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Arrival: For Korra

[Kon wakes up the second his body hits the water and it takes him entirely too long to process the fact that yes, he is now somehow submerged in a body of water, and no, he had not been flying over a body of water at all. This is what he gets for flying into swirly vortexes in the sky instead of calling for back up. It is not the first time he's woken up without a clue as to how he got somewhere and it won't be the last, but that doesn't make it any less disconcerting. Even more disconcerting however is that he is just realizing that he is not alone in the water. That is definitely an elbow pressing into his stomach and a knee digging into his side. He blinks stupidly for a second and attempts to disentangle himself from the person (girl???) he'd apparently run into when something else in the water catches his eye.

Something large and not at all man made and heading right towards them and—NO THANK YOU. Kon has seen this movie and he is out of the water and hovering in the air so fast he doesn't even have time to say hello to the (definitely a) girl in his arms who he takes with him without a thought. Chivalry is not leaving ladies behind to be eaten by giant...things.]

What'd, I fall asleep and crash into the set of Jaws 5?!


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-at is this, like some fancy gadget Robin would—oh hey, is it on? [A face leans into the camera giving everyone a very nice view of a teenage boy with one very stylish fadecut and (one) pierced ear looking like he just walked out of a nineties music video. He steps back when he's sure it's on, eyebrows furrowed for a second before his expression slips into a searching frown.]

Okay so, seeing as there are giant living moving tentacled rock monsters in the ocean, I'm guessing I'm not in Kansas anymore. [Kon's hilarious and would explain the joke to everyone if it wouldn't completely out Superman's identity. Clark ruins all of his fun.] Does anyone know exactly what planet we're on? And what's the deal with this Ursula chick because if she's anything like the one with the tentacles from the movie, I'm not really feeling the trusting her thing. Why does everything here have tentacles...?

I've got about a million questions about what the hell's going on here. Anyone care to fill me in?

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[highflights]

[ There's a boy on the network wearing the S. Kara has to blink, not registering anything he says: her focus zeroed in on that symbol. She's never seen him before in her life — familiar about the jaw, maybe, and the eyes, but nothing else. ]

[ She listens for his voice in the base, and tracks him down immediately, folding her arms and watching him. Still in the dark blue diving suit from the little exploring she was doing outside in the water, hair not even towelled dry. ]

I was hoping you could tell me.

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[His attention immediately swivels over to the (very pretty) blonde staring at him as if he's the one acting asking weird questions. Kon has no idea why she thinks he knows anything about the situation but he hovers over to her anyway, shooting her a boyish smile and cocking his head to one side. (He's not interested but that doesn't mean he doesn't have eyes.)]

I've got absolutely nothing, but if you're just as lost as me then maybe we can figure this out together? Two heads and all that.

[highflights]

[ He can fly. Kara's eyes narrow; Kon's friendliness rolls off her immediately. She jabs towards the S. ]

Who are you?

[checkoutmyttk]

[Wow, and here he'd thought he'd finally established himself enough not to get that question anymore. With a poorly concealed frown, he shrugs.]

Superboy. [First Korra and now this girl. All he'd wanted to do today was go 'home' and watch Wendy the Werewolf until he passed out. This day sucks.]

And you are?

[highflights]

Supergirl.

[ Flatly answered. Big talk from somebody not wearing her usual clothes, but Kara's just about had it with her weird day. ]

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[Kon's eyebrows shoot up and he gives her a hard look. Um.]

Yeah, okay good one, but I'm being serious.

[highflights]

[ More than a little defensively, ]

So am I. Like, do you see this? [ she waves her device ] It's in Kryptonese for me.

[checkoutmyttk]

Um. [He stares at the device that is very clearly in English and then stares back at her. Before he can point that out, he stops, suddenly realizing something. She knows what Kryptonese is which means she actually knows who Supergirl and presumably Superman are, just not Superboy.

This is all very confusing and he's beginning to get a headache.] Look it's just, I know Supergirl. We're friends. And me and you have clearly never met.

[highflights]

[ She huffs, it's derisive, and draws her shoulders up. ]

Clearly.

[ But there's no fight to be had here — nothing that's anybody's fault. Nobody just puts on the symbol and pretends. ]

There's just Kal and me on my world. I'm Kara. Kara Zor-El.

