"Asgardians age at a completely different rate than most other species," he says. "It sometimes makes things complicated."

Especially if you had a human girlfriend. Or human friends.

Still, he lets out a bark of laughter at the idea that Hela might be reformed. "You're right," he says. "I still have a hard time differentiating who can be reformed and who can't be." He'd believed Loki wasn't capable of being redeemed.

He takes another swig of his beverage, then levels his gaze at Alec.

"What's the reason for you half-glass empty philosophy?"