Conner can tell Tim's sad easily enough and reacts automatically. "I'm sorry." Conner hesitated and then asked. "You're sure it's another world?" Not just another clone. They hadn't had one succeed that he knew of, but maybe he was wrong and they'd just kept it hidden."

He rubbed at Krypto's ears. "Thank you for the clothes," he added. "They said mine will be in my room, after they took them. You live here? Did they take you too?"