The kid had manners Loki had to give him that. Good. It have been insufferable to endure the more disrespectful mortals that were around. The illusion smiled at the outstretched hand while his real self performed one last check of the ship's statistics. Everything in normal range.
"I'm afraid a physical welcome will have to wait a few more moments." The illusion spoke before turning around and walking back up to the bridge.
"That's an illusion," he heard Katherine say in a half-whisper.
"For your first lesson you will learn how to do short-distance steering." If they comfortable with the basics of steering, they could do less damage later on.