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One of the things people don't do often is talk about the good things they've done or have right now. Sometimes being away from home is hard, so sharing helps!

So what's one good thing in your life right now? Yesterday, I got a cat out of a tree! It wasn't very happy but the owner thanked me a lot.

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@eddie; text

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I'm finally back at the same place in my career here that I was at home. And I've made some really awesome friends.

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What's your career?

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I'm a police detective.

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[ Huh. ]

Do you still have a lot of work here?

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I wish I could say I didn't, but I think no matter where you go, people are going to misbehave. But that's why there's me and the RPD and everything, right?

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I guess it must be hard with all the super powered people though.

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A little, but I was already dealing with that at home, and they have a lot of practice with it here, at least.

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What's it like back home?

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Well, they didn't have a way to stop them from using their super powers at home, so we had to improvise, which meant there was an illegal prison. I didn't like that at all, but it was the only way to keep them from hurting or killing more people. At least when I was there, I could help make sure it was ethical.

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I don't get it. Why were there so many people with powers in just your town? That's not normal.

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There was an accident. An explosion that gave a lot of people powers all at once. I don't know the science behind it, but it was a particle accelerator that exploded, and I think they said it was dark matter too?

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Yeah, that could do it. That kind of effect is hard to control and it tends to spread.

It must be hard. Controlling powers always is.

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I don't know how they handle it. I didn't get any, personally, but I worked with someone who did, a little. The Flash? I don't know if you've heard of him. Definitely helps with tracking down the metas.

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Of course I know the Flash! He's part of the Justice League.

I have his action figure at home.

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Whoa! I don't often run into people here who do. What's the Justice League? I've never heard of that. I wonder if we're from different timelines, because he definitely doesn't have any action figures at the point I come from.

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Well he should.

You don't know the justice league? You know. Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Green Lantern. . . .

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I definitely agree. He's really cool.

[Even when he's trying to steal your girlfriend...]

No, I don't! Tell me about them?

[Eddie's starting to get the feeling that this person is on the younger side.]

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Sure! I know all about them.

Batman mostly lives in Gotham and he solves crimes. He tends to look scary. He also doesn't like pie. I think. He's weird like that. Wonder Woman is the coolest! She has an amazing jet and winged horses! She's also super tough but nice.

Superman is the best superhero though.

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Who doesn't like pie? How does that happen?

I've never even seen winged horses except on notebooks for little girls and heavy metal album covers. That's pretty cool, though.

What's Superman like?

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I told you. He's weird.

I think they're called pegasus or something. And Wonder Woman is a woman so you need to respect her.

Superman's strong. He believes in people and wants to always help out.

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Sounds like it.

Hey, I didn't mean any disrespect. I just meant that the winged horses sounded cool, because I'd never seen them before.

He sounds like a good person. I like the sound of it.

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They're all good. They're the Justice League. No one else comes close. They have a tower in space to help them solve problems.

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Wait, a real tower in space? You have to tell me more. I have a friend who would LOVE to hear about this.

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No problem. This is all kind of common knowledge stuff.

[ Jon's actually been to the Watch Tower, but he'll omit most of the details. ]

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Not common knowledge where I come from. Or when? When maybe? I have no idea if you're from my world but a different time...