"That it could." Apparently far worse, if Stark's relief is any indication. The last time they'd seen each other, he'd thrown Stark out the window of his own building. Loki will be the first to say he's recovered himself since then, but it's still curious that he is a positive outcome. What exactly have the Avengers been getting up to since he'd been sent away? Thor had spoken a little of his time with them while Loki had been in hiding, but most of their conversations on the Ark had been either nostalgic or forward-looking.

That comment earns Stark a rather skeptical look, but Loki supposes it isn't inaccurate, just blunt to the point of rudeness, which is the definition of Tony Stark. "Is that what this is?" he asks, rather theatrically picking up a hand and turning it over to examine it. A civilian hand, imagine. "I don't know," he continues, dropping his hand again and looking around the placid street scene. "Well enough. And you?"