Chapter 22
Things were fairly quiet until Fury came to talk to all of the supers (and you) one morning in March. "Listen up! This is a reminder that the producers from the Avengers movies will be on campus shooting their next film, starting today. This place will be crawling with actors, cameras, and all sorts of crap we usually don't have to deal with." Fury and the team let them film pieces of the movies at the tower, provided they didn't interfere with their operations and only filmed anyone from the tower with permission and only when that person was in costume. They let you be extras and side characters occasionally, and sometimes the supers even used their powers on film to cut down on the CGI budget. You were sure Fury got something out of this, but he never said what it was. "They won't be in the building except during scheduled times, which you'll have plenty of notice about. Any time you go outside, you must be in costume. I don't want anyone's secret identities compromised. Ironman, Loki, Kat, you're excused from that of course." Tony's secret identity had already been compromised, everyone knew who you were thanks to Tony, and Loki didn't have a secret identity, nor did he care to.
Loki took you out that day to a matinee ballet. He wore his perfect all-black suit again and convinced you to wear the green dress he had gotten you. It was still just cool enough to wear it. The ballet was amazing, you couldn't believe how effortless they made dancing on their toes look.
You were walking back to the compound from the parking lot when you were stopped by the film crew. That wasn't atypical, they would reroute people who were in jeopardy of getting in the way of their shots. "Tom! Good! You're already in costume, come on, your scene is up!" one of the producers got ahold of Loki and led him towards the cameras and the set that had been set up on your property.
Apparently, they had gotten Loki confused with his actor. Loki looked over at you apologetically, but let them lead him away, unwilling to harm the mortals. You followed as far as you could. You had a feeling this was going to be fun.
/How long before they figure out you're not Tom?/ you thought at him. He turned to you with a glint in his eye and a smirk. He was going to keep the game up as long as possible.
They actually ran a few takes of the scene (how Loki knew the lines you didn't know) before the real Tom showed up between takes. He walked straight over to Loki, thinking he was a stunt double. They were both wearing the infamous black suit of sexy. No wonder the film crew had gotten confused. They looked at each other and both started laughing after a moment when they figured out what was going on. One of them went back to doing takes of the scene, the other came over to stand with you and watch. He put his arm around you gently.
You looked up and laughed. "You're not Loki," you told him softly. It was Tom, the actor, not your boyfriend. You knew the difference immediately. Tom was warm where Loki ran cold due to his heritage.
Tom laughed and held his hands up in surrender. "I apologize for touching you without permission. Loki said you would find it amusing," he explained immediately. He was a perfect gentleman after all. His accent wasn't quite as honey sounding as Loki's most of the time, but it was really close. They also looked nearly identical.
"It's alright. Loki was right. It was amusing," you replied with a warm smile. It was a fun joke. "I'm sorry about him. They thought he was you and dragged him over to do the scene. Since then..." you shrugged as if that were enough explanation. "I think he's trying to see how long it will take them to figure out that he's not you,"
"You're the only one who's noticed so far. I'm disappointed in Chris. We've done how many movies together? He should know better." Tom sighed in exasperation at his coworker. Chris was the actor who played Thor. It took a few more scenes before Chris finally did figure out that Loki wasn't Tom.
"Who are you?" he boomed in his Thor voice. "You're not Tom!" he accused, probably thinking Loki was a stunt double.
Loki did the character's head bow and held up his hands in surrender with his trademark smirk.
"Game's over," Tom said sadly. "It was a fun game too. Thank you for keeping you company, Miss -?" he asked politely, though of course he knew who you were.
"Y/N Stark," you filled in, just as politely. You could play the game to let him properly introduce yourselves. "Trade you autographs?" you asked with a grin. He chuckled and you did exchange autographs.
"I best go rescue Loki and do my job," he said once the autographs had been exchanged. Chris was still shouting, but it was in fun and the crew was laughing at Loki's antics since he was showing them some magic tricks. Loki and Tom posed for pictures before work began again. The crew let you stick around and watch the taping, which was a lot of fun, especially since you got to meet and hang out with the other actors as well.
Tom came back over to you on a break between scenes. Loki summoned him a cup of tea, which Tom accepted with appreciation. "Do you two want to pretend to be me and Kelly for the next scene?" he asked while he sat with you and enjoyed his tea. Kelly was the one playing Sigyn, Loki's romantic interest.
"Won't the production crew get mad about being tricked twice in one day?" you asked. You were also really recognizable.
Tom shook his head. "Not on this one. You're a dead ringer for Kelly in costume. I think the designers used you as inspiration for the character design. Trust me, this scene will be perfect for you two," Tom said with a grin. It was far too close to Loki's Cheshire Cat grin. You were quickly finding that he could be just as mischievous as his character. You and Loki agreed to try it and Tom went off to have a word with Kelly. She grinned and gave you a thumbs up. She came over to sit with you until the break was over.
"Tom! Kelly! You're up!" the director called. Loki took your hand and the two of you went over instead of the actual actors. You were nervous about this trick, sure you were going to be caught. It seemed too important for you to be playing around with. You weren't an actress, and didn't know Kelly's lines or anything.
