[Mobius has found it a point of pride in reading others well. He will swear up and down that it's a gift granted to him from on high. But Loki, Loki who is open like a good book, seems to be written in an incomprehensible cipher ever since he came back.

He sees the flickers of emotion like lit up signs across Loki's face. That part is still easy enough. But he can't read what the actual issue is. Doesn't understand what's being said, what's being asked. Which is then coming back to hurt Loki.

His arms rest on the tabletop, and he tries to relax his shoulders and take a breath.] Okay. Maybe try again with a different question or some different phrasing. What is it, really, that you want to know?