"One might hope," Loki said calmly, dissecting more of his fruit. "No prison is perfect."
He had to assume that she meant you in a general sense, though he could definitely answer the question pretending to be a frail human. "I know there are monsters, of course. I haven't encountered them, but I've seen the evidence, writ large on the bodies of our fellows. There is also an activity called 'special counseling' in which a prisoner is compelled to attack his fellows." He grimaced. "Of that, I have personal knowledge. There are those sick, because a device has been put in their stomachs. And of course, there is always madness. That seems rather the chief aim here, at times."
He shook his head. "I know not the exact mechanisms for revivals. I could think of several potential methods, though the means is of course another question entirely."
Another of those thin smiles. Loki knew he could be that cruel, had he a reason to be. He was not so fond of others that he felt it necessary to empathize with them, though he didn't really take pleasure in pain. It was more a question of what needed to be done.
All of which were thoughts he was most definitely not going to speak out loud. He shrugged. "In my experience, people are often cruel, and for little reason. I find myself unsurprised."
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He had to assume that she meant you in a general sense, though he could definitely answer the question pretending to be a frail human. "I know there are monsters, of course. I haven't encountered them, but I've seen the evidence, writ large on the bodies of our fellows. There is also an activity called 'special counseling' in which a prisoner is compelled to attack his fellows." He grimaced. "Of that, I have personal knowledge. There are those sick, because a device has been put in their stomachs. And of course, there is always madness. That seems rather the chief aim here, at times."
He shook his head. "I know not the exact mechanisms for revivals. I could think of several potential methods, though the means is of course another question entirely."
Another of those thin smiles. Loki knew he could be that cruel, had he a reason to be. He was not so fond of others that he felt it necessary to empathize with them, though he didn't really take pleasure in pain. It was more a question of what needed to be done.
All of which were thoughts he was most definitely not going to speak out loud. He shrugged. "In my experience, people are often cruel, and for little reason. I find myself unsurprised."