Another expertly written part.
My reaction to the whole flight scene was very mixed. Normally, I love WAFF, but you made 'Superman' just 'off' enough to keep the reader mindful that this is NOT Clark. (Example: The 'might makes right to help' line. That definitely sounds like a Luthorized/clonized version of 'I'm here to help.'") If this were Clark, especially if this were post-revelation Clark, I'd have melted into a puddle with all of the WAFFyness of this part.
But as it is, I am just left uneasy. I cringed with each bit of info Lois told 'Superman': about Clark, about the investigation, about anything that Luthor would find of strategic interest. I can't tell what 'Superman's' motives are, or how closely he aligns himself with Luthor. I get the impression that he is not entirely Luthor's puppet, and that perhaps he is more Clark-like than Vatman was in his attitudes, but I still don't trust him.
Interesting dream. It looks like Lois's subconscious may be aware that CK=S, even if her conscious mind is not.
Joy,
Lynn
