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hanuiitr t1_j01k0hd wrote

Virginia 6:50 AM

This has to be it. We have been hunting him for weeks now with nothing to show for it. We have visual confirmation sir, it is him. That's great, we need to clean this mess as soon as possible. Ask delta to move in. Have beta on standby to engage only on delta's call. 

Istanbul 2:55 PM

Alright delta going in the building now. 

Virginia 7:30 AM

They're on the floor now sir, all exits sealed. Waiting for green light. 

Virginia 7:40 AM

Alright, go in now. We need this to be clean no loose ends. 

Istanbul 3:42 PM

Roger Alpha. going in now.

Istanbul 4:00 PM

We tried talking to Superman sir. He came out of nowhere, with the dust we lost sight of the target. There was nothing we could do. We had to pull out quickly. We got two laptops and some documents.

Virginia 8:30 AM

Mr. President, we have secured two laptops and some documents of the deal. But we cannot say if there were any copies. This has become an international incident now with Superman being involved. We had to pull out quickly to avoid media. 

Athens 6 PM, next day

This is Clark Kent, I am recording this because I am in immediate danger from some agencies, and it is important for this information to be public in case anything happens to me. I only have a few minutes. This is about the……….

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hanuiitr t1_j01k7mr wrote

starting a little bit of writing again. Critiques welcome. Thanks for reading if you did

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ariliquin t1_j01o1jb wrote

Nice work, I like the Timezone narrative a lot. What did Superman have to say?

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hanuiitr t1_j01pkm7 wrote

Thanks! glad you liked it. Maybe Clark knows that the natural calamities that keep hitting US’s prime competitors in technology and warfare, aren’t really NATURAL.

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ViolaNotViolin t1_j01xb8y wrote

Good! Last bit kind of reminds me of James Holden from the Expanse

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LPodmore t1_j01zput wrote

That'd be a surprise twist. Holden is actually Superman.

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hanuiitr t1_j021h1c wrote

thanks! glad you guys liked it. I have not watched the Expanse. Maybe will give it a try 👍

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Jonyb222 t1_j02fimz wrote

Is there some context I'm missing here?

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hanuiitr t1_j02nmvk wrote

Hey, thanks for reading. i think i might have missed something but not sure. Can you please elaborate?

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Jonyb222 t1_j02w1se wrote

Ah, re-reading I understand better, Virginia is where the CIA Headquarters are, not where a second operation is taking place at the same time.

Ergo, Clark Kent is in Istanbul and is the sole target, instead of potentially being at his family farm in Virginia (I don't know where the Kent homestead is supposed to be)

I thought that (given my initial impression of two operation sites) this may reference past cases where journalists were targeted by government entities.

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K_H007 t1_j03atvm wrote

the Kent homestead is somewhere in Kansas, last I checked.

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lostinbrave t1_j04bj00 wrote

Smallville to be precise, Well the county that Smallville is In.

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hanuiitr t1_j05d2oq wrote

yeah, I didn’t think of SmallVille here

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