Neo""s plugged-in body, back in Machine City, glowed a golden color as it surged in energy that turned to a bright white light - destructively blasting all the Smiths into nothingness, as Smith complained: "It""s not fair.) Would it be possible for him to restore his Superman abilities with the intensely-glowing crystal?In the White House""s Oval Office, General Zod and his companions were deathly bored without a rival arch-nemesis, until interrupted by the brazen arrival of boastful Lex Luthor, who planned to partner-in-crime with them: "I can give you anything you want.With nervous energy and overstated hyperbole in her emotional speech, she shows off her green nail polish (calling it "divine decadence") and love of cigarettes.You were pretty good at it too.Slim: Thanks! Would you rather I wouldn""t?Steve: Wouldn""t what?Slim: Do things like that.Steve: Why ask me?Slim: I""d like to know.Steve: Well, of all the screwy...Slim: All right, all right, I won""t do it anymore.Steve: Look, I didn""t ask you...Slim: I know you didn""t.Don""t worry.I""m not giving up anything I care about.It""s like shooting fish in a barrel anyway - men like hat.They""re all a bunch of...(she catches herself) I""m a fine one o talk.The pot calling the kettle.(He hands her a drink.)And then he begins to ask her about her background, assuming that he knows all about her past.She is offended by his insinuations:Steve: How long have you been away from home?Slim: This is about the time for it, isn""t it?Steve: The time for what?Slim: The story of my life.