[Loki gives her a look very plainly that says, 'You are not helping.'
The look transfers to something more thoughtful, and he pulls his hands from his pockets. But rather than immediately going for the hair, he inspects his fingers closely.
A few seconds of turning his hands back and forth, and he says a word that doesn't sound like a word. Then he nods, as if to himself, and reaches up to grasp her hair.
There is a look of intense concentration on his face as he builds his understanding of this seemingly simple bit of Rogue. One hand lightly holding the end of the lock of hair, he slides his fingers up the length, as if measuring... something. At the roots, despite his obvious attempts at care, a fingertip brushes her scalp.
[Shortly before they leave to wreak all the havoc]
The look transfers to something more thoughtful, and he pulls his hands from his pockets. But rather than immediately going for the hair, he inspects his fingers closely.
A few seconds of turning his hands back and forth, and he says a word that doesn't sound like a word. Then he nods, as if to himself, and reaches up to grasp her hair.
There is a look of intense concentration on his face as he builds his understanding of this seemingly simple bit of Rogue. One hand lightly holding the end of the lock of hair, he slides his fingers up the length, as if measuring... something. At the roots, despite his obvious attempts at care, a fingertip brushes her scalp.
Nothing untoward happens.]