Superman chuckles. "You're here and you're helping, aren't you? I don't know that I'd call it a mistake." He'll still pass on the candy for now.
He listens to her explanation in turn, though as she veers off topic, he puts a hand on her shoulder to slow her down.
"I think I get the picture." Clark stops her with an appreciative smile. "People need my help. That's enough for me."
If he's here because some child out there feels safe because of him, and needs to be protected, he can't really say 'no,' now, can he?
"But I do have one last question. What's going on at home while I'm here?" He has obligations to Metropolis, to the Justice League, and he can't be in two places at once. While he has all the faith in the world in the others, it doesn't stop him from wondering how things might turn out differently if he was there.
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He listens to her explanation in turn, though as she veers off topic, he puts a hand on her shoulder to slow her down.
"I think I get the picture." Clark stops her with an appreciative smile. "People need my help. That's enough for me."
If he's here because some child out there feels safe because of him, and needs to be protected, he can't really say 'no,' now, can he?
"But I do have one last question. What's going on at home while I'm here?" He has obligations to Metropolis, to the Justice League, and he can't be in two places at once. While he has all the faith in the world in the others, it doesn't stop him from wondering how things might turn out differently if he was there.