3rd Person POV
"Hello." Brainy and Supergirl say on a commercial, both standing in front of the American Flag. "We're your friendly neighborhood Super Friends."
"Wanna know how us superheroes stay strong and sharp?" Supergirl asks
"We eat our greens." Brainy says. "You see, kids, I used to eat a lot of donuts. Mmm! Good, correct? Incorrect. I could barely keep up my strength to fight crime. But now, I have 86% more energy than I used to because I eat my greens."
"And you would know all about being green, wouldn't you, Brainiac-5?" Supergirl jokes and Brainy laughs. The commercial ends
"What the hell was that?" Willow asks with a laugh after watching the commercial
"That's even worse than I thought." Kara says. "I cannot believe I let you talk me into doing that."
"Nonsense. That PSA is pitch-perfect." Brainy says. "I mean, sure, your hair looks a little weird, but no one's gonna notice that. Look, you said you wanted to use our role in the media to bring attention to important issues."
"I meant weightier issues, like mental health, or the welfare system." Kara says
"Healthy eating? That's important." Brainy says
"You know what, I do agree with him on that one." Willow says
"Brainy, I'm sorry, but I cannot let this go live." Kara says
"CatCo posted it 20 minutes ago." Brainy says
"What? You... You sent it to Andrea without asking me?" Kara questions
"I asked you, didn't I?" Brainy says
"No! No, you didn't...Whatever. It's fine. It's fine." Kara says. "We can have Andrea pull it before too many people see it."
"It's already garnered 800,000 views." Brainy says
"800,000..." Kara breathes
"You were right." Brainy says. "When we spotlight an issue, the populace really listens."
"My heart is beating so fast." Kara whispers, holding a hand over her heart
"Take a breath." Willow says. "It's for a good cause. You're okay." Willow comforts Kara, putting a gentle hand on her shoulder
***
"What is all this?" William asks in CatCo, looking at Kara's papers
"Our next cover story with Supergirl." Kara answers. "You've heard what's going in the Heights with the Ormfell building, yeah?"
"Councilwoman Jean Rankin was able to negotiate a bid from Orquoia, the largest cloud computing company in the world." William says. "They wanna use the Ormfell as their new HQ."
"Well, did you know that before the bid was negotiated, the Ormfell was actually set aside for low-income housing with a percentage of the space dedicated to recently unincarcerated." Kara says
"I'd heard rumors the bid was pushing out the earmark, but people in the Heights seem ecstatic at the prospect of this company." William states. "So much so I guess the Council is holding the vote at the Ormfell."
"Yeah, the community's only ecstatic because they don't know the other side of the story." Kara says. "Especially when it comes to how housing stability and recidivism are related. Plus a lack of permanent address could make it difficult for people to get jobs, and make them more at risk for parole violations. I mean, the ramifications are endless."
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Willow Greene // Supergirl //
FanfictionWillow Greene was the last to escape to Earth from her planet as it was destroyed. The neighboring planet, Krypton, was destroyed 25 years earlier on the exact day at the exact time Willow was born and that destruction caused...side effects. Now, 25...
