Flytting 1

[whose_son_am_i]

Sender: Loki of Asgard
To: Everyone
Subject: Introduction and a Riddle

It seems a popular way to test and get used to this journal is to do a proper introduction. I am Loki of Asgard. As might be surmised, I am newly arrived--though I find this place intriguing and curious so far. I think I'll have fun here.

I could go on, but instead, I have a riddle for you all.

My head was forged / by hammer's hit,
pricked by a point / and polished by files.
What comes before me, / I frequently eat.
With rings adorned / I doth strike,
hard against hard, / a hole in my back.
Shoved forth / I shall defend
my master's money / amidst the night.
Sometimes I spin / my skull backwards,
when my lord wants me / - the warden of his wealth -
to hand him the treasures / of hundreds of heroes
he killed in battle / to capture their gold.

I look forward to hearing your answers.

Comments

Sender: Zhao

[seemagicshit]

Not sure where the hell Asgard is, but you're welcome, I guess.

Haven't met anyone that wanted to give a joke while saying hello...although your delivery needs some work because I can't figure out what the answer is. I want to say saber but I know it's not right.

[whose_son_am_i]

Asgard is one of the Nine realms that comprise Yggdrasill, known as the World Tree.

It's not a joke, but a riddle. And a saber is not a bad guess.

[seemagicshit]

If it's not a saber...is it a gun?

[This seemed like the kind of thing one of his other friends would be good at. Not to mention that this guy apparently comes from a giant tree? Some worlds were pretty messed up.]

[whose_son_am_i]

It is not. Perhaps broaden your thinking.

Sender: Yamatonokami Yasusada

[hairpinings]

I thought a sword at first... but now I'm not so sure.

[whose_son_am_i]

Interesting, that the first idea should be a weapon. Should I analyze the answer more?

[hairpinings]

I don't know if analyzing it would be that interesting! Maybe not the whole riddle but a lot of it was making me think about how swords are made and people use swords to defend their important belongings. Depending on the sword they can be dressed up in all sorts of things, right?

[whose_son_am_i]

Go on? You have me curious. A sword is not the answer, but I'm interested in your reasoning further.

[Not that anyone can see it, but Loki's grin has turned sly.]

[hairpinings]

Well if you think about it in the sword's point of view... though its not a sword I guess but if you think about it from its point of view, the one who wields it would be its master right?

Swoosh Swish! Defending the master's honor and protecting the master from anyone who might cause harm to the master, those are the sword's duties right?

Though I guess a sword's head doesn't spin, if it did it would probably be a broken sword.

sender: della duck

[sos_pilot]

[ Loki? Asgard? Hm! ]

Hey before I take a stab at the riddle, real quick question - the following words mean anything to you?

-Jormungandr
-Valhalla
-Scrooge McDuck
-Millionaire Miser

[whose_son_am_i]

The first sounds Norse, but does not mean anything beyond that. The Second is where the hall of those slain in battle go. Odin's hall. The last two do not sound familiar at all.

Why do you ask?

[sos_pilot]

Well well well! So even gods have counterparts in other worlds! This is fascinating.

Now, do you want the long version of my weird question or the short one? You're getting weird answers either way.

[whose_son_am_i]

Oh I don't mind long. I am curious to your answer to my riddle as well.

Sender: Satan

[angelbirth]

Hello, Loki of Asgard. I'd say you'd made quite the memorable introduction.

The riddle you've provided seems to be about something a smith might be able to make. Is it a two part answer? I ask because I want to guess a key, given the context of wealth and gold, but the lock the key fits into might also be important.

Re: Sender: Satan

[whose_son_am_i]

I am quite amused that Satan is the one to correctly guess--and yes it is a two part riddle though I would accept only part of it.

[angelbirth]

What's so amusing about it?

[ He's a little surprised it was the right answer -- he'd spent a lot of time overthinking it and might guessed virtually anything a blacksmith could forge. Of course, he is glad all the same. ]

[whose_son_am_i]

Nuance does not come along well in text. I am amused in the delighted sense of the word. Especially that you guessed both parts.

[herewardbound]

Shit.

When the name appeared in his book, Akechi found himself frozen to the spot, staring.

Loki.

Though it was no longer burned into his heart like Hereward was- the name alone still made him stumble.

He sat, reading, for several minutes, and hesitantly reached for his pen.


Is it perhaps a key?

[whose_son_am_i]

The complete answer is a lock and a key, but I accept your answer as correct.

[herewardbound]

Not quite perfect, I suppose, but I'll accept an 'A-' in this case, I think.

Loki of Asgard, you said?

I'll admit I've always had a personal interest in Norse myth, but I never would've imagined encountering a figure from them in person.

How does Akechi's name show up on the Sender line?

[whose_son_am_i]

They are not always accurate, as they were inspired by our travels and visits to Midgard. I especially seem to have been equated with 'whatever is needed' for an antagonist or distraction.

Sender: Ann Takamaki

[menaretrash]

Lord Loki! It's good to hear from you! I hope you have been settling in well?

Full disclosure: I'm not good at riddles, so I'm well aware I'm likely already wrong, but: is the answer a sword?

[ Listen. Swords eat stuff, like flesh and bone! And they get shoved forth and they defend. Even if she's sure she's absolutely wrong, it's still her answer and she's sticking with it. Hopefully it doesn't... sound as stupid as she thinks it does. ]

Re: Sender: Ann Takamaki

[whose_son_am_i]

I hope you've been settling in well as well, Lady Ann. This is hardly the first time I've found myself somewhere new with very little but what's on my back. The answer is not a sword, nor any kind of armament.

[menaretrash]

I've been okay, thank you! I've actually bumped into a few familiar faces -- two from home, one from my last home away from home. Not any kind of weapon, huh?

[ Well, shit. She's good at shooting things and beating the crap out of shadows and monarchs and palace rulers, but this sorta thing... she can't even call upon the mystical powers of the internet for help here either, dammit. ]

Is it a wind up doll? (I already know I'm wrong, I'm sorry :( )

[whose_son_am_i]

You don't need to apologize. When a riddle is not given as part of a challenge or contest, the point is not necessarily to be 'right' or 'wrong', but to think creatively.

It is not a wind-up doll. This is a very ancient riddle, well before the time of wind-up creations.