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[ Kara spends some time familiarizing herself with her surroundings before trying to send a message. It's all very strange, very alien, but no more so than Earth is. Once she feels collected enough to do so she turns her attention to the console. It isn’t quite like anything she’s ever used before, but the technology is close enough to what she’s used to on Krypton that after a bit of fiddling around she manages to get the video feed on and recording. She takes a deep breath and addresses the network. ]

I’m told that people are brought here from all over the place. If that’s true, and you can all understand me… [ She doesn’t really get how that works, but she sincerely hopes that it does. Otherwise, she’s on her own. Again. ]

I need to know. How many of you know the planet Krypton? And what do you know about it?

[ She almost adds a ‘please’, because if nobody here has answers for her then she won’t know anything until she returns home. If she returns home. But instead she clenches her jaw and turns off the feed. ]

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That isn't normal for your culture, is it?

Definitely not.

I mean, there are always the few skeptics out there who make it their goal and life to hate everything. But, I mean, the League are basically celebrities. Liked celebrities. Full paparazzi treatment and everything.

[ There is so much of that she didn't get. ]

What is the 'League'?

The Justice League? [You know? No? Okay, then...] A group of heroes that come together to fight the bad guys. Quite a few of them are from different worlds.

Like a police force? [ Only from different worlds. Or something? ]

Sort of. Only more power and less quarrels about things like jurisdiction and red tape.

Why do you need both?

Because laws are complicated?

I honestly don't know. I haven't taken Government in school yet.

That seems unnecessarily complex. But then, so does just about everything I've seen since waking up on Earth.

Pretty much.

So it doesn't make sense to you either? That's a relief.

Nope. It's definitely not just you.

And who knows? Maybe things'll be different here. From what I've been able to tell, there are a lot of superheroes around already.

Superheroes? [ She's not familiar with the term. Heroes she knows, but what makes them super? ]

[This...might be a bit more difficult to explain]

Do you know what a 'hero' is, at least?

Yes, I know the word.

Well, a superhero goes above and beyond even that. They save people every day using their powers. Or, if they don't have powers, then the skills they do have to accomplish what others can't.

Oh. I think I get the idea. Your world must be pretty incredible if you have to differentiate between regular heroes and superheroes.

Yeah, it kind of is.

Though it goes for the other side, too. There're villains, and super-villains. The ones who're always causing major problems.

I think I've seen more of that side so far.

Sorry about that.

It's not your fault. I just hope it's over with now.

Maybe. And if it's not, you can hang out here with us until it is.

[ That actually sounds really nice. She thinks she'll do that. Only, ]

Where is 'here', exactly? The... turtle?

For now. Unless you wanted to check out the mainland for yourself.

What's on the mainland? [ She thinks she'd rather stay where she knows people's names for now, but it's worth asking about. ]

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