Yes, this is a softer Lois. And I loved the episode recaps sans Clark. (The perfect length! Because I wouldn't actually want to read about a whole episode without Clark.
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Thanks for taking us at least a little bit further forward than Chapter 3, even if you did end on a humdinger of a cliffhanger. And [checks back on Chapter 3] whew!, the envelope just contains a photo.
BTW, you've got a first-person typo slipping through in "I smiled back."
