Ack- He's too late to recoil, snatching the ball up before it falls and flinching.

How. Dare.

"Multiple universes...!? How should I know. Naturally, I surpassed Opal easily, and she stepped down!" That and she was retiring, shhh. As far as he's concerned he's surpassed her.

That aside. "Anyway, I've wasted enough time here... How do I get back?"