The difference between your invite and mine, Stark, is that people don't invite me to be polite.

[ At Tony's last statement, though, Loki rolls his eyes hard. He doesn't mind or even mildly annoyed. Pettiness is all well and good, but he has already laid his ambitions of Earth to rest. ]

While I am aware that your defeat of me was the highlight of your illustrious career, this continued train of thought makes me wonder if you're simply keen of trying to prove yourself better because you have fallen so far or whether you have a subconscious masochistic urge.

Or both. I'm assuming it's both.