[ Still a much better answer than he usually gets, to be honest. At least the grunt is a form of acknowledgment. ]

Yeah, but what if your injured state compromises your ability to appropriately judge and finish what you are doing? [ Batman doesn't need an extra explosion in his face if the teleporter does explode, and he will probably be just as pissy if he accidentally messes up the security check. ] Come on, what would the Big Blue say about all this?

[ The other Superman, he means. Which is why Prime is going to imitate Clark's voice when he speaks next. It sounds, all things considered, pretty much like the other older self. ]

You're hurt; it's ok to take it easy.