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[andaway]

Superman here.

[The voice Kal uses is definitely Superman's. Now that he's got (most of, he notices these things) powers back he doesn't really feel like hiding.]

And I'd like to say this kind of situation is why I suggested training for those metahumans who wanted it. Not to train an army, just to help out. It'd both avoid situations like the one in the clinic and to ensure everyone who didn't have any metahuman ability would be less ready to jump on a kid who was pulling a prank.

Just because some of us have abilities that could be dangerous doesn't mean we are going to use them. Please let's not turn this into a witch-hunt, I've seen enough of those and they never end well for either party involved.

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[eye_of_isis]

Thank you, someone realizes it was a stupid prank! It's not like he's not going to eventually try and get back at me for it, geez.

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[andaway]

The fact that I don't think they should suddenly be scared of you doesn't mean what you did was right, by the way.

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[backinakidflash]

[Oh, fine. You're forcing Bart into this whole creeper anon thing that all of you seem to love so much that it's really very unnerving. But he also doesn't want to respond with a video as himself because it's Superman.]

As someone who has survived power-based pranks, how was that even remotely cool? Nobody gets turned into a guinea pig and imprisoned when we do it. Well. Maybe Beast Boy turns into one, but that's. Totally his call.

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[andaway]

[Wait, that voice... he had heard he was in the turtle but hadn't talked to him yet.]

Can you think of something you have done as a prank, or a joke? With your powers.

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[hackingyoursensors]

You know why we reacted the way we did.

[He sounds very serious and almost irritated.]

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[andaway]

Pretend that I don't.

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[demon_brat]

Pranking somebody using powers, as was just demonstrated by a speedster, does not need to involve taking possession and control of somebody else's body. Which transforming it is.

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[andaway]

And that I understand, but was pilling up on a little girl necessary?

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[raptorcanaria]

[Dinah's not sitting at her console for this - she's obviously moving around the room from the way her volume keeps changing. Not that she expects this to be a problem.]

You suggested training for metas and someone thought you were training an army?

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[andaway]

And I quote. Apparently this situation is better than to risk that.

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[wintershepherd]

[ They haven't spoken since Kal had left him a message on his voicemail that had turned into an argument but Jack is assuming they can both put that aside for the moment in light of recent events. ]

If you figure out how to get people to listen to that, tell me. Because it looks like some people haven't come a long way in their understanding yet.

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[andaway]

[Kal isn't one to let a single fight ruin a growing friendship, otherwise there's no way he would consider Bruce like a brother. If Jack doesn't mention it he won't either.]

It's like this every time the subject of metahumans comes to light. It happened in my world as well once.

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[sciencewhizard]

It was kinda... extreme, but yikes. Are people really taking it that seriously?

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[andaway]

They are. Just ask your friend, the paranoid one.

[C'me on Wally you know who he means.]

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[definingfuture]

Planning on starting a Boy Scouts for metahumans?

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[andaway]

'Be prepared' indeed. That was kind of the plan, but people thought it was too dangerous to train them.

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[cons]

[ superman. yeah, okay. sure. why not. ]

Are there a lot of you here? Metahumans. Not saying I have a problem with it, it's just, uh. New. For me. We didn't have superheroes back in my world.

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[andaway]

[He didn't choose the name, promise.]

There's quite a few... I don't know the exact number though, sorry. [He could know it but that'd just be creepy.] So you come from a normal world?

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[alpha_squad_leader]

[Vic's still not looking completely recovered, pale and missing spikes and pieces of carapace.]

We don't have to go on a hunt, she was nice enough to come forward and tell us exactly where she is. What she did wasn't just a harmless prank.

[He sighs.]

Training isn't a bad idea but I get a general sense that a lot of us are pretty well trained. It's teaching people things like 'turning others into tiny animals just because they're a jerk is not right' that should come first.

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[andaway]

[Kal will focus on the second thing in a minute, but first...]

