En Route to Singapore ...

[lexcorpunlimited]

Lex Luthor and Superman soar across the Pacific. Even taking a Boom Tube to international waters, the flight will still take more than an hour. He knows the Kryptonian is curious to see him put the armor through its paces, which is probably the only reason he's taking what is, for him the slow way.

But he has to concede ... he likes flying. It's become a sort of refuge. He forgets about his responsibilities, his agendas. For a moment, at least.

"I have a dozen odd-business ventures and partnerships in Singapore," he says, casually. "More than a number of place suitable to use as a base to look for a quantum-powered teenager. Have you spent much time there?"

He actually finds he wants to know the answer to that question. He can't imagine Superman just visiting someplace. He can't imagine battling Titano and then stopping to try the dim sum.

Comments

The Penthouse Apartment and Laboratory of Lexcorp Singapore

[lexcorpunlimited]

Amazingly, the trio made it across the Pacific without being attacked. Which probably means it'll be worse any minute now.

Lex's Singapore digs are tasteful, a little less ornate than his Metropolis office. Everything is sleek and streamlined. A team has come and gone to ready his personalized computer system. The only one of which remains his Lex's Singapore-based personal assistant, Yi Ling Tseng. She is a prim young woman in her late 20s, dressed in smart-but fashionable business attire.

She has seen to it that the accommodations are stocked for Lex's use, and for the use of his guests, and has already begun running a computer search for information to locate Jenny Quantum.

And somehow, mere minutes before the trio arrived, there was a delivery of a full complement of dim sum trays from Lucky Lou's ...

Re: The Penthouse Apartment and Laboratory of Lexcorp Singapore

[metropolismarvel]

And Luthor says he's creepy.

Still, Clark appreciates the snack. Superman takes in a whiff, grinning.

"I think you have a point on the exponential thing, Luthor." Superman admits, after a long moment, "Though I don't see how that helps us immediately, it does mean that protecting the Quantum line might be more of a priority than we think. If you've realized this, other minds may have as well. Which means they'll want to take advantage..."

Re: The Penthouse Apartment and Laboratory of Lexcorp Singapore

[mars_my_destination]

"Then I would pity those other minds," J'onn said. "But the consequences or costs of such a conflict could be... extreme."

Re: The Penthouse Apartment and Laboratory of Lexcorp Singapore

[lexcorpunlimited]

Lex exits his suit and begins to fill a plate with dim sum offerings. He's actually rather nimble with chop sticks, and has a good working knowledge of the cuisine, although he tends to eat in his offices, unless it's a business dinner. He hesitates over the chicken feet, glancing up at Yi Ling, who replies to unasked question in Cantonese, "I vouch for the chicken feet from this restaurant. Others ... not so much."

Lex turns on the computer console, and begins correlating data regarding Jenny Quantum. He wants to find her sooner rather than later.

"You're right, J'onzz," says Lex. "But look what the world's just been through. Time lost. History and memories altered. Storm-tossed refugees from alternate universes. Some of us have recovered our memories more thoroughly than others, and we're still off-balance. I know a thing about cackling mad supervillains, and if I wanted to take over the world, what could I accomplish with the literal Spirit of the Century?"

He realizes that sounds a bit like he's been planning just that, but he shrugs it off and doesn't apologize. He knows what he's done in the past.

"And not just supervillains. We're talking governments, too. Corporations. the list of entities that would want to control someone like that are endless."