[ well, it was nice to hear that kind of conviction come from him. he had almost forgotten that Hiro could muster it. it's one of those moments where he reminds him of him: the scruffy-haired little trickster that he once accompanied. that Loki had a lot of ideas, most of which were awful, but he never stopped trying to fix what he had wrought. he saved a lot of people in the long run of his career as the god of chaos. ]

Weaseling your way in is best done with good drink and a few games.

I'm not the best for it. I play a better cheating hand at poker than I play an honest one. I've even played with dwarves before. [ there's a pause. ] It ended badly, but they were cheating too. They were a bit sore because I did it better.

[ he clicks his fingers after a moment. ] My brother has secured Asgardian mead from a boon that was given to him by the monarchs. If you want to impress your hairy new friends, you could certainly persuade Thor into generosity for a noble cause.

There are secrets that the dwarves hold. I'd quite like to see what they've got down there.