A few days had passed since the incident with Loki, and it seemed that he had settled one down, of which Mobius had been grateful, Loki was focusing better on his TVA studies and had generally been well behaved, despite a few incidences where he showed stubbornness.

This lull in bad behavior had started to worry Mobius, something tugging at the back of his mind that there was a storm brewing and that something was going to break eventually with Loki, history that Mobius had studied showed Loki never seemed to maintain good behavior for long.

Mobius was trying to push this concern out of his head as he was finishing up some paperwork at his desk when he glanced upward hearing pounding on his door he frowned and the door burst open it was Hunter B-15 standing there gripping Loki by his collar. Mobius cocked his head looking to his Variant, then looked back to the Hunter.

"What did he do now? Seriously Loki?" Apparently Hunter was standing there, and she shoved Loki towards the Agent. Loki had gone to deliver some inventory to the library, and of course took his time, got lost, wound up where he shouldn't be and he was caught, and brought to Mobius as his handler. After having been released to Mobius's care, the Hunter left. Mobius now stood there, crossing his arms and looking directly to Loki. He had to force himself to speak calmly, as what he wanted to do was yell, so he took a breath and then walked to his desk and leaned on it and held out his hands as if in question. "Well?"

Loki was indignant as he stood there, when anyone else gave him a heavy hand other than Mobius Loki would become inherently stubborn, and he would be extremely resistant. he continued to stand there stifly with his arms crossed over his chest like a naughty boy dragged to the principals office and he gave Mobius glare as if all of this were HIS fault.

"B-15 is completely over reacting, I diddnt DO anything!" he said staunchly his whole body language expressing his obstinate and willful attitude. He was practically dripping with distain and he held his lips tightly.

Mobius stood there, and he just gave a sigh. He turned his back on Loki, now walking over to his desk leaning against it. He then looked back to the clearly obstinate loki, and bit onto his lower lip, huffing a bit.

"No, absolutely not. She's the best Hunter we have here and has been here a hell of a lot longer than you have been. In that time though, with all you have been doing, you have made more trouble than a toddler. You know what I think you need a time out." Mobius then pulled the temp pad out of the desk and started to tap on it and a red glowing time door opened.

Lokis stance suddenly broke and he looked horrified and shook his head and held up his hands as if to surrender, just the threat of being sent to a Time Loop was enough to break his attitude and he now quickly spoke.

"Wait wait! Mobius please, I will explain!

Mobius suppressed a smile at how Loki had reacted to the threat, perhaps he was learning after all.

Loki took a step closer to mobius and away from that dreaded door and looked emphatically to explain his case."You be fair, you never really asked me what exactly happened in the library today, you just took what B-15 said" He now paused as if pondering something and then put his hand on his forehead as if he were going to be emotional. "If you REALLY want to know what exactly happened just go to the library yourself, aisle 58, shelf 12 row 8"

Mobius listened to everything that Loki was saying, and as the variant seemed to pour his heart out his eyes then opened a little wider hearing about the library. His eyes narrowed a bit, and he clicked his tongue a bit.

"Really? So what you are saying is, what B-15 said is a lie? She is a fellow TVA employee, and wouldn't reveal anything but the truth. Hunter B-15 doesn't have a sense of humor, is always serious, and doesn't mess around with anything. So tell me exactly what happened. I want to hear everything." Mobius then sat down at his desk He reached for his pocket notebook, and started to jot down some things. "Go ahead, I'm listening explain everything that happened."

Loki watched as Mobius went into his interrogation mode with his little notebook and Loki sat down "I never said B-15 was lying, I said she was OVER-REACTING, he said exaggerating his word and then tried to adjust his seat as if he were nervouse. "Yes, yes okay, after I finished running boxes to their proper departments, I did deviate from where I was meant to be in the library, but that isn't a crime." he paused and said no more and crossed his arms a bit and looked tot he side. "I was curious and wanted to do a little research" he said in a more quiet tone and leaned forward toward Mobius. "And I found something very interesting, but I don't think I should mention it like this to you here….I think it would be best if you just go to isle 58, shelf 12 row 8….and you will see for yourself what I found" Loki said in such a low and intensely quiet way that sounded steeped in mystery.

Mobius finished writing for a moment when he looked upward raising an eyebrow towards Loki, marking and noting his hushed tone, then clicked his pen clearing his throat. He set his notebook, on his lap and glared to Loki who was looking wasting so very mysterious. He smirked a little bit, and then sighed.

