Re: I'm bracing for the pain and I am letting go.
Luckily for Loki, Bruce had already shed his nice jacket and held it over his arm while his hand slipped to rest on the far side of Nat's hips. The Hulk looked to Xavier again and shook his head. "I had no idea - I don't think anyone did."
"I did." Troy was standing by his old mentor and leader's chair, suddenly.
"Troy did," Bruce confirmed with an unsurprised bob of his head. "Anyway, Loki gets a pass today. We'll see what happens tomorrow." Maybe literally. Bag of cats.