[No, no he hadn't seen, although he'd had a good idea of what was coming. A few more minutes and they'd all have been crushed beneath a million tonnes of rock and rubble. Even knowing what came after, he can't really regret that he managed to escape.

He shudders at the mention of the Tesseract.]

We underestimated that thing, badly. It's... Selvig went pretty crazy working on it. It showed us things. It's... it's alive. Kind of. Not like humans or Asgardians but...

[He gave a sharp little laugh and shook his head.]

Sorry. I sound pretty crazy. Maybe I am.

[He shrugs at the apology, leaning back on his chair, arms folded over his chest.]

We both know what SHIELD hired me for. It wasn't my good looks and sweet nature.

[He frowns at that admission and shakes his head.]

He can create illusions. And he's fast. You didn't see him take down a squad in the facility.