"I don't know, maybe you'd pull a 'help me defeat the evil brain slugs Superboy!' so you could infect me too. No one would expect brain slugs to want to go near your creepy brain so I might buy it." Joking was good. Joking was normal and meant he didn't have to think about other Superboy's and people getting killed.

Robin leaning against him like that was also a good distraction but in a completely different way. Kon was happy to do whatever it took to reassure a friend but this was starting to make him really uncomfortable.

Time to close the clone petting zoo for the day then. Placing his hands on Robin's shoulders, Kon pushed him away, taking a step back as he did so and just trying to get a little space here.

"So," he said awkwardly. 'You were totally hugging me and I thought that'd never happen without like, drugs or something and I'm not sure what to do now.' Yeah, totally not going to say it but he probably didn't need to. It wasn't like Robin wouldn't be able to tell he was uncomfortable. Maybe he'd get lucky and Robin would actually cut him a break for once and not make fun of him for being awkward?

Right, and then the head loser would have a change of heart and let them all go home. Keep dreaming Kid.