012 - Now I’ll give you something to believe

[notdreaming]

[ Video ]

[ Kara looks quite pleased with herself today, and for good reason too. See, she's done some very basic calculations, and she's pretty happy with the answer. ]

Dean's questions got me wondering, so I looked up Earth's orbital frequencies and calendars. It turns out that the approximate equivalent of my birthday is September 22nd. That's about five months from now, if I have the order right.

As it also turns out, in Earth years I'll be turning 23. I guess Kryptonians live a lot longer than Terrans. Who knew?

[ Everyone probably knew, but Kara is just so smug. ]

Comments

[mightthinkthat]

Seems to be the mean.

[He gives her a look that signals that he doesn't actually mean to rain on her parade, but it's something he's happened to notice.]

Though I haven't conducted a survey.

[notdreaming]

What, my age?

[ That's exactly what she's pleased about, she is not a little kid. ]

[mightthinkthat]

The 'live longer' part.

[notdreaming]

Most of the non-Terran people here seem to be more advanced than Terrans. You must be a pretty young race.

[mightthinkthat]

How old is yours?

[givessweetness]

How long do you live?

[notdreaming]

Oh, about 350 years or so on average.

That's Kryptonian years, not Earth years.

[givessweetness]

I'm about the same… comparatively. Well, some of our elders get terribly old and it's not polite to ask above a few thousand. [He scratches his head.] Sometimes even the Matrix forgets.

[notdreaming]

Who's the Matrix?

[this_corrosion]

We should have a party.

[notdreaming]

Of course! Everyone should get a birthday party.

[this_corrosion]

I agree! All I know is yours, mine, and Megamind's, though.

[notdreaming]

I hope Dean decides to share his findings. He asked during the flood where we had to answer questions honestly.

[andyougoleft]

What happened to forty-three?

[Someone looks... inquiring.]

[notdreaming]

[ Someone else is turning red. ]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[andyougoleft]

So longer lives and selective memories, is that it?

[notdreaming]

Probably the two go hand in hand.

[fireincarnate]

You're only a year younger than me, then. Not counting Barge time, anyway.

How do you want to celebrate?

[notdreaming]

I think Kyle is going to throw me a party. He was very upset that I wanted to throw him one.

[fireincarnate]

Some people are like that.

[notdreaming]

Some people are. Either way you should probably coordinate with him if you're in the mood to do something special.

[impure_tale]

How long do they typically live?

[notdreaming]

About a hundred Earth years on average.

[ ... ]

Oh, you mean Kryptonians? Around 350 Kryptonian years.

[impure_tale]

And how many years is that on Earth? [He only sort-of gets it. This might be a little over his head.]

[notdreaming]

About... [ Give her a second to multiply in her head. ] 480 Earth years.