[It's all a matter of technique, Tony. Sure, he could lie when it's so easy to discover the truth. And he does, sometimes, due to boredom or because it's a way to show his disdain or lack of care. But there's a longer game to be had. When everyone expects lies and receives truths that cost nothing--the information is freely available after all--then when there is a useful lie he does want to deliver, they are far more likely to believe it.

Loki always plays the long game.]

There's a perhaps surprising amount to be had if you aren't overly choosy. The wine's of uncertain vintage but not overly rough for the most part. Shall I drop you off directly at the tavern? [Now that is an amusing thought.]

He's rather enamored of my brother. I think it's just you and I, Tony. What an exclusive little club we make. Though what did you do to offend him so? Not enough truth, justice, or American Way?

[And Isaac, no doubt. Oh, he is so, so not warning Tony about Isaac. But he must find some way to be around when that meeting happens, for the sheer entertainment value.]