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Might be a bit nosy, I guess.

I guess if there's an alternate you and me, there was bound to be one of Superman, too.

We were too busy talking about other things for me to ask.

Yeah. He's...nicer than ours.

[Not bitter at all. :|]

You say that like our Superman isn't that nice...

[ I mean it's not like she can't be stubborn about his bitterness. ]

Power Girl said he wouldn't avoid me like ours is.

[ The wave of sympathy that comes naturally when this sort of conversation comes up is ... about as poignant as ever. ]

Conner... I don't think he's avoiding you because he doesn't like you. I think he's ... He's scared. Suddenly having family you didn't know about is a bit daunting, sometimes.

I know.

Trust me, I know. But I didn't avoid the sudden family I got when I came here or back home. No matter how weird it was.

You're also a little more ... well, younger. I think you're more open to the idea. It's different suddenly having parental type figures or cousins- having something that's kind of like a child is a little scary.

Imagine if I suddenly had a son! O-Or a daughter! Just out of nowhere. It would be so weird.

I personally think having a half-brother or other DNA donor is fairly scary too. Superman isn't my father, he's just who I was cloned from.

You have a brother.

Well, yeah but I--

What?

Back home I met the rest of my biological family. I wasn't sure how to tell anyone because of who they are.

My half-brother, Match, is completely insane. Violent insane. And my other 'parent' is...Lex Luthor.

...I heard you were pretty crazy when you first woke up, too. Maybe it was ... different cloning? [ sigh ] S-So Lex is your... Other dad. Wait- does that mean he's behind Cadmus?

It's different. We're different. He's full-Kryptonian and not even the genomorphs could control him.

Yeah, if you want to call him that. Yes. Maybe. Probably. I don't know how long he's had control but he definitely owns it now.

Geez.. Kryptonian DNA is really ... intense.

Nothing good ever comes from Lex Luthor owning anything. Except you. You are one huge, fantastic exception to that rule.

Apparently. But the human DNA is why I can't fly or do all the things Superman can.

I agree. [There's a very long hesitant pause, one that clearly says he has something more to say but doesn't know how to say it.] There's something I need you to do for me. Not right now but soon.

[Conner has to convince himself to tell her - to admit to her something he's only told Robin.]

I like you not being Superman. ... If that helps.

[ But he's hesitating and she's waiting, patient and content to stay curled up in her bed where she is, blissfully content that his apartment was within her telepathic range. ]

Anything.

Thanks.

[He really truly means that and there's even a slight smile on his face.]

I need you to through my mind. And go deep. For any kind of weird programming there might be. I know there are some code words that act like a shut off switch when spoken. I want to make sure that Cadmus or Luthor didn't leave anything else in there, something that would make me dangerous to the rest of you.

[ It's ... difficult, honestly. Hearing that there's some sort of programming within him. His mind. That Cadmus and or Luthor had given him some sort of trigger- something that could be dangerous. The very idea of it suddenly has her on edge. ]

Yeah- Yeah of course. Whenever you're comfortable with it. I'll find anything they're hiding.

[It's difficult having it happen, honestly. One minute he's grabbing Luthor's tie to confront the man wearing it and then suddenly there's just the tie - no Luthor in sight. He's has two months to think about this.]

This weekend would be fine. The sooner the better.

[But he has no idea how long it will take so the entire weekend should work. There's no one else he'd trust inside his head.]

The weekend is perfect.

How ... did you find out about this? If you don't mind me asking, that is.

[ Because it's a little bit horrifying. And not just because it's happened at all, but because it happened to him. ]

I'll be over Saturday morning. [Despite the fact that he goes over every morning.]

Luthor called me out, told me about another clone inside of Cadmus. Really he was just using me to find the escaped genomorphs. After I confronted him and he used the code words. The next thing I knew I was alone and over an hour had passed.

[ Hey not like she minds. ]

So it really is like an off-switch... Ugh, that stupid-- I promise, Conner. You won't have anything like that in your head when I'm done.

Er- I'll be careful about it, though. Promise.

Basically. A way to control me when I'm not doing what he or Cadmus wants.

I know you will. I trust you, M'gann.

Good. You'll be as fresh as a daisy when I'm done with you.

Thank you. I mean it.

[For the last two months, he's lived with the idea that Luthor or anyone who works for him could show up and take control of him. Maybe even to the point of hurting his friends.]

You should get some sleep, though... It's pretty late. We'll spruce your mind up soon, 'kay?

[ Two months is a long time to feel like crap. M'gann shan't stand for it any longer. ]

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