Now that is a cat response if ever Loki heard one. He smiles at him, getting the impression he's being threatened to behave himself where Hayden is concerned, but since he was going to do that anyway he chooses not to acknowledge it. "A nice thought. I've seen an awful lot of magical firepower here already, not even including myself. But I'll live in hope that you outrank a god or devil or two because that would make things fascinating."

He gives a slight bow in return.

"You could always just tell people the old chestnut about how talking to yourself is the best way to get an intelligent conversation," he tells Hayden. "Honestly, even if you were, it's hardly the strangest behavior we've seen so far."