"All right...let's see..." He gave a deep breath. "So, you were told by me help Mabel run some errands to help in some restitution and instead you decided to explore the library looking for something and you found something, and are asking me to go and investigate this? With all the SPARE time I have as an Agent, you want me to stop what I am doing, and looki into this?" He then stood up, and threw his hands up into the air, now giving a snide grin. "Why don't you lead the way, so I can see exactly what you did? That way, I am not conned into some wild goose chase.

Lokis face gave way to one of feigned shock. "What? I would NEVER con someone especially you into a wild goose chase, that is insulting" he said and crossed his arms. "You know what...never mind, its nothing...just forget the whole thing...I will just return to my little cell and study for my TVA tests." he said doing a 360 on trying to get Mobius to pursue his singular expedition to the library and he stood up now as if to leave.

"Actually...no, you are not going to just leave." Mobius got up now walking over to the variant and reached over grabbing him by the arm firmly. "You seem to misunderstand that when you start something, you are most certainly going to finish it. Now if you would like me to take you to the time loop room, I will. OR...I can take you over MY knee and we have a long session. Do you want either of those options, or are you going to do as I have requested, and lead the way young man?"

Loki had truly overplayed his hand right now. The idea of the time loop OR going over Mobius's knee neither of those ideas was something he wanted right now. Mobius could see the gears turning in his head as he seemed to be weighting his options and saw no other way out except for complying especially with the words "young man" shaking him to his core and he could no longer hold composure of his attitude and nodded his head.

"okay! you have made your point, there is no need for any of that" he said and tried to not betray a look of apprehension and he tried to stand up straiter even as his arm was being gripped. "To the Library then is it" he said and the two started out of his cell and down the long corridor, the closer they got to it the slower came Lokis steps, this was not going to end well and he seemed to be trying to delay the inevitable as they were now heading down the aisels until they reached 58, Loki stopped. "well, here we are...satisfied?"

Mobius glanced around seeing other Agent's working, some sitting at tables reviewing some files, and then he glanced over to the counter seeing Miss Mable speaking with another Agent. Mobius then stood in aisle 58, and looked to Loki.

"All right then pal, out with it. What happened, what did you do?" Mobius wasn't sure what to think, and just stood there hoping that the variant wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary. But of course he didn't really trust the variant now. Not in the least bit.

As Loki stood there seeming to have a bead of sweat running down his forehead, nervousness really starting to show, he cleared his throat.

"It was all a ruse okay?" he said seeming to force a smile and shrugging, just sending you on a wild goose chase, you know me...mischievous scamp" he chuckled lightly.

It just so happened that Casey was coming toward them with a happy stupid look on his face. "Oh Mobius, Variant...excuse me" he said now going down the aisle and as luck would have it to shelf 12 and started to be looking for something pulling forward a few books Loki seemed to be locked in watching as he saw his fingers heading to the row 8 and then like in slow motion he reached out a hand.

"Casey...w-wait-" but as the poor TVA agent pulled at the book there was a sudden soft "poof" and a cloud of blue ink exploded in Casey's face, it now was revealed that Loki, using bits of discarded trash in the libraries waste bin had created a rudimentary ink bomb. This was something that he and Thor used to do to their tutors, and was a very childish prank and the only thing Loki could manage without using magic. this little ink bomb was intended for Mabel or really any TVA agent that happened to be searching for a particular book on the history of the atom bomb.

Casey hadn't really known what had happened at first, when he yelled out now having the ink explode in his face covering the majority of his upper body. what did not hit him directly created a sort of outline on the floor and shelves behind him. the agent wasn't the brightest of agents, so as he stood there, he was quiet, and looked over to Loki, and Mobius.

"B-But...but why?" He started to wipe at the ink, but it was just getting smeared and making things worse. Mobius quickly grabbed a handkerchief out of his pocket, now forcing it, onto Casey's face, wiping it. He then reached out a hand, gripping Loki by the wrist, but spoke towards the inked Agent.

"Casey, go and head to the medic, and I don't know, see if she can clean you up. I am not even sure what can be done, but do it fast before the ink stains your skin." Casey nodded, not saying anything else, but simply made his way out of the library. Mobius then looked to Loki, holding him still firmly. "You're still going to ask me, if I am satisfied now? Go ahead, say it, I dare you..."

