Loki can't help but laugh at that, and it comes out neither wry nor mocking nor self-deprecating, just a simple noise of delight. "Oh, Norns. That kind of talk is going to make me blush, as well."

He shakes his head, not quite prepared to take Jim's commentary as unembellished truth, but pleased by it anyway. "I am...continually pleasantly surprised by this place. People have recognized my reputation and spoken with me anyway, people have taken my word that I am a god and treated me with respect accordingly, and those that have done neither of those things are content to treat me as an equal, even a friend, nonetheless."