Hospitalized Kryptonian

The man who had never imagined he would need health insurance woke up in a regular hospital ward. Feeling uncomfortable, he roughly yanked out his nasogastric tube.

Gilgamesh, Thena, and Cassandra were visiting him. They appeared to have brought a fruit basket and a bouquet of flowers.

Except they were peeling fruit from the basket and eating it themselves. It was hard to tell whether it was a get-well gift or their own lunch.

"Oh, you're awake." Gilgamesh said with concern as he bit into an Apple.

Seeing Henry's longing gaze, he did not hesitate before holding out the half-eaten Apple. "Want some?"

Cassandra promptly smacked his arm. "At least give him one you haven't eaten." As she spoke, she took a fresh Apple, rubbed it against her clothes, and stuffed it into Henry's mouth. He looked like a pig's head being prepared as an offering to the heavens.

Thena finally spoke up for Henry. "Shouldn't you cut food for a patient into smaller pieces?"

As she spoke, an Eternal weapon suddenly flashed into existence. Pressed against the Kryptonian's lips, it sliced the Apple in half.

That smooth little move might not have broken a Kryptonian's defenses, but Henry's heart went cold. He had no choice but to reach up and remove the Apple from his mouth. "Please, treat me like a person."

Before Henry's complaints could die down, someone else rushed into the ward and tossed a backpack beside his bed! It nearly hit the patient.

"Hi, Thena, Cassandra, Gilgamesh." After greeting them, Skye spotted the fruit basket on the cabinet and happily reached out for an Apple. She rubbed it on her clothes and prepared to take a bite.

With her mouth wide open, the girl suddenly found herself staring directly into Henry's eyes. Realizing she seemed a