Phrases like 'biggest newspaper in the world' held considerably less meaning in places like this than they might somewhere else, Jamie reflected. While the Daily Planet was apparently pretty important in Lois Lane's world, Jamie'd never heard of it. He merely nodded again, judiciously. "Have to take your word for it, I guess.

"'m Jamie Hemeros. I'm from, uh. A planet called Zi. Specifically I lived on a base in the desert in south-central Europa. Up until about three years ago, anyway." He shrugged and drank again, regarding Lois almost blandly.