To some, Loki's expression might appear to be waning towards boredom as Tony talks, the flickering whisper of good humor falling away from his mouth and Loki's body language projecting an air of indifference as he crosses his legs and leans back in his chair while Tony leans forward. To look at him, one might easily assume that he's only passingly invested in whatever conversation he's been drawn into.
Until you see his eyes, of course, which can't help but spark with curiosity for the words "robotic" and "sadistic".
Still, curious or not, Loki isn't so easily bought with a promise and a fresh glass of wine to replace what he's already drained. Tony wouldn't be wrong in his assumptions, naturally. Thor is many things, most of them better than Loki cares to put a voice to himself, but pragmatic and underhanded have never been on that list with any great success. Diplomacy has never suited him the way it has Loki, and as Tony lays out his exceptions to this favor he's so graciously extended, Loki can't do anything else but sigh regretfully. To those who don't know him, it might almost sound sincere.
"Terribly dangerous lands, aren't these? Or so I've heard." He doesn't make an effort to relieve Tony of the glass of wine in hand, refusing the offer that it stands for. "Filled to the brim with monstrous beasts untold. The responsible thing would be, surely, to see those around you suitably armed to defend themselves."
It's such reasonable logic on the surface, even if it is twined together so easily with what would otherwise be a brazen implication that Tony himself is at fault for whatever may befall him or any others he may or may not have refused a weapon to. "I am human now, as you so enjoyed reminding me upon our meeting again. Truly, I can't think of anything else that could possibly aid me nearly as much as a reasonable means of protection. But--" The look he gives Tony is steeped in false apology as he makes to stand, "--in the absence of such a possibility, I think our business this night may very well be concluded."
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Until you see his eyes, of course, which can't help but spark with curiosity for the words "robotic" and "sadistic".
Still, curious or not, Loki isn't so easily bought with a promise and a fresh glass of wine to replace what he's already drained. Tony wouldn't be wrong in his assumptions, naturally. Thor is many things, most of them better than Loki cares to put a voice to himself, but pragmatic and underhanded have never been on that list with any great success. Diplomacy has never suited him the way it has Loki, and as Tony lays out his exceptions to this favor he's so graciously extended, Loki can't do anything else but sigh regretfully. To those who don't know him, it might almost sound sincere.
"Terribly dangerous lands, aren't these? Or so I've heard." He doesn't make an effort to relieve Tony of the glass of wine in hand, refusing the offer that it stands for. "Filled to the brim with monstrous beasts untold. The responsible thing would be, surely, to see those around you suitably armed to defend themselves."
It's such reasonable logic on the surface, even if it is twined together so easily with what would otherwise be a brazen implication that Tony himself is at fault for whatever may befall him or any others he may or may not have refused a weapon to. "I am human now, as you so enjoyed reminding me upon our meeting again. Truly, I can't think of anything else that could possibly aid me nearly as much as a reasonable means of protection. But--" The look he gives Tony is steeped in false apology as he makes to stand, "--in the absence of such a possibility, I think our business this night may very well be concluded."