[As this creature that the Museum's guests summon from these bracelets acts as such an inaccurate copy of the illustrious Mr. Taneleer Tivan, let's, instead, call this odd beast by another name. From this point onwards, let us refer to Loki's current companion as Mr. Hologrameleer Tivan. Or Holly, for short.
Holly's all smiles, doing his best to oblige the guest and avoid saying anything unnecessary. Oh, no, he's only sharing the most fascinating stories and most relevant histories that have been programmed into him.] ...the name 'Kamar-Taj' comes from the Arabic قمر تاج meaning "moon crown". Local legends say that it is the birthplace of a great sorcerer, the first of a long succession of great magic-users who carry the same title of "Ancient One". (Mr. Taneleer had a very good laugh, when he'd heard about that! He's run into so many revered 'ancients' and 'deities' in his absurdly long lifetime, but they never fail to bring something of a smile to his face.)
Anyway, so says the legends, this Ancient One and a friend discovered a source of magic; they had a spat over how to use it, and you probably already know where this one goes without me having to say it (oh, but I'm going to have to--it's the only way I've been programmed). One thing led to another, the Ancient One's dear friend mind-controlled everyone in a local village into his thrall, and, then, they say that the first Ancient One wound up poofing off their dear old friend into another dimension.
That's certainly one way to break up a friendship, [The other being laughs at his nonjoke, his sightless eyes nestling so comfortably between eyebags. In what feels like very little time to a hologram (admittedly without any perceptions of time programmed into his systems), they come across the first Kamar-Tajan artifact.
This has Holly terribly excited and clapping, like a sugar-high child coming across a purple pony.] Ooh! We've come across the first asset in the Kamar-Tajan exhibit--the fabulous Bands of Cyttorak! [They don't look especially fabulous; they look rusted, like dried, metallic centipede segments that have been separated and, then, glued together on a bit of metallic string.]
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Holly's all smiles, doing his best to oblige the guest and avoid saying anything unnecessary. Oh, no, he's only sharing the most fascinating stories and most relevant histories that have been programmed into him.] ...the name 'Kamar-Taj' comes from the Arabic قمر تاج meaning "moon crown". Local legends say that it is the birthplace of a great sorcerer, the first of a long succession of great magic-users who carry the same title of "Ancient One". (Mr. Taneleer had a very good laugh, when he'd heard about that! He's run into so many revered 'ancients' and 'deities' in his absurdly long lifetime, but they never fail to bring something of a smile to his face.)
Anyway, so says the legends, this Ancient One and a friend discovered a source of magic; they had a spat over how to use it, and you probably already know where this one goes without me having to say it (oh, but I'm going to have to--it's the only way I've been programmed). One thing led to another, the Ancient One's dear friend mind-controlled everyone in a local village into his thrall, and, then, they say that the first Ancient One wound up poofing off their dear old friend into another dimension.
That's certainly one way to break up a friendship, [The other being laughs at his nonjoke, his sightless eyes nestling so comfortably between eyebags. In what feels like very little time to a hologram (admittedly without any perceptions of time programmed into his systems), they come across the first Kamar-Tajan artifact.
This has Holly terribly excited and clapping, like a sugar-high child coming across a purple pony.] Ooh! We've come across the first asset in the Kamar-Tajan exhibit--the fabulous Bands of Cyttorak! [They don't look especially fabulous; they look rusted, like dried, metallic centipede segments that have been separated and, then, glued together on a bit of metallic string.]