At the door of Stark Tower

[justakidfrombrklyn]

He doesn't really have a phone anymore, at least not one that isn't a burner on the end of it's life, and that phone never had the number he needed in it, so he didn't call ahead. Instead, he's just there, heading for the front desk to see if perhaps, just maybe, he has a friend here. Or at least an ally.

"Steve Rogers for Tony Stark, please?"

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[he_that_stands_it_now]

Barnes is out the window and heading back for his little base on the roof before he starts running. Behind him, a blond head is poking through the window opening and staring blankly with his fingers pressed lightly to his lips.

[godofbadideas]

"--I hope you don't want me to find him again," Loki says, after a minute.

Not that he couldn't do it, but it would be annoying.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

Steve took a moment before he turned to Loki.

"No. No, it's all right. He'll be back."

[godofbadideas]

"Excellent. Now about that--"

[actuallyhasaheart]

"--safe passage thing, yeah, got it."

Asshole god had come through on his side.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

Steve pulled back from the window, looking down and away for a moment before running a hand through his hair. Then he turned to the other two.

"Bet I look like the world's biggest idiot, huh?"

[actuallyhasaheart]

"A-yup." Tony pops the P, but he's grinning, half because it's funny, and half because he's relieved.

[godofbadideas]

And Loki smacks a hand over Stark's mouth before he can keep going.

"You look like a man reunited with the love of his life, and his very best friend, all at once."

[justakidfrombrklyn]

Steve actually laughed a little at that, even if the laugh was a little watery.

"It's official, Tony. You're actually more rude than Loki. I hope you're proud of yourself."

[actuallyhasaheart]

Tony manages to restrain himself from biting Loki's hand.

"Mrph-- Hey. I'm a good guy. Good guys don't need to be polite."

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"And thus we come to the biggest idealogical difference between us," but it was said without bite.

[godofbadideas]

That's almost... sweet.

"It's nice that everyone's making friends, but unless you've decided that you suddenly don't mind me hanging around...?"

[actuallyhasaheart]

"You want a new phone or not?" Tony counters. He just.

Okay, Loki is the biggest asshole in the universe, but this version isn't quite as bad as the other one, ad the look on his face when Barnes shot his phone was like someone kicked his puppy.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"And I'm going to write you a proper letter," Steve says with a deep sigh, "so which should count for a little more than just my scribble on a page."

He looked to Loki.

"I'm sorry Bucky shot your phone."

He hadn't missed how much the god really enjoyed his electronics. And he would have pouted similarly if someone had shot one of his favorite books.

"He's... a little cranky sometimes. He's probably not sleeping enough."

[godofbadideas]

Loki sighs, and slumps a little against Stark's bar.

"Thank you. Both of you," he adds after a moment. "I do appreciate it. But if your friend breaks my things again... geese."

[justakidfrombrklyn]

He's about to pull out a piece if paper when he hears the 'threat'.

"As in, you're going to turn him into one or you plan to set them onto him?"

[godofbadideas]

"Depends on what he breaks."

Look at him, being honest!

[actuallyhasaheart]

Wait.

"Wait, you can't actually turn someone into a goose."

It. Doesn't work that way, nope.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"Which one do you consider worse?"

This is a very important discussion.

[godofbadideas]

"Being transformed," Loki replies. "Being attacked by geese is a dangerous nuisance, but being unexpectedly transformed is... distressing."

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"Then I would appreciate if you just sicced geese on him, in that case," he said, quite serious about the whole thing. Bucky didn't need any more trauma in his life, as far as Steve was concerned.

[godofbadideas]

"As long as he doesn't break something of cosmic importance, I think that that's fair."

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"I'll see that he doesn't."

It practically comes with a salute.

[godofbadideas]

"I'll hold you to that," Loki says, very seriously.

[justakidfrombrklyn]

"And I don't give my word lightly," he said in reply.