[ if there's one thing thor can trust about his brother, it's that he won't be allowed to win an argument with him. which makes it very convenient if he wants to both investigate the city and keep his not-so-dead brother within sights. all he has to do is keep being difficult. ]

See? You already have the nanny tone down and everything. I think you'll have a bright future in this venture, Loki.

[ loki's school of hard knocks etc etc he'll make a lovely mary poppins some day. ]