Loki leaned away, then, laying back against the bench like a cat in the sun. He'd forgotten how entertaining it was to play a character, and the amusing thrill of not really knowing who that character was. He could read this man, though, play it back at him in a reflection. Thousands of years of tricking people made this a very doable game.

"I got here a few days ago," he said. "And I haven't the faintest. I see you haven't managed to track him down yet, yourself."