I think Anarky altered his brain in the comics to increase his intelligence.
Paul may have mentioned him.
Mitchell saw through that, literally, but his limited experience with normalcy and bone density means that he doesn't jump to 'prepubescent'.
It's entirely possible that I put his age down somewhere as something else.
Well, he's short and male. Mitchell wasn't drawing any other conclusions.
Which should immediately suggest that something is very wrong, shouldn't it? Just his presence in there when neither of them had clearance? Hello, Enginehead, I see you're having difficulty seeing what's happening.
Shame on you, E.H. At least do him the courtesy of using the name he's chosen.
A pretty astute summary of his decisions, really.
Ever heard of a secret identity?
It's an old-fashioned thing, but some people do still use them.I'm sure everyone remembers the old meme of 'Why would we want him having more time to interfere with us?'
Heh. Enginehead's simulation must really be life-like if it could fool him that long.
Or maybe wearing a 'W'.
If only to cut down on confusion with all the other Super-family running around.Probably some little tic, or lack of them. For instance, a certain way he moves an eyebrow or something, identically each time.
And the League would have removed any programming if they had.
I mean, there's altruistic, and then there's this.
Really, Lex's Ego is his biggest stumbling block. His hate-boner for Superman is only a part of that.
In other words, as far as you;'re concerned, he's doing the best he can in the face of misguided resistance?
More... Redirect him, I suspect. Aim his Ego away from the capes and towards doing good for the most people... It's childish, but Mitchell is only three years old.
Probably trying to reconcile all the data he;'s just been handed. And looking up stuff OL has said about that sort of thing.
I'm sure the Team could have offered advice, good or bad.
Because that will be kind of necessary to make sure they all get collected and arrested... Also an Ambulance for the wounded guy.
A little embarrassing, especially if it's Mitchell, who Lex has decidedly not exposed as a clone of Superman. Though really, most people would see him as Wonder Woman-adjacent, rather than Superman...
Which is impressive and concerning in turns.
...Really, Mitch? You still think this is a play-acting thing even after seeing the burnt guy?
Not a significant reveal, mind. They know he's kryptonian, so of course he has superhuman senses.
In other words, he'll keep it under his hat... Unless Lex asks him about it.
Unless there's a Lexcorp security team being sent, there kind of is? Wounded guy, remember?
...Oooh, that's a bit of a 'I shouldn't have said that' from E.H. there. Then again, he might not even remember saying it because of the hack.
Polite, even if they're nominally foes.
Sounds like the first guys are running short on ammo. Makes them more likely to flee regardless...
Risky, given his strength. Though the old classic of a finger-snap mini-sonic-boom might have left them with busted eardrums...
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That should say 'go'.
Match previously called Otis "Mr. Grisham". Which surname is correct?
Oh-ho,. Lex Luthor doing a quiet day? Well, as quiet as it can be with the fallout from all this around Mitchell. Fortunately, no harm came of it, merely a misunderstanding, so Otis won't be facing termination of any kind, I expect.
Yeahl, Lex realises the problem immediately, I see.
The problem is whether there were meant to be air quotes around 'normal' in that original statement, on Lex's part in particular. Because Otis definitely seemed to think so...
Yep, Otis really did grab the wrong end of the stick, and only barely avoided stabbing himself with the pointy end.
If Lex were any kind of demonstrative person, he's probably be smacking his head against something right now...
And I'm not sure any suitable god would be prepared to deal with Lex...
...Otis is not overly blessed with cunning, is he?
In fact, you really should make a different term for it. Subtly different enough that you won't be obvious, but clear enough that this won't happen again...
The trick is finding the right synonym for 'special' that sounds innocent yet understandable to the right ears.
Works for internal, undocumented procedures, at least.
To be fair, Ra's would probably have heard him out, ranted at him for a bit than had him killed. But good staff like Otis are hard to find. Sensible enough to be discreet, but not ambitious enough to worry about.
True, cost of a couple of farming robots, some fences... Insurance would cover that...
This might be enough to actually make start smacking his head on something...
Well, for a given value of 'redeem', anyway. OL's benchmark was probably a lot more pragmatically reasonable than Mitchell's.
