[She very clearly senses the falseness of that cheer, giving him a skeptical look, but otherwise remaining silent about that. But she holds onto the alien gun, despite the fact that it hardly fits her current appearance, bracing it on her shoulder in a practiced movement.

Yes, this will work.]

Up we go.

[skeptical looks and all.

AND SO UP THEY GO-- but by the time they get there, Loki and Tony have had their brawl, from the looks of it; the glass is shattered, the penthouse deserted.]

Looks like we missed the party.

[even as she looks around, though, she's keeping a close eye on Loki. He doesn't seem to be taking this universe well, and for some reason, she thinks it's because his alternate self is wreaking havoc--again. It doesn't make much sense at face value, but when she takes into account his reaction when she called him a villain...

...]

So? I expect you won't spill your guts, but it's worth asking. What's wrong?