Eira seemed to think the turtle was awesome, cause she kept trying to reach for it, drool dribbling out of her grinning mouth.
"It's a turtle. They are not difficult to tend to. Easier than you, I daresay." He muttered that last bit concerning Rose. 'Mikey' peeked his snout out of his shell, not seeming impressed by this conversation at all.
Loki flipped the pancake over, then poured himself coffee. He took a drink of it immediately, not bothered by its heat. "Mm. This drink becomes more savory to me the more I taste it." Then he had both girls attention focused on him, and he didn't miss a beat, sweeping into a swift presentation of himself, cup down, hand to his chest as he bowed and took Jubilee's hand.
"Forgive me! Please, call me Locke." He straightened, other hand setting atop Jubilee's. "I realize it's not the most low key of names, but I have yet to hear yours, as well, though I think I heard you say Jubilee at the door. Enthusiastic name! Most suitable." His hands released hers. What a strange energy she has. "As for why I am here..." He flipped the pancake out onto a plate, then motioned to the cup, and it rose to fill the pan with batter again on its own. "Let us just say that our Rose Most Thorniest may be a prickly young lady, but she also has a heart of gold. Why, she helped me retrieve my child, Eira, whom you hold, when the government authorities apprehended her. It was a most excellent fight! Unfortunately, I've been needing to recover since and cannot return to my own home without risking the both of us being apprehended." Either home. Wanda's would be watched and he was still a fugitive as far as Asgard was concerned.
He grinned toward Rose. "So you see, I am in her debt." And it had already been agreed beforehand how he might repay that debt. So many plans to lace together...