Kent farm. The cows ask, "Why are we sweating in December?" Clark enters the barn and throws some sacks with no real regard to where they land. Bo is spinning in his grave. And not because of Kryptonite. Clark sees Javier washing his hands in a small barn sink. "Hey!" Clark yells. The kid runs off. At least turn off the water faucet! Don't you know how to do that in English!? Without using his powers, Clark is able to cut in front of Javier and stop him. Javier is not looking too fresh. "What happened to you?" Clark asks. "Are you all right?" Javier says nothing. His arms are scraped up. Clark says that he should get cleaned up, and invites the kid inside. Good thing Clark's not, you know...funny that way. Clark promises that no one will hurt him. Javier just gulps. But in English.
Inside the Kent home, Clark puts some bacon on Javier's plate to go along with the huevos gringos. Javier has changed shirts. Now he's wearing a striped blue shirt, presumably borrowed from Clark, open to expose his white undershirt. Puro cholo, holmes. Clark says he thinks they have milk, orange juice, and lemonade. He gave the kid a full meal before offering him a drink? Clark goes to the tiny, ancient refrigerator and looks inside, grousing, "This would be easier if I spoke Spanish." What makes Clark think the kid speaks Spanish? Or that he's Hispanic? The kid could be Greek. Or Croatian. Or French. Or Latvian. Or Italian. Or [insert ethnic group here, multiply by infinity]. "Orange juice, please," the kid says. Ohhhh...he Kidactorian. "Orange juice!" Clark chirps. "Your English is perfect." Yes, we were aware of the strange casting too, Clark. You really gotta talk to your people about this. Javier says that he watched a lot of American TV. For that accent, he'd have to have watched every show we've ever recapped for about fifty years. Clark asks his name. This is where he should have busted out "Carlos de los Santos Ignacio 'Pepito' Alejandro Guzman 'El Puma' Seranno Javier Torres Montemayor Villalobos. 'Javier' for short." "I'm Clark," says Clark. Clark de los Alíens Grandes y Tontos.













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