[He'll play nice as long as it's working better for him than not playing nice would, at least. One of the better things about not burning; pragmatism is so very useful, sometimes.

He raises an eyebrow at Tony, but concedes the second point.]

The two of you do have a little history, and in this case, I'd much rather you didn't pre-emptively decide he's what people need keeping safe from. And historically speaking, at least, I suppose Loki does have the upper hand on rampant mayhem. That Loki is dead, however and my goals are a little different to his.

[If only because his major goal at the moment is "stop being that Loki".

He falls his arms across his chest, frowning a little.]

Ah, that's a promise I'm not willing to make. Think about it, yes? If this portal can pull me through, what's to stop it pulling- oh, Norman Osborn? Or my older, unlamented predecessor, or someone unknown but equally awful? I'm not going to agree not to disrupt anything they might decide to do. And the few people I have willing to interact with me on a social basis understand being in contact with me involves a little friendly "messing with".

[He's a god of mischief, really. He can't help a little mischief every now and again.]

But I'm not here to stop people going home, if that's what they want.