four : write me a beacon so i know the way [text]

[everylittlegirl]

is anyone else not having all fun and games?

[60% encrypted to Lex Luthor, Clark Kent (the elder), Bruce Banner]
[Hayley turns the video on, looking less than thrilled with life. Mostly, she seems exhausted and done with this place. Still, with her usual dry curiosity, she holds up a piece of green rock (looking roughly like this) to display to the businessman, the journalist, and the scientist.]

Do you know what this is? It's totally different from everything else here.

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[andaway]

If you think telling me I trust my wife's intelligence and common sense and making fun of my heritage will be an insult to me you really don't know me as well as I thought you did, Hayley.

And I'm not going to apologize for not sharing information that could hurt a good friend of the family with a teenager I've met months ago and is already working for Lex Luthor.

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[everylittlegirl]

It wasn't meant to be an insult. [Also said sincerely, with a hint of anger.]

If you think I'm working for Lex.. [She shakes her head, clearly upset about that, but jumps to a different thought.] Obviously I don't know you and you don't know me.. so we should just stop playing friends and go our separate ways, okay?

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[andaway]

[Later he will see how she could have been sincere about it. Right now he's a bit too miffed and frustrated at himself, his whole focus is going into avoiding lashing out.]

I'm not going anywhere, you know where to find me whenever you're ready to put this behind us. I do trust you, Hayley. I wouldn't have told you what I just did if I didn't.

I just can't share sensitive information like that one so easily.

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[everylittlegirl]

Bye, Clark.

[And she disconnects.]