There was a dead silence between the two for a very long moment as Loki was looking at Mobious with a strait face that seemed to border on puppy dog eyes and the temptation was almost too much for him and he opened his mouth..."Satisfied?" he said as if it were a question then the look that followed on Mobius's face made Loki resort to his base instinct and he tried to bolt away forgetting in that moment that with his collar on and the time twister in Mobius's pocket that it was a futile action.

Mobius watched the man take off after his response and let him get a bit of a distance before jerking him back with the time twister almost making him fall with the momentum.

"You want to try that again?" The agent said tersely holding the time twister clearly in his hand. It was at that moment, when Mobius looked into Lokis eyes, he knew this wasn't for anything other than his attention. Of course it was, otherwise why would Loki be doing this. It was always like this, from the variant's files. He had always done something, even if there were consequences, because he craved the attention, even if it was bad.

Loki hearing the question and seeing that look in the older mans eyes, there was going to be no escape and he held up his hands up in the way he did when he was trying to explain something quickly before the hammer fell.

"Now Mobius, I know this looks bad…"

"Looks Bad?" Mobius cut him off looking at him incredulously. "No, this is not a 'looks bad' sort of situation!…this IS BAD….this is VERY VERY BAD" he said raising his voice, something he tried hard not to do, but Loki seemed to bring it out of him at times and he caught himself and put a hand to his temple, so very tempted to toss him into a Time Loop until he had time to cooled off, but for some reason Mobius felt that doing that was not the best course of action, the problem was Loki was that he wanted attention, and he assumed at this point Loki was guessing just what his consequences were and felt that they were acceptable, it was time to throw a curve ball.

"Alright, everyone listen up" he suddenly said in a loud voice. "Due to possible contamination I need an evacuation of the library, right now." And just like that, anyone and everybody was rushing out of the library. Meek Miss Mable looked to Agent Mobius with a wink, and then left the library, closing the double doors. Mobius then without another word walked over to the utility closet opening it he took out a bucket, some soap and a gray rag, swiftly filling the bucket with water he returned and held them out to Loki. "Well…" he said now his calm returned. "You made a mess, and you are going to clean it up"

Lokis jaw dropped, the man couldn't be serious, he almost let out a laugh looking at the bucket and soapy water. "This is a joke right?"

"Oh, no you made it clear the joke was setting off am ink bomb in the library, and I can't speak for everyone, but I am certainly tired of cleaning up after your messes, so you are going to clean up your own mess, and you are not leaving this library until every bit of that ink is off the floors, the shelves and the walls" he said now pushing the bucket and cleaning supplies into Lokis hands.

Loki stood there still looking stunned, out of all the times he had pulled pranks especially childish ones as a kid, he had never been forced to clean them up, he had been yelled at, punished, and grounded, but NEVER this, and he hardly knew what to do. "I can't clean this up!" he said with almost a panic on his voice. "This is Ink!"

Mobius nodded calmly. "Yes, I know it's ink, you made it very clear that this was an ink bomb….and you WILL clean it, because I told you to."

"And what if I refuse?"

"Well, then I will give you a few hard whacks over your backside with that scrub brush, and then you can clean up the ink with a very sore ass?" he then held up his hands. "Hey you wanted my attention Loki, and you got it, I am going to stay here with you until its done" He said pulling up a chair and now seeming to get comfortable.

Loki was left gaping at Mobius as he was casually now grabbing one of his infamous magazines to cosy himself until Loki was done. there was clearly nothing for it, Mobius was calmly in charge again after the chaos that Loki had attempted and the Variant dropped his shoulders and then turned around to see the blue ink splattered over the aisle with the clear outline of Casey's shadow outlining the victim and suddenly this prank did not seem very funny anymore.

The cleaning up of the up of the ink had taken much longer and had been much harder than Loki had expected, Mobius would come over to inspect every hour to check on the progress, but that was as much conversation that had happened, it was nearing dinner by the time Loki had cleaned it up enough to satisfy Mobius and Lokis fingers were stained blue from the ink and were sore from all the scrubbing, he was also exhausted from having to be on his hands and knees all day and stood up feeling a little shaky dropping the scrub brush into the bucket.

Mobius put his magazine away now double checking his work and looking at Loki who looked worn out and very contrite. "Well, that took a little longer than I hoped but I am sure if you ever get the 'inkling' to repeat this prank you will know what to expect as an outcome, now then lets head back to my office and discuss your punishment."

