[Part of him is dying to know what's on Superman's mind - to know what the guy is thinking about. And yet, it's also petrified. This version of Superman could walk away (well, fly more likely). Another one he's disappointed maybe? Honestly, he's not sure how his version feels about him. Just that their interactions are short and usually ended as quickly as possible by the older one. It's not like he asked to be created, like he wanted to be a clone of Superman in the first place. No one asked him before using the Kryptonian's DNA to bring him into existence. But he was here now.

Here and feeling slightly rejected.

Power Girl made him a little hopeful though, moreso than Batman ever did.

Right now they're both struggling - struggling to not put the other in the shoes of the versions they know. For different reasons but still.]

I know. [The giant "S" sort of gave it away.] That makes you the second person who's said they have a Superboy in their world. Or maybe you're from the same one. [Kon. It's what that one man said to him on their first day here, Alfred. Did he know or was he just shortening Conner like Wally? There's no stopping the frown.]

I'm not. [It comes out heavily. That person, that Superboy with the strange name wasn't him.] I'm just Conner.

[A name he chose for himself, sort of anyway. But it was his name.

Of course the simple seeming words may mean more to Superman. This isn't a kid who's ever been Kon-El before.

His arms cross over his chest almost defensively.] From what I got from Power Girl, I'm younger and active in the world earlier than what she knows. It's possible that Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad found me before Cadmus could let me go.

[You know, in the event of Superman's death or whatever the Cadmus' in other worlds planned for.]