"I was gonna pretend like I'm listening and wander around the place poking at everything. But if you've got something to say..."

He remains standing in the middle of the room, out of arm's reach of Loki, eyes scanning. But always coming back to rest on Loki. The atmosphere is so casual, so why is it ratcheting up his internal tension.

"Promise I won't only pretend I'm listening the whole time."