20270/Donut binge

Donut binge
Date of Scene:	17 March 2025
Location:	Level 4 - Recreation - The Roost
Synopsis:	Laura is not a clone, but she is still troubled by her past, therefore... donuts!
Cast of Characters:	Conner Kent, Laura Kinney

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Conner Kent has posed:
    Due to reasons (of the murderous kind) Conner is no longer too often in New York. Which is okay, since his college friends have scattered and his work keeps him travelling quite a bit. Besides, the Roost has access to databanks that are not connected to Internet, and it is more secure. Ultimately journalism involves a crazy amount of research, who would have thunk? It was easier when he just could write whatever in Lex-Tok and add the picture of a defeated villain. Being clueless was more fun.
    But this is possibly more important than punching criminals. And it pays the rent. And... it is also fun, because he gets to travel, talk to people, and when he gets in a roll he can write and hours. And that is a lot of writing given his speed.
    Apparently also using the rec-room for working, how low have the Outsiders fallen. What can he say? The couch is more comfortable than the desk in his room.

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney is in a particularly silent mood, even for her. She currently comes in and sits on a recliner, carrying two boxes. Once seated, she sets to her right one box. Claws coming out, hse uses them as a fork into a box of donuts to eat from cleanly. To her left, she puts down a case of hard lemonade, pulling one can out and cracking open the can.

Conner Kent has posed:
    Now, there are two kinds of Outsiders. There is the 'normal', loud one, and then there is the sneaky, quiet one. Usually, but not always, because bat-stuff. Laura is the 'not always' variety, even if lately she is slightly more chatty.
    Still, Conner has good hearing, and he probably knew she was around already. Just that starting a conversation with Laura is not the easiest thing. It is sometimes better to wait for her to show up. Even if usually she never shows up.
    But today she did, with donuts and lemonade of all things. "Hey, how is my favorite clone?" He asks from beyond the laptop. Said laptop is on his chest, as he is laying down on the couch. And still typing quickly. That position wouldn't be comfortable for a normal human, but Conner is most likely immune to muscle cramps.

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney tilts her head back and downs half the can in her hand at that, Swallowing. "I'm not a clone. I had a mother and a father."

She says that flatly, then stabbing another donut onto her claws, and lifting it up to her mouth to bite onto. One caught with her mouth, she gobbles the rest of the donut in, all in one go.

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner stops typing, peering over the screen of the laptop. "Oh. That is a change of perspective. Cool. Nothing wrong with being a clone, mind you. You have me!" He also has a mother and a father now, and something akin to of brother. It is weird.

He keeps looking, because it is odd to see Laura eating donuts. Gabby? Sure, all the time. Laura not so much. "So, how is my favorite ex-clone today? Did you find a new bakery?"

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney nods as hse finishes chewing her donut softly. "Oh, no offense, " she adds softly. "But everyone knows me as Wolverine Version 2, but my mother, Dr. Sarah Kinney, carried me in her womb, and then gave her life for my freedom. I'm not a clone, I'm an artificailly conceived human."

She looks over partway. "I just want both my parents to get the credit. Not just Logan."

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner tsks, closing down the laptop and sitting up. "You are you, the credit... there is no credit." He runs a hand through his hair, then looks at the donuts. Is that a donut binge? Existential trouble? Laura is hard to read.

"I don't know Wolverine, you know?" He notes. "I did some research only after you mentioned him, way back. But I have yet to see him in person. I don't think you have never been version 2 of anyone for the gang here."

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney crushes the empty can of hard lemonade, drops it in the box, and then pulls out the next full one to crack open. "I've gone out on missions with him many times. He's not a bad person to have the genes of. But neither was my mom."

She nods, and starts gently stabbing for another donuts. "That's surprissng, since I was masde to be. Technically I was the 23rd attempt at a new Wolverine. Designation X-23."

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner nods, "I know, you told me. They put X-13 in my clone tank, remember? And we buried the remains of the previous 12," he frowns, "I guess Match is X-14, because of course I had to have an evil twin. Whatever."

He stands up with every intention to steal a lemonade can. "It is okay, but really, it doesn't matter. I am glad I met Kal... Superman. And L... the other person, which is actually cooler than Kal. And Jon. They are all nice. I guess now I am in a better spot than, say, Rose with her jerk of a father. But you know what they say: you can't pick your family, you can only pick your friends."

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney shakes her head. "Sorry. I'm just in my head today." Another donut gets lifted to her mouth.

"Which is funny, because while I'm not a clone, someone did pick my family for me. Fortunately she was a good person."

And so the donuts is put into her mouth again and eaten rapidly.

Conner Kent has posed:
"No reason to apologize," replies Conner. "And it is always good if we can laugh at it, yeah?" Because it is NOT funny. It is the kind of thing he avoided to think about for three or four years, and then it bit his ass.

"Are the donuts helping? I hear ice-cream is the traditional thing. Although I thought you were more into spicy food," he offers a grin. "Or doing something fun. Did you find a hobby that doesn't involve stalking and stabbing?"

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney keeps on eating a moment, but she finishes the donut pretty quickly. And swallows hard with some more lemonade. "On my last mission I met someone and we had a conversation today. It got me thinking and I'm trying to zone out now, honestly. So this is helping."

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner nods, "well... good, I mean, it seems more normal than... er..." the usual means of coping some people around here uses. Yeah, he better not to mention it. It is not as if she can get sick from too much sugar.

"I am not very good at listening, I think Tim does it better," he admits. "But I have realized your way of confronting honestly with your past was much smarter than what I did. I just kept running forward, you know? Then, when NOWHERE attacked us, I had no intel and no plan."

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney shrugs. "It's been years now, since I got out of there. Things are a lot more normal for me than they were."

She says that as she finishes her second hard lemonade, and then chains it right into the third. Crack. "I can imagine not understanding what you are, and where you're from, could really hurt you. If I didn't know all the people who want me dead I might be dead."