Darcy said little as she was left to run the last few queries, trying to focus on the remainder of her work and her Facebook feed sitting open on her second monitor. Much of pulling data was waiting, and then sorting, so she was left with free time in-between queries as the computer chugged along, likely as tired of the whole thing as she was.

Loki's voice surprised her. Somehow, she'd failed to realize he hadn't left with Jane and Erik. It was a massive departure from the first few weeks, when she had been extremely conscious of his presence and tried to track his every move. Doubt still plagued her, but as time passed and he ceased to turn into a mustache-twirling villain, she grew comfortable around him again.

"What?" she asked distractedly, clicking a video and watching as what appeared to be a basketball mascot ate one of the cheerleaders. Uh huh. Right. Clicking 'like' simply because it was so bizarre, she spun in her chair to look at Loki, raising an eyebrow imperiously.

"I don't walk in anyone's shadow."