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Post Curtains Catch All

[After round 2, Sigyn and Loki go to live with Stephen and Mephisto in their New York penthouse. Sigyn is very reluctant to leave her wife, so for a good six months she doesn't leave the penthouse unless it's for short trips to the store and a few trips to see Riley.

After that period, when Loki has regained some of her strength, the two of them will frequently travel to visit her friends.

Other than traveling she spends her time relaxing in the penthouse with her new family, trying to catch up on all the pop culture she missed being born and raised in a completely different universe. Movie night? Movie night.]

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[Anne’s supposed to be a temporary fixture in the penthouse, but she’s sure been making herself at home. Enough so, that even Loki, with the help of Stephen and Mephisto, feel comfortable coming to Anne with help on a super secret mission.

It was a great effort to keep Anne from belting out “Secret, Secret...”, but they managed. And the mission was initiated! Anne corners Sigyn one afternoon, bristling with energy and dramatics.]

Sigyn! I need your help! I have a date tonight, and I don’t have anything to wear!

[Sigyn does seem happier these days, but she also has a nervous energy about her, more so any time Loki is not in the room. She barely leaves the penthouse, and when she does it's never more than half an hour. She's clearly getting stir-crazy, despite all the space they have available, but she is also reluctant to leave.

Which means she is not quite sure what to do when Anne bursts in.]

I don't think you can fit any of mine. Well, you can, but they'd be very long on you.

[Anne laughs and shakes her head.]

I don’t need to borrow something. But I do need your help. If I take Mephisto, he’ll either go too flashy, or find me something that makes me look bad on purpose, because he thinks he’s funny. If I take Stephen, I’ll end up with something too boring. And the Queens all have the same fashion sense I do—- about 500 years behind on trends. [She purses her lips in annoyance, as if she’s encountering a real predicament.]

Please, come help me find something! I haven’t had a date literally ever.

I don't know how well Midgardian fashion would translate to Earth and... [She starts picking at the cuticles of her left hand.] ...I don't think I should leave Loki for that long.

She won’t be alone—- Stephen and Mephisto are here! And we can pick her up something cute, too. [She nudges Sigyn’s arm gently. Don’t bully those nails, girl.]

And we won’t be far at all. If anything happens, we’re a phone call away. Please don’t make me take Mephisto instead, it’ll be so bad.

[Sigyn still looks unsure but... Anne is right, she won't be alone. She trusts Stephen and Mephisto, and it would be nice to get Loki a present.]

Okay, let me just go talk to her and the boys quick.

[It only takes a few minutes. All three of them are in the living room, almost like they were waiting for her to come in. They assure her everything will be fine, that if anything happens they will call immediately.

Loki comes with Sigyn to meet Anne by the front door to ~~make sure she doesn't back out at the last second~~ give her a gentle kiss and an extra promise that everything will be okay. Once Sigyn turns away from her to face Anne Loki gives the queen two thumbs up and an enthusiastic grin.]

Okay, where to?

[Anne stands by while they talk, looking very pleased with herself-- though if it's due to the mission success, or the aspect of a shopping trip is anyone's guess. Either way, she didn't even have to put on the fake tears.

She waggles her fingers enthusiastically at Loki as they leave, and for what it's worth, also makes sure her phone's not on silent, just in case. If something does happen, Sigyn's not the only one who will never forgive herself.]

There's a few shop nearby that--- [She draws a piece of paper from her pocket, and frowns at it. The other Queens are almost as bad as the game night rules--- with the amount of suggestions and then striking out the others suggestions and---- Did K. Howard write forever 21 b/c ur basic lol? She crumples it, and shoves it back into her bag]

Nevermind. It's a city. We'll find something.

[Once they're in the elevator Sigyn takes her phone out of her pocket. She had learned how to use modern technology pretty quickly.]

I'm sure we can find something. [A quicke search yeilds more than a few articles about the "Best Shopping in New York City". She leans over to show Anne.]

Anything look good?

[Oh, Sigyn, how smart to use that phone for something other than literally googling "funny henry viii".

Anna peers at the phone curiously then gestures on the list to something that's nearby, but still not too close. She's still got a mission here, and it involves dragging Sigyn out of her comfort zone a little bit more than it involves actually shopping.]

Maybe there? I think that was on my list, at one point-- it seems unique!

[Sigyn looks at the address and is once more thankful they live in a city with a simple gridded layout. The store is a bit further than she would like, it isn't too far that she couldn't make it back in a reasonable amount of time if she ran. The clothes in the pictures look interesting, almost reminding her of the fashion she'd enjoyed in the upper tiers of Midgardian society.]

It certainly seems interesting. And not too far to walk.

[The elevator dings and the doors open to the bottom floor. Sigyn offers Anne her arm.]

Shall we?

Ja! [Anna cheerfully loops her arm through Sigyn’s, a cheerful hop in her step. She squeezes her arm gently, flashing a reassuring smile.]

