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ISSUE #02
► "Get lost."
► "You're not single, Phil. That was a lie."
►"This isn't your first time at one of these either. Whatever game you're playing — take it elsewhere."
► "Skedaddle."
► "Creep."
► "No, you don't."
► "Lie."
► "Slimeball."
► "No, it's not! Your name isn't Ray! Get the hell out of here!"
► "Sorry, are we — are we cosplaying now?"
► "Well, one of us definitely is."
► "Why the getup? Is there a con going on somewhere?"
► "... No. What ... what's your, uh, your mission?"
► "I ... I don't know who that is ..."
► "So what happened next?"
► "Wow. So that was you?"
► "Wait — that was you?"
► "But — you said — "
► "Wow. So now what?"
► "Wait, you — you don't think I'm — "
► "I ... my name is Verity Willis. Nobody's ever lied to me."
► "Because nobody can. Ever since I was a kid I've always seen through any lie I'm told. No matter how small or well-intentioned ..."
► "I was the only kid who never believed in Santa Claus."
► "I was always the first to know."
► "I can't even watch a movie. Any kind of fiction just ... frustrates me. People talk about suspension of disbelief — well, that's not something I can do."
► "So I sit around reading about pure mathematics, programming, physics, things I know are always true ..."
► "... And I pretend that's enough ... to lie to myself ..."
► "And I can't. I can't."
► "That's ... really sweet, Loki. Thanks."
► "So, uh ... will I see you again?"
► "Heh. Liar."

ISSUE #04
► "... The Norse God of Mischief can cook?"
► "Right. Look, just to get this out of the way — and I wouldn't ask if you weren't, you know, who you are ..."
► "... But was there an ulterior motive for asking me over tonight?"
► "I knew it. Look, Loki — thanks for being honest with me, I guess, but — "
► "(groff) (chromp) Mmm! Not terrible."
► " — But I'm not helping you break in somewhere. I'm not going to be part of a heist."
► "That's not who I ... who's the invisible guy?"
► "Skeevy McCreeper was the hero? Who was the bad guy?"
► "Well ... could be, I guess. Since I was born, nobody's ever been able to — "
► " — Aaand this conversation is over."
► "Loki — careful — he's the one with the magic sword — "
► " Loki! You — you killed him — "

ISSUE #05
► "Not remotely."
► "Shut up."
► "Okay. When I give the word, I'm going to need you to run forward in a direct line — do exactly as I say — and try very, very hard not to die."
► "Pretty please."
► "Go! Watch out for spike traps! They're real!"
► "Aaah! Duck your heads!"
► "Veer right! Right! Your other right, Loki!"
► "Okay, get ready to jump ... now! Again!"
► "Now sprint — run for it — "
► "... Aaaand I'm going to quietly have a heart attack now."

ISSUE #06
► "What the hell is the matter with you?"
► "I was actually worried about you, can you believe that?"
► "After we rescued Sigurd, you just vanished — you weren't here, you weren't online, I didn't know where you were — "
► "So guess what? I called Sigurd. And he told me the truth. You weren't in Asgardia for him. You were there for something else."
► "I told you. I didn't want to be part of a break-in. I didn't want to be used like that."
► "If you'd told me the whole truth, I'd have said no — so you told me just enough that I filled in the gaps."
► "Like an idiot."
► "Congratulations, Loki. You finally managed to lie to me."
► "Don't you dare."
► "What the hell was in that dungeon, anyway? What was more important than treating me like a human being?"
► "Don't change the subject — wait."
► "Crap. You're right. Are you doing that?"
► "... What do you need?"
► "Loki — what — "
► "What? Who?"
► "... Oh boy."

ISSUE #07
► "Oh, boy."
► "You ... you know I'm here ... ?"
► "What?"
► "He, uh — he slipped it to me when Doom kidnapped us — "
► ("Are you doing kissing with Loki?") "What?"
► "Well, we're not 'doing kissing'! We're just friends, okay?"
► "And what do you mean, bad decisions?"
► "... 'End the world'?"
► ("What? I'm not lying.") "I ... I know."
► "Okay. You need to let Loki out, Val."
► "Something's making this happen. I can feel it. Like someone's lying to me in my head ..."
► "So let Loki out. We need him — "
► "... I don't believe you."
► "I know you're not. Not intentionally. I know what Doom saw. But ... I don't believe it."
► "I don't believe there's an absolute future. I don't believe we can't change anything."
► "I don't believe Loki can't change."
► "But I do know he won't change if you stick him in a big box marked 'Loki' and nail the lid down."
► "Oh, you know that's not true."
► "Even if you've got him frozen, the rest of the world isn't standing still for you. What happens when your box fails?"
► "What if someone steals him or uses him as a weapon? Or the other gods get involved? Or if Doom dies and — "
► " — Hey, where are you going?"
► "Skip to the end, please."
► ("I knew you'd save me.") "No, you didn't. But thanks for the lie."
► "... So that's the situation — Hate waves beamed into the brains of ordinary Latverians by the Red Skull. Have you got a plan?"
► "Loki ..."
► "Look, I see through lies. Doesn't mean I can't tell any."
► "We don't need him. But we do need that."
► "The Sword of Truth. Think about it. The hate wave doesn't work on me. Why not? What makes hate easy?"
► "It's easy to hate what you don't know."
► "When you know the truth — when you see through all the lies — the hate can't sustain itself."
► "Shut up. So, Val — how do we stab everyone in Latveria with this?"
► "Thanks."
► "What?"
► "It's okay. I'm right here. You'll be fine." ("No, I won't. But thanks for the lie.")
► ("Know that you are a trusted ally of Doom, Verity Willis.") "Okay?"

ISSUE #08
► "Actually — (kaff) — she's telling the truth. They both are."
► "I can see through any lie, remember? That includes sarcasm."
► "The enchantress really thinks she's being a good person right now ..."
► "Frankly, yes. Last time I saw you, it was on a news bulletin telling me to lock my doors and windows."
► "What's going on, Loki? No half-truths this time. No omissions. Just ... tell me."
► "I don't know, Loki. You've always been a little ... self-interested ... but I wouldn't say that made you evil — "
► "Wait, what!? What do you mean 'goodbye'?"
► ( Verity Willis never knew that Loki. For her, the God of Evil was just one more green-and-yellow costume on the news. One more excuse to stay indoors. Then, suddenly ... he was her friend. Her funny, bitchy, kind, ambiguous friend, who cooked and listened and said sorry when he screwed up. And meant it. Maybe the best friend she's ever had ... until he decided he was too good for friend. She tells herself she's better off without him. That he only ever used her for his own purposes -- the human lie detector he could keep a phone call away and wheel out for emergencies. She tells herself they were never really friends ... but Verity Willis always sees through lies. )
► "Not really, Lorelei. This change Loki's gone through — something's gone wrong. He's not acting like himself."
► ("Loki will always break your heart.") "Why does everyone ... Look, we're friend, okay? And there's something wrong with my friend."
► "You're someone who knows their way around all this — this magic stuff. You can help — "
► "'Work'? Lorelei ... you're not doing anything criminal, are you?"