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[Here's a familiar face that hasn't shown up on the network in a while now. Santo is hanging out in front of the monitor, still flexing his hand and making sure that he can move it without any problems. He's still to afraid to try to reassemble himself.]

Hey, nerds! Long time, no see!

Do you wanna know what really sucks? I'll tell you anyway. It's being totally unable to move, so you're stuck on a couch for weeks without any TV to watch. I mean, come on, there's aren't even any old episodes of Law & Order to kill time with.

None of you probably get that though, since you were off having adventures and saving turtles or whatever. Lucky jerks.

Anyway, I've been bored forever now, and really need some kind of entertainment. Anybody wanna spar and see if I die when I break apart? Come on, it'll be fun on a bun.

Or, you know, tell me a story about what's been going on here. Or something from your home. I'm totally good for anything. I mostly just want to make sure everyone isn't dead, so check in, guys. You know... The important ones... Which is everybody, cool?

[He starts to shut off the feed, but then stops for a moment, looking a bit unsure.]

Oh, and... Witch- I mean, Wanda? There's something I need to talk to you about. I kind of meant to do it a while ago, but... Yeah, forced to become a couch boulder.

[OOC: And with this, Santo is officially off hiatus!]

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Hello Santo. Are you feeling better?

[ She's missed him too, but she's been pretty miserable without her powers. Having to sleep is not something she missed very much. ]

Kara! I'm feeling better than ever now. [Like right now. Get it? Because she's talking to him.]

What about you? Did you make it out of everything okay?

[ Her bright smile says that she gets it, especially now that she suspects he may be courting her. Somehow. In a strange way. ]

I'm alright. It's been difficult, but not nearly as difficult as it must have been for you. I had to learn how to be normal again.

[The 1920's called, Kara. Nobody 'courts' anymore.]

I don't know about you, being being normal sounds like the worst thing in the world, so you definitely had it worse.

[ No they don't, because they all get gene-matched! ]

I've been normal most of my life. It's only the last few months that I got so used to not needing to eat or sleep.

[Has he told her in the last twenty minutes that her planet sounds kind of cray?]

Wait, so... What, you didn't always have your powers and junk?

[ Right, her planet is the crazy one. ]

It's only under a yellow sun, apparently. Rao was red.

What does that have to do with anything? Aren't all suns just... Bright?

No, they come in a variety of colors and sizes, each aging at different rates. I was told my powers come from a difference in the radiation between Krypton's older red sun, Rao, and the Earth's younger yellow sun, Sol.

So, as long as you're on Earth, you're totally awesome and can do pretty much anything... But on your own planet, you're totally normal?

That's kind of cool, actually. You're totally solar-powered!

Well. [ She gives the slightest of shrugs. ] My planet is gone. But as long as I'm under a yellow sun, yes, I'm solar powered. It was hard without them because I'm not used to eating or sleeping anymore. [ And without a backup energy source? She passes out. ]

[... One day he's going to have a conversation with her that doesn't remind her of that.]

You really don't need to eat or sleep at all now? I mean, I don't either, at least eat. But I'm inorganic so it makes sense. I guess you get all your energy from the sun too?

[ One day she might even be able to go a day without thinking about it! ]

I don't even have to breathe.

[Probably not with him around, sadly.]

Hey! I don't either. Wow, it is so cool that we have all these things in common.

[Just stop, Santo.]

[ Subtle, Santo. Very subtle. ]

Really? It was such a terrifying thing to find out on the fly.

[He's a master of subtlety.]

Do you still breathe anyway? Just out of reflex because it feels normal?

I do. I've swallowed more than my fair share of water thanks to that.

I still try to hold my breath when I go underwater, and then freak out a bit when I forget to hold it, then remember I don't... actually breathe... So.

Yeah, I get that.

Still, it's better than drowning.

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