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[agentx13]

Hello, again. For those who may not know me, my name is Sharon Carter. Back home, I was a government agent. I know everyone's busy with the cold and the disappearances, so I'll try not to take as little of your time as possible.

In short, if you know anything about the killings in recent months, I'd like to speak with you.

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[wherethestoryis]

Like I said, I think he got Superman's powers and not Jor-El's. They were the only two Kryptonians who lost powers at the time, and I had the other set.

He was stronger than me, though. It's why I think I had Jor-El's.

I'd picked up a thing or two, not much to go on, but what little I'd heard pointed to it being whoever got the other set--we weren't sure which was which at the time. So I went hunting. We got into a fight. I'm sure there were witnesses, kedan if not foreigners, it was pretty unmistakable. The spell went down, I lost the invulnerability, he got pretty close to killing me. [She shrugs.] Superman got to me in time.

[Yes, she really is this blasé about it.]

[agentx13]

[ Blasé is good. Sharon would rather deal with someone who's blasé than overemotional. ]

Is there any list of who got what power that week? It might help to eliminate more suspects.

[wherethestoryis]

[Lois shakes her head.] You'd have to do a lot of digging, or check the network, but things were pretty confused. And I'm sure not everyone spoke up about it. And I don't know of any kedan involved, but that doesn't mean there weren't any. Could be we're looking for one of them.

[She pauses.]

I can tell you we're probably looking for a man. I'm sorry I didn't think to take a look under what hid his face.

[agentx13]

Could you tell anything about body texture from when you two fought? Get a glimpse of skin color?

[ If Lois fought the man long enough to fight with him, they might be able to scrounge up some details nonetheless. ]

Approximate height? I know he's taller than 5'10, but if you could narrow it down...

[wherethestoryis]

[Lois grimaces.] No texture or color--skin, hair, or eyes. I'm sorry, I didn't think to check underneath the mask while I had a chance.

[The second question, however, is almost automatically answered.] Six feet, I think, and one-eighty to one-ninety or so. Give or take either way. Skinny bastard.

[Well, compared to her husband. And yes, she knows the height and weight that well because she's intimately acquainted with those the usual possessor of those superpowers.]

[agentx13]

[ That rules out a few people as well. Good. ]

Muscular? Wiry?

[wherethestoryis]

Wiry, but still reasonably strong--just not built along the brick wall you couldn't move with a truck lines.

[Is that a trace of amused appreciation in her voice? Maybe a little.]

[agentx13]

That rules out the bodybuilders, then. [ She smiles at Lois. ] Which is going to rule out several of the remaining suspects. At this rate, we might catch the guy before he disappears from the turtle.

What day and time exactly was the fight you had with him? Do you remember?

[wherethestoryis]

I couldn't give you an exact time--I was busy punching him--but Zatanna's mishap was fixed during the fight. Should be enough.

[agentx13]

I need to talk to her to pinpoint that anyway. I'll add it to the list of questions I have for her.

How long have you been on the turtle? Have you gotten to know any of the foreigners to tell me based on description - not personal bias - which ones can't possibly be suspects? Or which ones you think shouldn't be ruled out unless we find proof they're innocent?

[wherethestoryis]

I got here about the start of what passes for September last year.

As for the other-- [She shrugs.] I'm a journalist, Agent Carter. In my experience there is no such thing as 'without personal bias,' no matter how much we might like to pretend otherwise. The height and weight is the most unsubjective data I have for you, and that it almost certainly wasn't a female unless shapeshifting was involved. From those two, long familiarity, and knowledge of their whereabouts I can say for sure it wasn't one of the Kryptonians directly involved. Other than that, probably one of the foreigners I'm not terribly familiar with--but that means I don't have anything other than what I've given you.