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[signifies]

Who: Clark Kent and you.
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: Aboard the Marsiva.
When: The week of his arrival.

I don't suppose I could click my heels three times. . . [ Only Clark gets his little joke. ]

I'll keep this brief. My name is Clark - I'm from Kansas.

[ He's been the new guy at work often enough to sound chill about this, but he is feeling a little shaky having woken up here in the middle of his workday. To top it off, not being able to hear his mother's heartbeat is jarring.

There's some stress baking in Clark's future. ]

What do you make of this place? I'm curious to know how it compares to where you come from.

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[signifies]

Yeah.

[ He's very, very lucky. Until an hour ago he didn't know he had any living family left.

He chuckles. So she knows. ]

Kara. [ Tentatively testing out how it feels. Her name is so wonderful and precious to him already. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Oh, we have met. Sounds like you'll be well taken care of.

[That would be the case even without Kara's powers; Natasha will sit on that question for now too.]

Definitely better off not being nemeses. Don't think she'd care for the stress.

[signifies]

Oh, you're a friend?

[ Even better! She must know Kara well enough to say that.

If Natasha plays her cards right (she will) there's homemade Kent baked goods in her future. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Friendly, at least. Your cousin's a very easy person to be friends with in some ways.

[In other ways, not so much; those tend to reflect more on Natasha than Kara though.]

Friendly enough to know she must be thrilled to have you here.

[signifies]

Yeah. [ He won't let the conversation focus on him, though. ]

What about you, is there anyone you know?

[outstandingbalance]

A few people. Quiet a few, actually. And a few more who've come and gone since I got here.

[Her shrug is audible in her tone.]

It really does help.

[signifies]

Thank you, Natasha. I'll take your word for it.

Do you think you'd be up for coffee sometime?

[outstandingbalance]

Oh, I think I can pencil you into my busy schedule.

[signifies]

I'll let you know, then.