Tony isn’t about to let someone like Loki get under his skin. Very few people do and this bat shit crazy weirdo isn’t going to be one of them. That doesn’t mean he can’t appreciate the guy. Tony has always been attracted to people like this, at least on an intellectual level. It’s a game. Very few people can keep up with him.

Obviously, Loki has already been trying, though. He’s already taken note of the situation. And, Tony surmises, that’s because he wants to be here. Why?

He puts on a smirk and slips his hands into his pockets. He’s not defensive. Loki isn’t getting to him. He leans in. He’s interested. Loki interests him. Body language, obviously, is something Loki is paying attention to and so Tony amps up his body language game.

“I wouldn’t want to disappoint you, Oh Great Boot,” Tony says, amusingly throwing out what he’d caught Loki saying to Fury about the human race being mere ants to a person like him. “But I’m actually here for Thanos. Heard you might be besties with him.”