Elaine got back to work as well, although she kept one ear open to keep track of the group. They were always fun to listen to, especially once Mr. Stark had someone bring him a triple-shot espresso.

"Don't badmouth your father, he was a good man," Steve replied automatically as he turned his focus to the book. It was kind of interesting, taken in the context of 'these people might actually exist.' He'd come to the library on his own in between these meetings, to do research of his own, and he'd started with Norse. May as well know who was on your own team, right?

Predictably, it didn't take long for Thor to get bored, and so he ended up wandering out of the room again to stretch his legs and poke around a bit.