As shameless as he might have been in his 'youth', Hob would never flirt with someone wth the intention of getting closer to someone else. He would definitely never hurt Loki that way, no matter how handsome Loki's brother is. Hob thought Loki incredibly handsome, besides. Beyond that is how much this new friendship means to Hob, as well.

"A pocket dimension for carrying things?" He smiles as though it's a novel idea. "I'll bet that's useful." When he thinks of all the books and work he sometimes has to carry around, he knows he'd love to have one of those to store things.

"Can everyone do that where you come from? Or is magic your own, special gift?"