"I never was able to figure out the how of it all, though I got the feeling that the City-he went by Thomas in that body-wasn't happy about the whole thing. Everything stopped. It was just a normal city for that time, except for the fact that most of the people in this city don't know how to function without things being done for them."
The statement wasn't meant to be nasty. In fact, Lois could understand taking things like garbage pick-up for granted until suddenly it stopped.
"He had a lot to say. Or at least, he answered a lot of questions. I could send you a copy of the write-up, if you'd like the whole thing?"