Peter leans in close to Loki, whispering, “Did you ever find out Doctor Strange’s real name? He only ever told me his made-up hero name. I can’t stop wondering…” // the same Spider-Man who brought Loki hot dogs in exchange for homework help

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“ … ah yes, I fear I have not.  You know, young Master Peter, I do believe this is the product of ‘Doctor Strange,’” and Loki, who knows full well that Steven Strange is the charlatan’s real name, uses air quotes, “having difficulty learning to trust his comrades.  Do you know what I suggest?  I suggest you continue to irrigate fertile pathways of trust with your elder.  Give him a sense of camaraderie. Bother him … I mean, nurture him … . with your relentless questions and tokens of affection. Eventually, child, I daresay he’ll crack.  Most definitively.”