Seventh Flight - Video

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[Even the glasses can't hide the sadness behind them. Clark is quiet when the video feed comes on, and his eyes only briefly flicker toward the video. He twists his hands together in front of him, anxiously.]

I don't know if it's just me, but--

[The hands unknot and then Clark raises one to the back of his head, rubbing at his neck.How do you go

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[under_thehood]

And here I hoped it meant you wouldn't talk to me anymore.

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You didn't get so far as to actually cut out my tongue. I'm grateful for that, even if you're not.

I'm not sure it would have grown back, Kryptonian or not.

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[under_thehood]

Let's get one thing straight here: I don't want or need your forgiveness. I stabbed you, that should be a pretty clear indicator of what I think of you.

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My forgiveness doesn't come with prerequisites, Jason. You can't choose whether or not you have it, you just do.

Plenty of people have shot, stabbed, even killed me. If I didn't forgive at least some of them, I wouldn't have any friends left.

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[under_thehood]

We're not friends, in case you missed that.

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This only changes things if you let it.

And in case you missed it, I'm the one begging for forgiveness. You didn't have a chance.

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[under_thehood]

We weren't ever friends.

[But doesn't make any mention of the fact that Clark's the one asking for forgiveness. It just doesn't compute.]

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Weird, because I only take my friends to the aquarium.

[He takes the silence to mean he isn't.]

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[under_thehood]

Yeah, that is weird. Maybe a twin of mine is walking around using a lame name like Tason Jodd.

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Maybe.

[Pause.]

Jason. It really wasn't you. The sakura trees... They were like red Kryptonite. They ripped away your inhibitions, all the things holding you back, all the efforts you've gone to to change.

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[under_thehood]

You thought I changed? Oh that's hilarious. Sorry, buddy but it doesn't come that quickly.

Wait, could I have been pretending? Oh no, I've been found out.

[Because it's easier to say that than to even consider the fact that Jason had destroyed his only friendship in Port.]

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[Well that stings. A tiny delay in the reply.]

This isn't what you want.

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[under_thehood]

And how do you know what I want?

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What you called Bruce on the phone, do you remember?

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[under_thehood]

Who says I wasn't lying to you? All of it was an act. Surprise. I've tried to kill him too, you're not special.

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All of it.

The cat?