Good question. Kon laughed nervously. It wasn't that he didn't want to tell Heiji the truth about him being half-Kryptonian and thus valuable to anyone in the galaxy, but it was probably better if he kept that part under wraps.

"I'm not sure," He lied, though it was a little obvious by the way he nervously glanced at the nearest townhouse. When in doubt, admit to some other truth, right? "One of my dads is pretty rich, so at best I'm probably being held for money or knowledge or politics or whatever crap people want my dad for this week."