Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā siblings, right? āĀ she asks in a WEAKĀ attempt at normalcy, her voice lilting up with the question, a trace of nervous laughter in her words. a quick glance in the direction of where sheād been sitting revealed an empty booth.Ā Ā ā and theyāre gone. of course. āĀ kara huffs, but itās all in good humor, leads amy aine to the booth, and sets down the tray of drinks. the question catches her off guard, it shouldnāt, not really, but it does, and it STARTLESĀ her.Ā ā iām, uh ā iām an argoer, from argo city, āĀ Ā itās not a lie, but it certainly wonāt mean much to someone who has no idea about kryptonian geography. she wants to be honest, wants to share her truth with amy aine, but she canātĀ tell her that sheās kryptonian, canāt reveal sheās from the same planet as supergirl, living in the SAME cityĀ as her, not without revealing completely who she is,Ā Ā ā lurvan. thatā¦ thatās where iām from. āĀ Ā again. sheās not lyingĀ ( she couldnāt, she loves her friend too much to be completely dishonest with her ),Ā but sheās being a bit more broad than just naming her city ā lurvan was the STATEĀ that sheād grown up in,Ā Ā ā i lived there until i uh, until i was twelve. my parents sent me away because the planetā¦ āĀ take a deep breath kara.Ā the blonde grabs one of the drinks in front of her, sips it,Ā Ā ā the planetās core was unstable. ā
āSiblings,ā she agrees, smiling at the familiar exasperation in Karaās voice when the other notices the absence of her sister. Amy Aine follows her over to the booth, sliding into the seat and placing her own drink down on the table. She hadnāt been brave enough to try any of the mysteriously named alien concoctions on the menu, opting instead for beer like a good Irish girl. If sheād taken a moment to think through the question before asking it, perhaps she would have realized that the answers might make no sense to her, but instead she smiles and nods as if Karaās naming places she knows, not wanting to press for further details when the woman is already clearly uncomfortable.Ā āOh,ā a soft noise of surprise and sorrow escapes as Kara admits why she left, or rather, was sent away.Ā āIām sorry.ā It seems deeply inadequate, but there isnāt anything better to offer.Ā āYour sister, she came with you?ā The phrasing suggests that her parents stayed behind, and Amy Aine canāt imagine the pain of that loss, abandoning literally your entire world and leaving behind loved ones you knew could be lost to you forever.
