[ She's doing him a courtesy, by asking over text. Where the only thing that can be measured is the pause between replies, the only thing seen is how long "typing..." stays on the screen. She doesn't have to look too long at him to see the guilt. ]
[ It's only a little irritating. But she asks, and so he doesn't soften the blow, allows the mercy of her not being in his physical space. ]
I'd intended to kill him.
[ Or die trying. But he'd known the likelihood of Superman trying to do that would be slim, if only because he had faith in his own plan, and a certain kind of faith in Clark's restraint and inexperience. ]
Luthor and I both did. He's the one who succeeded.
[ He was half of Luthor's plan, Doomsday the other. The sting hasn't faded. ]
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[ It's only a little irritating. But she asks, and so he doesn't soften the blow, allows the mercy of her not being in his physical space. ]
I'd intended to kill him.
[ Or die trying. But he'd known the likelihood of Superman trying to do that would be slim, if only because he had faith in his own plan, and a certain kind of faith in Clark's restraint and inexperience. ]
Luthor and I both did. He's the one who succeeded.
[ He was half of Luthor's plan, Doomsday the other. The sting hasn't faded. ]