[ A little tension bleeds out of his shoulders. Even when he knows it isn't likely, it's difficult not to brace for a rejection, or a qualification for accepting some part of his strangeness. ]

That... really means a lot to me. [ More than he really knows how to explain, but there's a telling weight behind the words. ] As for being a decent person, I try. I guess we're alike in that way, too.

[ Clark rubs the side of his neck. He's not nervous, exactly, just unaccustomed to much in the way of curiosity when he's not flying around in a cape. ] Yeah, of course, that's only fair. Can we trade off questions, or are you gonna pull a Miles and tell me everything else is classified?

[ It's not accusatory, just resigned. ]