"Supervillains don't generally report to an organization where I'm from, no, though there are plenty of collectives to choose from if one absolutely needs an echo chamber of supportive peers." Tom, meanwhile, is totally fine being hated and doesn't need a bunch of other lowlifes to validate his villainy, thank you very much.

Finance and power, though. It's probably the safest way to go about things, but might get a little bit boring. Tom thinks he would miss shooting people with his lasers.

"It would be a shame to put you behind the scenes. The Koch brothers, on the other hand." Tom shrugs. "A little old and puffy for my tastes."