Zouichi stifled a laugh. Lash probably wouldn't appreciate him relating her first encounter with Alan, though, so no matter how hilarious tiny Lash with a parrot stuck in her hair was...

"It's a little strange, since his species isn't supposed to be particularly good at talking. But I guess he did come from an alien planet." Actually, Zouichi suspected Alan was some kind of parrot genius. He did seem to learn remarkably quickly.

"I don't know all the details, either. I think I talked to him once, on the comms." And Superman had seemed like a decent enough sort. Too bad... but these things happened.