Interesting to see this Clark that lacks the natural self-confidence he exudes in the show. It's totally believable, though - that time period at the end of college where you're kind of lost - you don't have the security of school anymore, and you don't have a job/career yet, so you feel like you're treading water as self-doubt starts to pull you under.

I could also see how this incident with the drowning victim would cause Clark to quickly take off to avoid unwanted discussions, and how that would begin a pattern that was established in the show of Clark bouncing around the world, then taking off when he did something that aroused suspicion.

Thanks for the double post this week! smile Definitely looking forward for more. thumbsup

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