Brainiac 5's been watching the exchange carefully, clearly thinking about something, and now finally he speaks.

"If the ships are non-functional, they are going to auto-destruct in order to protect their technological secrets, correct? In that case, what would happen to those inside the escape pods? Normally I would assume that we would be permitted to evacuate them first, however," he glances over at Kon for a moment, "in light of recent events, I'd appreciate some clarification on the matter."