"Cloned from his DNA, actually. Made in a lab — meant to replace the big guy himself but cleaaarrllyy the grave's really bad at holding us heroes down." Corners of his mouth upturned to a more genuine smile. "Yeaah, I was a pretty big deal. Still am, of course. Earned myself the name Superboy."

"Typical Tim, always fighting off people with a stick. It's just a matter of not fumbling the ball when it comes down to it. I've seen that a few times myself." He'd seen how happy Tim had been with Steph & he saw that much happiness with Bernard ... & He guesed even Inertia of all people. ++

[ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦? ] Yeah, uh. Bart and .. a new friend of yours? Rose something? Yeah, ran into those two first thing when coming back. Between the two of them I heard .. A lot. No, but it's fine. I mean I can't say much about anything too shocking these days. ++

Rubbing his eyes beneath his shades, Kon gave a small groan of displeasure before his demeanor would change in a flash. In his younger days, he might have lashed out a bit easier. Now? He was working on emotional regulation.. Somewhat. "Y'know what, Blondie? Don't even worry about it!" ++

"Only probably with that is my tolerance there, bud. Nah, drinking — No, I shouldn't. I need to get it together rather than drink myself stupid to deal." "A rare act of maturity from Superboy?? And the crowds went wild!" A partial cracked grin which soon turned to a solemn look as he sighed. ++

Catch up.. Yeah. [ Seeing Tim was nice, being back with his friends was something he'd missed ... But with all he'd been told, he began questioning if he was his Tim at all — If he was at home at all. ] I was... filled in with some of the deets earlier.

// When Spooky makes hot ladies 😏😏😏 🙏

Just uh. Long flight.. Even super cool guys like me need a siesta every now and then. Beauty sleep to keep my youthful glow, can't disappoint the ladies afterall.

I think I need a Super-nap..

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Bart was doing well to explain it all, but it were no less a process in understanding & taking it all in. More & more he felt the threat of a super-headache coming on. "I mean, I knew about .. Tim and Bernard, but .. Also Inertia." ++

The more Rose spoke, the more Kon seemed like he were in disbelief of everything he had to say. Eyes blown wide, mouth agape. 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵. 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵? Letting go of Rose, he brought a hand to hold his head, trying to process it all. ++

There came a silence on Kon's end, focused on his friend's mouth while — taking in every word to gather all he had missed in his sudden absence. "Inertia — The guy who got you killed is not on good terms with everyone??? That's definitely not on my bingo card.." ++

Eyes narrowed, questioning what exactly that meant coming from the other man. Brushing past it, he'd let him speak as he'd explain more detail on himself & his connection to his long-time friends. A nod of his head given in understanding before suddenly Kon went 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘧. "Rob ... huh?" ++

"Definitely sounds like I missed a ton." An exaggerated sigh slips past his lips. "Damn, you skip outta town for a hot minute, you come back...and 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 life's changed so drastically you gotta do a double take at the calendar just to make sure you weren't secretly missing for 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴." ++

"Missed you too, buddy. Feels like I've been away for ages — But, I'm back now. No more sudden sabbaticals for this Superboy." A playful wink thrown in the direction of his friend, hands resting at both of Bart's shoulders before he's pulling him into a warm embrace. "Man, it's good to see you."

"Ixnay on the civillian names, pal! After I just mentioned our work!" A cautious look around to ensure they were in the clear, he gave the back of his neck a short rub, head cocking sideway. "Hm. You're around the manor?? And you know Robin and Impulse? Never heard mention of you.." ++

"Woooah! Potty-mouth! Could be ladies around here, y'know." Hands reach back before he'd carefully & skillfully flip the other in front of him to give him a good look, his smile soft & endearing. "Hey, bud.."

He grasped Rose's hand in a firm, friendly hold as he'd give it a good shake in greeting. Bright teeth flashing in his smile. "Rose? Name's Superboy. Or Kon-El. Or Mega Hottie Supreme." Another boast on his end, it was clear this guy was ... something else. "Might've seen me flying around." ++

With her rather loud & immature performance, the hero lowers himself back to the ground — a subtle tap of boots meeting concrete where he'd offer the man a grin. "You like that, huh? Just that good, I know. I'd say hold the applause buuuut. Let's hear 'em!" ++

"𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘛'𝘚 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙍'𝙎 𝙅𝙊𝘽!"

╰┈➤ .𖥔 ݁𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎.

╰┈➤ .𖥔 ݁𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎.

╰┈➤ .𖥔 ݁𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎.

"What he did? What he DID? Oh, baby. Lemme tell you! Music isn't just noise y'know. Tells a story. Check it out...!" Strumming at his air guitar, he'd levitate off ground. "So here's the sitch, 'cause Rob's a bitch! He yells at me all dayyyy-ay! He stomps around, wearin' a frow-own - ++

"Someone say crowd work??? Alright, Blondie - You've never witnessed a show like this one before. Going out to you!! BWAAAUWW BWAAAUUUW BWAAAUUUWWW BYEW BYEWWW BWAAANANANANANAAAUUWWW!! I call this one — Rob's A Fat-Headed Jerkwad!"

// I didn't finish all my pinned stuff 🙂‍↔️ I'll get to that.

"Air guitar! Let's go—!!! Bwaauuwww! Bwaauww! Bwanananaauww! Bwaum-buhwaaauwnnn!!"

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 "𝐒" 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥! 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘐'𝘮 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦!