[ Clark is still feeling this out himself. He knows Conner is his clone - by way of alternate dimensions no less - but he still feels a certain amount of familial responsibility towards him. He doesn't know exactly what to expect, or if he measures up to Conner's version of Superman, certain shortcomings aside, but all he can hope for is the best. ]
Sure. It's better if someone looks after them. [ It's sweet that Conner had such a soft spot for animals. ] Just be careful - if it's anything like Minerva, it'll have you well-trained before you know it.
[ Minerva being the tiny kitten that more-or-less adopted herself into his life. She's an expert at lying down and yelling for pets just out of arms reach. ]
I hope that I would have suggested Kent, if he hadn't. And a kryptonian name, too. [ He doesn't really understand why he didn't but he's trying not to dig too deeply into the motivations of alternate universe versions of himself. It just seemed right that Conner should take his family name, however he managed to come by it. ]
And if you don't mind my asking... What happened between you and your ex?
[ It must have been serious, to end things after something like this. ]
[ He sighs, audibly. This isn't something he wants to talk about but it's probably necessary. ]
Her name is M'Gann. She's a Martian. [ And for Clark's benefit he elaborates on that. ] They're all shapeshifters and psychic. We were together almost my entire life. I trusted her with my mind.
But... She started getting too aggressive against enemies when there was intel that was needed. It left them damaged, mentally. Sometimes they recovered. I didn't like it, we argued about it. I broke up with her because she used her power to try and make me forget I was mad.
Do you have any preference? Between Conner and Kon? [ It's a question he's been asked a couple of times now, himself. ]
[ He listens to Conner talk about M'Gann. He doesn't like this at all, start to finish, but he wonders why someone didn't step in - why a decision like breaking the mind of an enemy for information was left in their hands to begin with.
Still, this isn't the time for it. There's a shocked silence that follows Conner's words. ] I'm sorry. That's... a huge betrayal of your trust.
Not really. You, I mean the version of you I know, you called me Kon. You can choose whichever you like.
[ Conner's expression is bleak when Clark asks the most important question. He loved M'Gann. Still did. But there was a difference between loving someone and being able to like them. ]
She's been in my mind so many times before, just to talk and share... I'd know the feeling of her touch anywhere.
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Sure. It's better if someone looks after them. [ It's sweet that Conner had such a soft spot for animals. ] Just be careful - if it's anything like Minerva, it'll have you well-trained before you know it.
[ Minerva being the tiny kitten that more-or-less adopted herself into his life. She's an expert at lying down and yelling for pets just out of arms reach. ]
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And if you don't mind my asking... What happened between you and your ex?
[ It must have been serious, to end things after something like this. ]
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[ He sighs, audibly. This isn't something he wants to talk about but it's probably necessary. ]
Her name is M'Gann. She's a Martian. [ And for Clark's benefit he elaborates on that. ] They're all shapeshifters and psychic. We were together almost my entire life. I trusted her with my mind.
But... She started getting too aggressive against enemies when there was intel that was needed. It left them damaged, mentally. Sometimes they recovered. I didn't like it, we argued about it. I broke up with her because she used her power to try and make me forget I was mad.
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[ He listens to Conner talk about M'Gann. He doesn't like this at all, start to finish, but he wonders why someone didn't step in - why a decision like breaking the mind of an enemy for information was left in their hands to begin with.
Still, this isn't the time for it. There's a shocked silence that follows Conner's words. ] I'm sorry. That's... a huge betrayal of your trust.
How did you figure it out in the end?
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[ Conner's expression is bleak when Clark asks the most important question. He loved M'Gann. Still did. But there was a difference between loving someone and being able to like them. ]
She's been in my mind so many times before, just to talk and share... I'd know the feeling of her touch anywhere.