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[andaway]

[Audio - Public]

[Clark (and not Superman this time, so no anonymous location) has had a busy time ever since they became able to reach Mainland so it's been a while since he's made a post. No video this time, he's still trying to avoid showing his face in a public post unless really needed.]

Uh, hi. Clark Kent here- I hope those of you who went to visit the mainland are alright? I've heard of how dangerous it could be over there.

[And felt it, but that's neither here not there.]

I actually want to ask about that. Haven't you wondered why are we able to visit the mainland without any kind of trouble? All the foreigners who're able to fly or swim have tried to leave, and they have always found some kind of invisible barrier that prevents them from going any further.

Somehow that barrier has now included this land... maybe we should try to figure out how it works? I'm not an expert by any means but I know there's talented magic users in this place.

The second question I have is way less important but I'd still like to know. The newspaper... well, it can't be written out because it'd present the obvious translation problems we've already discussed over the network. We have to read it out loud.

So I ask for volunteers to do that task. Would anyone be up for it?

[Audio - Private to Batfamily and associates]

I don't really like to state the obvious to you guys, but... a certain friend of mine has decided to pay us a visit.

He doesn't seem to be from my world but I still don't trust him. I'll be keeping an eye on him but be careful. For all we know this could even be his doing.

[No it couldn't but Lex and Kal are famous for blaming everything on each other, let's not break that beautiful tradition.]

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[demon_brat]

I believe the word you are looking for is 'podcast.'

[private]

Like he isn't already under observation.

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[andaway]

Then a podcast it is. My point was to try to find someone who'd like to do that.

[private]

He's my responsibility. I was just trying to warn you to stay alert.

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[demon_brat]

I strongly suspect you will find more appropriate volunteers than me.

[Private.]

There is only one city now. If he does something that needs bringing down, I doubt that will make a difference.

Also... it is not known how far into the mainland the freedom to move extends.

[Because Grayson is not back yet, and, no, Damian isn't concerned. AT ALL.]

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[ancillary]

Clark. The emergency channel I set up prior was quiet for most of the time spent mainland.

[ Your name IS on it, after all. ]

You wouldn't happen to know if there's been any incidents, would you?

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[andaway]

[He has to hide a guilty smile because he wasn't exactly thinking of calling for an emergency when he got hurt.]

From what I have seen... most people end taking care of themselves or know someone who will do that.

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[ancillary]

[ She knits her brow as she sniffed out a hint of guilt; not out of concern but that she wasted her time if people weren't even going to use her ECL. ]

That kind of individualistic pride is like to get someone killed.

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[notdreaming]

A friend started to tell me about magic, but she never finished her explanation. What is it, exactly?

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[andaway]

It's... more or less performing supernatural feats with only their powers.

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[notdreaming]

Isn't that what- [ don't say 'you' ] Superman and I do, though?

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[backwordscompatible]

[That name...it rings a very faint bell in her mind. Not enough to make a connection, but considering how many other "bells" had gone off since her arrival here, it was enough to at least pique her curiosity.]

How far did the barrier go before we touched onto the mainland?

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[andaway]

[And all of her rings a bell, but he doesn't recognize her. Not yet anyway. Recognizing people from other worlds is hard enough when their ages aren't all wrong.]

I- a couple of feet, I believe?

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[alpha_squad_leader]

There's a barrier that keeps people on the turtle? How far around the turtle does it extend? And in all directions?

What kind of newspaper is it here?

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[andaway]

[He shrugs] It has been tested but not measured- a couple miles, at the least. It used to go in all directions but apparently it has been extended somehow so we could visit the mainland... which is why I was asking. It's kind of unusual.

It's still on the works, but it's meant to be something for us foreigners to share the news and to learn about this place.

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[nolimitation]

Maybe there's something in the turtle or the mainland that cancels out the barrier to a certain distance. If the barrier's just on the water...

Has anyone tried taking energy readings up to the barrier? I realize there's some risk in it, and maybe we don't have the necessary equipment here, but I think it might be worth trying scientific analysis as well as magic. [ There's a wry twist to her lips on that last word - she's still having trouble with the concept, to be honest. ]

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[andaway]

[Both eyebrows rise up at that. Science is a language he speaks and loves, magic not so much.]

I don't think anyone- [and then he stops himself because he knows of someone who will get to do exactly that as soon as he reads this (and he knows he will). That is if he hasn't done the readings it already. The pain of being friends with Bruce Wayne.]

Actually, I have a friend who might do just that if he had the right tools. Are you a scientist? Maybe I could get a hand on the readings.

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[wolfnamedkitty]

[This is exactly up Kitty's alley way.]

I was a radio show host in Denver. It wasn't exactly NPR, but my home station was an affiliate.

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[andaway]

[Clark lets out a hum, consider his interest picked.]

That would be wonderful, anyone with experience in this field could be helpful. I worked in a newspaper so I mostly do written word, not spoken.

[disfavored]

It is clearly dangerous, but it's like someone wants us to go out there. I'd avoid it; it feels like a trap.

[andaway]

[He nods, that's something that had crossed his mind as well. He still traveled to the mainland anyway... and then he got hurt.]

We've seen people go and come back though, and even though there is danger we still managed to avoid it.

If it's a trap I don't really see the use in it. [Then again Luthor is here so who knows.]

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[cowled]

It's not.

[Luthor's doing, he means.]

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[andaway]

[He takes a moment to reply. If Bruce says it it's because he's sure, but... well, it's Luthor. Superman will need a little more convincing.]

He thinks it's my fault. My doing.

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[crotcharrow]

[Hi Clark, remember me? Tommy doesn't recognise him though. He doesn't look pleased.]

The mainland sucks. It's really creepy and there are monsters, and.

[he sulks a bit.] It took all my powers. So I never got to the edge if there is a barrier.

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[andaway]

[He wouldn't forget you Tommy, but at least he doesn't seem to recognize him. He's been on edge about meeting the same people with his two alter egos in this place, one never knows.]

We were warned about the monsters, did you get hurt at all? And yes, I'd heard about the powers. But there's some of us with no powers at all, and even if you lost all your powers it's still possible to keep on walking.

Even if there was an edge to the barrier I still wonder why has it moved this way, or how.

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[shootingshields]

Perhaps the landing pushed the barrier to include the mainland - or perhaps it always was included. It's difficult to say, and if magic is involved, I'm less likely than someone with that capability to figure it out more clearly.

In regards to the newspaper, something like a radio news programme then?

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[andaway]

[He nods] Same as me then, I understand next to nothing about magic, I didn't even like it when I was a kid. Someone suggesting taking a more scientific approach to it, which might be a smart thing to do.

[He nods] I guess, even though I am better the written word than I am at speaking it. Which is why I'm looking for someone to do that.