[ A couple of times he visited Kamala at her school and was surprised by how very High School(TM) it actually was. He feels like he belongs in that cafeteria brimming with kids when ("By Odin's beard,") Chris crosses the small mess hall and sits opposite, Loki's incredulous mutter lost in his hand. He doesn't know why he cares about his fake reputation that he spent three days cultivating except that the people here seemed to like Lieutenant Lukas and being surrounded by new friends (even ones he's lying to about literally everything about himself) has been a nice change. He's weirdly and inexplicably worried for Chris's reputation too. ]

I came in here looking like a wet rag and the crew advised me on how to deal with you when I said you had dressed me down. Now it looks as if you like me. [ He wrinkles his nose, folding his arms. Stupid Chris, sitting there like the only meal in the mess hall Loki wants to eat. ] Lieutenant Lukas says stop playing with his feelings.