Wait a minute... He is not is contact with his parents! No matter what reason he could give, that is very cruel and just plain not right. Hearing that Jonathan is not saying anything speaks volumes. They are both hurt.
The next day, Kal hit the ground running. Norman’s municipal building wasn’t particularly busy, which helped. Kal moved through its halls with quiet precision, checking off items from his list. He requested public records, old committee meeting transcripts, council vote roll calls. When staff offered to help, he politely declined—always preferring to do it himself, even if it took longer. He scanned documents using a portable reader, cataloguing patterns by date, council member, and phrasing.
Slowly, ever so slowly, Kallen is putting together an investigation worthy of Clark Kent.
