[ neither of them were as conniving as Loki, who set pieces into motion with hubris that he'd be able to utilize every one down the line. that was a place for the divine, and while Nico wasn't exactly human, Hiro was, and it cut out a huge chunk of resources and replaced it with fragility. despite that, Hiro ran with a certain recklessness that could cause loads of trouble—just as it did tonight. ]

You haven't lost yet.

[ his eyes go between the two of them. ]

Best to save words of guilt and mourning until the time that it passes, eh? We're headed head-first into the morbid. [ ha ha ha, Loki. ]

As far as the ghosty thing goes, I can jimmy something up. I do have some services to offer, being a god and all.