herself with the support structure that being a Superhero provided, rather than
attempt to live as a civilian without other Superheroes" support™.
28 This focus was a drastic revision of the original inclusive aim of the Federal
Bureau of Super Services, cut back from its original ambitious goal of 100%
enforcement, largely because of public reaction to U.S. vs. Alvin Rodgers-
Dyson”.
29 A saying among Superheroes suggests that once you find the Federal Bureau
of Super Services headquarters, the hard part of the interview is over, but the
saying isn’t true.
30 Garrote’s reason for protesting the transfer was that he knew Asana was being
assigned to Federal Super Services Station 4A*.
31 To which, Jerboa replied by complimenting him on his powers of perception
in such a way that only years later would Alabaster Wight realize that the
compliment was actually a scathing but accurate insult.
32 The Superhero Level Authority was created along with the Federal Bureau of
Super Services as part of a three-part legislation regulating the appearance,
behavior, and Superhero practices of all Superheroes. The Superhero Level
Authority’ primary purpose is to maintain Superhero evaluation and rating
consistency between county, state, and federal levels.
33 The plans” for this machine were typed without error by monkey number
22,391 during the Great Monkey Project.
34 Jake Bonson called it the Hotel because the word “Hotel” was the title of the
plans typed by monkey number 22,391. The title of the document was the only
thing the monkey typed that didn’t make sense.
35 Pulmo announced his imminent departure from Earth"” as soon as he felt Protea
was ready to make it on her own.
36 It helped that Protea’s friend, Tamara, was still at the same division, though that
changed soon after Protea’s reinstatement",
37 U.S. vs. Alvin Rodgers-Dyson was an attempt by the Federal Bureau of Super
Services to prosecute an autistic child for superhuman math calculations®.
38 Federal Super Services Station 4A is a federal Superhero district well known as
the only district without a Level X Superhero®.
39 The plans themselves were discovered by Pierre Gourmont while scouring
the Great Monkey Project’s final print output for fun, during a fourteen week
period between jobs. Bonson paid Gourmont an undisclosed amount as a
finder’s fee.
40 Pulmo was only on Earth in the first place because of bizarre readings
he picked up while circling the solar system, which had compelled him to
investigate.
41 Tamara’s ability to see into the future was partially at fault.
42 Former Level IV Administrative Assistant Maya was a paralegal at the firm
that defended Alvin Rodgers-Dyson. In a letter of reference written by Level IX
Attorney Ann Drake, Maya’s work was praised as being “highly instrumental
in rescuing Alvin Rodgers-Dyson and others in the same situation from certain
and unjust peril.”
43 While Garrote knew Federal Super Services Station 4A had no Level X
Superhero on staff, he was unaware that Asana would be the district’s only
Level IX Superhero, and that she would effectively serve as the Level X-on-duty
when Level X incidents were identified.