[ Loki's always had a devil's own luck and leveraging heavy bets always paid off when he knew he could use both outcomes in different ways.

But he wasn't going to lie to himself when he feels some relief that Iron Man did not, in fact, declare it some form of 'go time' or other colloquialism for battle. ]

I've a wide variety of problems currently, and most of them are bigger than you or me or even this single dimension. So which one do you think I ought to pay attention to?

[ He leans over the console more heavily, pursing his lips. ]