Loki winced. He didn't want her to consider him family, but he desperately needed the money.

"Well," He had to swallow his pride, it seemed. There had been similar situations in his life before. He could pretend in order to use people. In fact it was one of the things he did best. "How much can you spare? I ... This thing is getting really expensive and I have no idea when I'll be able to pay you back."