“Yeah, no. He’s the worst.”
Dreams, huh. Subtle as they say.
“Oh yeah? Didn’t take you for a fan. Y’know, I’m a bit surprised. Only slightly. Most people bring up my ‘dreams’ first.”
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⠀⠀ "Hate that guy. Especially being compared to him. I'm a 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥, but not that level of 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥.
⠀⠀I heard about you, too. The cooler Super Girl with 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧—dreams and broader horizons."
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“I can���t imagine. It’s such a hard thing to endure. I’m sorry to hear.”
Karen sighed, there was a lot on her mind, but she’d then smile back at Janet.
“Oh, you’re fine. It’s not exactly a competition, after all.”
〝 We lost a lot of good people. 〞
Still, the smile persisted, indicating friendliness between their two Earths.
Jan was exactly the type to speak her mind, regardless of how others may feel.
Still…
〝 My apologies. You’ve had it rougher than I ever did. 〞
“…I can hear you, you know. Trust me. I’ve had plenty of my own losses.”
A long sigh. She thinks of her best friend, her cousin, her whole universe…
“Too many.”
That last comment caught her a bit off guard. She didn’t know what to make of it.
“Uh… thanks. I think.”
〝 I hope you’re not just saying that. 〞
She muttered, despite knowing her hearing could catch onto that.
There was some bitterness in tone.
〝 I think my boyfriend would like you. 〞
“A whole lot of that going around, huh? It’s not easy. And there’s always casualties even we can’t stop.”
Her confident tone became somber quickly.
“…Got that in common, at least. I haven’t been here too long, but I don’t think most of you guys are that bad.”
“Just messin’ with ya. Anyone looks better than that ass-clown. Having that beard isn’t the worst thing he’s done, but it’s up there.
So you’re the famous Merc With the Mouth. Definitely live up to that title, huh?”
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⠀⠀"Here we go again . . . Do I look like old one-eyed freak who likes to harass kids 'cause his daughter left him and no one except Teen Titans is taking him seriously .ᐣ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 .ᐟ
⠀⠀Not even them."
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〝 Crazy. I met the guy once, but that was when our Earths were being forcibly merged together.
Your Earth seems to respect its heroes more, no matter who they may be. 〞
“Well, I did spell it out earlier. He helped me settle into all this, helped me get to know this planet. All I’d known until then were simulations from my ship. The one I know now isn’t the one I knew back then, but I still respect and admire him a lot. I mean, who doesn’t?”