The first 200 lines.
- You okay? - It is hard.
We have done our duty.
Notified Conner's friends and family,
attended multiple memorial services,
and the lighting of this hologram.
Yet, it still does not seem real.
Maybe you need to take a moment to process.
You know, when Tula died, you never had time to mourn.
Instead, you immediately went undercover with Black Manta.
And when Wally died, I was a total jerk,
and dumped the whole team on you,
not thinking about your grief at all.
And Aquaman resigned,
and you not only took up his mantle,
but lead the Justice League through some of its darkest hours.
And now Conner?
Kaldur, you've always been the leader, the adult,
the rock we all lean on,
but maybe you need to take a break,
before all this breaks you.
No, I will be fine. I have to be.
Thank you for your concern,
but I have a conference tomorrow in Poseidonis
which I must prepare for.
Delegates of the great city-states of Atlantis,
I welcome you to the opening ceremonies
of our annual conference.
Since we have new faces here,
allow me to introduce my cabinet.
Mera Nereus, Princess of Xebel,
Queen of Atlantis,
Headmistress of the Conservatory of Sorcery,
and Minister of Magic.
Vulko of Poseidonis, Minister of Science.
Commander Ondine of Poseidonis, Minister of Security.
Garth of Crastinus, Minister of Diplomacy.
And Kaldur'ahm of Shayeris,
Aquaman of the Justice League,
and Minister of Justice.
And now, if the delegates would be so kind.
I am Lord Ronal of Crastinus in the Arctic Ocean.
Prime Minister Topo of Lemuria in the North Pacific.
Emissary Coral of Neptunos in the South Pacific.
I am Nanaue Sha'ark,
King of Nanauve and the Southern Ocean.
General Lori Lemaris of Tritonis in the Indian Ocean.
First Citizen Calvin Durham of Shayeris in the North Atlantic.
And from Xebel in the South Atlantic,
no one.
Xebel insults us with this absence. I'm leaving.
Seems a shame to depart without accomplishing anything.
My friends, I am certain the delegate from Xebel will join us
by the time the conference proper begins tomorrow.
We did have plans for this day,
but let us adjourn.
We invite you all to sample the pleasures of Poseidonis.
See how Orin flaunts the wealth of Poseidonis to shame us.
You must contact your father again.
He must send someone.
Anyone who can be here by tomorrow.
I will try.
Artur, help me.
I'm completely surrounded.
Never fear, La'gaan.
Aquaboy will save you.
Neptune's beard. You saved me, Aquaboy.
You're a hero.
Hi. How did it go?
As expected.
And, as expected,
you are going to be a wonderful father.
You'll do all right.
We appreciate you keeping an eye on the prince.
He was keeping an eye on me.
Aquaboy keeps his eyes on everyone.
I will see you back at the palace.
Where's Mother going?
To talk to your grandfather.
- Uh-oh. - Uh-oh, indeed. Come on.
- Up for a night on the town? - A short one.
- I get tired. - Lori, General Lemaris, wait.
- You are off duty? - For the night, yes.
A year ago,
I never would have believed I could have this life.
What say you show Delphis around?
She rarely gets to see Poseidonis.
Uh, Sha'lain'a, I'm sure Kaldur and Wyynde...
- Would love to host you. - It would be our pleasure.
Always.
Whoa, that bomb really knocked me for a loop.
M'gann?
M'gann, where are you?
Uh...
Or where am I?
M'gann.
Our mental link... is severed.
Hey... Hey, are you okay?
Ma'al.
No heat signatures for either of us.
That's impossible. Unless...
Are we dead?
Ah, this is amazing.
Poseidonis is so much shinier than Shayeris.
That is one source of trouble between the city-states, is it not?
The conflict between the haves and have nots?
Mm, I saw the same thing in Mumbai.
Indeed. Bridging those gaps
is one of King Orin's greatest challenges.
Save politics for the conference.
Algae, anyone?
Three orders of Black Gold. Enjoy.
Thank you, Minkis. We will.
Uh, how do I...
Simply squeeze and chew.
Whoa! It's good.
Go easy.
Wyynde always orders the hard stuff.
Why bother with anything else?
It is still hilarious that one can get drunk on algae.
- I should go say hello. - We all should.
Kaldur'ahm.
Lori Lemaris.
Allow me to introduce you to our friend, Delphis.
Hello, Delphis, lovely to meet you.
You look well, Lori.
And you look the same, Wyynde.
Like an eel eager to slither back to Orm
now that he has escaped from prison.
Lori, please, that was ten years ago.
Wyynde was young, impressionable.
An idiot. A Purist idiot.
I am ashamed of my actions,
even my thoughts, back then.
And someday I hope to prove to you that I have changed.
Well, if Kaldur loves you,
I suppose there's hope.
Well, if it isn't the little General.
Get drunk somewhere else, Sha'ark.
Finally, you show some teeth.
If only the rest of Tritonis
had your mettle when I annexed its lower territory.
You attacked without provocation.
Weakness is its own provocation, chum.
Ah-poh-shohn!
Now, this is my kind of diplomacy.
Stop this!
We are here to put old conflicts behind us.
Save your grievances for the delegates' table.
You must not forget,
we were all friends and schoolmates once.
Hm. I respect your strength, schoolmate,
but don't hold out too much hope for tomorrow's conference.
Our High King needs more than a translation spell
to understand our grievances.
For once, I am forced to agree.
Gabrielle?
No, I mean Violet.
I had no wish to startle you, mo... Madia...
Mrs. Daou, or Dr. Daou.
Uh, it's fine.
I know it must be strange to see...
Yes, strange.
But I'm glad you came.
I wanted to thank you.
I believe Samad and I owe our visas to you.
Oh, it was Secretary General Troia.
Who only knew about us because of you, correct?
Please, come in.
- Thanks. - You just missed Samad.
Did I?
Um, how is he?
He has a new job on a fishing boat.
This child of the desert has never fished a day in his life,
but he seems to love it.
And how are you doing?
Well, I was an eye surgeon in Qurac before the war.
Now I sell sunglasses at the Sunglass Igloo.
I'm hoping my medical credentials will transfer,
but for now, it's a living.
Is... there a reason you came by?
The thing is,
I know Gabrielle's faith was very important to her,
and I wanted to explore
whether Islam might hold meaning for me.
Uh... Oh? Well, I'd love to help you.
What would you like to know?
Was he really the best we could get?
It was all I could do to get my father to send him.
I hereby call this conference to order,
and welcome the delegate from Xebel. Bishop Beluga.
King Nereus continues to mock us
by sending one so insignificant.
More experienced leaders would be here
if Nanauve wasn't killing them in raids staged across our borders.
I'll take that as a compliment.
We have lost some of the old guard to recent battle.
While others have voluntarily stepped down
in accordance with our teachings and prophecies.
We are here to discuss many issues,
including increased hostility between our borders,
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