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[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark looks a little disturbed today, having come straight here from Seattle, and a new Zoner attack. He doesn't sit down in his usual spot, choosing instead to slowly pace around the room. "There's an old saying, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'. Do you believe it?"

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[slayers_desire]

"Clark?" April is worried. They had planned to meet in the Nexus after seperating to deal with seperate issues. And her boyfriend looks stressed.

"I... sometimes. Yes. My dad was enemies with the Scoobies long before he became their friend. And sort of had to join sides with them."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

He looks a little relieved to see her, at least. "At least that was something where everyone knew who everyone else was, right? No unexpected surprises?"

[slayers_desire]

"Well they sure didn't trust him." April tilts her head. "What happened?"

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"I'm not entirely sure." He's still trying to figure out how to put it all together, how to express to her what happened in Seattle. "I found the Zoner. The crystal didn't work on him; he wasn't a phantom."

[chloeas]

Chloe rolls her eyes a little, "of course not, just because you have one common goal, it doesn't make you BFFs, Clark."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark's Chloe is a bit upset with him at the moment, so it doesn't take him long to figure out this isn't her. Hooray for alternates. "To be honest, I don't even know if we have a common goal besides 'get rid of Zoners.'"

[tastes_of_honey]

The enemy of my enemy might become an ally, but I think "friend" is pushing it. Having a common enemy doesn't always give you a common purpose.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark nods a little in agreement. "That's what I'm thinking too. It could be a friend, with time, but it's not an automatic thing. Especially if the enemy's enemy is completely unknown."

[tastes_of_honey]

To some extent, trust has to be earned.

Here's another motto for you: "Keep your friends close but your enemies closer."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark frowns a little. "I've heard that one too. One of my best friends turned out to be one of my greatest enemies."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"So do I. I mean, I'm hoping that my enemy's enemy is willing to be my friend, or at least an ally, but there's no real way to tell at this point."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"There are alien prisoners loose on my Earth. The kind that committed crimes so bad that my father locked them away in a different world for life. I have to find them and recapture them before they kill innocent people, if I can."

[pm_jester]

And here's a little puppet, with a little puppet-sized netbook computer, typing a little message that is displayed on both sides of the screen.

No, I do not. I have seen it to be untrue too often to believe. Sometimes, though, it is possible to be allies. And sometimes allies can become friends. But it is something that requires caution. It is not safe to simply trust because of having the same enemy. There are many who did not like the Nazis, but who would have still tried to destroy us if we were seen, ja?

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark nods, both in greeting and in agreement. "Yeah, I can see that. It's especially hard to trust if you don't know who or what your enemy's enemy is. You have to get to know them first, or at least find out more."

[pm_jester]

And an enemy's enemy can be an enemy as well. I am sure there are religious groups that would have opposed Sutekh for being a demon. And would have followed by trying to throw us on the nearest bonfire.

And then there is the other end to things. Dr. Hess was not on the same side, once. And now Blade is one of us. It depends very much on the person.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Another nod of agreement. "Yeah. But it takes time to know which is which, and both are risky."