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I promise.
I take good care of Krypto and the other animals on the farm anyway. I'm used to it!
I take good care of Krypto and the other animals on the farm anyway. I'm used to it!
[ Like the signal watch. Makes sense. ]
Yes, sir. It'll help.
You've got a lot of friends, dad.
Yes, sir. It'll help.
You've got a lot of friends, dad.
[ Jon winces. The volume of the city still feels too immense at times. ]
I got it.
Who all did you give it to?
I got it.
Who all did you give it to?
It makes sense.
Does this mean you're gonna be Superman in the city?
Does this mean you're gonna be Superman in the city?
I don't use that name here. I'll be there when they need me but this city doesn't need a Superman.
[ Clark prefers being just another alien. He was forced out on Earth before he was ready and in Riverview he has time to figure himself out.
He can be Superman again when he goes home prepared. ]
[ Clark prefers being just another alien. He was forced out on Earth before he was ready and in Riverview he has time to figure himself out.
He can be Superman again when he goes home prepared. ]
[ Jon can't fathom it and he stares at that message at a loss. Doesn't need a Superman. Surely that's not true. He finds his breath coming in quicker and tries to squash the uncertain panic rising up in him. ]
Does that mean I can't be Superboy?
Does that mean I can't be Superboy?
No.
And I'm not fully Kryptonian anyway. I can't speak it and I don't know anything about it.
And I'm not fully Kryptonian anyway. I can't speak it and I don't know anything about it.
[ By that logic, Clark's not Kryptonian either. His son shouldn't need to prove something to claim it any more than Clark himself. ]
I don't see why you can't go by Superboy.
[ It's not like Superman is a name nobody knows. Clark would answer honestly if anyone had really asked.
No one did so no one knows about Superman aside from those who already did. ]
People know the S.
I don't see why you can't go by Superboy.
[ It's not like Superman is a name nobody knows. Clark would answer honestly if anyone had really asked.
No one did so no one knows about Superman aside from those who already did. ]
People know the S.
They know your S. It's not the same.
[ And as much as Damian drives Jon up the wall, the promise of freedom, of being able to choose who he wants to be means a lot. Jon just wished he understood what it meant for him. ]
[ And as much as Damian drives Jon up the wall, the promise of freedom, of being able to choose who he wants to be means a lot. Jon just wished he understood what it meant for him. ]
[ Jon considers his next response carefully. ]
Not on my own . . . right?
Not on my own . . . right?
[ He can't hover over Jon forever and it's not healthy for Jon to have his father constantly trailing him.
Clark can't stop worrying. It keeps him up sometimes. ]
Not yet. If you go want to go with someone, just tell me or Lois who they are.
[ Jon knows to call for him if he's really in trouble. ]
Clark can't stop worrying. It keeps him up sometimes. ]
Not yet. If you go want to go with someone, just tell me or Lois who they are.
[ Jon knows to call for him if he's really in trouble. ]
[ With that, some of his panic subsides. His dad believes in him. ]
I promise.
Maybe . . . we can do a mission together sometime?
[ Jon's father did take him at times, though when it got bad, he would make Jon promise to stay back. ]
I promise.
Maybe . . . we can do a mission together sometime?
[ Jon's father did take him at times, though when it got bad, he would make Jon promise to stay back. ]
Yeah!!
What kind of mission? Monsters? Dinosaurs? We fought dinosaurs once! And a giant squid!
What kind of mission? Monsters? Dinosaurs? We fought dinosaurs once! And a giant squid!
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Sure thing, dad.
Okay, let me know! I've got my costume and everything!
Okay, let me know! I've got my costume and everything!
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