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“Yes.” Loki wasn’t entirely sure whether that was intended to the pull on his back muscle or as an answer to the question, and didn’t examine it too closely even if he rallied a little bit to hold up his end of the conversation. “Under certain circumstances, anyway. It’s more on the surface than a puncture, you feel it more.” Which was the method of her needle therapy, probably: stab them deeper than nerves.