"I do have a priority. It's to do some good here and have it reach such a capacity that there's no hope but for it to spill over into the world we know."

He leans in a little, food forgotten and discarded. "You don't think I know there's a reason behind this? I want to know about this just as much as you, but what I'm doing is what I can control. I don't see you coming up with any theories."

Or putting anything into action. Lex is instinctively wary any time Lionel pulls the "you're my son" card, but every part of him wants to believe that this time is sincere.

"But if you have I'm willing to listen."