Well. He hadn't expected that. Stark was a contrary jerk, now wasn't he.

And then the question was, how to answer? Instinct told him to play from a position of strength, but he couldn't bring himself to pretend quite like that, not right now. And not, damn him, when faced with Tony Stark, because it was all too fresh.

Loki raised one hand to lightly touch the side of his neck. "The same," he finally said. It was better phrasing than 'exactly as you would expect' since he really didn't trust Tony Stark's expectations of him.