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Okay, I pretty much have to ask. Why?

Because they, uh, break easily. Sometimes.

Enough that you need to stock up? What are you doing to your shoes, man?

You know, some mornings you dress in a hurry. Yank on the laces and they get into a snarl.

Could just be me, though.

[ That sounds like accidental super strength problems.... ] And that's why you wear busted converse and don't bother tying them every time you put them on.

... That's almost definitely just me, though.

[ It does not. Just a crappy laces problem. Don't let your imagination run away with you there, Peter. ] They frown a little on busted sneakers, sadly. Something about looking professional at work.

Wait, don't the majority of men's dress shoes not have laces? [ Pete's only exposure to dress shoes may be passing them by while heading to the sneaker section at payless or wherever. ]

Depends on the shoe. Sturdier models have laces. Other types, like loafers, might not. I prefer the ones that can be laced up because they're less likely to come off my foot when I'm working on a story.

I can't help but think sneakers would be much safer footwear if you're doing stuff while working that would make slip-on dress shoes fly off.

Sneakers don't look quite right with work suits. [ Yep. It's a total vanity thing. ]

[ Omfg Clark. ]

I don't even like sitting still in a button down shirt and tie, I don't know how you run around crazy enough to worry about shoes in a full suit.

[ Actually, it's only mostly about vanity. Sort of. He wears down sneakers faster than work boots, but people stare if he wears either of them to work. And blending in is an integral part of his cover. So .. sturdier work shoes it is. With laces. ]

It takes practice. Strangers tend to respond a little better if you look like you know what you're doing.

[ ... which kind of works for his other suit, too. ]

[ You should definitely try being a teenaged superhero, Clark, that way you can get away with doing all sorts of weird and irresponsible shit and people just shake their heads and try not to think too hard about all the embarrassing stuff they did and said as kids. ]

Really? That works? [ Maybe he should try it, someday. ] What kind of stories do you do, anyway?

[ He has! Sort of. Admittedly, it was not of the 'public teenage superhero' variety, but he has been foiling various plots on a regular basis since he was a high school freshman.

And the occasional helping hand before that.

Peter definitely has a leg up on having the courage to suit up while still a teenager, though. Clark can admire that gumption (and worry a lot). ]

It does, although some days are better than others. [ A self-effacing shrug. ] Human interest, usually. Sometimes opinion or editorial pieces. Occasionally I stumble across something worth a headline.

Edited 2014-01-06 15:25 (UTC)

So... just out of curiosity, how well does it pay to sell pictures to places like the Daily Planet? Photography is kinda a thing I do, and I seem to stumble upon disasters- er, headline type situations on a near-constant basis. [ On purpose. ]

Depends on the picture, and the taker, I think. I'm not a professional photojournalist, but I had a friend who was. If you produce good images, ones that are attention-getting and have relevance behind them. And if you can produce magic like that regularly?

Papers will buy your stuff. If they do it enough, you might get offered a staff position.