"You're an only child?" he asks. "I have two little sisters, two little brothers, and a brother about my age. They're great."

He's not sure what to say that won't sound weird.

"We all have these big dogs. My dad rescued a litter of puppies from a supervillain's lair. There was one for each of us so nobody wanted to give them away. I brought mine to Trailblazers HQ."

He casually points out Ghost, who is sniffing around the ground below the food table for scraps.