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[Kal's audio post is short, and to the point. In his world the chance that someone would gt to know Superman and Clark Kent at the same time and they didn't already know about his secret was minimal, and even then he'd worked so hard to keep those aspects of his life apart it wasn't a conscious act anymore. He could play little tricks to make sure no one could get a decent image of him, even.

But that's harder to do in here where everybody got to meet Kal-El and Clark Kent at the same time, and the number of people who could actually be Superman was limited. Thus, he has to be more careful.]

I'm making this post to offer my help rebuilding those houses that were burned to the ground or somehow affected by what happened on that night. My name is Superman, and I'd of course not require any payment, at all. I'm afraid the materials aren't a thing I can produce- but this is not a momentary offer, any time anyone needs some help rebuilding their houses I'll be happy to lend a hand and use my powers to help.

[Well, that's said and done. He then pauses... and sighs.]

And second, a question that's less urgent. I'd like to know if anybody knows for sure what happens to those of us who... disappear and are nowhere to be found on the turtle. And if you have theories about it I'd like to know about them, too.

[That's... clearly the voice of a man who's lost someone recently. Losing what was for a while the only remains of your family, again? Never gets easy.]

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[You, sir, get Kal raising an eyebrow in surprise. Everybody's been talking in very broad terms but this person seems like he actually knows what he's talking about.]

Trans-dimensional travel, is that what's been going on? I guess it's obvious with the way people from so many different worlds appear here but travel would kind of imply we wanted to be brought here in the first place.

I know at least in my case I just took a nap and woke up here.

Well, I just thought it was a bit nicer than trans-dimensional kindapping. [ although that's pretty much what it was ]

I was inside an already moving ship. Whatever means they've got of doing it, they're a lot more capable than we think.

[Oh, now that's something Kal hadn't thought about. He'd just accepted people died or fell asleep, but it's obvious teleportation won't be just that easy in some of the worlds...]

Maybe we're making this too complicated than it is. Maybe it isn't teleportation- magic seems to be the most possible answer. And if magic is involved where you were or what you were doing at the moment doesn't really matter.

Don't be ridiculous, it wouldn't matter for teleportation either, so long as it's a good enough teleporter. Besides, magic is preposterous.

[Being called ridiculous makes him raise an eyebrow, Batman is usually the only one who calls him those things.]

I was only suggesting magic because it seems unlikely a place like this would have the technology necessary for that.

The emperor seems to have different ideas about that bit. I wouldn't have guessed that this city would be capable of it either, but they've had quite awhile to make it happen.

Point, I suppose. Then where could they hide a device to make it happen? The only things that make the closest to teleporting possible in my world require tons of energy...

As is the case in the one I'm familiar with. [ he's quiet as he thinks about this for a moment ]

The emperor's palace is still the only place in the city that's the biggest mystery around here, isn't it?

It is as far as we know. [Which would mean the Emperor knows more than she lets on- which even if it wouldn't surprising it'd disappoint Kal a bit.]

Is that place big enough for that? I'm unsure of what a teleporter so powerful would need.

I can't be sure myself until I know how exactly they're managing to do it so easily and so often. Things like that need a lot of power, which the Palace could have.

Of course it might not, but depending on how much of the turtleback remains unseen by any of the keidan or the travellers, they could've found other locations to keep it.

[He reaches to scratch the back of his neck] Well... I do have x-ray vision. I'm not sure if that'd be of any help?

[ oh, he pauses, caught a little off-guard but in the best way. in fact, he sounds a little gleeful ] X-Ray vision might actually be useful! If we could --

Sorry, I didn't quite catch your name.

[He smiles a bit, it's always nice when people get excited about using his abilities. Smarter people than him come up with the better uses of them.]

Superman is what they call me, sir.

Super-man, is it?

Is that really your name or just what they call you?

[He's been using it for so long he might as well call it a name, but-]

What they call me. A reporter friend of mine came up with the name after she saw my family's crest- which resembles an English 'S'.

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