“Ah. Well. I once made a pocket universe of my own.” He smiles sheepishly, almost like he has admitted to having an embarrassing hobby. “Significantly smaller than this one, almost no extraneous detail. And I didn’t got dragging people there from across the multiverse—for one thing, it would have gotten rather crowded.”

“At least the company here will be better.” He stands up, and it only makes it more obvious that his clothes don’t fit him properly. “So far, at least."