Hearing this Loki looked stricken. "What? wasn't that what I just did my punishment?"

The agent looked back at the cleaned area then back to Loki. "You mean that? Oh…no, sorry, that was you CLEANING up the mess YOU made" he said pointing a finger at Lokis chest. "No your punishment is for lying to me, about this prank, when Hunter B-15 first brought you into my office this morning, and for, as she reported, you deviating from your delivery and being in areas you are not allowed to be. So thats two things you are going to be punished for, lying and disobedience."

Loki felt stunned as Mobius was now hauling him by the arm out of the library and to his office. he had not even once given thought that Mobius was going to hold him accountable for that, and if he had not been so worn out from cleaning all afternoon he might have put up more of a fight, but he was exhausted physically and mentally already and could hardly find words to argue as he was escorted into Mobius's office, in fact he was already starting to tear up as he stood there facing the older man.

"M-Mobius, please wait" he said now practically pleading, his cheeks red. "I'm sorry I acted out, I admit, I was bored and I was just wanting attention."

"Now let me stop you right there" Mobius said digging around in his desk drawer for something. "You seem to always come up with a really nice apology for your actions, just RIGHT before you KNOW you are going to have to pay for it, and I hate to say but its getting a little old, admitting why you did something is no excuse for doing it and the sooner you learn that the better things are going to be for you…..now, open your mouth" Mobius said holding a bar of green soap in his hand.

Loki almost burst into tears seeing it, he remembered how vile it had tasted the first time he had received it and he shook his head. "W-why are you using that? I diddnt use any naughty words!"

"There is more than one way to earn a good old fashion mouth soaping, one way is using inappropriate language, especially directed toward someone, but the second way is for lying, something that you seem way too comfortable doing, now do as I say, you will not like it if I have to bring Miss Minuets in here" he warned and Loki slowly opened his mouth closing his eyes as he felt the acrid bar of soap being pushed into his mouth by Mobius, who kept his fingers there so he could not spit it out. "Bite down and keep it there until I say" he instructed.

Loki had tears streaming down his face as the soap burned on his tongue and he stood stiffly trying not to move as he bit down on it, sounds and drool already dripping down his chin, this felt way worse than before.

"Good boy" Mobius praised him as he knew this was hard for Loki to take and despite it all he was getting better at accepting what was owed him. "5 minuets and then we will talk about your disobedience." Mobius spoke calmly as he now sat down at his desk and seemed to be busying himself with something as Loki stood there trying not to gag on the soap.

It was the longest 5 minuets of his life and he couldn't be sure that Mobius had not tweaked his time color so that he was experiencing time at 1/16 the speed of normal time, he would have no real way of knowing, and he diddnt dare spit the soap out until Mobius said he could.

Finally let the time pass normally then he walked back to him and took the soap out and handed him a little damp washcloth for him to clean his face, though he wasn't going to let him rinse his mouth any time soon. "Okay, hope that will be a good reminder in the future, now what earns you a mouth soaping?" he quizzed him.

"Foul words and lies!" he said very quickly coughing a bit and scrubbing the cloth over his mouth and chin, the taste still lingering and he was sure he was going to blow bubbles from his mouth when he spoke.

"Good job, its good to see the re-enforcments working. He said with a bit of a smile then taking the cloth dabbed at Lokis mouth in a very motherly sort of way then offered him a chair as he leaned against the desk. "Now about your disobedience." He paused looking at Loki sitting there, waiting to see if he was going to give some sort of excuse, but Loki simply sat there with his hands on his lap and nodded his head, "Yes sir Mobius, I understand. I was a handful today and I broke a considerable amount of rules. I accept what further punishment you have for me." A smile spread on Mobius's face, that was what he had been waiting for, acceptance and submission. Mobius had a hard time trying contain his joy at seeing the progress and he cleared his throat to maintain his serious demeanor.

"Stand up" he commanded. "I think that after everything today, what you need most is a good hot meal and an early bedtime" he paused and then smiled directly at the Variant. "That sound good to you?"

Loki looked up at the man surprised he was certainly expecting after all of that a hard session with that horrible paddle, but it seemed that his hander deemed him to be punished enough, except for the 'early bedtime' which was so childish, but after a day of being on his hands and knees, he was more than happy to be send to bed early and he gave a hopeful smile, unable to fight some tears of relief that he was finally being given some grace.

"Yes thank you Mobius, that sounds good to me."