"Well, there's no Duolingo owl, but there're plenty of records. Audio and written."

Clark has been getting the hang of it himself in the moments he indulges, with a better brain for that kind of thing than you'd think, and he almost doesn't say out loud, "It'd be nice having someone to practice with," because this shouldn't only be about himself, but he says it anyway. It's worth saying, in opposition to Bruce's sense of necessity.

"And I fixed the thermostat," he adds. "In some spots, anyway. Want to show me where our dorm rooms are gonna be?" And then they can look into coats.