Meet the Parents: Conner and Cass, on the road to Smallville

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After the pre-arranged phone call kicking off the next phase in the plan, Conner hurried outside, stepping into his tennis shoes in mid-leap from the porch (thank you, tactile-telekinesis).

"Uncle Jon!" he called out, "We're on."

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Johnathan wipes his hand on a rag. Would do to have sweat and grease on a lady's hand.

"Nice to meet you finally. Connor's been really wanting to see his friends out here - and your daughter 'specially."

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Bette, in her cutoffs, has been laying on the roof. Might as well get some sun while she's out here, huh? She's looking very California trying not to be California in her shorts and sunglasses. As they pull up, she sits up some, glancing over her sunglasses before dropping off of the roof.

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Bart slides out of the vehicle, extending a hand to Mr. Kent.

"Hello - sir - it - is - nice - to - meet - you."

He may be overacting a little.

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He whole body is shaking with the handshake. Not just the kid's grip, but he's moving with it too.

"N-nice t-to ssseee y-you, tooooo, s-s-son." It's causing his teeth to rattle while talking.

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Time for the assist.

"Hello, sir." She steps in. "I'm Troia - Donna. I'm sort of chaperoning the extended field trip. Some of the Titans haven't been out here so when word got out they wanted to come along."

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Raven waits quietly in the background. "I am Raven. It is an honor to meet you."

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Bart looks puzzled. "I thought we were undercover?"

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Greta smiles, gently freeing Mister Kent's hand from Bart's still-vibrating grip. The novel she was reading is still in the other hand, and she smiles shyly up at Mister Kent.

"Hi, sir. I'm Greta," she tells the older man, before stage-whispering to Bart "I think he might have noticed anyway. You know, the whole 'Living with Conner' thing?"

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"I know he knows. But I thought this whole breakdown thing was to fool.. somebody?"

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"The people in town." Cars are driving by and people are slowing down to look.

"See all the traffic? This is a main road into town. We want Connor to be seen helping us and hanging around us so that when we are in Smallville he won't have to act like he just met us."

She turns to Jonathan and Helena. "We wanted everyone to meet, but growing up is hard enough without having to sneak around with your heroing, your normal life, and only being able to spend time with the one you're dating in potential life or death moments."

She turns back to the troop. "So, however you'd like to visit Connor in the future, that's how you get to present yourselves here."

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Cassandra's mother raises an eyebrow. "Sounds like the voice of experience and exasperation..."

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Krypto, detecting the scents of friends, hopped from the back of the truck, playing faithful animal companion. He circled, sniffing at those he didn't see often, finally settling into the dirt next to Bart, nudging his hand, giving the general dog "HI!" lick to the palm, and wagging his tail slowly.

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"Seems kinda complicated, if you ask me.."

Bart spots Krypto, and grins, reaching to scratch behind his ears.

"Hey, boy!"