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Lex sighed. "Clark, this is ridiculous."
"You say that now, but once you take the blindfold off, I think you'll change your mind."
"Clark-"
"We're almost there, so just play along this once." Then Clark let go of his arm, and Lex rolled his eyes, blindfolded though they were.
"Let me just turn the lights on over here, and- okay. You can look now."
Lex pulled the scarf off and opened his eyes. "What are you doing?"
Clark grinned as he continued to unbutton his shirt. "Is that rhetorical, or are you playing dumb? Because I would say that my intentions are pretty obvious."
"No way in hell, Clark. We are not doing this."
"Spare me the PR spiel, thanks. You've wanted this ever since I met you. What, now you won't accept a gift from a Kent?"
Lex looked around the lab, his pulse actually racing. "Are we at the University?"
"Star Labs. More discreet. Does it matter?"
"Not really, since we're leaving. Put your shirt back on."
Clark walked over then, putting a hand on Lex's shoulder. "Will you calm down? This isn't that nightmare of yours where you tie me down and cut me open. You aren't the mad scientist betraying a friend, but Lex, you *are* a scientist."
Unfortunately, he did have a point. Lex ached with the familiarity of the setting as he looked around. The test tubes practically beckoned to him, which was reason enough that this was a terrible idea. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to clear his thoughts...
"I want to know, too," Clark murmured, looking away. "Did you ever think about that? I want to know if my body is hiding any secrets- more than you do. But Lex-" he turned back, smile in place once more. "I'm a humanities major. I can write a pretty mean paper on the concept of alienation in the works of Dostoyevsky, but this particular project needs to be interdisciplinary. You're the science half."
"It's just-"
"My parents know. My mother thinks it's a wonderful idea, and even my dad is grudgingly interested in what you'll find out."
Lex shook his head, and Clark's face fell.
"What we'll find out, Mister Humanities."
Clark beamed, and the scientific method was the last thing on Lex's mind.