"I do try to answer when the phone rings, considering the very few people who actually have that number." Darcy isn't the only one, but she's one of the scant handful. "However, that isn't a guarantee that I'll always pick up. It's not outside the realm of possibility that I can be busy in pursuits other than causing your employers grief."

Loki exhales sharply. "Where did I say you should do nothing? I'm simply stating that the time you spent racing to swoop in at the last possible moment could have been better spent calling in for reinforcements. I'm sure the captain's handlers keep a close enough leash on him that the response time would have been more than acceptable."