[ a different kind of mastery, but he doesn't say anything of the sort. Loki and his trickery are second nature, there's no need to formally weave a lie when he can do it with simply a thought and wrap reality around his little finger. Hiro was a bit different, he needed to create a solid lie before he could create a solid illusion, and expressing that was probably the best way to start. ]

Of course I think you can do it, duh.

[ Loki's bright eyes turn to look at him, and he leans in. ]

I wouldn't have offered, otherwise. But illusions aren't like elements—not like fire or thunder—less real, and mortals always seem to have drawbacks when it comes to that. Perhaps because it ties to their own existential ideologies.