"Thor!" Loki exclaimed with a startled laugh as he was swept up so easily, arms flinging around his brother in turn to return the hug as tightly as he was able. "Are you ready? It's gonna be great, we're going to have so much fun!"

Even with his mother's disapproval of tactics, Loki was riding high on this week's victory so Thor might notice that his littlest brother was even more excitable and happy than usual. Which was... saying something with how energetic he tended to be in general.