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[andaway]

[Kal-El seems to be posting from a cafe in the water sector, judging by his surroundings. A cafe that has seen better days. Kal's face makes it obvious he wasn't expecting the cafe to be in such a state when he got there, seeing all this go on without being able to help is really hitting him hard.]

Superman here. I'm aware the rationing is the hot topic nowadays but there isn't... much I can do about that. I will do my best to help out Roger's food bank and if anyone needs me to do so don't hesitate to contact me but for now you will have to forgive me for deviating from the topic.

This last month I have noticed a lot of foreigners that happened to have powers with them that were... not sure what to do with them at best, outright scared of them at worse. I want to help with that.

I am a super-powered being myself, we are called 'metahumans' in my world. I was thinking maybe there should be some kind of... way for us to meet, to talk about our problems. To train each other if our powers are similar, to help us out when it's needed. I'm not sure where I was going with this but that... well, that was my suggestion.

[A little shrug and a smile] I would like to hear people's opinion in it?


[Private to Evandau]

I was told you were in charge of the rationing?

Comments

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[michaeljangelo]

Sure, I guess. I mean...it's not like I'm running short in the free time department.


...

Or in the inspiration department, now that I think of it.

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[andaway]

One would think the inspiration would run wild in a place like this, with lots of new people's an experiences- not to mention the fact that you're living on top of a turtle.

At least in my world that was considered an 8 in the scale of weird.

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[michaeljangelo]

[There's a sizable pause as Mike tries his best to find the words to respond to that.]

On top of a turtle is certainly new, yeah.

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[andaway]

You... did know we were on top of a turtle, didn't you?

[Maybe that's the problem?]

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[michaeljangelo]

Oh I've been told. trustmei'vebeentold. I just haven't been close enough to the edge to see proof of it yet.

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[andaway]

It's not that long of a trip, I could fly you there if needed.

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[michaeljangelo]

[The sound Mike makes can only be heard by dogs, dolphins, and probably Superman.]

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[andaway]

...Ouch. that kind of hurt.

Was that a no?

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[michaeljangelo]

...NO! No no! I mean yes! But not no. No. no....sorry.

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[andaway]

So no to my no? Which is a yes?

[He's a little lost but at least all of this is amusing.]

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[michaeljangelo]

Yes.

To that.

And the flying.

Yes please.

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[andaway]

Where should I get you then?

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[michaeljangelo]

In the Water Sector. Complex 3-B






I should probably warn you of something though, if you're like serious about coming to get me.

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[andaway]

[He was so serious Mike was lucky he actually heard the second part before he flew away.]

Yes? What is it?

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[michaeljangelo]

Well, it's just...I...uh. I feel as though that I should warn you?

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[andaway]

['Warn you'. If Mike could see Kal's body language he would notice how it had suddenly turned defensive.]

I'm listening.

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[michaeljangelo]

[Mike can be heard taking a deep breath, as if steeling his resolve.]

I...I'm a mutant turtle.

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[andaway]

[Excuse him for the long pause, he really didn't see that coming.]

What?

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[michaeljangelo]

I'm a turtle?

[He repeats, but as a question this time because...well...that's what you do when someone asks you to repeat something so true that it usually isn't questioned in the first place.]

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[andaway]

Well that's... curious. [A turtle on top of a turtle? Curious indeed. But the guy was already shy enough to take so long to reveal he was a turtle already, he wasn't going to make him feel uncomfortable about it.]

Is that all? I'll come pick you up in a second if that's all.

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[michaeljangelo]

[Curious is good, right?
Well...not for cat, obviously, but since neither of them are cats...
Mike allows himself to hope.]

No...that's pretty much it. Just the turtle thing.

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[andaway]

Then I should be there in a minute or two.

[Seconds, actually but he thinks it's pretty rude to just appear without giving the guy time to get ready.]

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[michaeljangelo]

Sure thing!

[There's maybe three beats before Mike realizes that when Superman says minute or two, he quite literally means a minute or two.

His eyes go wide as Mike makes a mad dash for one of the few windows in the house that isn't boobytrapped to the teeth, and begins to scale the side of his building. His arm, while still wounded, is a hell of a lot better than it was when he first got here.

It's a wonder what turning the heat in his apartment up to high all the while keeping the wound itself clean and dry will do.

So suffice it to say that when he's finally up on the roof he's just catching what little breath he lost in the movement.]

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[andaway]

[Kal does indeed take just the two minutes to get there, but he's used to waiting and he wouldn't have minded much. Instead he finds an out-of-breath turtle greeting him.

Yup, turtle. He really wasn't lying.]

You didn't have to run. [He says, grinning as he lands by him.] I would have waited.

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[michaeljangelo]

[Holy hippo spit he wasn't lying. He really IS Superman. Like, really truly. Superman. Right here. In front of him. In the flesh.

Mike doesn't say much at first, really he just gapes. Because...SUPERMAN.
When he does speak, however...]

.....supermanwouldhavewaitedforme...I mean, hi...er...hello...what's up?