"Clear your schedule for a day, and no flash photography," is the immediate reply. It's not that he's averse to changing history, only that he does so when it will most directly be to his advantage. Temporal consequences are a touchy thing, and not to be dealt with lightly.

"Hardly. However, from an objective viewpoint, one can appreciate a certain... Sadistic humor in letting him stew in his mistake." Loki grins for a moment, able to stand outside for a moment to enjoy how Steve must have squirmed. Then, canting his head to the side, he asks, "Found out your relationship to me, or came to the same false conclusion the soldier did?"