"See? My IDIC card can show you what I look like even when I'm far away from it!" she exclaims, beaming at the device with pride. "Isn't that amazing?" She tilts her head to the side and bites her bottom lip, watching you expectantly for your reaction.

"Of course I do!" Penelope says, looking offended. "Why else would I be on Earth in the first place? My spaceship is outside, parked on your lawn. It's a bit bigger than this one," she adds, holding up her IDIC card, "but it's the same model." With a wink, she asks, "Would you like to see it?"