[Veronica just stares between them, her eyes going from one to the other and jaw slack. So the guy really had maybe possibly died and wasn't joking? And apparently, they're the sort of friends who shoot at each other's feet. On second thought, Veronica can understand that part.]

Hi, Phil. I'm sorry you're having to deal with Norse gods. That's gotta be more brutal than your typical Monday.

[There's a wryness to her tone, because seriously, Loki? Who would go by that name? Why would someone name their kid after some irrelevant Norse god with issues?]

[Something else Phil says sinks in, and she frowns. Control? It hadn't just been an escalated argument, but they thought the guy was under someone's control? Great.]

So.... Sorry if this simple blonde needs more explanation, but what? You thought the guy was hypnotized like a chicken or something so you beat the ganged up on him and beat the crap out of him? [She looks at Bruce, tempted to drag him away from the crazy and evidently violent guy before the two of them can get assaulted, too.]