Mademoiselle, he takes no small amount of glee in driving others to trouble. I'm glad you did not hurt him. I don't want a situation to arise wherein he makes himself a victim.
[ Or in other words, he doesn't want to have to arrest anyone for punishing Crane in a manner he actually deserves. D'Artagnan's sympathies lie nowhere near his charge, but that doesn't mean he can avoid enforcing the law. ]
What has happened with your family? Has he made a threat?
[ She knows, that's why she feels somewhat aggravated with herself for rising to his taunts. Maybe she should have left him with a busted nose or black eye. ]
I'm sure you're aware he's kidnapped Superman before. Now, for whatever reason, he appears interested in Superboy. Keeps saying it's in the interest of helping him, but we all know what his helping looks like.
[ Why don't these people have ordinary names? Do they call Crane 'Scarecrow'? ]
I remember the incident. I don't think he would be foolish enough to make the same move again while he's under parole. That's not to say he wouldn't do something else.
[ That's what he was afraid of. D'Artagnan is quiet for a moment, his thoughts straying unhappily to the last person he'd seen Crane take an interest in. ]
So is Max. He's become fixated on her, as well. It's not a pattern I like.
[ A pause. He likes this conversation less than ever, but if this woman is in Superman's family, that means something more. ]
You are from his world, are you not? Or one like it. Superman, when he spoke, seemed to have an understanding of his state of mind.
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Mademoiselle, he takes no small amount of glee in driving others to trouble. I'm glad you did not hurt him. I don't want a situation to arise wherein he makes himself a victim.
[ Or in other words, he doesn't want to have to arrest anyone for punishing Crane in a manner he actually deserves. D'Artagnan's sympathies lie nowhere near his charge, but that doesn't mean he can avoid enforcing the law. ]
What has happened with your family? Has he made a threat?
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I'm sure you're aware he's kidnapped Superman before. Now, for whatever reason, he appears interested in Superboy. Keeps saying it's in the interest of helping him, but we all know what his helping looks like.
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[ Why don't these people have ordinary names? Do they call Crane 'Scarecrow'? ]
I remember the incident. I don't think he would be foolish enough to make the same move again while he's under parole. That's not to say he wouldn't do something else.
May I ask - how old is this boy?
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[ Despite not being close with Kon, Superman would be devastated if something happened to one of the few family he had. ]
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... he's a teenager.
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So is Max. He's become fixated on her, as well. It's not a pattern I like.
[ A pause. He likes this conversation less than ever, but if this woman is in Superman's family, that means something more. ]
You are from his world, are you not? Or one like it. Superman, when he spoke, seemed to have an understanding of his state of mind.
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[ None of this sounds good. Crane clearly hasn't learned his lesson while in jail and he likely never will. ]
We're from alternate worlds. There's a Crane that exists in my world, but he's older than the one here.
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[ Alternate worlds, alternate Cranes.
For God's sake. One is more than enough. ]
The Crane that you know. Was this a habit of his? Drawing children into his plans, toying with them like this?