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[selfimage]

I'm not your insider for this, Kate.
Both Jason and Damian know more about it than I do. I can only tell you the broader parts.

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Yeah, because Jason's an open book with me.
Tell me what you can.

[selfimage]

[ Loki knows enough to know that this is personal to him. ]

You can't get it from him, so you come to me?
I'm not stupid, you know, I know how that looks.

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This isn't a gotcha, Loki. I'm sick of everyone keeping secrets.

[selfimage]

These secrets aren't mine to tell.
I'm a liar and a thief, but betraying Jason's confidence would be fiendish.

You aren't thinking of putting yourself in this, are you?

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I'm already in it.

[selfimage]

I didn't get that part.

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They kidnapped me and used me as bait.
And if you think I'm going to lock myself in my apartment while you and Jason do whatever your version of "handling it" is after I saw Damian get his arm cut off, you don't know much about me.

[selfimage]

2 steps back, Kate Bishop.

Just-
Kidnapped you?
Out of the blue?
Did they find out that you were associated?

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[Oh. Maybe Loki really doesn't know anything. She's not sure if she's relieved he wasn't just being an ass, or frustrated that she has to talk about it.]

I was trying to figure out more about that guy who stabbed Damian a while back. He grabbed me, and somehow Maeda found out and decided to use me as bait. I don't know if she's been keeping an eye on us or if she just figured it out.

[It might be his turn to yell at her now, but honestly, she deserves it.]

[selfimage]

[ maybe he doesn't!! but he's probably still an ass. ]

That was absolutely reckless.

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[She's so mad that he's right. It makes that guilt twist in her gut again.]

I know.

[selfimage]

[ at least Kate is good at guilting herself, she probably doesn't exactly need him on top of it. besides, he's not really the type to drag anyone for making a mistake. ]

But the solution is not "run in with arrows flying through the air."
Think about this.
Will you betray yourself for your guilt?

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I'm not running off anywhere. Right now I'm worried about Damian.
I don't want anyone planning something without telling me.

[selfimage]

That sounds like yes.

[ even if it might be uncomfortable—he doesn't say he understands, but he does. ]

You'll never have the full plan.
Certainly you must've come to that conclusion.

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Unfortunately, yes.

[selfimage]

Then you need to work with it.

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This isn't great advice, Loki.

[selfimage]

It's pragmatic advice.
Flexibility is the key here.

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So what are you going to do, then?

[selfimage]

Be my slimy, skeezy, no-good self.
But somehow keep everyone from dying.

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Are you going to let me in on your slimy, skeezy, no one dies plans?

[selfimage]

I don't think you'd like the fine print around "no one."

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I'd love it if you all stopped telling me what I'm not going to like.

[selfimage]

I'm Loki, Kate, do you think anyone ever likes what I'm planning?
Besides, it's a work in progress.