[ it's definitely a spectacle, and he can appreciate the art of improvisation, but there were a few things that they could not afford right now. perhaps later, but certainly not now. even if he's gotten better at going with the flow in the last lifetime or so, but he still knows when it's good to keep it under the radar.

it's a good way of getting Wei off stage, in any case. ]

Yes—hello. Let's not get cocky, just because I accepted your offer doesn't make me a fan, it's the delivery that counts.

[ a pause. ]

Though it's customary to introduce yourself before you ask someone else for their name. [ he's just being an asshat now. regardless of what he just said: ] I'm Loki. Well-met and all other extended pleasantries.