"Oh right," Ben said, ruffling his hair--a nervous habit. "Good point." He'd only asked to couch his next question which was probably (definitely) an odd thing to ask someone. But his curiosity tended to get the best of him more often than he should let it.
"So is Loki your actual, real name, or is it like a cool nickname you earned from being a badass axe thrower?" It was less of an awkward question if it was sandwiched with a compliment, right? Probably not. But no one had ever accused him of being particularly smooth when it came to... Well, literally anything.