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[He'd listened to the transmissions a few times since, but when it became obvious that he couldn't do much with it on his own, he’d left any further thoughts on it behind. There was enough to worry about in a place like this, and not enough familiarity for him to waste energy on something out of his hands. It’s only to his luck he manages to overhear chatter about Clark having a translating device. He feels a bit foolish not having raised it before, considering how he’d more or less encountered Clark when he had actually received them in the first place, but hindsight is 20/20.

When he next spots Clark about, he approaches with clear intent, mild smile on his face.]

Hey. How you been, fly-guy? [Wow. Definitely not one of your best, Barnes.]