[oh, dante gets it, perceptive as he is. loki is here to play his own game no matter how much he vows that he supports the emperor and their efforts fully. the pin that loki presents with some kind of pride doesn't go unnoticed, dante leaning into the table to have a closer look.]

Somehow I'm not surprised.

[it does sound like something loki would be happy to be part of—almost fitting, too.]

But, we're different, you and I. You do things your way and I'll do them my way. [he grins widely now though, because this is getting all into some kind of rival-like territory dante doesn't want to bother with too much so soon after being freed from jail.] Come on, try the pizza! Imagine my surprise when I got news that Sanne learned the recipe.

[is it a surprise that he is on first-name basis with the people who work the tavern?]