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[arora]

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text | un: dailyplanet (i'm so sorry, this should be the last of it from me)

[thisisontherecord]

Hello, Aurora, it's Lois.

Is it possible to prevent people here from gaining access to the chemical kryptonite in whatever form going forward? I don't know what is or isn't here already, or what the different persons with knowledge of, or even personal experience with, kryptonite are in Etraya. What I do know is the single purpose it has is to kill Kryptonians, and that includes my boyfriend and apparently my future-alt-universe son. Also Kell-El, and quite possibly others I don't know.

Weapons are inherently part of any human experience, and they're tools until there's a decision made to use them for violence. Kryptonite doesn't have any functional use except to commit violence against a very specific set of persons, and there's at least one person currently present with a history of doing exactly that: Lex Luthor. I want to know if we can cut off this avenue as a vector of harm, and if so, to what degree.

[arora]

I am sorry, but I cannot honor this request.

[thisisontherecord]

Reasoning being?

[arora]

I cannot deny requests for tools and materials others would have access to back within their home universes.

[thisisontherecord]

The whole of the universe, versus what's available in world? Because there is no kryptonite on our Earth that Luthor could get his hands on. Can't say there's a similar logic for the universe at large. Big place. Lots going on out there.

[arora]

Lex Luthor is not the only one here who is familiar with Kryptonite.

[thisisontherecord]

Correct. He's the one I'm most worried about, due to events immediately prior to the lot of us ending up in San Francisco. Interesting place, that.

If the request is scaled back to denying Lex Luthor access to kryptonite, and not the people who likewise would have access based on their different universes, would that be more acceptable? Can't prevent him from finally learning how to collaborate, but that'd be on him either way.

[arora]

I cannot deny requests for tools and materials others would have access to back within their home universes.

But this is limited to what they would have access to.

[thisisontherecord]

And so if something is not accessible on world in a given universe, one could say that falls outside of the "limited" umbrella?

[arora]

I cannot provide the specific answer you are asking for as it does not concern your person.

[thisisontherecord]

( Ah. )

If I requested kryptonite, would that request be granted?

[arora]

This would cost approximately twenty points, as an item from home that would provide long-term assistance.

[thisisontherecord]

( maybe they can just keep Luthor below the point threshold, ahahaha......... because that's a yes. )

Thank you. Good to know. Is there a way to check my current point total?

[arora]

You have twenty-five points.

[thisisontherecord]

( ... why the hell does she even have twenty-five points? why the hell does kryptonite count as long-term assistance. )

Thank you again. When we request a resource, are there upper limits to how much we can request accumulatively?

[arora]

I would not permit a substantial amount given the effects it may have on some of those living within Etraya.

[thisisontherecord]

Are you able to give a quantitative measure of what "substantial" is?

[arora]

I will not allow enough to impact the Kryptonian's ability to comfortably live within my city.

You may also wish to check in with a boy named Accelerator. He may be able to help ease your concerns.

lmao i am so sorry mods and also aurora

[thisisontherecord]

Glad to know it won't be used as fertilizer anytime soon. Haaaaa. I'll talk with Accelerator, thank you.

Do you have much in depth knowledge on the processes of how we're resurrected within your city after experiencing catastrophic, cascading organ shutdown?

[arora]

I am the one who must repair the damage, so yes, I am well-informed of the resurrection process and am aware of what happens to Kryptonians when exposed to specific kinds of Kryptonite.

What can be requested is not my call. Attempting to limit the freedoms of those within city walls has, historically, ended terribly for my siblings.

[thisisontherecord]

( specific kinds of kryptonite. oh for f— )

Would you be able to list out the different effects for me? Genuinely asking. If that's something Clark needs to ask instead, I'll let him know.

You're not incorrect to think certain limitations cause groups of persons trapped within one location to push harder against those they perceive are their oppressors. I've heard a little about the challenges Borealis faced. What about your other siblings?

[arora]

The knowledge I have was gained by studying the histories of those here, of which I am not at liberty to share. Because of this, I cannot share the different effects caused by Kryptonite.

[ But she is trying to help regardless, by giving Lois a place to start. ]

In addition, I cannot share the stories of my siblings without their permission.

[thisisontherecord]

( It is a help, not only with where to look, but to what constraints Aurora is saying she operates under. Also what information she has access to. )

Fair enough. Does that include not sharing their names?

[arora]

I have already shared more than I should have.

[thisisontherecord]

Then thank you for what you've said.