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...wait. No. Bad.
Person A is chilling. Minding their own business. Maybe knitting. Ever thought about knitting? Never tried it myself but shit's supposedly pretty fun, you should look into it. Point being, Person A is minding their own business.

Person B enters the scene. Person B has a mission. See, Person B has news for Person A. Maybe they got mail addressed to the wrong house? Maybe they were a messenger sent on a grave mission? Maybe they're the originator of the news. But whatever the case may be, they have news. And it's of grave importance.

- Post!
- Tag other people.
- Deliver bad news. Casually mention that their dog got hit, or suggest that they should look into moving as someone set their house on fire. Be creative.
- Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.

(Stolen from an earlier iteration on

bakerstreet !)

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[You know, maybe he SHOULD look into knitting. When he's not receiving bad news, at least.]

[LBR, the "bad news" is karma for whatever he's done earlier that day.]

[he hears about it through gossip- and it takes him some more asking around to actually believe that Kon's been seen for stealing a book, because that… really doesn't seem his style.

While he goes looking, he gets out his device- assuming reception's good enough, it should reach Kon a little faster than he will.]

kon, i've been hearing some rumours lately.

you're not getting into any trouble, are you? i thought we agreed that was my speciality.

what?? of course not, there's no trouble here.

if you heard anything, that was DEFINITELY lex's pr team

[Of course Hawk would've heard. Kon isn't even the tiniest bit surprised anymore, even though he wishes some things would've been kept secret. He had a good reason for stealing!

That book was technically his. Thankfully, since Kon's skulking, he's easy to find: he's working at the Talon, trying to ignore the gossip from his classmates and pretending like everything's okay.

Considering that he's ignoring a broken popcorn machine, he's. well, he's much less okay than he acts.]

those pr teams. always up to something.

[Gossip spreads, and particularly if you're listening for it.

Hawk turns up at the Talon a little bit later, as casual as he can get. He wants to know what's going on, sure, but that's no reason to tip anyone off.

Still, he notices the machine- it's usually making at least a bit of noise- and he raises his eyebrows at Kon as he comes over.]

Hey, Kon. Need a hand with anything?

Oh, hey Hawk. [The jig isn't up, the jig isn't up... Kon debates on accepting Hawk's help for a few seconds, his gaze falling on the broken machine.] It should be fine in a couple of hours. Nothing one of my friends can't fix.

[Not that he particularly wants the local kids helping. Not when their "attempts" end with superpowered machines.] You could take a look if you want?

Let's hope no one starts demanding popcorn in the meantime, then.

[he leans against the bench with a shrug.]

Sure. I can't say I can promise anything, though.

You're still way better than me at this. [Kon gestures towards the tools needed nearby.

But he knows, deep down, that Hawk's here for something else. But what exactly?] So uh, what brings you here again? I know it isn't to fix a popcorn machine.

Well, I can almost certainly promise it won't start pumping popcorn out to fill the theatre.

[well, he may as well. Time to take a look! He can talk as well, glancing over his shoulder at Kon.]

So I'm not your first choice of popcorn machine repairist after all? I'm hurt. [said teasingly, though. He takes a moment, his tone dropping back into seriousness as he speaks again.] Just wondered what got everyone so riled up. I don't think they're headhunting, but…

[GOOD. Because Simon actually did that once - and that was the more benign attempt. The other one ended with a robot popcorn machine overlord that insisted on serving everyone.

Yeah, Kon's giving up on pretending that he isn't Superboy. The entire town knows by now.] Don't say it like that, man. You're my first choice for like, everything.

[Headhunting? Lex's PR team certainly was after him, but they also know where to find him too. It's not as if the Talon is a super-secret hideaway. It's no Batcave.] You mean with Lex? It's... kind of a long story.

[one is definitely worse than the other, but they're both kind of balls, let's be honest.

At least it eases the burden of trying to keep a secret that size. Hawk grins, eyes bright.] Thanks, Kon. You'd be the first I'd call, too.

Well, long stories are always good for an evening's entertainment. [he flicks the rest of the Talon a look, though- if Kon's worried about people overhearing, he can wait.]

[He sighs. Hawk's got him there - the kids're shuffling into the various theaters, and even those that aren't are too preoccupied to care about this story. He gets closer to Hawk, folding his arms and floating maybe just an inch off the ground.]

So... there's this thing, the Book of Hope. It's this super rare book on Kryptonian history - and technically property of Superman and his family, but Lex somehow managed to get his hands on it.

