( expecting loki to stay around would be a little idiotic; he's a god, he won't stick around for long, and even if he had--loki's definition of long is probably at least a little skewered from billy's. billy ages. he'll be gone in the blink of an eye, as far as loki is concerned. demiurge or not. )

I'm really not. ( he's assuming loki means inside considering the way he's worded it. regardless, inside or outside wouldn't make too much of a difference in how he responded. ) I'm just as selfishly motivated as anyone else. Maybe even more so. Probably more. Me, saying you can stick around? Entirely selfish on my part. I'm not saying that to make you feel better.

I'm saying it for me.