they have known of other sapient species from other realms before leaving home, visits from them have been few and far between. In the Nexus, they are gradually becoming accustomed to beings other than their own kin, but they are also...injured. Traumatized. And sometimes they are frightened by new people and experiences. I'm not asking in order to smooth over introductions for his sake, but for theirs. I just don't want them to be overwhelmed."
"I want them to meet Cybertronians, and I want them to talk to you two if you are to be my friends."
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