And he wasn't keen on sharing. [He shrugs.] So when he lent it to some museum in the UK, I was interested in borrowing it back for a bit.

Then, some witch and a police officer find me and... the rest is kinda history.

[Hawk nods along, shifting so that she can keep his eyes on Kon.]

The Book of Hope, huh? Sounds like kind of a big deal. [doesn't sound as though it actually has any powers, though, which was his first thought. Still, it makes more sense to him now, and he nods, a frown beginning to form.]

And they're not too pleased about it. [he pulls one hand down his face for a moment.] Given the lineage factor, you could maybe pull on that, but at this point… I don't know if anyone'll weigh it so heavily.

…A witch?

Not really. There was a smart way to go about it, and I kind of. Ignored said smart way.[The book was a collection of stories about Kon's ancestors, and so it holds a lot more weight for him than any other book in existence.

Which was why he so wasn't thinking about it rationally when he should've been.]

Yeah. Don't know how else to explain her powers - she used a forcefield an' stuff to keep me in. I would've had it in my hands were they not around for some reason or another. [He's also aware of how much he sounds like a supervillain.] Figures even their small towns have local heroes.

[which is why Hawk can't really blame him for it, either. And Kon knows that well enough by now, so Hawk just sighs.]

We'll figure something out. [assuming Kon remains interested in it; assuming trouble over it comes their way.]

A forcefield, huh? Doesn't sound too agressive, at least… [it is a little. Hawk raises his eyebrows for a moment before shrugging.] Well, everyone deserves protection.

Yeah, but an American? In the middle of nowhere in Wales?

[It was England, Kon. Mastering world geography would help in the long run.] Nevermind. So how much hot water am I in right now?

It makes you wonder what else might have been around.

[Wales sounds so much more dramatic, though.

He sucks in a breath for a moment, letting it out with a sigh.]

I'm pretty sure they want some chunk of flesh. They'll probably settle for having you be really, really uncomfortable for a while, at least.

[Don't give him Hannibal flashbacks, bro. No one wants to become part of a human stew or pot roast or whatever dumb things that guy's done.]

Yeah? They're already succeeding.

[A poor imitation of another hero's voice, probably Green Lantern's:] "I can't believe you did that, Kon! You're a hero! You know better!"

Considering I did that? I... don't think I do.

[that wasn't even what he was thinking, he is not really into that kind of thing. He just keeps doing it! not okay.]

[he snorts a little at the impression, leaning back. And sure, that's kind of a deal- but he doesn't want Kon to think this'll ruin things forever. He doesn't think it should, anyway.]

Everyone falls over sometimes. And that- on something that important to you? I think a little stumbling's understandable. As long as you don't make a habit of it, we'll be fine.

I don't want it to be a habit. [Because the heroes are right - this isn't him. He never goofs up this badly, because all this time, he thought he took after Superman. Instead, he might've had some of Lex rubbing off him too.

That worries him more than he wants to admit.] And I went to all that trouble for nothing. Book's not even here. Last I heard, it's sitting pretty somewhere in London.

So we'll keep an eye on it. You'll be fine, Kon. [he has the utmost faith in Kon, after all- regardless of any other influences.]

Still on loan, huh? [so… what do they do now… He frowns, pressing his knuckles against the tabletop.] Do you want to get a look at it, at least?

Normally, yeah. I'm gonna wait a little bit before I go myself - since, you know, I tried to take it back an' all.

[He pauses, scrutinizing Hawk...] But if you wanna go? I can't exactly stop you.

Seems sensible.

[he half-smiles, shrugging.] Well… I can't deny I'm curious. But I think I'd like to see it with you. You can explain exactly what we're looking at, then. And we could make a vacation out of it! [perhaps.]

Heck yeah we could!

[He'd swear normally, but there may be tiny little ones nearby. Children have the worst habit of sneaking up on him!] If you can wait until the press dies down, then I can probably drag you over there - and this time, I'm gonna avoid the local law enforcement.

[it's true.]

Sounds like a plan to me, then! [he chuckles, eyes bright] Is it really dragging if I'm suggesting it?

Nah. I mean, it's only "dragging" if we go spontaneously - and it's not like that never happens.

[He does feel a lot better, though. As much as it sucks that Hawk knows, Kon also couldn't keep this a secret for much longer.]

True enough! [he laughs, relaxing more.] Let's sort this out later, then. When we're not likely to suddenly be busy at a moment's notice.

[and he'll go back to figuring out what the matter is with the popcorn machine this time.]

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... dw why do you hate notifs

too tasty? who knows

it can go on a no-notif diet B(

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