I wrote:
My assumptions were that Lois didn't CHOOSE this assignment, it was given to her because either she had to fill in or... hee-hee, Clark thought it might be fun and volunteered them, thinking she'd approve. Originally posted by Deadly Chakram:
If they were already partners, sure, I could see Clark doing that. But if we make it into a "Lois and Clark meet for the first time while working for different papers" sort of fic... It would work if the Olympics were in Metropolis and Clark was covering it for another paper, and Perry was forcing EVERYONE on the staff to do their fair share of Olympic reporting. Although, I could see Lois try to stand up for the little guy, non-Olympics stories out there. Perry would nod his head and send her out to the Lex Luthor Stadium anyway.