( illumination can wait, not only because the delivery and tone of her reply suggest a weary mood, but because klaus is somewhat struck dumb by her fantastic claim.
they walk a few steps. there's the sound of a breath being inhaled, as if he intends to speak. she's joking, perhaps? it's not actually supergirl, but she's employing some diverting hyperbole. a few more steps. another inhale. or she does believe so. she must have been mistaken. how does he put this delicately?
then again, is it really out of the realm of reason? he'd like to think so, for his own sanity.
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they walk a few steps. there's the sound of a breath being inhaled, as if he intends to speak. she's joking, perhaps? it's not actually supergirl, but she's employing some diverting hyperbole. a few more steps. another inhale. or she does believe so. she must have been mistaken. how does he put this delicately?
then again, is it really out of the realm of reason? he'd like to think so, for his own sanity.
finally, after the third: ) From the comics?