Re: Steve/Loki
Though it wasn't the first time he had heard of how Thor was after Ragnarok and the coming of Thanos for the infinity stones, it still bothered him to hear. It wasn't that Thor didn't show emotions or anything, but typically his brother had been more about anger and battle. It must've hurt him quite a lot if he shrank back from duty to spend his time drunk. It was really more something Loki would've done, but not Thor. "I admit it is hard for me to picture my brother in such a state, but his people did mean a lot to him so it does make some sense. I see your point. Being there is quite different." Loki was quite accustomed to loss himself, but not on the scale of his true kin. His people were mostly gone before he even knew they were anything to do with him and after he found out, well that wasn't something he cared to speak of, not with Steve anyway.
"So I'm guessing you've heard differently from people who came from a time beyond when you left your timeline?" He actually didn't mean to pry, but all this talk of the timeline and how things had changed for certain people felt like it might be good information when it came to the multiverse, though Loki was somewhat concerned that the differences Steve was speaking of was down to him and Sylvie.
Loki nodded. "I quite agree. Theo is quite capable of speaking for himself, though I cannot guarantee that he will want to speak with you." If the Captain preferred people to be straight forward, Loki could do that, though he stopped short at telling him just how much Theo did not like the Captain. "As for my part in that, if you recall, I actually did say I was interested. I have spoken about this with Bucky, and once again it came down to simply misunderstanding. I had a different idea of what you meant by personal training, which was the only part I said I was not interested in. After that, your comments read to me like I was not actually wanted and I became defensive. I should not have, and for that I apologize, but I did not actually say no, not at first anyway. I simply felt as though I was not truly wanted for the team and reacted negatively." Loki actually seriously considered the rest of what Steve said. "I don't know that it's the straight forwardness that people take issue with, but how it can seem in some cases. I know, for me, it feels like you are ordering me around as if I were some child that needs your rearing. I know you will say that is not what you intend, and I'm not saying you're lying about that. I am merely stating how some of your words feel to me. Even just now, when you started up this conversation, much of what you said felt condescending. I know now that I am completely misreading that, but it was hard to get past." He wasn't actually sure he was past it now, but he was at least open to the idea that it wasn't intentional.
"I admit I don't know much of Midgard's religion, except that it seems to have been the cause of many wars. I suppose that's why I'm skeptical of it being the source of good. But, I also suppose that is a bit of a generalization," he said thoughtfully. He frowned slightly at the thought that Bucky hadn't been apart of the team. He knew that Bucky had spent a long time under Hydra's control, of course, but he had assumed that he had fought along side the Avengers in a more official capacity afterwards. "I think you could forgive me for thinking the worst when I found out you were running a simulation of my attack on New York, especially considering our history, even our recent history." Honestly, he didn't even care if Steve understood how that could read to him, but he felt the need to say it anyway.