Just as Deathstroke was about to provoke Luthor further, Thought Robot had already thoroughly knocked Perpetua unconscious. As if he had done something utterly insignificant, he smiled and clapped his hands, dragging the Goddess—dead or alive, who knew—toward the camera to accept an interview.
It was not that Superman had a habit of showing his face. As a media professional, he understood the wishes of his fellow reporters and anchors.
Who did not like a big scoop? Superman accepted interviews only so his colleagues could earn a little bonus or something. That was helping people too.
Otherwise, with Superman's speed, who could even tell that he had been there?
Of course, though they were both good people, Barry only went on television to look cool and show off. Deep down, he was rather vain.
Central City said that, to commemorate the help The Flash had given the city, they would build him a Copper statue. During the interview, The Flash was very modest, saying things like, "No need," "It's only what I should do," and "Isn't this a little inappropriate?"
Yet once the statue was built, nobody saw him tear it down.
On the contrary, he sometimes deliberately went there for a stroll, claiming he was feeding pigeons in the square or something. In truth, he just stood there grinning foolishly at his own statue.
With Perpetua defeated, the hosts who had been passionately describing the battle next door also left their commentary desk. They began crowding around Thought Robot to interview him.
There was not much to describe, really. Thought Robot moved faster than light, and the battle had ended absurdly quickly. The four of them could not even keep up with their eyes.
But that was fine. Channel 52 was not exactly a respectable station. With three villains