The old loft still had traces of an earlier living space – a run-down kitchen and bathroom.
Aww…just like his old place!
Who knows what would have happened.”
Well…have you ever seen The Atom?
He wasn't paranoid enough. Or maybe he was simply too trusting.”
That’s true. He thought Lois wouldn’t steal his story the first chance she got.
"I expect you to learn how to safely handle a firearm in the event you need to," Henderson said.
Well…look at it until it glows and melts? And hope that the heat doesn’t cause any of the bullets to fire and blow hot shards of metal everywhere.
and a man in a Hawaiian shirt was running up the stairs.
Scardino’s back?
"But, I really don't want to hurt anybody," Alexa protested.
So…let’s grade her an ‘F’, then?
There was a box behind the counter that was lined with lead.
I’m sure that’s where they’re hiding the nudie mags so Superman won’t find them and bust them for it.
"We're not getting back to sleep tonight, so how about breakfast someplace different," Lane said.
"I know this great little place in Paris."
Lane peered into Perry's office. There were two strangers with him, a man and a woman, both medium height and weight with pale skin and dark hair. They were unremarkable except for their dress - form-fitting black made of a fabric Lane didn't recognize.
Oh boy.
ZARA: So…my husband is a biological woman…?
Ching had been studying them and laid a hand on Zara's shoulder. She peered at Lane with narrowed eyes then hissed: "Abominations! They are abominations! How is this possible?"
"Your bone structure indicates highly accelerated growth," Ching said. "And your cells carry Kryptonian specific organelles."
Oooh! /mutters about getting reminded of own plot outlines that are currently setting around, gathering dust/
Again, Ching answered. "Accelerated growth robs the individual of the intellectual development required to become a fully functioning person. But there are certain cultures that do take advantage of that fact to create disposable, virtually mindless, soldiers."
So, we shouldn’t allow Earthens to do this stuff, then, huh?
"What's keeping him from just killing you?"
"Nothing," Ching answered for her. "Except that the people would not stand for it."
Yeah…about that…
"Or worse, he'll kill you here and blame Earth's people," Lane said.
Ooooh!
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