My corner of the sky

[wherethestoryis]

Characters: Lois Lane and open!
Date: During the mis-spell event!
Location: Lots of places in Keeliai!
Situation: Lois has Kryptonian powers, she's not sure whose. (Spoiler: Jor-El's.) But her husband's a teenager. She has some issues.
Warnings/Rating: Language, I'm sure.

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[bolthead]

Sometimes Barry, in his pleasure upon seeing old friends, forgets the small details, such as the fact that he is not his usual size or appearance right now and therefore somewhat hard to identify. But even in his child-sized body his reaction and recall are still lightning-quick, and he notices the lack of immediate recognition in her eyes.

"Sorry Lois, it's me, Barry. Or at least, me when I was about ten years old."

He shifts at the admission, coloring faintly. There's something awkwardly embarrassing about having the world catch him in a phase of his life he wasn't exactly proud of, especially more so when it's with someone he considers a good friend.

Still, his self-consciousness doesn't last long, not with Lois's mention of home being bizarre.

"Home on the turtle?" And because he is at least observant enough that Bruce hasn't kicked him off the League yet: "Did you switch powers with Clark?"

[wherethestoryis]

Lois blinks, a lot of times. And then she pinches her nose briefly, because this pattern of the Justice League heroes being turned into children is incredibly disconcerting. (Worse, of course, was Bruce being turned into the scariest crotchety old man in history--but that disproves her point.) Still, it's kind of endearing, in a way--the way in which they are all kind of adorable kids.

"Hell. Sorry I didn't-- Clark's a teenager right now." And boy is she frustrated. At least it explains why home is weird.

She sighs a moment. "We're not a hundred percent sure. Kryptonian, definitely, but at least two seem to be powerless and I haven't checked in with Kara and Kon--today, anyway. Knowing magic, it might change."

Magic. It sets her teeth slightly on edge. But at least she gets to fly.

[bolthead]

Barry merely smiles and waves off her apology. If she'd - or really any of the Leaguers - had been turned into small children the way he had, he's not sure he would've been able to identify them all himself. And there's likely to be a number of blond males on the turtle, a fact he says as much aloud.

"I'm not the only blond-haired blue-eyed person here. Don't worry about it."

Of course, his smile fades at the news that several Kryptonians have suddenly found themselves depowered, and one of them de-aged. The good news is that Lois seems to have acquired one set. But with the way everything seems to have gone completely random thanks to Zatanna's backfired spell, there's really no way to say who might have gotten the other set.

And that's concerning.

"Do you need me to help look around see who might have suddenly woken up with Kryptonian powers? I might be younger than usual but I've still got my powers, as far as I can tell."

Thank goodness for little victories.