<div class="floatleft">(https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2018018/rs_634x1024-180118125428-634-MICHAEL-B-JORDAN-EMD-011818..jpg?fit=inside|828:*&amp;output-quality=90)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>NAME:</strong> Project XIII<br/>(Optional)<strong>WEARING:</strong> Pictured<br/><strong>DAY:</strong> 08-26-2020<br/><strong>TIME:</strong> 11:30<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> His Room &gt; Meeting Room &gt; Mt. Justice Tour<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong> CAKE<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Open, Vixen, Zod, Icon, Artemis, </span><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> While he was focused on the absolutely disorienting taste of the food, it didn't mean he wasn't aware of everything going on around him. He was always aware, always watching. It was part of his training, but also a defense mechanism. When the big one came over, Thirteen looked him up and down, nodding slowly but authentically when asked if the food was indeed glorious, if not divine. <br/><br/>"It is. I've never had <em>food</em>...before." He went back and devoured another piece, chewing gratefully, only to stop when Zod told him what it was called. His eyes seemed to dilate, indicating he was accessing a memory or stored information. "Cheesecake is a sweet dessert consisting of one or more layers.<br/><br/> The main, and thickest layer, consists of a mixture of soft, fresh cheese; typically cream cheese or ricotta, eggs, and sugar. If there is a bottom layer, it often consists of a crust or base made from crushed cookies, graham crackers, pastry, or sometimes sponge cake. It may be baked or unbaked , and usually refrigerated.<br/><br/>Cheesecake is usually sweetened with sugar and may be flavored in many different ways. It may be flavored by adding vanilla, spices, lemon, chocolate, pumpkin, or other flavors to the cheese layer. Additional flavors and visual appeal may be added by topping the finished pie with fruit, whipped cream, nuts, cookies, fruit sauce, chocolate syrup, or other toppings."<br/><br/> As suddenly and strangely as his impromptu explanation of the food in question started, it stopped, with him going back to eating the remainder of the confectionary delight. With the sheer amount of brain power between Lex Luthor and Superman, as well as their combined eidetic memories, it was nothing for Thirteen to immediately and perfectly recall data and information. He just had no idea the information was there in the first place. His one and only purpose in life had been as a weapon to point at CADMUS' targets and wipe them out. <br/><br/>And while he had noticed Zod scanning him, he didn't mind. He'd been poked and prodded so much he had no idea of what privacy really even was. However, when the hulking Kryptonian mentioned that CADMUS had to be wiped from the Earth, Thirteen's hand subconsciously grabbed the metal table he was sitting at and squeezed until a piece had broken off in his grip. "Agreed," he said at barely more than a whisper before setting the table piece down at his side. He looked up at the blond woman who came over and introduced herself. <br/><br/>He knew about hand shakes, so he reached out and grasped her hand when she offered it, wagging it up and down a few times like he'd seen the eggheads or Waller do. "I'm Thirteen." Icon came over and offered more cake, which he eagerly took and scooped all onto one plate. He could only shake his head when asked about his name. "Thirteen <em>is</em> my name. It's all they ever called me." Food was still in front of him, so he went back to it, enjoying each bite as much as the first one. <br/><br/>Still, despite the people talking of him and around him like he wasn't there, he heard it all. In a flash, he scarfed down the rest of the food, like he was afraid it might suddenly disappear if he didn't do it quickly. "That <em>was</em>...the first food I've ever had. Waller never bribed me or broke me, though. She didn't need to. I was...<em>born</em> and shortly after that they attached my control chip. It let them monitor me, speak directly into my ear, receive messages from me...and it was a kill switch. A chunk of Kryptonite was wired inside. <br/><br/>If it blew, for whatever reason it would be able to kill me, even if normal weapons couldn't." It was obvious from how he spoke that Thirteen had no clue of his heritage. "Waller didn't need any other method. She often threatened to kill me and make a better version from the remains if I didn't follow orders exactly. I knew she wasn't lying...not once. The world will be a better place if she dies. <br/><br/>I need to make sure to finish this." He was finished talking, but if he had more to say, the presence of Mari standing slightly to his side and looking down at him would have rooted him still and shut him up. It was hard, but he managed to look up at her and hold his gaze against hers. Her smile did something and made him blush, got his heart rate elevated, although like many "common sense" things, he had no idea why. He gulped, then nodded slowly and stood up. "Okay. Let's go."<br/><br/></span><br/>