[There’s a millisecond of panic, but he makes absolutely sure it doesn’t show on his face. Maybe to people who only know Dr Crane that assessment is simply an organic answer to Kal’s affirmation, but Kal knows the Scarecrow so he knows the implications behind it. That if Crane wants to study them but they aren’t willing to be studied Crane will simply ‘make their choice’ for them. And Kal knows with certainty that he can, if he wants to.
But maybe Crane doesn’t know that. All Crane knows is that he’s talking to ‘Superman’, a name that seems to amuse him a lot. So maybe if he manages to twist his words enough…
He forces himself to smile.]
I wish them luck, then. It’s not easy to make choices for someone with ‘Super’ on their moniker.
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But maybe Crane doesn’t know that. All Crane knows is that he’s talking to ‘Superman’, a name that seems to amuse him a lot. So maybe if he manages to twist his words enough…
He forces himself to smile.]
I wish them luck, then. It’s not easy to make choices for someone with ‘Super’ on their moniker.