Look! Up in the comm! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...not the hero you'd hope it'd be.

[superwoman]

Oh no, mun. No. I don't think so.

I am not staying cooped up in your head with those aliens.

You created me. Now find me a home, or I'll do to you what I did to Agent Liberty.

[beat]

No, really. I'm being serious.

Oh. And while we're setting things straight? I'm not looking for redemption, so don't try to nudge me in that direction. I'm in the right when it comes to...them. Even if I do share some things with them now.

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[arach_nerd]

Y'know, if you hate aliens so much you probably shouldn't be wearing the symbol of the House of El. Sends a lot of mixed messages.

[superwoman]

The costume is a...long story. Besides, sometimes, you need to embrace what you hate in order to change the world.

[arach_nerd]

And once you do that, what will your next trick be? Running around punching a clan of Scotsmen in the face while wearing their family tartan?

[superwoman]

[Glare]

No.

[bornforwar]

Your convictions are wrong.

[superwoman]

And what do you know of my convictions?

[bornforwar]

You hate aliens.

[superwoman]

Yes, I do. What's wrong with that?

[an_abomination]

What's wrong with aliens? [Eyes the S shield on her chest.] And why do you have that?

[superwoman]

[She stares right back at him, eyes flaring red.]

Superboy.

I wouldn't expect you to understand. You're half-Kryptonian. You're one of them.

[an_abomination]

I'm getting really tired of people being so judgmental when it comes to my genetics. [It's a sore spot for him and a source of frustration.] They are part of who I am but I'm more than them.

[superwoman]

Are you?

If a genie's bottle filled with Kryptonians was opened, and they were suddenly let out, free to invade Earth and make it their home, who would you side with, Superboy?

Us? Or them?

[wildfire]

Lady, anybody who'd wear Superman's symbol and talk about hating aliens doesn't deserve to be in the same room as Big Blue.

[superwoman]

Then it's a good thing I'm in a room with someone wearing an elaborate hazmat suit instead, isn't it?

[wildfire]

Seriously. Greatest hero this planet's ever seen. What's your beef with him?

[superwoman]

The planet's seen many great heroes. The alien was just lucky that Earth's sun agreed with him.

[controlledvariable]

I think I liked you better when you were dead.

[superwoman]

Your opinion matters about as much as a speck of dust on my coffee table.

[3rdsonofbatman]

You remind me of a former Robin. He died and came back, too.

A Super punch brought him back, though.

[superwoman]

Here's hoping the former Robin was a human, too.

He was punched back to life? What?

[3rdsonofbatman]

He was. Still is, even though his choices as of late would say otherwise.

Exactly. A punch from another world's Superboy brought him back.

[superwoman]

What sort of choices might those be?

...that's preposterous.

[knowsaboutanger]

...Major Lane?

[superwoman]

You.

[knowsaboutanger]

I'm sorry I'm so so sorry I didn't mean I didn't know I'm so sorry Lois will never forgive me-

[It all comes out in a nervous rush.]