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[demigoddess]

[ When the feed clicks on a blond and very athletic young woman takes up most of the picture, one corner of her lip a little twisted while she tries to explain her feelings. ]

Do you guys always get these kind of strange vibes in this place, or is it just me and the fact that it's my first day. [ Clearly she fails at explaining this. But she's here, and she doesn't plan on leaving in the near future, so she's just going to have to suck it up.

Her smile is more forced, but she's not exactly disappointed or upset though. ]

Hello. [ She begins with a small wave. ] My name's Cassie, I'm a new warden. Uh... Wow, this almost feels like being in school again. [ Getting ready to say stuff about herself most people won't care about or remember. ]

Before coming here I lived in San Fransisco and work usually kept me pretty busy. [ If anyone recognizes her red shirt emblazoned with two "Ws" they might know who she is, and even if they don't, they may recognize it as Wonder Woman's symbol. ] I like archaeology, the color red, pizza, and being a warrior, among other things. And despite these strange vibes, which I'm sure will go away anyway, I am happy to be here. It's new and something different, not really what I'm used to, but I'm sure my time here will be memorable nonetheless.

Comments

[an_abomination]

[Snorts.] If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were the Cassie from my world. Neither of you are lacking in attitude.

[demigoddess]

You almost say that like it's a bad thing. [ Attitude can be good. ]

[an_abomination]

It is when you're on the receiving end of it.

[demigoddess]

Sounds like a personal problem. Maybe you just can't take it. [ She's teasing him. ]

[an_abomination]

If that's the case then I better remove the Super from my name or else I'll be guilty of false advertising. [Though half the time he doesn't feel all that super.]

[demigoddess]

I guess "Boy" does have a certain ring to it.

[an_abomination]

No offense but that's by far the worst name I've had suggested to me.

[demigoddess]

It's still better than say, Philoctetes. Or even Bob.

[an_abomination]

Given the three options, my vote would be for Philoctetes. [Has a 'huh' moment as the history if King Philoctetes pops into his head.]

[demigoddess]

[ And Cassie has no response. She thought this wouldn't be awkward, but she's making it that way.

Thankfully looking to the book in his hands give her a question to keep the conversation hanging on by a thread. ]

What are you reading?

[an_abomination]

[Looks at the book and then holds it up so she can read it.]

It's a book on Krytpon. I'm not sure exactly what world it's from but it's still an interesting read. I know very little about the Krytpon in my world.

[Quiet for a moment as he contemplates something.]

Can I ask you a question about the Superboy from your world?

[demigoddess]

Sure. [ She is a little curious to see what he wants to know. ]

[an_abomination]

When he escaped from Cadmus, what sort of things did he do? Did he join Young Justice right away or do other things in the mean time?

[demigoddess]

He did a lot of things, I don't even know all of the details. [ Conner is not one to talk in great length about his past, but she knows all of the important stuff, or at least assumes she does. ] He spent some time in Metropolis and Hawaii, and he also became a favorite of the media.. [ And he loved the attention. ] Conner once described his life to me as continually learning through trial and error.

Why do you ask?

[an_abomination]

[If the media loved him then he was probably off doing heroic things.]

Trying to figure something out. Do you know why he was created in the first place?

[demigoddess]

[ Now there's a sore subject. ]

Does it matter? [ It's not who he is. ]

[an_abomination]

It does to me. [Tries to think of a better way to phrase it.] There's a lot I don't know about myself yet but I'm starting to get some ideas. Knowing how he was created might give me a couple of answers I've been searching for.

[demigoddess]

Whatever he was created for, it's not who he is. And that's all that matters. [ Whether he was made to be Lex Luthor's personal weapon, or "Superman's replacement" it makes no difference. ]

[an_abomination]

Good for him. [Closes his eyes over. The other Superboy sounds completely different. When others are around him, it sounds like they are inspired or they see goodness in him. When that metahuman looked into who he was...she was horrified by what she found.

And then she died.

Not to mention there was that lovely tidbit of information the other Kryptonian dropped on him.]

Anyway, I'll let you get back to exploring the Barge and I'll get back to my book. It was nice meeting you.

[demigoddess]

[ His response earns a frown. ]

Yeah, nice meeting you too.

[ Cassie stares at his back as he leaves, struggling with the words on the tip of her tongue. ] Hey Superboy. Can I give you some advice? [ She doesn't care if he says no. ] Just be who you want to be. The people who created you and your genetics don't define who you are.