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(open) i know the sun will shine tomorrow

WHO: Take your pick of Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Jon Kent, Superman, or Superboy + you!
WHEN: End of August through to September Mission start.
WHERE: Etraya (various locations)
WHAT: A catch-all for running into the Kents, the Supers, or the singular Lane.
NOTES\WARNINGS: Specify which folks you're looking to run into in your subject line!

Do you run into one of them:

1. At the apartments near the Hospital? Find them on the top floor.

2. In the food stores (Kwik Trip, 7-11, Bangtang Market, the bot-run restaurants) scattered throughout Etraya? Snacks are at a premium for some of these guys.

3. On a rooftop somewhere in Etraya. Yes, even Lois.

4. Exploring the Daily Planet. It's the wrong one, but it's also what's here.

5. Down in the Catacombs. Why has part of Paris been recreated here, anyway?

6. Wildcard yourself anywhere in Etraya!

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I'm a clone.

Clones don't have family or friends. Obviously.

( geez. )

Ok, well. I’ll be your friend here. We should stick together anyways.

[ kell-el blinks. ]

What.

I said I’ll be your friend. Everyone needs one, especially here, so.

( at that, he holds his hand out for kell-el to take and shake. )

Let’s be friends.

[ kell-el gives that hand a glare. ]

Where did I say I need friends?

( is he really going to leave him hanging like this??

sheepish, he blinks a little. )

Uh... I'm offering?

I didn't ask.

And I said I was offering.

( gosh, kell-el!! )

I'm not here to make friends.

I have my mission. That's all I need.

Yeah? Well some missions involve working with others to find the solution to them. Wouldn’t you rather do that with a friend or two than people you don’t know or get along with?

( wouldn’t you???? )

I'd do them with anyone I need to.

Because I'm not that shallow.

That doesn’t have anything to do with being shallow. Everyone needs a hand sometimes or someone there to help them and that’s what friends are for. They’re people who know you and support you and have your back no matter what.

( gosh, kell-el. )

[ superman's logic. kell-el grunts. ]

I can work with others if I need to. That still doesn't make us friends.

( it’s like he’s his kid or something! )

Have you tried making friends?

Obviously not. It's a waste of time.

Well if you haven’t tried, then how do you know you don’t need them?

( huh??? )

[ bm. he no longer has the legion. which is . . . annoying. ]

It seems to work out.

Don’t you feel lonely sometimes? I hate that feeling.

( he really does. )

You don't get lonely when you're always alone.

There’s a difference between being alone and feeling lonely.

( at that, he lifts himself up to float so he can be more on kell-el’s eye level. he’s taller than damian but he’s still smaller than an adult, ok. )

You don’t have to be either here just like you don’t have to be just a clone. You’re your own person and even if you’re not sure what that means here, you can figure it out. It’s just a little easier to do with others at your side. I’m still figuring it out, too.

You're like seven. Pretty sure you have other things to figure out first.

[ like action figures and bedtimes. ]

I’m ten.

( holy cow!! )

And you’d be surprised what someone like me has to figure out.

[ surprised by bad parenting? not so much. ]

Is that a good thing?

( hands covering his face, he heaves a sigh, then drops them away. )

Ugh. Look, this isn’t about me. This is about you. Do you want to try and be friends or not?

And I gave my answer already.

I'm a weapon, not a person. And I'll keep it that way if it means I'll do what I'm made for. That's all that matters.

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