> are you thinking that this is at the White
> Orchid Ball?
Yes,
> Right out in public, in front of the mayor
> and the governor and all the other assorted
> dignitaries?
Yes,
After all Clark speaks many different languages and is widely traveled and well read.
Luthor believes in keeping friends close and enemies closer. (Sun Tzu - The Art of War)
Luthor also follows another maxim of Sun Tzu "all warfare is based on deception"
Clark might start out trying to get the interview but we know that Superman will quickly learn Luthor is an enemy. But in this case he might have learn enough from discussions with Luthor as Kent to not let Luthor know that either Superman or Clark Kent suspects him of being anything other than what he seems, a rich but relatively honest business man.
> Lois would blow a gasket at both men.
> It would set her relationship with Clark
> back a year or two, and it probably would
> slow down Lex's attempts to romance her,
Maybe but she might see him as something more than the hick from nowheresvile if he could pull it off.
> And then you could build a relationship
> between Clark and Lex based on mutual
> dislike, mutual distrust, and mutual
> competition for Lois.
But with both men maintaining a facade of friendly competition and respect.
Someone has Superman play the last couple of moves in a chess game with Luthor, when he is giving him poisoned wine, imagine Clark and Luthor playing a whole series of games, each winning and losing a game and most being draws.
Many players will each have a board at home and tell each other their moves, updating their boards. Picture Lois on a call from Lex about the opera or some such and than she turns to Clark and says "Lex wants to know if you've decided on your next move?"
Could even have a scene with Luthor and Clark, both pretending to be friendly, discussing Lois and her infatuation with Superman.
Patrick
