Nice one!
I loved this line. It had me puzzled for a while.
Zara and Ching walked down the stony pathways of this strange metropolis. Ching had landed their scout ship amidst a massing of scrap metal that seemed to have once been this world’s form of transportation.
It's a junkyard!
Oh, Zara has made an important discovery:
It was flashy and immodestly cut, causing her to avert her eyes. Such garments were suited for concubines, not for nobility. There was one combination in particular that did not even cover the knees and showed all of the mannequin’s arms. It was scandalous!
Window shopping!
And Ching did, too, he found Kal-El - sort of.
Zara closed the distance to him and looked closer at the screen Ching was pointing out. Her breath hitched in her throat and she looked closer. There was a man on display, wearing a suit that resembled that of the royal house, only it was immodestly colorful and sported a… *cape*. And yet, right on the chest there was the crest of the House of El. <Kal-El…>
Oh, this one is divine:
<Yes, Milady.> Zara could feel the shock reverberating in her companion’s thoughts. <He looks like the court jesters from the days of Old Krypton.> He paused as the image changed. <And he’s…>
The woman seemed to have a particularly determined mind that overshadowed that of the general populous rushing by.
Love that image of Ellen Lane. Just wait till they find Lois...
This bit is hilarious! Only because all angels can fly and their names tend to end on -el doesn't mean Kal-El is one, too.
“Kal-El,” she repeated. “You must have heard of him. I have seen him on the… display screen earlier, flying.”
“Wonderful.” The woman rolled her eyes. “On the day of my daughter’s wedding I happen to run into a bunch of religious zealots trying to tell me about their angels.” She continued on. “I don’t have time for this nonsense.”
The woman’s eyes fell on the silvery pendent and then rose to look into Zara’s face. “*Superman* is your angel?” She let go of a deep breath. “And here Lucy always says *Lois* is his greatest fan.”
Her *sister* is getting married and Lucy is off on some *spiritual* trip in Malibu.”
Yeah, very spiritual place, this Malibu...
Love it so far!
