cw: all the drugs (only weed [aesir weed])

[infernoandhearth]

When; right now
Rating; lokis
Characters; Lokis (infernoandhearth, doeswhathewants), Bruce (hulkbusted), Leah (helsmaiden) and whoever else is in City Solutions and wants weed cookies I guess?
Summary; After an outrageously complicated plan which nets them the Sparkle Glowstick of Metaphor, Norse Cuddle Puddle drugs up Bruce because that's how all good plans should end.
Log;
The sceptre box safely stashed (and rock-shaped outside), Luke is feeling very pleased with himself, and Serrure and Leah into the bargain.
"Whose biscuits are those?" he asks, as if he's no idea. The plate was set down on a side table in the scuffle. "Are they going spare?"

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[doeswhathewants]

"Not yet," And he's smacking Luke's hand. "These are from us to Bruce to cheer him up. Or show our appreciation. Or something. And from by us I mean Leah made them and I am taking credit."

[helsmaiden]

"As usual." Though Leah is getting slightly peckish. That was a lot of complicated magic just now and the City has left her out of practice.

[hulkbusted]

"Be my guest," Bruce said to Luke. Honestly, he was entirely dubious about taking gift cookies from Lokis, or Loki companions, as in the case of this girl he'd never met before all three of them showed up outside his apartment with a plate of cookies.

He was especially dubious about taking cookies Serrure had had anything to do with.

[infernoandhearth]

"Good," says Luke, and takes a cookie anyway. "I'd no idea Leah even knew how to cook." Alright, this will be a matter of willpower and fire. He takes a huge bite of it and makes a smug face at Serrure. Yes. He has won the prize of free food by stealing one of Bruce's gift cookies. That is what has happened. Perhaps he may even eat more, today. Wow this thing they put into the cookies is strong.

[doeswhathewants]

Bruce was just prejudiced, who couldn't like this adorable little face? No one. That's right. No one. He was obviously not up to no good. This was a mission based on relaxation.

Or something.

And thus he huffed at Luke and did not turn the cookie into a mouse as he took it, "Leah is a very capable cook. I think. Though do not try her surprise stew- I think it is squirrel and I'd not want to return home and find myself on the bad side of Squirrel Girl and her giant overbite."

[helsmaiden]

Leah makes a face and stuffs the cookie into Loki's mouth to shut him up, before daintily biting into her own. "There is little need to cook in Hel, but I have learned how from Lady Rapunzel."

[hulkbusted]

Not hearing the missing "l" in Hel, all Bruce can think is that he's definitely not inclined to take cookies from a girl who hangs with Lokis and talks about cooking in Hell.

"That's... great guys, thanks. Why don't you have some more and I'll get some milk. You can't have cookies without milk."

[infernoandhearth]

"I couldn't," says Luke, eying the plate. "They're your cookies." Wow. No. He processes everything too fast. Smoking cookies. Fire insides. Hold it together holy crap.

[doeswhathewants]

As Leah stuffs a cookie in his mouth, Loki just noms on it, "Mrrph furr ush."

You can lead a Hulk to special brownies but you cannot make him drink?

[helsmaiden]

Or eat, rather. Leah eyes her cookie, unused to the added taste of the drug. "I believe what Loki means is that they are for you, Dr. Bruce, and it would be rude of us to eat them all."

[hulkbusted]

"Tell me again why I'm getting this gift of cookies?" Bruce asked dubiously. And is it boorish of him to not eat them?

His home has been invaded. Is that excuse enough to be suspicious? Or should he just eat a cookie to get them to go away?

[infernoandhearth]

"I couldn't say," says Luke. "I'd nothing to do with them really. But. If I were--I have seen there's a sort of tradition of cigars. And you don't smoke. So if I weren't the mother I would give you baked goods probably. Serrure has already given me a snow cone machine. I don't know if that's traditional, though. Maybe it could be, for jotunns."

[doeswhathewants]

"Is not what I said," With a hint of a glare at Leah. "I said more for us. Yes. These are congratulation cookies. I was rather unsure you would be of a need for a snow cone machine here."

Just so amused. "The new traditional gift for jotunkind. Snow cones for the birth of a child."

[helsmaiden]

Leah hasn't heard of snowcones. Has Loki been holding out on her?

"We wished to convey our congratulations. Baked goods seemed an appropriate Midgardian gift."

[hulkbusted]

Right. Great. Now it's clear. This some kind of bizarre congratulations on the birth of...

Pinching the bridge of his nose a last time, Bruce takes a cookie and forces a smile. "Thanks. That's just great."

[infernoandhearth]

"You might make tea," says Luke hopefully, and then reconsiders. "I might make tea." And he wanders off towards Bruce's kitchen.

