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"Not really, no." Loki admitted offhandedly, not even bothering to try and deny it. Few people were ever smart enough to figure it out on their own back in the day; It was actually kind of sad how easy it was to be 'cunning' sometimes now that he thought back on it. "But frankly it would be a lot easier for both of us just to be able to walk up to you and ask you how you're going every now and then."

There [i]were[/i] a couple of alternatives that Loki could pursue, but for various reasons Loki didn't really wish to have to go down those roads if it could be helped; Bruce seemed like a decent enough guy who was just placed in a bad situation and even mentally torturing bad people for information was... a rather slippery slope. If you did it for a good reason you'll do it for a bad one and it was just quicker and easier never to start that sort of thing in the first place than to try and work out the minefield that was figuring out when doing so was considered 'morally acceptable'.

All things considered, doing so in this case was most likely a really, [i]really[/i] bad idea anyway. 

"No problem at all really. I admit I have a couple of questions about the mess you're in, but I would understand if you would like the chance to set yourself up and rest up a bit after tonight's ordeal before answering questions."