[ He heard her long before that — pulling up into the driveway, opening the door. The living room has a selection of paints and tools piled neatly near the entrance, and there's a wonderful aroma of blueberry pie from the kitchen where Clark is cleaning up. ]
[ Tolerantly amused: ] Yeah, Clark, that's exactly what I mean. Did you think you could tell me you tested that gas and destroyed our living room and not get any questions?
Well, the container broke, and I inhaled all of it. [ Not by accident, he didn't want it to spread, and figured it'd be safe for a Kryptonian. ] I didn't hallucinate or anything, but it gave me serious vertigo. The room wouldn't stop moving around, and by the time Alfred helped me off the floor, most of it was demolished.
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Yeah. I'll be back in twenty. Hold down the fort.
And don't let Alfred give you a hard time. The house has seen worse.
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And we're okay. I'm making apology pie, and we'll be repainting together later.
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[ Classic Smallville.
Just over twenty minutes later, there's the sound of footsteps in the hallway leading to the Wayne Manor kitchen. ]
Clark?
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[ He heard her long before that — pulling up into the driveway, opening the door. The living room has a selection of paints and tools piled neatly near the entrance, and there's a wonderful aroma of blueberry pie from the kitchen where Clark is cleaning up. ]
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And noticeably not like gas.
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I cleared up, everything's good now. Are you hungry?
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Are you always this cavalier?
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Sometimes. How was your day?
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[ He flashes a smile at her, with quick humor — it's might not be a big deal to her, but it is to Clark. ]
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[ He gives her another sheepish smile. ]
Well, the container broke, and I inhaled all of it. [ Not by accident, he didn't want it to spread, and figured it'd be safe for a Kryptonian. ] I didn't hallucinate or anything, but it gave me serious vertigo. The room wouldn't stop moving around, and by the time Alfred helped me off the floor, most of it was demolished.
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Honestly, considering the kinds of things people have been unleashing on this city the last few years, we might have got off lightly.
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[ And he'd been indoors, a few minutes of sunshine, and Clark had been back to himself. ]
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