Pretty much, yeah. He's a smart one, that Lex.
Ah, good, there is going to be help on the way in a moment...
OF course, if something slipped his mind... And that's probably not a difficult task for something outside his usual duties and interests.
Not a big whoopsie, but Lex might feel the need to grumble a bit at that one.
So something of a useless trap. He won't do that, and Lex can guess that pretty easily.
Noticing the AI seems distracted. Yes, that's definitely abnormal. Lex is going to be worried now.
There we go. they'll probably only get there in time to clean up any mess, but at least they're on their way.
In other words, the good stuff. Power armour, schizotech, the whole nine yards?
Ugh, Savitar. That's going to be trouble at some point...
That's a definite worry. Lex is very much going to want to find out how they did that.
And if they're hacking him, they can basically get access to damn near every thing he's connected to in Lexcorp...
That'll be an annoyance. I get the feelign Lex won't be happy with the people responsible.
...Ah. Well, I suppose with the sudden loss of their defences, that leaves LExcrop wide-open for him to poke his head in.
Getting up to mischief, Mitchell.
Found an error. That last part should say 22.
Lol, he keeps on contributing to great stories somehow. Yes, I'm a big fan.
More than likely a copy. I don't see Lex putting Enginehead somewhere where they couldn't create a backup copy to prevent cognitive hazards and the like. So the real one is likely under the corporate headquarters.
Good to see such polite cooperation between Lexcorp and the local authorities. I assume Janet will give her statement when she wakes up, though given their spray affected her normally, she'd be a little fuzzy about things.
For what it's worth, OL does basically only have to think to write his reports, given his Power Ring. It's sensors also make reconstructing events objectively rather simple. Like cheating, really.
Ah, calling for backup in a non-emergency sense. So who's he gonna call?
...The joy of the written medium over a television show. If this had voiceover, it would have been obvious instantly.
So, someone who isn't busy right now. Kind of rules out Conner.
And half the guys in that crowd are thinking 'lucky bastard...' A few of the ladies, too, maybe.
Certainly, once he actually took action...
Second-hand embarrassment. A natural thing for humans around enthusiastic public displays of affection.
A reasonable suggestion. Honestly I could see people believing the kids of the Leaguers know each other.
Easier to be truthful than not.
The attitude does make a difference. Helping people as a job, as government work, is a lot different to saving lives out of altruism.
She has a point.
Also a good point. They wouldn't have had a turnout for this for, say, Robin (before his empowerment by Ophidipaul.)
Wary of the kid, I see. Don't forget to take a statement for the police, Otis...
Given their cameras would have seen her suddenly appear behind the crowd... I don't doubt there's also sensors that pick up fast-moving objects around the building.
Ooh, a subtle dig. And accurate in multiple ways. Otis can be a little blinded by assumptions, for example.
Yeah, they might feel like he's a bit of a trouble magnet. Can't blame them, though, given two different groups turned up to rob the place he was at, Coincidence or not.
At least they're doing this in comfy chairs. Interrogation rooms are not the best atmosphere for friendly chats. Not that an office like this would have any.
Can't blame her, even accounting for his age. All that grade-A kryptonian beef to cuddle up to?
Eh, at least it clears his conscience.
Accurate. Not going to comment on what they might have wanted, or will that wait until the cops talk to the goons?
In other words, no sex drive. He's basically aromantic and asexual, regardless of any physical reactions.
He's got you there, Otis.
Even if the people responsible already know them. The forms must be recognised, even if they serve no purpose. Wouldn't do to get sloppy about it.
And to be fair, outside of security, I don't know how much use a Kryptonian would be, given he lacks any kind of enhanced education.
I'm guessing they're suspicious based on Enginehead's comments.
That is a bit suspicious. Then again, Anarky isn't exactly a two-fisted fighting vigilante, combined martial arts skills or not. More of a mastermind and investigator.
Well, Anarky wasn't really involved in the robberies, as far as anyone knows. Heck, Mitchell's about the only person who saw him, right?
Ah, changing to Lonnie's perspective. And is that Enginehead?
Accurate. He's more like a few million lines of code than the messy tangle of human intelligence.
Fascinating. Now, I wonder why he acquired Enginehead.
