Honestly, there's a pretty big learning curve when you're a clone. There are some things Cadmus scientists and geneticists just can't program or replicate. Such as 'good and bad influences', advice, valuable misunderstandings, world and life views, analogies….friends….

Friends who, apparently, have decided to delegate themselves the task of 'raising' Connor. Aka, Robin and Wally.

…

Robin had been the one to come up with the move. Connor really hadn't seen anything like it before; it seemed pretty unconventional, even for those who hadn't been grown in a pod.

Unconventional, apparently, was the point.

"Nobody would be expecting it! Trust me, it will be effective."

So, again, the clone grabbed onto Robin's hands and swung him around and around in a circle, before releasing him airborne, Robin hurtling through the air and heading towards the target. Their aim had been getting better.

"Remind me again why we are doing this?"

From the sidelines, munching loudly on potato chips, Wally piped up: "Listen Connor, in this world, its either YEET or get YEETED."

…

Eating Robin's cereal, clearly, was a capital offense. No, seriously. It's one thing if you don't know better, cause accidents happen. But Wally…oh, Wally knew better.

Therefore, Robin had been glaring all day. Even with sunglasses on (it still seemed dumb to wear those), Robin somehow managed to glare daggers. After apologizing with exaggeration multiple times and replacing the cereal, Wally had decided to ignore Robin's 'hissy fit', clearly not bothered by it. Must be a regular thing.

"Hey, anyone want some grapes?" The speedster offered to the room.

"Connor, tell him where he can stick his grapes," Robin said in a cool tone.

"In the fridge."

"No, Connor."

…

Idioms, apparently, weren't meant to be taken literally. They actually start to make sense after a while, and many amused explanations of phrases from his teammates.

Connor sighed. Wally and Robin had been bickering for a few minutes now…couldn't he watch his static in peace?

"You tend to make mountains out of mole hills," Wally told Robin, who was slightly irritated.

"What? No I don't."

"Yes, you do."

"When do I ever make mountains out of mole hills?"

Connor was getting better at understanding this idiom thing. He thought back to this morning:

Superhearing had its advantages and disadvantages. The half-kryptonian was getting better at 'tuning' thing out, but still; work in progress. Robin and Wally shared rooms quite often, and every now and again, he'd involuntarily hear stuff that consisted something along the lines of…

"WALLY, IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER TO PUT THE CAP ON THE TOOTHPASTE, HOW ARE WE GONNA RAISE CONNOR?!"

Anyone get the fight move reference?!

Also, for those of you who thought Connor was hearing something else in the last snippet - getcha heads out of the gutter, lol.

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