[This time he moves forward, closing the distance between them so he can lay a hand on Thor's chest. It's a gesture of comfort, because laugh or not, it's clear when it clicks and Taako can't offer anything that will help with this, only a small gesture of comfort.]

He's a piece of work, we both know that. He was trying to spare you which is fucking stupid, I told him you'd figure it out eventually.

[He'll feel guilty about this later, about leading Thor to the conclusion, but it's only sped things up. This was inevitable.]