So his mind wasn't shredded to bits. What a relief. "Ah, well, be assured you will have enough time to figure that out," he said, all toothless grin and hawkish eyes. "Now tell me of your experience, Colonel." He had witnessed one side but the other was still missing. The procedure could be optimized. Things had gone wrong and there might have been some permanent damage left. Some of it only time might tell.
Loki was seated in a comfortable chair at the man's bedside. One leg was crossed over the over and he sat slightly slumped. Whether the chair had been there before was unimportant. It was now.