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[notdreaming]

[ Kara spends some time familiarizing herself with her surroundings before trying to send a message. It's all very strange, very alien, but no more so than Earth is. Once she feels collected enough to do so she turns her attention to the console. It isn’t quite like anything she’s ever used before, but the technology is close enough to what she’s used to on Krypton that after a bit of fiddling around she manages to get the video feed on and recording. She takes a deep breath and addresses the network. ]

I’m told that people are brought here from all over the place. If that’s true, and you can all understand me… [ She doesn’t really get how that works, but she sincerely hopes that it does. Otherwise, she’s on her own. Again. ]

I need to know. How many of you know the planet Krypton? And what do you know about it?

[ She almost adds a ‘please’, because if nobody here has answers for her then she won’t know anything until she returns home. If she returns home. But instead she clenches her jaw and turns off the feed. ]

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[backwordscompatible]

Krypton? You mean...like Superman's Krypton?

[Video]

[tactile_telekinesis]

[Kon looks pleasantly surprised at seeing his cousin here again. But, it's a real kicker t hear she doesn't recognise or remember this place just by the things she says.]

I know about Krypton, I know a few things I guess. Fro what I've found out and been told anyway.

Kara, right?

[Video]

[plains_hunter]

[...Oh crap, another good guy in town.]

Man, you guys are just all over the place, aren't you?

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[notdreaming]

[ Superman. That's what the man claiming the be Kal calls himself. Her expressions turns stony, distrustful. ]

If he is who he claims to be, then yes.

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[backwordscompatible]

[Something about the way she phrased that...]

Wait...is Superman here?

[Video]

[notdreaming]

[ At first she seems eager. Somebody has answers. But her eyes narrow the moment he says her name. ]

How do you know that?

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[notdreaming]

I wouldn't know. I assumed you knew him. [ How else would she know about Krypton? ]

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[tactile_telekinesis]

[Oh boy uhm...okay he shouldn't have asked. He rubs the back of his neck and offers an awkward smile.]

Oh uh, there was...Someone back home. She looked like you and, yeah. [It's not really a lie, right? Kara just isn't...there yet. And it's better to say that than 'oh there was a girl here before who looked exactly like you and was also from Krypton.']

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[backwordscompatible]

Well, yeah. Back home. He and my dad fight together.

But I don't remember seeing you around before.

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[notdreaming]

You guys?

[ She has no clue who he's talking about, except that maybe... if she's here, between life and death, here's no reason others couldn't have escaped from Krypton. Maybe even her mother and father. There's hope in her eyes. ]

Are there other Kryptonians here?

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[demon_brat]

Alien.

[... and yes, Robin - and he is Robin, because reasons - has looked in on the rest of the conversations.]

What's this you're saying about Superman?

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[plains_hunter]

I suppose. Perhaps a few too many.

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[notdreaming]

Looked like me and had my name? [ Okay that's sketchy, but maybe a little believable. Almost. ]

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[notdreaming]

You must be from Earth. [ This is very exciting, she's only been able to talk to one human before. ]

I've never been here before this morning. My name is Kara.

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[andaway]

[Kal goes through a lot of emotions in just a couple of seconds. Hope, because his cousin is back. Confusion because no... no, this isn't her. Not really. Something is off, even though he can't pinpoint what. Anger because is someone impersonating her?

Finally, resignation. He's met plenty of people from different universes. He guesses his own race wouldn't be immune to that.]

I can tell you all I know about Krypton if you will meet me face-to-face.

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[backwordscompatible]

Last time I checked.

[Which would explain why they'd never met.]

It's nice to meet you, Kara. I'm Zatanna.

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[notdreaming]

Yes, I'm from a different planet than you are. I had assumed as much. [ She doesn't get it. Does he hate aliens or something? ]

I'm not saying anything about Superman. I just want to know about my home.

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[notdreaming]

Can you tell me where? Please, it's very important to me. [ He doesn't seem to get it, but maybe he can still help her. ]

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[notdreaming]

[ She watches him warily. She had been on her way to find him and ask for his help before she wound up here, but what could he possibly have to tell her about Krypton that he hadn't already?

Maybe he just wants to talk. She doesn't trust it, but it's not like she can't hold her own against him. ]

Alright. Where?

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[tactile_telekinesis]

Yeah. Crazy, right?

It's really confusing but uh...that's how I knew. Well, was more a guess than anything, cause you coulda just looked like here and had a different name.

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[plains_hunter]

Look, lady, I'd love to help you out. Really, I would. I have no idea where those guys are, though. Hell, I barely know the people in my own building. I'm not exactly a veteran of this place.

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[notdreaming]

Your planet isn't very welcoming, Zatanna.

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[demon_brat]

[What.

That. Is not the Kara he knows. Quite aside from her not being the Kara he talked with here, she did not react this way when he first met her. And that means something is very, very wrong.]

Yes. We are. [The words are clipped, precise, and lacking a good deal of his usual unpleasantness.]

I was referring to the statement regarding the question whether he is who he claims to be. And yes, I do know about Krypton, although I have not focused sufficiently to claim superior knowledge to somebody who calls it home.

[All right, there is a slight, very slight, sneer at the last word. But he's really more or less completely at an ironic stage with the concept.]

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[backwordscompatible]

It's not?

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[notdreaming]

Right. [ Still. A bit weird. But her options are really limited. ]

What do you know about Krypton?