"Did you know they could go rogue?" It wasn't an accusation. On the contrary, it was asked with the judgment free reasoning of someone trying to gain details of a situation. It might have been the same tone as asking what color cape he wore in winter. "Were you planning on using them again?"

Hayley wanted to understand. Clark had a strange habit, in her experience, of picking and choosing his feelings. He felt guilt for some things he had nothing to do with, but not for others he had a hand in; he was afraid of what he might become, but not of what he was; and so on. It made him difficult to predict and, though frustrating, may have contributed to what kept him interesting and prevented her from giving up on him entirely.