Got 15 minutes left on the lunch break, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. Let's roll!
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Dr. Klein didn't even look up when he heard the tell-tale whoosh followed by the sound of boots hitting the floor of his laboratory. "Morning, Superman! What can I do you for?" He turned to face the superhero, who was looking surprisingly sheepish. Oh no; hopefully this wasn't about the fertility testing again...
Superman cleared his throat. "Uh hey, Dr. Klein. I, uh, need to ask you a favor, but it's...kind of personal."
Welp, apparently it was about to involve the little room after all. "I'll get the sample cups..."
"It's not that!" His face actually flushed scarlet.
Dr. Klein stopped with his hand half-way to the cabinet. "Something else going on, then?" His brow furrowed. "You don't need viagra or anything like that, do you?"
"Nothing like that!" Superman somehow invented a new shade of red. "I only need to update a prescription for eyeglasses."
Klein sighed with relief. "Oh, is that all! Well that's not very wait a minute..." He frowned. "Sorry, eyeglasses? Did you say eyeglasses?"
The hero nodded and then glanced around the room as though expecting to be overheard.
Klein's eyebrows shot up. "Eyeglasses?"
Superman shushed him while definitely not wearing eyeglasses. "Yes."
Klein studied his face, trying to see the indications of contact lenses.
"I'm not wearing them now," he pointed out, looking amused.
Klein shook his head. "So, what, they're just for reading, then?"
"No." Superman looked over his shoulder again, sighed, and turned back to Dr. Klein. "I first got them when I was a kid, but stopped needing them after I first got my powers. I think the microscopic vision automatically corrects for me, but when I lose my powers, I go back to needing them again. It used to be fine, since I never got rid of them; but after this latest brush with Kryptonite, I started getting the headaches again and--well, I got through the day all right, but I should definitely update before something like that happens again."
Dr. Klein stared at him, stunned. Superman wore glasses? Picturing it was...actually, shockingly easy now that he let his mind imagine it. Something began to niggle at his brain.
"Please don't tell anyone about this."
He waved a hand. "Of course not! Doctor/patient confidentiality and all that stuff."
Superman sighed with relief.
"I'll have to bring in the equipment," Klein mused. "Might take about a week. Also, we'll probably need to dose you with Kryptonite..."
He grimaced but nodded. "Thank you, Dr. Klein." He started for the window.
Klein turned back to his experiments. "Tell Lois I said hello."
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