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[Zor-El?]

I'm Kon-El. [He's staring at her with a funny look on his face now.] You're—are you from Krypton?

[highflights]

[ The shock in his voice prompts, ]

You're not?

[checkoutmyttk]

No, neither is the Supergirl I know. She's, well honestly it's really confusing, but she's not kryptonian. [He fails to mention what he is.]

Kal is the only one from Krypton. [It's slight, but the attention to detail of his words might be more than accidental. Neither of them are from Krypton but Supergirl is the only one he mentions as not being Krytonian.]

[highflights]

[ Her disappointment seeps out; Kara swallows. It was too much to hope for, other survivors... those who remembered the world as she did. ]

[ His little deflection doesn't save him, however. ]

Then what about you? If you're not from Krypton, how do you have powers? What's your relation to us?

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[Kon very carefully doesn't flinch. Back home, everyone knows, but everyone is not Kryptonian. It's different telling her. Not that he'll keep it from her because what would be the point?]

I'm half Kryptonian. [He could leave it there and let Kara assume he's Kal's son. It's the logical assumption. He doesn't though.

It's a struggle but he manages to look her in the eyes as he speaks, voice and posture deceptively laid back as if he's talking about the weather.]

See, the government got all freaked out by the idea of Superman one day dying and leaving them without their golden superhero and they figured it'd be good to have a backup on hand. And bam, there's my very short and not so compelling origin story.

[highflights]

[ Her face brightens, because half-Kryptonian means Kal married Lois and they have a son, which explains the resemblance, but there's something lacking in the tone, and a frown crosses her face like a thundercloud. ]

Wait — you're half because they tried to make another Kryptonian?

[ The distaste and hurt drips off her: not only is it a violation of Kal but of her too, not so long ago facing down a doppelganger made in a lab. ]

Who are these people? Did Maxwell Lord do this to you?

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No one did anything to me, they just made me. I'm a clone. The Kyrptonian DNA wouldn't take without a stabilizer or something— [he doesn't know the scientific terms because he's not a giant nerd]—so they had to throw in some human DNA too. That's why I'm half.

[And then as an after thought.] Maxwell Lord didn't have anything to do with it.

[highflights]

I can't believe this.

[ Her shoulders slump, and Kara brushes her hair away from her face, pressing her mouth into a line. ]

So, Kon-El... who called you that? Humans don't know that name.

[ Only Kal might, but she's not sure. ]

[checkoutmyttk]

[His frown vanishes, eyes lighting up with a bright smile. This is a good memory, one that he'll never forget.]

Kal gave it to me. Named me after one of his cousins. [In a manner of speaking.]

Way better ring to it than Experiment 13, right?

[highflights]

[ It's so earnest and real, she can't help but reflect it. ]

Way better.

[ She huffs a brief breath, then grins. ]

So. Family?

[checkoutmyttk]

[Kon blinks in surprise, not having expected that.]

Wait, what? [Zor-El. Family. Um.]

You're related to Kal? Like. Biologically related?

[highflights]

[ She nods, vigorously. ]

We're cousins.

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[checkoutmyttk]

[.........................O h.

Excuse Kon while he mentally bleaches the image of Kara's very nice legs out of his mind.

(Because ew oh God he was checking out his cousin. Why is this his life???]

[checkoutmyttk]

[Okay brain rebooted and he's going to not think about that like ever again.

He is now free to focus on the rest of the weight her words carry and Kon finds himself a little stunned. Family, she says, just like that.]

Family. Yeah that's...that's cool. [He doesn't do a very good job of hiding how overwhelmed he is by the notion. Linda was important and amazing and he loved her, but they weren't family. Kal was technically family but they didn't know each other well. Roxy, Rex, and Dubbilex were family but they had all gone away now, and Tana...

He was running pretty short on family these days.]

[highflights]

[ He brushes it off, and Kara smiles, holding out her arms. There's more than enough space. The heart expands. ]

You get a hug. Family rules.

spends a million years looking for a hugging panel and gives up

[checkoutmyttk]

[He moves forward and hugs her, beaming brightly even once he's pulled back.]

So, Supergirl. Guess we should figure out this whole trapped on some other planet under water deal, huh?