Riley listens very carefully to everything, having Skeets record it all for later review. His poker face is firmly in place, but it's not a harsh expression.
Finally, he speaks.
"First... not having powers doesn't mean you're powerless. It's who you are that's going to define your super identity."
He wants to talk about how his dad, even if started out true, was only playing the fool for so long. But no, being a Carter means preserving the secret that Booster Gold saved time more than most people could count. The first Time Lord in the family was a buffoon. A prancing fool of a glory-hound. That's what everyone had to think.
"Second, if I ever find out you're not playing straight with me, there's no place or time you can hide from me." He didn't have quite the same emotional heart-strings pulled as Henry, having grown up around heroes without inherent superpowers as much as ones with.
"Third... this would have been a lot simpler if you were just a douche and I could wipe the floor with you." He smirks, extending a hand.
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