"Interesting, the thing about it not working most places is very weird. But I expect there's a reason. What other kinds of people with unusual abilities are there?"

"There are aliens, people who use alien technology, people who developed their own technological marvel which they can't or won't reproduce widely, people who were involved in a freak accident that somehow gave them powers, a lot of people who I have no idea how they got their powers, and probably more stuff I'm forgetting."

"That's a lot of different ways for people to gain extraordinary abilities. Do you run into people with powers often? I'm not sure what you do with your ring."

"I'm a Green Lantern, which is sort of like being a space cop. But cooler. There are three of us in this sector, responsible for keeping it safe, upholding certain interstellar treaties, apprehending criminals, that kind of thing. That does sometimes involve fighting supervillains."

"Is there some interstellar code of laws you follow for determining who counts as a criminal or do you just go by local law?"

"Um, honestly, it's pretty complicated and I don't know all the details. There's not really a uniform interstellar code of laws, but the corps does have rules of engagement, which sometimes involve following local law. Most of the time it's pretty clear cut, like if a supervillain is attacking people or the Guardians have issued a warrant for someone's arrest, and when it's not I usually just ask my ring what the relevant rules are."

"That makes sense, I already find myself asking my ring a lot of questions. It's like Google assistant but slightly pickier and more reliable."

"I don't think we have Google assistant... what year is it in your home dimension?"

"It was 2019, what year is it here?"

"2010. Today is July 5th. I'd ask you what the future holds but I imagine a lot of it won't happen the same way here."

"Yeah history sounds weirdly similar but I wouldn't want to rely on it."

Their food arrives. Both of them get the same thing: an eggplant rotallini with goat cheese, quinoa, and one of those obscure unidentifiable vegetables which is really popular in some foreign country, but never seen in the states.

"Well, I would have offered to trade if you wanted to try some of mine, but."

She laughs, "Oh well. It looks good."

"What are your plans for tomorrow? Just going to keep doing electrical work?"

"I think I'll help them with anything it's hard for ordinary people to do quickly and leave the rest to the people whose job it is. After that, I need to figure out a better system. I don't really want to try to mathematically prove I'm doing the most good or anything but I do want to help in situations that other people can't and I don't really want to get into fights. I also want to figure out a place to live which probably means figuring paperwork unless I decide to build a house on the moon and teleport back and forth."

"Ah, yeah, you don't have any documentation. You're prooobably not legally supposed to be in the country right now. Although you're extremely unlikely to get in trouble for that. I think the League might be able to help you with getting papers and legal residence and so on. And I think some countries are very friendly to superhero immigration. Might want to stay away from China, though."

"Oh? Any particular reason?"

"I'm pretty sure they conscript people with superpowers. You might be able to visit, but I wouldn't move there if I were you."

"Good to know. Anyplace else I should avoid or pay special attention to?"

"...Not that I'm aware of, but I'm definitely not up to date. But I'm pretty sure no one but the Chinese have a chance of stopping you from leaving if you want to."

"Fair enough..." she has some more of her food. "Is most of what superheroes do fighting?"

"For most of them, probably yes. Although maybe part of that is because people who don't make a habit of fighting superpowered threats aren't called 'superheroes'."

"I guess I asked my question badly... I think what I meant to ask is whether most people with powers use them for fighting or if people use their powers for other things."

"I don't really know. There is definitely a lot of fighting, but not everyone does. If anyone has collected statistics, I don't know them, and I think it's hard to tell because a lot of people with powers, particularly less flashy ones, keep a low profile. So my impression is that people with superpowers fight each other a lot, but I don't know if that's true of the population in general."

"Do you think I'll need to fight? I don't plan on seeking out a fight but will one find me?"