32 scratched the back of his neck, not knowing exactly what to do. He had been all but dragged by Kid Flash and his mentor to a comfortably sized suburban home in the dead of night. Well, after his interrogation from Batman. He could see where people got the idea the man was scary. He was quite intimidating. However, with the experiment on his face, he seemed to lose any filter he had between his mouth and brain, saying any and every quip that came to mind.
He was almost certain the Dark Knight would have smacked him. Perhaps his perceived youthful appearance prevented him? Or was his donor just as bad as he was with the experiment on his body?
"So here's the bathroom- you guys know how to use the bathroom right?" Kid Flash asked, interrupting 32's thoughts. His mind seemed, rather scattered. Although, it was a reasonable concern. Had it not been part of biology and seen as a nessecity, it may have been ignored in their programming.
"I know its use," Project Kr- now dubbed Superboy stated.
"Yeah, I know how to use it," 32 snickered. The two boys gave him a look which prompted the unmasked boy to look away with a light blush. That wasn't exactly how he meant it.
"Good. So I don't have to teach you two."
"Nope. Not at all," 32 joked. Superboy stared at 32 in confusion.
"I don't understand. What is so funny?"
Kid Flash didn't know how to respond, but he looked amused.
"It's nothing Supey-"
"Bed time in ten minutes boys!" Flash's voice rang out through the house.
"Got it!" Kid Flash called down, "Probably should show you my room now."
32 and Superboy followed the energetic teen. 32 felt some weariness in his muscles. No, he couldn't be tired. He wasn't designed to get tired. Granted, he was cloned after a human, but the added in spider DNA should remove that simple weakness.
Still... It would be a relief to be in his pod- no. He didn't have a pod anymore. He didn't want to think of what would happen to him if he returned to Cadmus.
They had taken that away when they made him fail his mission. And not allowed him to slip away.
Kid Flash led them to a typical suburban bedroom. Bed, desk, drawer, shelves, a window... A closet. Not too large, not too small. At least, according to his internal understanding of distance and how the room appeared. He absently wondered where they were going to sleep. Considering there was one bed and three of them, it didn't make any sense for them to share it.
Kid Flash walked to the closet and pulled out a large something or other. It took him a moment to recognize it as a sleeping bag. Well, that made things better. The sleeping bag was made for one... So did that mean two to the bed? That would be... Him and Kid Flash. They were the two smallest after all. It wasn't the case though as he pulled a blanket and two pillows out, placing a fluffy pillow by the sleeping bag. He then put the other pillow by the blanket.
"Who wants the bed?" Neither one spoke. Both were confused.
"Don't you?" Superboy asked. Kid Flash rolled his eyes.
"You two, are our guests. So bed, and sleeping bag. Couch was kind of already taken," he admitted rubbing the back of his neck looking a little uncomfortable.
"Couch?"
"Yeah, Flash kind of had an arguement and Green Lantern now has to sleep on the couch."
"Shouldn't he be at his house?"
"He's curious," Kid Flash shrugged as if it were perfectly normal. And for all either 32 or Superboy knew, it was. What did they know about heroes beyond their powers and field work? A bitter feeling seemed to gnaw in 32's stomach. He should know. He was supposed to eventually overcome the Green Lantern. He needed to know everything.
Or did he?
"Why don't we have Supey here take the bed. I don't think he'll fit in my sleeping bag," Kid Flash ended by muttering. Looking at the bag. 32 had to agree. Kid Flash was smaller than Superboy, and was approximately the same size as Kid Flash.
"That's fine," 32 stated. Superboy grunted and allowed himself to be tucked in by Kid Flash. The stuffed bear was kind of funny though. Especially with his lack of emotion. His lips curled into a small smile he tried to hide from the clone of the man of steel. He was trying so hard, it wasn't until Kid Flash nudged him, that he realized the sleeping bag was ready for him. With meticulous motions, he slid inside the odd material. It was warm, but odd considering he wasn't upright. The ground did remind him of the firmness of his pod though.
His second skinned suit of an experiment seemed to quiver slightly in the bag. He nearly jumped as the experiment expanded and contracted under the sleeping bag and retreated from his face. It pulled away from his limbs, leaching the strength they gave and returning the experience of the more subtle textures and breezes on his skin. It seemed to wrap more firmly around his chest, no doubt covering the entirety of his torso including the lantern print.
"Cozy?" Kid Flash chuckled. 32's face felt warm and his tongue slightly heavier.
"Um... Yeah. It's nice."
"Ah," Kid Flash seemed to have an epiphany as a knowing look over came his face. He didn't say anything though as he lay down next to 32 in a sprawl of blankets, "Well, good night you two."
The room fell into comfortable silence as only night life from the streets and the air conditioner were the only noises. Time seemed at a standstill.
He didn't know when. He barely knew how. But he had fallen asleep only to have Kid Flash yawp.
32's eyes flew open in confusion. Why was everything on the ceiling?
He didn't notice he was on the ceiling, nor his fingertips loosening until he fell onto the empty bed below and rolled off, onto the floor.
"Ow," he stated. Noted, landing on face, always hurt. His ears picked up a click as the closet door opened. A surprised Superboy looked from the closet in confusion and Kid Flash yelped.
"What's going on up there?" A voice, probably Flash's called out.
"Nothing!" Kid Flash yelled back, "Just waking up."
He turned to face Superboy, "What were you doing in my closet?"
"It felt like my pod."
"Uh huh, and you?" he asked turning to 32.
"I- I have no idea. Spiders do have some odd habits of being upsidedown so..."
"Right..."
This is an update. Update this is.
So... Yeah.
