The car was spacious and comfortable. Miaomiao sat in the back seat, watching the streets of New York unfold beyond the airport-one skyscraper after another, cars and pedestrians everywhere. Even in daylight, decorative lights glowed along the streets, alongside enormous digital billboards. Shops were everywhere, and the bustle made her eyes light up.
Scenes like this were rare in Gotham. Its people had long since learned to keep themselves out of trouble. Pedestrians usually hurried along, avoiding lingering or talking to anyone whenever possible.
Here, though, Miaomiao even spotted someone striking different poses on a street corner, with a crowd nearby holding some kind of equipment.
"What are they doing?" Miaomiao couldn't help asking.
Happy glanced over. "A street photoshoot. That girl is a model, and the others are photographers. It's their job."
A model?
Miaomiao understood. "Like those cover girls Bruce dates!"
Happy nearly choked on his own saliva, unsure how to respond. Fortunately, Bruce Wayne wasn't there, or he would certainly have earned a disapproving look from Happy:
Just look at what you parents are teaching your children! She's still a little girl!
Thank God, traffic in New York was good that day, so the awkwardness didn't last too long. The car headed downtown, and the towering, gleaming building soon came into view.
Happy opened the car door for Miaomiao. She looked up at the landmark building. It was tall, very tall, just like Wayne Tower in Gotham.
"Is this Stark Tower?"
"Yes, though it's been renamed Avengers Tower now."
Happy led Miaomiao into the tower through a private entrance, then took the executive elevator straight to the top floor. The entire building ran on energy from an arc reactor-clean, environmentally friendly, and highly efficient.
When the elevator doors opened, J.A.R.V.I.S.'s electronic voice greeted her gently. "Welcome to