Brad naturally assumed the identity of an alien refugee named Bu Lai and settled down to recuperate on this universe's Earth.
"What a pleasant surprise."
After cross-referencing the information with Future Sight, Brad discovered that this multiverse, Number 10011, unexpectedly matched his requirements.
Comprehensive.
During his days of recuperation, the lively, restless Richard took Brad out whenever he had time to experience Earth's local customs, and Brad acted just like a real alien, showing just the right amount of curiosity about everything.
Meanwhile, the warm, hospitable Richard, who had no filter whatsoever, also told Brad that he was one of Earth's superheroes.
Of course, there was little reason to conceal it. Although Tony was somewhat displeased with Richard's loose tongue, he made no particular effort to rebuke him.
Because the number of superheroes on this Earth was...
Large.
And very comprehensive.
By comprehensive, Brad meant that even he, who had visited many multiverses and parallel universes and possessed Future Sight, had never seen many of these characters before.
Of course, Richard didn't count. The Nova Corps' reputation was widespread throughout the multiverse; Brad wasn't so ignorant that he hadn't even heard of Nova.
Naturally, because the Avengers and the other superhero organizations on this Earth were all immensely powerful, they also had tremendous confidence in their collective strength.
More precisely, it was a pride buried deep in their bones. That pride subtly influenced every superhero in this universe, so even Tony, who was relatively cautious, didn't mind the alien Bu Lai learning about Earth's superhero organizations.
That was a rare sight among the different universes Brad had visited.
The natives of most universes were highly wary of unknown outsiders.
But in this universe, judging by Richard and Tony's behavior, they had been wary, yet they had dropped their guard far