Loki wasn't an idiot. Far from it. While he'd perfected the art of seeming not to give a damn about anyone else's moods but his own, he knew that Luther was acting rather strangely around him.

Not quite aloof, but uncomfortable in a way they'd previously moved past.

"How absurd," he said, following his friend to the back of the line. Then, with a thoughtful frown, he wondered, "What's the pay like?"