Look, comics don't lead people to street gangs where I'm from. They just don't. If anything they give kids an outlet for their energy, or put dreams in their heads of making a difference -- in a world where they can.

[He tries to find the words.]

Thing is, your world could be that way again, too. Where comics are just stories and not a gateway drug. The tech you could take back from this universe -- I mean they terraform here -- could make that possible. And Brainiac is smart enough to custom-build things they probably haven't even dreamed up yet -- and I bet he would, if it'd make someplace better. You know, when this is all over and he's got less on his plate.

[He's getting off subject.]

I guess what I'm trying to say is, some of us keep butting heads with you because everything is so rigid where you come from, but the things that make people think it needs to be that rigid don't have to stay the same, and if you ever want any help with things that might make your world better, where it doesn't have to be that kinda place, some of us might have some ideas that could help.

[He shrugs.]

I fought in a war that killed entire planets. I've seen more than one world have to rebuild itself out of the ashes. I know a lot of the pitfalls, and I've seen some of the good ideas, too.