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fourth flight--video;
[Okay. Kon takes a deep breath, then turns on his camera and smiles.]
Uh, hey everyone. It's me, Superboy. [Obviously.]
So, the thing with Rex. That was... that was pretty bad. And I helped with stopping him, cause I'm a superhero. And that's what I do back home. The bad guys do something evil, with mind control or a death ray or something else just as bad, and me and my friends save the day.
[His face gets a little more serious.]
Of course it doesn't go smoothly all the time. People die. Good people. Heck, I died. Luckily, the staying-dead rate isn't as high as it should be, but still. Not everyone comes back. And every time, it hurts.
It hurts even when it's not a friend or a loved one. Even when it's one of the villains. Even when they do come back. Even when you know they will. Losing people? Hurts. And no matter who it is, they've got someone who'll miss them.
[He stops for dramatic effect, then looks straight into the camera.]
That's why we don't kill. It's not our job. We save the world, we hand criminals to the cops, we've even been known to testify in court, but we don't kill. And we shouldn't here either. I'm talking to the Wardens and Inmates alike. Killing? Wrong. Always. Full stop.
And yeah, I get that there's not always a choice. I get that sometimes it's more complicated than that. Sometimes, good people have to do bad things.
But if there's any other way, even here, where death isn't permanent?
You take it.
That's all.
[Locked to Tim]
[Kon drops the happy look because hey, talking to friend, and agh, this is stressful.]
Oh my god, your dad is scary. Obviously. He asked me to do what Superman does. Me. You know, in the being an example or inspiration or whatever to everyone. I don't know if I can.
...Clark would have done the whole "Don't kill" speech better.
Uh, hey everyone. It's me, Superboy. [Obviously.]
So, the thing with Rex. That was... that was pretty bad. And I helped with stopping him, cause I'm a superhero. And that's what I do back home. The bad guys do something evil, with mind control or a death ray or something else just as bad, and me and my friends save the day.
[His face gets a little more serious.]
Of course it doesn't go smoothly all the time. People die. Good people. Heck, I died. Luckily, the staying-dead rate isn't as high as it should be, but still. Not everyone comes back. And every time, it hurts.
It hurts even when it's not a friend or a loved one. Even when it's one of the villains. Even when they do come back. Even when you know they will. Losing people? Hurts. And no matter who it is, they've got someone who'll miss them.
[He stops for dramatic effect, then looks straight into the camera.]
That's why we don't kill. It's not our job. We save the world, we hand criminals to the cops, we've even been known to testify in court, but we don't kill. And we shouldn't here either. I'm talking to the Wardens and Inmates alike. Killing? Wrong. Always. Full stop.
And yeah, I get that there's not always a choice. I get that sometimes it's more complicated than that. Sometimes, good people have to do bad things.
But if there's any other way, even here, where death isn't permanent?
You take it.
That's all.
[Locked to Tim]
[Kon drops the happy look because hey, talking to friend, and agh, this is stressful.]
Oh my god, your dad is scary. Obviously. He asked me to do what Superman does. Me. You know, in the being an example or inspiration or whatever to everyone. I don't know if I can.
...Clark would have done the whole "Don't kill" speech better.
Jason has al Ghul info, unfortunately!
In other words, you don't know shit about me, and you can't take it or argue effectively when people disagree with you. Good work, Superboy. I'm sure you've turned many people over to your side with your extremely thoughtful speech of truth and justice.
Still don't buy it. Kon went without a secret ID at all for a while, and hadn't had one long.
And I think you're wrong about people not being born knowing that killing is wrong. Admittedly, this is something I have no experience with, but most people aren't killers.
It's debatable, but since it was one word, I think it's easily retconned?
No, you can argue that most people are born averse to killing, but it's not the same thing as being born knowing killing is wrong. We're born averse to lots of things, but natural law isn't the same as moral law.
Haha, works for me! :D
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