[doeswhathewants]

Just blinks innocently at Leah's look, "What? I'll take you out for snowcones tomorrow, okay? They are not nearly as good as shaken milk. But I do not think Rapunzel would approve of us keeping a cow."

Then at Luke, "You are a bit odd sometimes." Affectionately. And hopefully he doesn't brew pot tea.

[helsmaiden]

Leah hasn't got much to say; she just keeps munching on her cookie. The strange taste is rather appealing once you get used to it.

[hulkbusted]

What is going on in his apartment?

"Guys." He takes a bite of the cookie and frowns slightly. It tastes... odd. "Guys, this is great, but it's not necessary. We could have met somewhere--" not his apartment "--else."

[infernoandhearth]

"Well, I didn't expect I'd end up here," calls Luke from the other room. He is opening and closing every cupboard. "I only came because Serrure texted me. And he only stayed because the Thormbie followed him." Oh, the kettle is actually on the stove, ok. He fills it with water. "But as we're here already, I mean, we defeated Thor, you really ought to owe us tea. Which I'll make, you needn't come in, it's alright. I've got it."

He turns on the gas. It turns on the fire.

"Your stove lights by itself, Bruce!!!!" Luke announces excitedly, with a good deal of exclamation marks.

[doeswhathewants]

"Thrombie," Serrure huffs. "I am calling him Thorrible. And sometimes he pauses if one tosses a steak at him. But I ran out." And shrugs.

Then to Bruce, "I thought it only fair to gift the father with something as I did the mother, Luke suggested these." And offers the cookies again, taking another for himself before he starts acting on the laughing feeling building in his stomach.

[helsmaiden]

Leah takes another cookie. "You really must take more. They're yours, after all."

[hulkbusted]

Instead Bruce just gives the cookie a sniff and tries not to wrinkle his nose. "What kind of cookies are these?"

Wait, what? What is Luke doing in his kitchen?

"Excuse me." He sets the cookie on the plate and hurries to make sure Luke isn't pyrobating with his stove.

[infernoandhearth]

The kettle is on top of the fire. He can't even stare at it wistfully, ok. He is totally fine.

"Chocolate chip?" Luke suggests, already searching for Bruce's tea.

[doeswhathewants]

"Organic," Serrure chimes in. "You are the healthy sort, right? See, we were attempting to be thoughtful to your dietary needs. But really, if you do not want them- I mean, it would be terribly offensive to not accept a gift- but I'm sure we could eat them."

[helsmaiden]

"We already are eating them!" Leah giggles into her cookie.

As soon as Bruce leaves the room she leans over to Loki. "I do not believe he is falling for it."

[hulkbusted]

Bruce pulls open the cabinet by the stove that has his tins and boxes of tea. "You were looking for this?"

Obviously, he's not getting rid of them quickly if Luke has decided to make tea. He moves to another cabinet and opens it, showing Luke where the mugs are.

Calling out to Serrure while he fetches milk from the fridge: "I'm not taking lectures on manners from you."

[infernoandhearth]

"I'm making tea FOR the cookies, though," says Luke, concerned. He takes out a box of tea at random. "It would be daft not to combine the two. For me, anyway, I mean, I suppose you ought to eat your gift, but perhaps I might help extensively." He looks at the mugs Bruce has revealed, and then back at the tea. Frowns.

"Have you a pot?"

[doeswhathewants]

"I am not lecturing, only relating the ... ah... cultural meaning of gifting. Of the Aesir." And he might have just made that up, but there's also a bit of truth and anyway, while Bruce is distracted, he's slipping a cookie into his hand and going to stare at the stove.

[helsmaiden]

And Leah will help with a "Here, Dr. Bruce, try one."

[hulkbusted]

Bruce absently took the cookie from Leah while he...

Huh, he'd gotten distracted for a second there. He was... oh, right. "If you mean a kettle, it's right in front of your face. If you mean a teapot? I don't have one. Make the tea in the cup."

He took a bite of the cookie and made a face. Weird tasting thing, but now he'd taken a bite out of politeness sake and if he surreptitiously set it aside, oh well.

[infernoandhearth]

"Honestly?!" said Luke, and made a face. The face said ' Americans.' in a British sort of way. Even though he was a Scandinavian god.

"Very well. Cup tea it is. Would you all like some, as I suppose I must account for that, now." He took out four mugs all the same, without waiting for an answer, and took Bruce's discarded cookie to munch on.

[doeswhathewants]

He's just going to nudge Leah with an elbow, "Giggling. You just giggled. I heard it. No take backs." And grins at her, chomping down on another cookie.

"What does it taste like, Luke, is it sweet?" Serrure tended to stay on the latte part of the Starbucks menu and pint sized god of poor life choices on caffeine, isn't that a thought.