Under the Surface ...

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Shayeris, September 6, 01:31 UTC-2

Kaldur'ahm: Welcome to my birthplace, the Atlantean city-state of Shayeris.

M'gann: It's spectacular!

Superboy: Are you ... shorter?

M'gann: It's the pressure. Even the Bio-Ship is smaller at this depth.

Kaldur'ahm: I hope you experience no discomfort? 

M'gann: I'm fine. Honest!

Kaldur'ahm: Good. I have stocked the hold with more appropriate attire and re-breathers.

M'gann: None for me, thanks. 

Superboy:  Gills. Nice touch.

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Kaldur'ahm This is my parents' home. My home.

Sha'lain'a: Kaldur, you look thin.

Kaldur'ahm: Mother, please...

Calvin Durham: Sha'lain'a, let the boy breathe. 

Kaldur'ahm: My friends, these are my parents, Sha'lain'a and Calvin Durham. Mother. Father. Meet Superboy and Miss Martian.

M'gann: Please, call me M'gann. 

Sha'lain'a: You speak Atlantean!

M'gann: Not really. But my psychic abilities enable me to translate and communicate.

Superboy: G-Gnomes programmed me to speak Atlantean. 

Sha'lain'a: I understand you, yet have no idea what that means ...

Calvin Durham: Son, you visit Poseidonis this trip?

Kaldur'ahm: First thing in the morning. 

Calvin Durham: Then be careful. There are rumours that trouble brews in the capital. 

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Poseidonis, September 6, 08:06 UTC-2

Queen Mera: Kaldur. It is an honour to finally meet your friends and teammates. 

M'gann: The honour is all ours, Queen Mera. I lived on Mars my whole life without ever meeting a member of the Royal Family. 

Prince Orm: There's a certain wisdom in inaccessibility when the queen carries the heir to the throne. 

Queen Mera: Allow me to introduce Prince Orm, my overly protective brother-in-law. 

Prince Orm: How can I be anything else, while my brother is off playing, Aquaman?

Kaldur'ahm: King Orin's work with the Justice League is anything but a game, my prince. 

Prince Orm: Of course. Still, I am glad you and your fellow champions are here Kaldur'ahm. There have been reports of unrest originating at The Conservatory of Sorcery.