Ah, progress! Very good part. I must admit, though, I'm a little bewildered by why Clark feels so bad about himself. It's been a long time since I read the first of the story. I remember he was always thinking he wasn't doing enough and being pulled around by forces he couldn't control. He was really being too hard on himself. Maybe a touch of flashback like the "I'll never tell you" incident would get us more inside his head. He certainly had many supporters on New Krypton.
Keep it coming!
Artemis
