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Step Aside Superman, We Have Our Supergirl

Jimmy Olsen and Kara:

JAMES: Excuse me.

KARA: Derek, from editorial. Sorry, haven’t done your research yet… Wow, no. Not Derek. His bones are way less dense… Not that I know that, because that would be like… Having a dual energy X-Ray observatory meter inside your eyes, which would be crazy…

JAMES: Yeah, it’s… It’s James.

KARA: Right, the new unit photographer from Metropolis, I know that because you’re on a post-it… Oh, no. I was supposed to get those proofs from you…

JAMES: 10 minutes ago, yeah, I figured I’d bring them up so you wouldn’t get in trouble with your boss.

KARA: Thanks, that’s… That’s him.

JAMES: Superman, yes. How did you know?

KARA: Of course it’s him. Because you’re famous for taking pictures of him.

JAMES: Oh, God, am I really that derivative? Time for a new subject.

KARA: Is it true you’re friends?

JAMES: Yeah… Yeah, I guess. I wouldn’t have pegged you for a Super-fan.

KARA: He feels more like… family… to me.

JAMES: That’s what they all say. Go on, I know that look. Ask me all the questions, I’ve heard them all. How tall is he? What does he eat for breakfast? Does he sleep?

KARA: Were you scared of him? When you first saw what he could do, were you scared of him?

JAMES: … Haven’t heard that one. Was I scared? I was just starting out. Mr. White sent me to cover a house fire. People… Kids… trapped inside. At some point, the firefighters… All they could do was pray. And then, there he was. A person, in the sky, flying. He cut down this giant tree with a ray of heat from his eyes and made a bridge so a family could escape, and when the tree caught on fire, he cooled it off with a blast of freezing air from his mouth. I should’ve been terrified, but I wasn’t. Something about him made me feel…

KARA: Safe?

JAMES: Yeah, that’s right. That’s why he’s him, I guess. So, huh… Do you have superpowers?

KARA: What? That’s an absurd accusation, I’m just a regular human person who has a lot to do before she can leave tonight.

JAMES: No, I just mean because your boss is coming, and she really pissed. Later, Kara.

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