Superboy/Conner Kent (clone_of_steel) wrote,
@ 2010-10-23 00:42:00

Long Time Gone (Test Scene)
Conner Kent walks into Titans' Tower with his duffel bag, finally unable to stay to himself in Smallville anymore. Clark hasn't been home in months and the things going on the world are getting to him. The Justice League has been out of commission for years and he's been wallowing in self-pity and doubt for longer than he cares to think about. The world isn't getting any safer with everyone pulling in different directions...and Conner himself has recently seen the results of what will happen if things don't change.

"Bart? Tim? Is anyone here?" he calls out, hoping he didn't make this trip for nothing.

No, he didn't. If they aren't here, he'll just have to find everyone and bring them back.

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clone_of_steel
2010-10-25 01:46 am UTC (link)

Conner sighed. It wouldn't do any good to talk about it, even though it was eating him alive inside to be without her. Especially when he knew that, in the end, she would die because of him.

"There's not much to say, Mia. Cassie and I are just too different and things weren't going to work. She...didn't take it well." he says.

"No helping it, though, right?" he asks, shrugging rhetorically.

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	speedier 2010-10-25 01:48 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry to hear that, Conner," she said. "I'm sorry I can't really help. I haven't had the best...luck in relationships." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-25 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"Look at that! Something we have in common." Conner says. "I think your misfortune in relationships has something to do with your height, though. You have to be at least this tall to be in a relationship." Conner jokes, putting his hand just above Mia's head. He, of course, grins at her to let her know he's just kidding. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-25 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Mia gave him a tiny smile. "That could have something to do with it, yeah," she said. If only it was her height or something small like that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-25 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, I was only kidding, Mia. I didn't meant to offend." Conner says, seeing the small smile as Mia's attempt to roll with the joke. "Is there something bothering /you/ you want to talk about. I'm not that interesting, anyway and all of my drama is self-inflicted. What's going on with you?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-25 02:23 am UTC (link)
	"No offense here," Mia said. "If I wasn't able to laugh a little I'd be well...I'd be Tim." She smirked. "Nothing's really bothering me," she said, "Just taking everything one day at a time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clone_of_steel
2010-10-25 02:27 am UTC (link)

/That/ got a laugh out of Conner. Tim is his best friend, but yes, he can be just as dour as his senior partner in crime-fighting.

He really didn't know that Mia could be so funny. She was certainly different from how he originally thought of her, which wasn't bad just...more indifferent than anything.

Conner liked to think he took after Clark, mostly, though he still had a long way to go before he'd ever be the kind of man that Superman is.

"Mia, if I didn't know better, I'd think there was something you aren't saying. I won't push, but...if you can't talk to me about it, I hope you'll talk to someone." Conner says.

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speedier
2010-10-25 02:30 am UTC (link)

Mia sighed. Her teammates knew about her being HIV positive and her past (well, most of it, she may have left out a couple of details), but she got the feeling that they thought that something was "bothering her" a lot, it seemed. Not that she minded it too much. She'd never really had friends to care about her before.

"I'm fine Conner," she said, smiling at him. "Promise."

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	clone_of_steel 2010-10-25 02:39 am UTC (link)
	"All right, case closed." he says with that genuine smile of his. "Can I ask you an honest question, though?" he asks. "Would you give away something you cherish to preserve it?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-25 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"If we're talking keeping it safe in the long run, it might hurt a little, but if it was what was best for it, I would, yes," Mia said. "Does that...answer your question? At least a little?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-25 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, it does, Mia. Thank you. I just had to know if I was crazy or not." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-25 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"You're not crazy, Conner," she said. "We all have to make tough choices, somewhere down the line." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clone_of_steel
2010-10-25 05:40 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, that's what Superman told me once. I guess I just wish I could have waited a bit longer before I had to start making those tough choices." Conner says.

"So, do you want to do something this week? Like, outside the Tower? You're the only other person I can really ask, since Tim's away and Bart's attention span makes such things prohibitive." he says.

Then he realizes how that probably sounds.

"Not that I wouldn't hang out with you anyway, Mia. I just mean...you're trying to be normal and so am I, right? Let's try that together." he suggests.

Good job, Conner. Of course she'll hang out with you now that you've implied she's the only person you can ask because everyone else is gone.

He would like to fly to anywhere but here right now.

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	speedier 2010-10-26 01:28 am UTC (link)
	Mia smiled at him. "Sure. I'd like to do something with you, Conner." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-26 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"Cool! I'm looking forward to it, Short Stuff." Conner jokes. "And don't worry; if the guy at the Ferris Wheel says you're too short to get on, I'll just lift you up a couple of feet so and give him a Look." he grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-26 02:05 am UTC (link)
	"First things first...keeping knocking my height and you'll have arrows in places you NEVER want them." She teased with a stern look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-26 02:08 am UTC (link)
	"You know...you do have to /look/ at those places to /aim/ at them. Besides, I'm only worried if you really have those Kryptonite-tipped arrows we talked about." Conner says. "But I know your weakness, Mia. You can't fire arrows if I throw you over my shoulder and keep you off the ground. So remember that before you grab your bow." Conner challenges. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-26 02:18 am UTC (link)
	"Fighting dirty, huh?" She smirked. "Two can play at that, Mr. Kent." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-26 02:24 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I don't fight dirty often, but I will when archers get all ornery. However, my dirty fighting will be greater than your dirty fighting, Miss Dearden. Unless we're playing Halo. You might win then. Maybe." he jokes, smirking back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-26 02:29 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, I may be small, but my skill is mighty. Teens of Steel got nothing on me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-26 02:33 am UTC (link)
	The next time Mia blinks, she's suddenly looking down at the floor as she's bent over Conner's shoulder. "You were saying?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-26 02:35 am UTC (link)
	"Huh. View's not so bad," she said. Yes, she might just be looking at his butt. A little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clone_of_steel 2010-10-26 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"Funny, I was going to say the same thing." Conner says, regarding Mia's butt. She wears a cape so often that one gets used to not looking. But without the cape... "Hey, what's Star City like at night?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	speedier 2010-10-26 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"It gets a little cold, but it's beautiful," she said. "Well, at least on the rooftops it is. There's a great view of the stars, and the lights from all the buildings are nice to take in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clone_of_steel
2010-10-26 03:01 am UTC (link)

"I like the sound of that. Hold on." he says, now shifting her to where she's simply in his arms. He walks the two of them over to the terrace doors.

The moment their outside, Conner rises into the air and flies North to Star City, which isn't far from San Francisco.

"I probably should have asked if you get airsick, but just hold on to me, okay? I won't let you go." he says, gliding along and looking up at the stars.

If he lost all of his other powers right now, he'd be glad if he could still fly.