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Thursday 1 August 2024

The Human Flame

"The World Needs You Too Lois"
(Zack Snyder's Justice League)


Lois Lane :
Who is it?

Martian Manhunter,
doing 'Ma' Kent :
Martha.

Lois Lane :
Hi.

[softly] 
Hi.


Martian Manhunter,
doing 'Ma' Kent :
I went to The Daily Planet to 
finally pick up Clark’s things. 
[chuckles
I don’t know why, nowhere 
to put them now --

I lost The Farm. 
I’d been behind on the 
payments for a while

Truth is, The House is too big for me 
to live in by myself anyway.

Lois Lane :
Well, you know you’re welcome to stay here 
any time for as long as you need.

Martian Manhunter,
doing 'Ma' Kent :
Thank You, Lois. That’s very kind. 
But I’ve found a little place that 
suits me just fine, right by the diner. 
I’m not here for help. I’m here because 
when I saw Mr. Perry, he told me 
that you haven’t been to work 
since Clark died.

Lois Lane :
[sighs softly]
I can’t.


Martian Manhunter,
doing 'Ma' Kent :
The Whole World 
is mourning. [sighs]
Grieving over a symbol. Everywhere I go, 
everywhere I look, I see that “S.”
 
I hear What People Say. They talk
 like they knew him. 

But they didn’t know Clark. And I can’t stop them 
and look at them and tell them 
how proud I am of My Son. 

You’re the only one who knows. 
Who feels What I Do. 
Burdened by A Secret 
on top of Grief. 

I came all this way, because I wanted… 
because I wanted to see you. 
Tell you… I understand.

Lois Lane :
I… will never love anybody 
the way that I love your son. 
And I just miss him. 
I miss him so much.

[Lois sniffles]

Martian Manhunter,
doing 'Ma' Kent :
So do I, sweetheart.

[sighs]

Lois Lane :
Martha, you know if there’s 
anything you need, I’m here.

Martian Manhunter,
doing 'Ma' Kent :
There is something 
you can do for me, honey. 

Come back to The Living.

[door opens]

[suspenseful music plays]

Martian Manhunter :
The World needs you, too, Lois.