"...huh," he says, head going to one side. "I mean, that - granted, that has - quite a few associations in older literature, but, um, naturally those associations will vary between, between universes." He debates telling her that nearly all of those associations relate to the Devil, and sin, and then debates whether she would actually know what those references entail. The last rifty who hadn't originated from Earth hadn't had any idea who 'Satan' even was, let alone what he could do.

"Here it's not - necessarily a good association," he says delicately. "Which is fine, by the way, there's no way you could have known but - 'Asmodeus' usually pertains to a, a very powerful demon. In Earth literature." He winces. This is certainly a spectacular introduction he's making.