#002 - Cosmic Adventures

[kryptonian]

[Kara Zor-El is in Insolitus.

She's not quite lost -- no, she's not about to admit that yet -- but she's starting to think maybe she's become too reliant on her abilities. Here, in a maze that doesn't let her see through walls, it's a little tricky to stay "unlost", so to speak. But wasn't that adventure with Kal all those months ago supposed to teach her to not be too reliant on her abilities?

But hey, she's not lost yet.

She's just a little bit turned around in a maze of tunnels and ladders and all those things.

Hmm, what to do? She's sitting mid-way up a ladder with her journal to collect her thoughts.]


You know, what kind of castle keeps a giant evil jungle gym in its underbelly?

Comments

[kryptonian]

I'm just glad you made it.

And hey, while you were getting here, my aunt told me that there's an old resident's room somewhere deep in here. Wanna find it?

[whistles_the_blues]

[Okay this had him curious, what kind of person would actually choose to live in a maze like this.]

Sounds like fun, makes things a bit more interesting than getting lost for the sake of getting lost.

[He offers a hand to help her get up.]

Shall we?

[kryptonian]

[She takes it and lets him pull her up.]

Let's go.

[whistles_the_blues]

[He nods in agreement before taking a moment to look around. He spots a bridge nearby and moves along to cross it.]

I hope you brought something to eat with you. If this place is half the maze it looks we could stuck in here for awhile, whether we find the room or not.

[kryptonian]

Don't worry about me, I'll be fine.

[And she will be, with her biology. It's mostly the lack of sunlight that will get to her if they remain lost.]

[whistles_the_blues]

Alright, I just wanted to be sure.

[He's in a similar boat, a faulty solar core can't even do a poor job at recharging without at least a little sunlight.]

I feel sorry for who ever had to travel through this to get back to their room every night.

[kryptonian]

No kidding... but I wonder why they put their room in here to begin with. You'd have to be one heck of a hermit.

[whistles_the_blues]

Sometimes people will go out of their way to get away from something.

I can't say I've been too different.

[kryptonian]

So you'd set up your room in the middle of nowhere?

[whistles_the_blues]

No, mainly because I didn't have a room at the time.

I do remember wandering off into the middle of nowhere though.

[kryptonian]

I don't mean just wandering away, I mean deciding "people suck, I want to stay away from them and have no one find me."

[whistles_the_blues]

You've got me there. When I left it wasn't exactly a long term plan; Go to Lanfront, pass away.

Maybe something similar happened to this person?

[kryptonian]

Maybe, but it seems like a lot of work just to... die.

[whistles_the_blues]

I could be completely wrong as well.

I think I'm comparing this person to myself too much.

[kryptonian]

I think you are. You don't even know this guy, just that he has a room in the middle of a maze. For all we know, it's there because it's a secret clubhouse, rather than as someone's apartment.

[whistles_the_blues]

Well, to be honest I'd certainly rather deal with a secret clubhouse than the home of someone who could have gone mad.

[kryptonian]

[She grins.]

Don't worry, buddy. If some madman comes out of the darkness, I'll protect you.

[whistles_the_blues]

I said I'd rather not deal with one, not that I couldn't handle it.

[Embarrassed war machine coming through.]

[kryptonian]

[She laughs.]

I heard you, I'm only teasing.

[whistles_the_blues]

[He folds his arms doesn't stop, but there's a bit of a smile on his face.]

That doesn't make it any better.

[kryptonian]

No? [She smiles.] Sorry.

[whistles_the_blues]

Oh don't worry about it. I'm not mad or anything.

[kryptonian]

Good, 'cause that'd be awkward.

[whistles_the_blues]

Angry awkward silence in the dark spookie room? Yeah, I don't think we need that.

[kryptonian]

[She chuckles.]

Of course not.