Text

Laying behind the bench, curled up asleep in a tight fetal position on some cardboard, is Sandy.

The hobo – Henry – yells up at a shocked Sunil.

Sunil shuffles down a poorly lit sidewalk made even darker by the overhanging tree line.

After a few more rattles, the phone goes quiet. But only for a moment, then it vibrates anew.

Adam flips through a few other headlines – ‘Phenoms Linked To Pop Star Disappearance?’, ‘Phenoms Monopolize Sunnyside Police Business’, and ‘Malibu – Is She As Beautiful Inside As Out?’.

Another article (dated July 4th 2010) is titled ‘Four Fearless Phenoms Defeat Metal Monstrosity’ as reported by Barbara Rodgers, WNSG news.

One such article (dated November 9th 2006) is titled ‘Meteor Man Saves Day!’. The accompanying black and white photo is of a flaming man holding a 747 airplane over his head. A smaller article below asks ‘But Who Watches His Comet Kids?’

The WarKar offices are all dark for the night, except for the one with the ‘Bernadette Ward – Chief Research & Development’ plaque on its closed door. Bernadette slumps down in her office chair and sulks (still in her Clarity costume minus the mask and high tech). Adam sits comfortably in a chair on the

The man looks up to make eye contact, a big toothy grin plastered across his face.