[Loki's unsure whether he'd rather this be his own brother in the future or some other incarnation, but only because he can't decide which would be more disquieting. It doesn't matter too much for practical purposes. For Loki, there was no reason to doubt that Thor would be pleased to see him once the shock wore off, that the sweet oaf would do everything he could to help, and that he probably won't even tease too much if Loki lets slip how upset he is. Thor, after all, had to feel the same way about this mess.]

I've been told there were inadvertent visitors here from more than one strain of reality on Midgard. I didn't realize that might be the case elsewhere.

[Because even if he can count on his big brother not to be too mean to him, he's not going to stop trying to give the impression that he's on top of everything and will have the situation sewn up in short order. It's just habit.]