The ship was capable of cloaking itself and any sounds that it made while it was in flight.
This didn't simply pertain to human or evolved sight. It was cloaked from all manner of detective radar as well.
That made things a bit unsteady for the Japanese soldiers who suddenly saw an open comm line appear on their dashboard, but saw no incoming aircraft to accompany it.
But with Joanne doing the talking, eventually the family was able to receive permission to enter the country, as well as a set of landing coordinates.
As they moved toward the rendezvous point, Sei kept stealing glances out the window at the city below.
Her home hardly looked the same as it did when she left it.
Some buildings looked as if they had been destroyed, and the process of rebuilding was going slowly, if it was even starting at all.
It wasn't all bad, as some areas looked like they were relatively stable, just without power restored to the entire city.
