Loki has his sources. Barton is one of them, Selvig another, but it's not difficult to pick up information regarding one Anthony Edward Stark. The jab he's just aimed at him could easily have been informed by a trip to the local library to go through old periodicals (it wasn't, but it could have been). It isn't a secret, but he had thought it would be a sore spot. Men like Stark, though, keep their sore spots well-armored. A pity.
Meanwhile, the comment about half the population tells him a bit more about how much Iron Man knows. He is not, apparently, just whistling in the dark. "I see," he says, and saunters back up the clear panel between them, leaning one palm against it. "And what of your dear Captain? Does he share your point of view, your desire to cleanse this world?"
Loki is somewhat ambivalent, where the human population is concerned. Thor cares about Midgard, and that is the primary reason the place has Loki's attention, although he can hardly disapprove of the humans that still tell stories of him and his kin. Words have a power all their own, and if anyone will speak of his exploits with awe or delight, he'll take the nourishment to his ego. Asgard, on the other hand--there have been times Loki would have liked to tear it down with his own hands, but regardless of his rage, it is his home, and rightfully his kingdom. Thanos won't be laying waste to it, if he can prevent it.
One world might prove sufficient leverage to defend the other. He's not certain how yet, is all.
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Date: 2018-08-29 06:49 pm (UTC)Meanwhile, the comment about half the population tells him a bit more about how much Iron Man knows. He is not, apparently, just whistling in the dark. "I see," he says, and saunters back up the clear panel between them, leaning one palm against it. "And what of your dear Captain? Does he share your point of view, your desire to cleanse this world?"
Loki is somewhat ambivalent, where the human population is concerned. Thor cares about Midgard, and that is the primary reason the place has Loki's attention, although he can hardly disapprove of the humans that still tell stories of him and his kin. Words have a power all their own, and if anyone will speak of his exploits with awe or delight, he'll take the nourishment to his ego. Asgard, on the other hand--there have been times Loki would have liked to tear it down with his own hands, but regardless of his rage, it is his home, and rightfully his kingdom. Thanos won't be laying waste to it, if he can prevent it.
One world might prove sufficient leverage to defend the other. He's not certain how yet, is all.