Loki narrowed his eyes at Mantis' throw. Perhaps, the man's focus was off since the knife had landed outside of the circle. Was he nervous? Rusty? There were a whole load of reasons why the man's throw was off and Loki wanted to prove he could do better. The floating mug of mead was proof that he did possess powers, so would he cheat? The god of mischief would not throw Mantis out if he did, since he'd do the same if he were losing.
"Don't worry. You can try again. I know you can do better than that, Mantis."
Words of encouragement? Perhaps. The man was new to the Nexus and Loki had come to respect the masked man a friend in many ways. Maybe it was the fact the he could wear leather with the best of them and then there was the mask aspect. Loki just ached for him to take it off one day and reveal the true man underneath. His eyes flickered back to the throwing board, wondering if Mantis' next throw would indeed be better.
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Date: 2020-06-17 12:41 pm (UTC)"Don't worry. You can try again. I know you can do better than that, Mantis."
Words of encouragement? Perhaps. The man was new to the Nexus and Loki had come to respect the masked man a friend in many ways. Maybe it was the fact the he could wear leather with the best of them and then there was the mask aspect. Loki just ached for him to take it off one day and reveal the true man underneath. His eyes flickered back to the throwing board, wondering if Mantis' next throw would indeed be better.
"Perhaps another drink for courage?"