#readallthewords

                “You look positively ghastly.”

                “Just my luck,” Tony bit back a groan, as he laboriously turned to see an all too familiar figure standing in the entrance to the hallway. “What do you want?”

                The would-be world dominator and god of mischief stood only a stone’s throw away from him; looking as regal and pompous as he always did.  At least he wasn’t wearing that atrocious helmet of his that made him look like a goat.

                “Funnily enough, I recall being warmly welcomed during my previous visit.” Loki smiled, although it was really more of a smirk.

                “We all make mistakes.”

                “Multiple mistakes, Stark,”

                “I’m the king of mistakes.” Tony scowled, as he took several steps towards the bar. “Besides don’t you have school children to terrorize?  Or maybe there’s a super-villain conference going on; shouldn’t you be there then?  Well, unless you pissed everyone off there too.”