[He was getting riled up, twitchy even, in his own way. The signs were small but distinctly there and pleasing to Loki.]

And gauging from your earlier assumptions, you'd put that approval...

[He doesn't finish the sentence, stopping his pacing with a chuckle.]

Naturally not. Why ruin your chances, hm?

[Loki rocks back, spreading his hands wide again.] Why not? Such effort to solve a riddle, such work to figure things out. I admire the use of ones mind and you do it well.

[The grin takes a sharp edge.]
The name you gave me is a lie but close enough to be a comfortable one. [He hums.]Family... I assume Holmes at least is your name.

And you're a man that values above all intelligence and find those around you sorely lacking. You're as arrogant and as proud as I am and with good reason considering how easy it is to read everyone around you like an open book. The world to you is predictable, boring because everyone misses the clear and obvious, but does that put them beneath you?

Mayhaps not but their sentiment is tiresome at best.

So you fall to challenge, setting your mind to mysteries that no one else can solve, not from kindness but a desire put your mind to work.

[He gave an amused snort.]

A detective perhaps, unless that is the incorrect word.

[ A sharp smile and he resumes his pacing.]