[Luke gets a narrow-eyed look for that. Is he not controlling himself? He hasn't dragged the brat out of the room by his hair. He hasn't even raised his voice. The mask is still perfectly in place.
Loki smiles like a knife edge.]
Oh, I am quite willing to be polite. [Courtesy is one more type of knife.] When I'm not being pecked at by magpies. [Loud carrion-eaters seem a decent analogy for the boy. He shifts slightly in his seat, wishing for the cushion he normally uses, but it's better to not display that sort of weakness overtly right now.]
[Action, January 7]
Loki smiles like a knife edge.]
Oh, I am quite willing to be polite. [Courtesy is one more type of knife.] When I'm not being pecked at by magpies. [Loud carrion-eaters seem a decent analogy for the boy. He shifts slightly in his seat, wishing for the cushion he normally uses, but it's better to not display that sort of weakness overtly right now.]