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    The thing about Lex Luthor's parties is that they are an exercise in applied pressure.

    Bruce Wayne arrives at a Metropolis gala with a device in his pocket and an exit strategy in his head. He leaves with neither, and a persistent frequency he cannot locate or turn off.

    Clark Kent is warm, direct, and completely unimpressed by power.

    He takes Amtrak. He tips well. He eats fermented shark with the serenity of a man at peace with the universe.

    Bruce builds a file. The threat assessment field remains blank.

    This is a problem.

    — A BvS divergence. Close third Bruce POV. Physics metaphors and slow burn throughout. Explicit in the back half.

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