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[sub][hr][/sub][COLOR=#81CFFF][indent][sub][B]Location:[/B] [COLOR=#BFD7D7][I]Metropolis, United States
[/I] - [I]Normal Metropolis Day[/I][/COLOR][/sub][sup][right][b]Issue #2.01:[/b] [COLOR=#BFD7D7][I]Steps Toward the Future[/I][/COLOR][/right][/sup][/indent][/color][sub][hr][/sub]
About two months had passed since that day, quite a lot had changed.  Kara found herself enrolled in Metropolis University with an emphasis on biology.  Considering her own biology she found the topic quite intriguing with how life reacted and adapted to various circumstances.  Now sure, everything she had at the ancient secret Kryptonian laboratory was way beyond anything Met-U had access to but starting from the ground up would probably be a lot more useful in the long run than just relying on whatever Kryptonian tech she had access too.  Also, if she ever wanted to make herself something of note in the biology world she would need to rely on human technology as she was certainly not willing to give up her normal life as Kara Danvers.

School certainly ate into her supering hours but ever since the creation of the Department of Metahuman Affairs she had been trying not to appear too often, just in case.  Sure the DMA hadn’t really gotten on her case much, but that was probably mostly due to the fact Metropolis seemed to love her and she had yet to cause any real extreme demolition.  Ever since she had learned that Wonder Woman had been denaturalized from the United States, Kara couldn’t help but feel at least some rising pressure as Supergirl.  Someone she had admired as a kid was now an [i]enemy[/i] of the United States; it was a bitter pill to swallow.

But now was not the time to think about such things as today, she was just going to enjoy herself.  Kara looked at a small, gold-colored wrist-watch to check the time.  Sure she could just look at her phone, but a wrist-watch was just a lot classier.  Fashion did make one pay a bit more but it was totally worth it.

Glancing up from her watch she noticed the person she was meeting coming her way, she almost started to wave but then realized she was a little too far away to be noticed by a normal person.  Kara pretended not to notice her until she got closer before getting her attention.  The dark brunette waved back and soon they were walking side by side.

“Sorry Kara!  You wouldn’t believe the trouble I had on the city bus!  Almost didn’t get off at the right stop!”

The young woman was Kara’s newest friend, Lucy Lane.  She was also a student at Met U and they had met during English 101 where Kara quickly learned that Lucy was a bit of a fire brand that was not afraid to butt heads with her teachers.  While Kara was a bit more, physically confrontational on a normal day, Lucy knew how to fight with words.  Kara could quip when she wanted to but an actual argument was a bit different from exchanging witty banter with a villain.

[COLOR=#81CFFF]“Just glad you could make it!  Us university students have quite the schedules after all.  Getting away from it all, even for a few hours is totally worth the hassle!”[/COLOR]

“I know what you mean Kara!  I sensed a kindred spirit in you when we first met!  I do believe my instinct was right on the money!  So where exactly is this musical gathering we’ll be swinging by for some fun?”

[COLOR=#81CFFF]“They picked out a venue at the north side of Centennial Park.  I heard a lot of the newer bands in town will be there to strut off their stuff.”[/COLOR]

“I hope the Lostboys are there, have you heard any of their latest songs?  They really know how to make a beat that gets you going!”
Kara and Lucy chatted excitedly together about what bands they hoped to see and listen to, when a television report caught Kara’s eye in one of the store fronts they passed.

[indent][i]“Another tech enterprise has been robbed this month with absolutely no clue as to the perpetrator.  Once again every bit of data during the timing of when the robbery was alleged to transpire has been thoroughly scrubbed, but what is more alarming is what all the guards have to say.  Apparently around 1:00am every security guard on duty fell asleep at the same time.  They all claim to have suddenly felt an intense wave of drowsiness and then it was lights out.  This information sounds like a sleeping agent had been used but just like the other three robberies so far, there is no evidence of any such chemical agents, liquid or airborne.  The police are baffled as to how this has been accomplished but there have been no leads so far.”[/i][/indent]

“Ok, we have to cross here to get to the venue right?”  Lucy’s question snapped Kara back to full attention at the fun they were about to have, wouldn’t do to have them take the wrong crosswalk.

[COLOR=#81CFFF]“Ya, I think this one should do, this is going to be so much fun!”[/COLOR]

Kara put the story in the back on her mind to concentrate on living the University dream, at least for a few precious hours.