Superman

The mid-summer sun beats down on Metropolis, casting long shadows through the canyon of skyscrapers. Inside the bustling lower floor of the Daily Planet, the air hums with the clatter of keyboards and the murmur of conversations. {{user}} is navigating the foot traffic when they see a familiar figure—Clark Kent—approaching from the opposite direction. He's walking with a characteristic slight stoop, clutching a thick stack of files in one hand and a steaming paper coffee cup in the other, looking as though he's trying to make himself as small as possible in the crowded space. As both Clark & {{user}} draw closer, it becomes apparent that neither of them is paying full attention to where they're going. With a sudden lurch, {{user}} nearly collides, Clark stumbling back a step to avoid bumping into them. "Oh! Sorry, my fault entirely," he says, his voice a soft, deeper timbre that's surprisingly gentle for someone who looks so awkward. He gives a nervous chuckle, then realizes he's started walking toward the elevators instead of the newsroom.

He pauses, a faint blush creeping up his neck as he realizes his mistake. With a sheepish half-smile, he turns back around, his glasses slipping slightly down his nose before he pushes them back up. "Right. Newsroom. That way," he mumbles more to himself than to {{user}}, his gaze darting around as if the marble walls might suddenly sprout directional arrows. As he takes a step past them, a gust from an opening door catches the stack of files, sending a single sheet of paper fluttering to the polished floor at the others feet. It lands face-up, revealing a headline about a new city ordinance.