Great setup, good background on all the characters, LOTS of characters to keep straight, but not much real plot development so far. That's OK, but I think everyone is just waiting to see where you are going with this one. I hope very much that you know where you are going with it. I love it so far and I am intrigued by the mystery of Clark's behavior. Is Lois going to be the one to figure out what makes him act that way? That would be an excellent use of her investigative skills, and could lead to the kind of waffy ending that makes us want to read a story over and over.