Bowser is happy to find initial reactions to the idea to be so encouraging. “Actually there’s a lot I’ll need. I’ll need all the m- employees I can get, ‘cause I haven’t had a chance to try to start it while everything’s been resetting over and over. If you can help or you know anybody, tell me.”

“Yeah, a good team...” it wasn’t uncommon for Bowser to be fighting with the Good Guys, and he didn’t particularly dislike being called a hero; in fact he enjoyed it. But before it had never been deceptive; he made sure his allies always knew he’d go back to his conquest when the fight was over. This was new. His efforts were genuine but he hid key details about his motives. He had to hide parts of his very personality to seem like part of the team, perhaps especially now after his brief conversation with Ramaa that one loop.

“I guess so,” he says.