"You don't want me to do that." Not that he can convince Loki of that without actually doing so and giving an example.

So he takes a breath and tried to pluck one out, staring out into the waves lapping at shore.

"You weren't yourself when you tried for New York." Start with that. Big blow. Discourage further prodding. "You won't admit it; you'll swear until your dying day that it was all you. But the Stone got to you, too. Paired with some strong encouragement from the Order."

He glances over. "If that even happened for you. Could be you're a completely different variant who never experienced that."