"You're an ideal investment," Loki tells him, fingers moving up to ruffle his hair briefly. "Gods and siblings both appreciate in value as they age. Don't worry; I have nothing but time, in this place."
Fǫnn has not really watched them interact like this before, although she's seen at least one dramatization of their bickering on stage. The real thing is much smoother and more natural. She shakes her head, unsmiling but entertained, and rises to get some towels and other odds and ends for the procedure.
"It's usually more practical to do surgery by hand," she explains softly. "If the proper instruments are around. It takes a fair bit of seidr to work on such a large area of damaged tissue, but Prince Loki has been lending me the power to do larger works, and allowing me to direct it."
"You're going to want to lie down for this," Loki says. "Do you want to be asleep, or would you feel better awake and numb?"
Whatever it takes to reduce the anxiety. Loki knows he himself would need to be awake, and would probably try to watch the proceedings no matter how horrified he felt about them. There, too, is a risk of Thor having nightmares while he's under, since it would take more effort on Loki's part than he can spare to both contribute healing energy and direct his unconscious mind. But he and Thor are different people, and honestly rest would be good for him.
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Fǫnn has not really watched them interact like this before, although she's seen at least one dramatization of their bickering on stage. The real thing is much smoother and more natural. She shakes her head, unsmiling but entertained, and rises to get some towels and other odds and ends for the procedure.
"It's usually more practical to do surgery by hand," she explains softly. "If the proper instruments are around. It takes a fair bit of seidr to work on such a large area of damaged tissue, but Prince Loki has been lending me the power to do larger works, and allowing me to direct it."
"You're going to want to lie down for this," Loki says. "Do you want to be asleep, or would you feel better awake and numb?"
Whatever it takes to reduce the anxiety. Loki knows he himself would need to be awake, and would probably try to watch the proceedings no matter how horrified he felt about them. There, too, is a risk of Thor having nightmares while he's under, since it would take more effort on Loki's part than he can spare to both contribute healing energy and direct his unconscious mind. But he and Thor are different people, and honestly rest would be good for him.