She’ll be fine. Mephisto’s oddly capable, when pushed to it. Don’t ever tell him, but he’s kind of sweet. I offered him my soul, the week we were all seeing things, and he didn’t even take it. And he helped me feel safe, when I was sure that I was in real danger.

[Sigyn didn't even realize she was glancing back at the elevator doors as they walked out of the building until Anne started speaking again. Her attention snaps forward, determined to do s her wife requested and 'have a good time.']

...Is the soul offering another part of the 'demon' thing? [She remembers something about that from one of the shows they watched recently.]

Oh! Ja, that’s right, you missed most of that. I’m pretty sure he was trying to steal half of our souls while we were there and eternally damn us or something, I don’t know for sure, I just know mine would have been a super good deal, with the whole staying-devout despite being a pawn in a religious war, and the whole whoever’s most chaste will win first place—— [She’s just kind of chattering on aimlessly in her typical Anne of Cleves fashion.]

—-Anyway. He got his chance! I was so scared I basically tried to offer it up myself. But instead, he told me I was okay, and that he’d protect me.

[Sigyn still doesn't entirely get the full scope of Mephisto's true identity, but she does understand that it was a big deal that he chose to come clean about who he was and his motives. Not that any of it really matters anymore. Anne is right: Mephisto is not only kind, but also dependable. Loki will be just fine.

As Anne rambles, they make their way on to the street. The hustle and bustle is very different on ground level than it is from the penthouse's terrace. Not different in a bad way just different.

Sigyn beings leading them in the direction of the store Anne had selected.]

He's a good man, whether he wants to admit it or not.

But enough about them. Tell me about your date.

[Anne doesn’t seem to mind the bustle on the street—- she’s used to it now, given her frequent trips both to the venue where her shows were held, and the trips to the unfinished future home of The Castle. She lets Sigyn lead, but she’s like a proper New Yorker, quick pace and assertive walking and all.]

Oh, I don’t know. Turns out, having a choice is super hard and awful. Christine was right about Tinder! People say the most forward things—- not even my husband said such things to me! [There’s scandal to her tone, but who knows how risqué anything actually was with Anna of Cleves, who still would firmly avert her eyes from anything higher than PG-13 romance wise on television.] So I began thinking—- why can’t I just have someone else do this for me, again? And then! I found out blind dates aren’t just dates for blind people!

[It isn't clear if Anne is joking about not knowing what blind dates or not (she's leaning towards not), so she just chuckles.]

Then we'll dress for the location. Where are you going?

[It's probably for the best-- even Anna's understanding of it is probably slightly interesting. As is her next description of the date.]

Okay. So there are these giant castles filled with water, and fish! Behind glass! And you look at the fish. And you're just in the room with fish around you!

And then dinner at a seafood restaurant, next to the fish, which is a little morbid, but sounds fun, ja?

[Okay, aquarium then dinner, so nothing to fancy, but still fancy enough to be Anne.]

Sounds like a good time. Who set you up?

Jane. I can't decide if that's a bad idea, because Jane's taste in men is awful, or a good idea, because we married the same guy, so maybe she knows what's best? [Oh. Shit. She gives Sigyn a deer in the headlights look.]

Ja, You're right, I should cancel! [... Sigyn didn't really suggest that, but here we go! She makes a move for her phone.]

No. [She reaches over and plucks the phone out of Anne's hands.]

From what you've told me, Jane might have bad taste in men, but she is also a good person who wants you to have a good time. Give it a shot. At worst he's annoying and you call one of us in the bathroom to give you an out.

Thanks. [For the offer of an escape, or for taking her phone? Probably both. She shakes her head.]

I've never done this before-- what if-- I guess you can't really get away with cutting off your wives heads anymore, and blind dates don't involve pictures--

No problem.

[Once it seems like Anne isn't going to immediately cancel the date Sigyn holds the phone out to her.]

Look, the best case is you have a really good time and want to see this person again. Worst case, he's a creep. But what's probably going to happen is you are going to have a fine time with a few awkward moments. But listen -[Sigyn stops suddenly and turns to Anne, taking her face in her hands. She suddenly looks deadly serious.]

-if he tries to do anything to hurt you, we will find him, and we will make sure he never gets the chance to do so again.

[She's heard that song and dance before-- and where had it left her? Alone, in a foreign country, alone but for less than a handful of loyal servants she had been permitted to keep from home. William hadn't been able to carry through with his threats, not with war looming across the borders.

But somehow, when she looks at Sigyn, she believes it this time. This was a group of people who had defied death, multiple times, and managed to stay together, despite coming from very different universes, places, times.

Somehow, Anne still manages to not look serious, pushing her lips out into a dramatic pout and giving a rapid head nod.]

I don't think you have to worry about that. I managed to survive a guy famous for killing half his wives.

I trust that you can survive, but we can still help you out. [She smiles and gives Anne's shoulders a squeeze.]

But I'm sure it won't come to that. Now, lets go find you something to wear.

[Anne’s face returns to its typical grin, and her steps regain a little bounce.]

Ja! And I haven’t forgotten, something for Loki too.

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