You shouldn't have bothered worrying. The entire scene was you running to Loki and him kissing you deeply. It took a couple takes to get it just right, but the kiss was a really good one and the director seem pleased, until he realized that neither of you were his actors.
"Tom!" he yelled, mock-glaring over at Tom and Kelly who were drinking tea and watching the fun. "He's doing your job better than you are!" he called, laughing. The entire crew started laughing again.
"But they're already dating. I figured they could do the kiss scene justice," Tom replied innocently as he came over. He looked you over. "Great job, by the way," he told you. "Are you going to the comic con tomorrow?" You shook your head while Loki just looked confused. Tom handed you two passes he just happened to be carrying. "Come in costume to Hall H at noon. I promise you some fun," he told you, which was all the enticement Loki needed to go to the event.
"What is a comic con?" Loki asked as you finally walked into the compound.
"People dress up as comic book and movie characters. There's shops and talks about the comics," you tried to explain. It was an experience one kinda had to go to in order to understand it.
"It sounds like fun. We should attend," Loki replied. He just wanted to see what Tom had up his sleeve, but he would enjoy the rest of the con as well.
"You'll have to make our costumes," you reminded him. He nodded. That was no big deal for him.
*
The next day you went to the convention in full costume. The same costumes you'd been in for the movie. You found Tom and Kelly in costume in Hall H just before noon. "You made it!" Tom lit up in excitement. He handed Loki a sheet of paper while Kelly handed one to you. Both of them were grinning. "Here are your lines. You'll get the cues from Mark there," he pointed at one of the guys at the presenter's table. You looked over at Loki and both of you exchanged a glance wondering what you had gotten yourselves into. "We have parts to play too," Tom reassured you. They went to go get ready for their parts while you read over you part and grinned.
This would be fun, indeed.
You stood off stage while the crowd filed in to the conference hall. You were nervous, and kept clutching on to Loki's hand. "You'll be fine, love. This is just for fun," he reminded you. "There is no reason to be nervous." You wished you believed him, but you didn't want to mess this up. There were lots of fans counting on you and you really weren't an actress. Loki was the one with the flair for drama.
The presenter started his speech about the Avengers movies and how well they did and all sorts of nonsense to talk about the new movie coming out. "We are currently in production on the latest installment-" The lights suddenly went out. That was Loki's cue. He walked out onto the stage to begin his own speech.
"People of New York, look how far you have fallen!" He announced. "Look how you huddle, scared in the dark, waiting for your saviors to come. They are not coming to rescue you this day. All you have is me!" The lights came back on to reveal Loki standing in the middle of the stage. The crowd roared. "I am Loki of Asgard and I am burdened with glorious purpose. Swear loyalty to me, swear your city over to me, and you shall live in riches in my kingdom. Kneel to your overlord!" he boomed. You saw his expression that he was enjoying every moment of this. "I said KNEEL~!" He used magic to amplify his voice even more than the room should have allowed. At once the cheering roaring crowd dropped to their knees in front of him.
That was your cue. You straightened your spine, gathered your courage, and stormed out onto the stage. "LOKI!" you shouted as you stomped toward him. He looked over at you, shocked and acting sheepish and embarrassed. He gave you an elegant bow while the crowd called:
"Sigyn!"
You raised a hand to them and they fell silent at once. "Are you pretending to rule these mortals again?" you demanded of Loki.
"Of course not, my love!" he protested, rising from his bow and trying to look innocent. "I would not!"
You looked out at the crowd, glad that you was blinded by the lights and couldn't actually see them. "Was he, dear mortals?" you asked them, calmly, sweetly, gently. They roared in cheers and applause. "There is my answer, Loki," you replied, turning back to him.
"But, darling~" he started. You glared, your hands on your hips. The perfect picture of an insulted angry wife.
"Don't you 'darling' me, Loki Odinson," Loki went by Odinson to get the people to accept him if nothing else. "Back home with you, now!" you ordered, pointing off stage.
"My love, they need someone to rule over them!" he protested. You snapped your fingers and pointed again off stage.
"Be gone with you. They shall have their ruler," you turned back to the crowd. "Won't you, my dears?" They all roared in applause while Loki skulked off toward off stage, his head hung in shame.
"IMPOSTERS!" Came a roar from the crowd. The lights changed and a spotlight appeared on Tom and Kelly, who stormed up towards the stage from the back of the auditorium. There were even more cheers from the crowd as they realized what was going on. "Foolish mortals allowing yourselves to be tricked by such amateurs. I am your God. The true Loki of Asgard and you shall kneel before me!" Loki took your hand and teleported you off stage where you could watch the rest of the act from the sidelines. At the end, a trailer for the new movie was shown, and you and Loki were brought back out on stage to bow to cheers from the crowd.
"That was a lot of fun," you told Tom and Kelly after the event, once the audience had cleared. "Thank you for letting us do it," they both smiled and said how it had been partially the director's idea. He thought it would be good publicity. You ended up getting Tom's and Kelly's phone numbers and friending them on social media, promising that you'd keep in touch, especially through their production of the new movie on location. They were great fun to be around. You found you couldn't be terribly surprised that you'd become fast friends with them already.
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