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Who: Kara & Friends (and future friends)
Broadcast: video / fleetwide
Action: The Tourist, kitchen or Kara's room
When: now!

[ In her broadcast, Kara is in her PJs, hair down and glasses off. She looks like she just woke up not too long ago and the overall vibe is very "confessional vlog". She doesn't seem distressed, just a little confused, and tired—though her eternal optimism is always there somewhere. ]

Hey, so, question: On a scale from "wow that's super weird we've never heard of something like that" to "it must be a Wednesday on the Fleet", how common is it to just like, get a bunch of "new" information from home? Which, now that I think about it, is kind of a dumb thing to ask because we have implants that give us job skills training. But I'm just wondering. Uh, in the abstract? Something like that.

Anyway, I'm going to go get some coffee and food because I'm starving. Who knew that sleeping was such hard work?

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[ she allows this but she's on the brink of tears ]

She did, but it doesn't make it better. I said so many things, and I hurt her.

[oh no, don't do that. He takes a step closer, unsure of what he should do. He does squeeze her hand, though, as tightly as he dares]

I know, and - it's hard, to not blame yourself for that. But - it wasn't you, it was something making you do all those things. That's where the blame should lie.

[ it's ok she doesn't break easily ]

I just really miss her.

[well, good. He's going to hug her anyway]

I hope you got to remember some good things with her, too.

[ hank has anyone ever told u ur the best to hug while upset? A GIANT WARM TEDDY BEAR!!! ]

I do. She's incredible.

[they have not, no, but you know how he is with hugs]

She sounds it.

[ she'll release from the hug and wipe her eyes ]

Sorry. It's just a lot to process.

Don't be. I understand.

I'm sure it'll feel a little better later. When it's not an all-at-once thing.

I hope so.

Do you - need anything? Want anything?

At the risk of sounding... really silly... can I have another hug?

[ bc tbh that's just what she needs right now. ]

. . . it doesn't sound silly.

[of course she can have another hug]

[ good ]

You give, like, really good hugs.

[like really, does she have to ask]

Well - I'm getting a lot of practice.

Only because I bully you.

[he huffs out a soft laugh]

I'm used to bullying. —the good kind, I mean. This kind.

[ they're still hugging... ]

...Do you have family, Hank?

[she said she wanted a hug, so she'll obviously let go when she's done with the hug]

Biological or adopted?

I'm thinking about biological at the moment. Adopted families are, obviously, extremely important. But... different, too.

Mm, they are. Then, it's just my parents, back in Illinois.

I had no idea my aunt was still alive until she attacked me. I thought I'd lost... everyone, besides Kal-El.

Your - aunt? But - why would she attack you?

Did I tell you what killed Krypton?

No, you didn't. Just - that it was destroyed.

We overmined the core and the planet heated up to unsustainable levels.

Aunt Astra knew the dangers, but my mother wouldn't heed her, and when Astra went outside of the law to try to save everyone, my mother sent her and Non to prison.