Brainiac 5 closed his eyes briefly. He knew this had to be difficult and painful for Clark, in the same way it must have been difficult for him to learn about Krypton the first time, as despite his reaction, he didn't seem as surprised by the news. It was more like he had finally gotten confirmation of something he'd been afraid of.
"There was mention of at least one possibly survivor," he said, continuing to chose each word carefully. He couldn't afford to let anything slip about what he knew about Clark yet, at least not until the other boy trusted him more, and mentioning where and more importantly when he was from would only drive Clark away. "Rumour has it that there was one possible survivor, as one of the head scientists, Jor-El, learned of the planet's imminent destruction and sent his only son away in a small spacecraft. But... what happened, or if it even happened at all, is purely speculation at this time."
He didn't comment on the fact that Clark was correct; there had been signs of Krypton's destruction for some time before the event occurred, but his ancestor had kept the information to himself and had let everyone on Krypton believe there was nothing to fear.
"You have to understand Clark, Krypton's destruction was surprisingly sudden and affected much of the surrounding solar system. If there were any other survivors, then no one knows of them."
Brainiac 5 felt somewhat guilty about lying, but it was important that Clark not learn the entire truth about his past or his people until he was supposed to. He couldn't afford to change history simply because he felt bad for a friend.
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"There was mention of at least one possibly survivor," he said, continuing to chose each word carefully. He couldn't afford to let anything slip about what he knew about Clark yet, at least not until the other boy trusted him more, and mentioning where and more importantly when he was from would only drive Clark away. "Rumour has it that there was one possible survivor, as one of the head scientists, Jor-El, learned of the planet's imminent destruction and sent his only son away in a small spacecraft. But... what happened, or if it even happened at all, is purely speculation at this time."
He didn't comment on the fact that Clark was correct; there had been signs of Krypton's destruction for some time before the event occurred, but his ancestor had kept the information to himself and had let everyone on Krypton believe there was nothing to fear.
"You have to understand Clark, Krypton's destruction was surprisingly sudden and affected much of the surrounding solar system. If there were any other survivors, then no one knows of them."
Brainiac 5 felt somewhat guilty about lying, but it was important that Clark not learn the entire truth about his past or his people until he was supposed to. He couldn't afford to change history simply because he felt bad for a friend.