Did you joke about going to a hunt for a little girl? What for, exactly?

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[tactile_telekinesis]

But most of us don't need the training, we aren't out of control. Just some of people need to be taught some common sense in what's okay and what isn't.

Dude, even I wouldn't go that far with a prank. Not now any way.

[Plus, who the hell needs adults around here. :|]

Who said anything about a witch hunt? [He's actually looked back on the other entries as well.]

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[andaway]

'Not now'. Meaning at some point you'd have done it, right?

[He shakes his head] No one said those words specifically, but it seemed like that was where most conversations about the matter were leading.

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[chiot]

Supermans' a funny name. [ like, really weird. ]

I ain't think no one's gonna use nuffin' bad, 'cause it's bad enough the Kedan, huh? Bad enough they don't like us a lot--but the other day, huh, the other day Qi came up to me an' said he wanted to be back--so that's changin', maybe, huh? --Anyway, I ain't think no one's gonna use their power badly 'cause we gotta stick together, huh?

But y'hear? Sadie, she turned summin' into a hamster. [ That shit's HILARIOUS to Gavroche, man. ]

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[andaway]

I think it's rather funny myself, that's why I keep using it. [Not really though it just kind of stuck when Lois started using it and now there's no going back. Also Gav you make him smile just by being yourself.]

I don't think people will do anything bad with their powers either, but some people who don't have metahum- people with powers in their world are scared of those who do. And others agree turning that boy into a hamster was going a little too far.

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[urbanmagic]

I don't know about training, but a little slideshow on the dos and don'ts on the whole thing from both sides would probably help more. I am not touching those arguments with a ten foot pole [And really, she's not going to take sides when both sides have their points and their faults] but I think a bit of a chill pill is in order.

By the way, you sound awfully familiar.

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[andaway]

[Kal can't help a chuckle] A 'chill pill' isn't how I would have put it but we could all use some indeed. I guess I'm just biased because of my powers.

Do I? Do you come from a world with metahumans as well maybe?

[disfavored]

...Not everyone here realizes that having dangerous abilities doesn't make you a dangerous person. [Like his brother, for instance.] Be careful.

[andaway]

Not everyone in my world does either. I think it's a pretty common thing in most worlds, but I'm not letting it happen here.

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[zinthosmantra]

[ That name definitely gets Raven's attention but she matches the audio feed with her own. ]

I don't suppose pointing out the good that metahumans do will make any impact?

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[andaway]

[While Kal could have recognized her if he saw her, the voice doesn't make it click. Yet.]

I doubt it. But to be fair even if it's only one person using their powerd recklessly it's still pretty scary to think about... especially if you have no powers.

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[funkindofwicked]

Superman. [Oh hello person she hates just by proxy of being Superman and thus related to Supergirl.]

Well, well. And here I was thinking maybe people weren't sanctimonious enough around here.

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[andaway]

That's what they call me. And you are?

[He recognizes the voice of the girl he talked to on another post, but he still doesn't know who she is, as familiar as she sounds. Maybe he will ge more straight answers as Superman.]

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[backwordscompatible]

[Zatanna's long since learned her lesson about having this sort of conversation publicly, which is why she made sure to put the encryption Robin'd set up for her firmly in place before even considering contacting Superman about the issue. And even then, she had to think long and hard about it.]

[Had this issue come up months before, when she'd first arrived, she might have been more inclined the agree. To side with Sadie and Korra and all the others who agreed that it wasn't that big of a deal. Maybe even crack a joke about the witch hunt line. But now? After all the fights she'd had over this exact topic? She was...torn.]

I don't think training is the problem.

Most of us have our powers pretty under our own control. Sadie and Korra included.

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[andaway]

[Well... that much is true, and Kal knows as much. Zatanna doesn't have the training her father did but as far as Kal knows she was probably trained to use her powers carefully since she developed them, so that's obviously not the problem.]

What do you think the problem is then, Zatanna?