Yay! I'm so glad you liked it!
Thanks, Michael!
Corrina - thank you. Not sure if there's a sequel coming. I promised myself no more writing for awhile after the ficathon. But then again, I did write Fighting Dirty, and I just sent another short piece to Carol, so I'm not holding up to that all that well.
Patrick - Do we need to be told the geologists are stupid idiots?
Lara - I'm so glad you liked it. I found your constraints... creative, to say the least. I had a lot of trouble with Lois and Clark not being in the same room and almost hoped to get away with the flashback including some of that (thinking it was just a flasback), but in the end, it was fun and challenging to work around it.
So, thank you. I never would have written this story without you.
And as sort of a teaser, I had a different idea entirely in mind when I first got my assignment. I dropped it, thinking I'd never make it work before the deadline, but ended up working on it this weekend. The end result doesn't completely fit within your constraints, but it adds a new one that I thought you'd like. Just sent it off to Carol, so hope to post later today or tomorrow...
Thanks, HappyGirl! And thanks for pointing out Lara's siggie, too. I hadn't noticed it at first, but it made me laugh.
Thanks, IolantheAlias!
Kathy - Thank you. I have to admit, I wanted to write something waffy, but Lara's prompts forced the fic to be a bit more angsty, so I was constantly trying to find the right balance between the two. Glad to hear I succeeded.
Thanks, Elisabeth. Personally I hate it when a story leaves me wanting more - although I recognize that a good story often does.
Thanks, Bob! You know, I often wonder about the kitchen humor for Lois. For all the talk of her not being able to cook, she makes this wonderful spread in Season's Greetings. But since I ignored that part of the episode here, I didn't need to worry about that.
