"There is little wrong with hoping for the better, when it gives you something to endeavor for and stride towards." He says it with all earnestness- it is something he truly believes, for one, and while he may have little understanding of the human adolescent mind, he is aware that if it comes off as anything else it will be less impressive than even the naive behavior Hayley believes Kal-El to display.

"Those consequences would be suffering from suffering from a minor bout of acute radiation poisoning." The gentle tone of voice is nearly contrary to his words. "But the specific actions on his part that led to those consequences?"