"I am keeping the intranet well supplied - with the latter," he adds, throwing Loki a look of disdain. "It will be recreated in Youtube's image, with Richard the cat as its guiding prophet."

For chatting with an unknown reformed villain, Damian is surprisingly at ease, fishing the watch out of his (recovered! To hell with you pixies) utility belt, proudly displaying a recording of a four-week-old tabby kitten in its younger days, stumbling along in a newborn walk, chasing after the legs and feet of the boy in front of Loki.

Behold, and weep at the sight, stranger.

"My Earth might very well be something of an analogue to yours. Different people, different events, but where you have the Avengers, we have the Justice League. I assume you're familiar with Captain America?"