Catching up desperately here, so I'll be brief.
Another round of your wonderful mix of poignancy and humour. I liked the 'Superman doesn't arrive in the nick of time' take on events and this line:
Trying to remember what people did when they didn't yell for Superman,
had me
I harbour dark suspicions about Phil.
And...eeep! Thank goodness part four is up...
LabRat