After judiciously using her yellow sun-enhanced senses, Kara was relieved that she didn't have to punch through the walls to exit the room, as she was becoming embarrassingly familiar with "collateral damage." She was a bit concerned to see all the superheroine kipple in the next room, however. She was even more concerned to see the door off its hinges and the signs of struggle in the kitchen. She scanned the room and found the telephone. Hoping she had the correct number, she dialed 911.
Minutes later, after a small squad of people had arrived and began forensic processing of the scene, she was escorted to the street by a middle-aged Terran woman wearing what Kal had referred to as a "Men in Black" uniform. She started a bit at the words "Kandor Police" on the doors of the antiquated black-and-white groundcar. Following instructions, as she didn't want to cause too much of a scene until she knew exactly where she was, she entered the back seat and applied the primitive safety harness.
As the vehicle began to move, Kara did a perfunctory scan and noticed that the vehicle seemed to run on an internal combustion engine, but it seemed to have several electronic devices in the interior, and more of that odd "Garbage Tech" liberally applied to the working parts... The groundcar pulled out from under the various skyways connecting the buildings, and she looked up to spot a dome, and beyond it, a starry sky prominently displaying the blue, green, and white swirl of Earth.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
Minutes later, after a small squad of people had arrived and began forensic processing of the scene, she was escorted to the street by a middle-aged Terran woman wearing what Kal had referred to as a "Men in Black" uniform. She started a bit at the words "Kandor Police" on the doors of the antiquated black-and-white groundcar. Following instructions, as she didn't want to cause too much of a scene until she knew exactly where she was, she entered the back seat and applied the primitive safety harness.
As the vehicle began to move, Kara did a perfunctory scan and noticed that the vehicle seemed to run on an internal combustion engine, but it seemed to have several electronic devices in the interior, and more of that odd "Garbage Tech" liberally applied to the working parts... The groundcar pulled out from under the various skyways connecting the buildings, and she looked up to spot a dome, and beyond it, a starry sky prominently displaying the blue, green, and white swirl of Earth.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll