Originally posted by VirginiaR:
[b]John: Hi!
I'm answering this FDK on my laptop. So, apologies in advance if it's abbreviated (because my laptop hates me and has a tendency to jump places I don't want it to go).
the story posted early.
Technically, this part posted late because it was supposed to be posted on the previous post day.
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Hey, I was trying to be positive.
Sorry about that sudden plot cliff. I tried to explain what happened (basically same as in canon, minus annoying freezer confession scene) in subtle references by characters in this and the next few parts.
But the way Clark brought in Lois was different.
There are more interesting plots ahead and I didn't feel like rehashing canon for another part or two... but if guys *really* want me to delay posting 130 to write something up about Linda and Lois and Secretary Wallace and...
CLARK: Hey, forget someone?
*And* Superman, I guess I could humor you. Otherwise, I'll fix it before I send it to Archives and post whatever I add here, then.
I mainly just want the Lois/Clark on the phone conversation.
The odd attraction is mutual? This is intriguing.
It would have to be for them to get married, right?
Not if he just married her for her money.
So he married her for her money.
LOIS: Oh, good. Then he won't want to marry me.
LEX: Her dad sure made a lot of money from my clone boxer fiasco and I need to recoup my losses.
LOIS, CLARK, SAM:
I am just glad Lois joins in the wallbash.
Don't worry. He's happily in denial.
Clark:I am still worried. If he feels an emotional connection to Lois, things might get ugly.
Perhaps this ship captain was licensed in Bermuda where he would then have the authority to marry Lex and Arianna.
That is probably the easiest way to make the story work.
Why would anyone agree to these terms.
Ari is bonkers. She wanted to make Lex-soup into Lex-man again. Not exactly sane.
I thought that was more Gretchen's idea.
Even with the most stubborn of women, he had been able to succeed with the opera.
Lois:Yes, but those women had not been with Superman.
LEX: You don't know that.
LOIS: What?!
CLARK: It's Lex. HE's lying.
LOIS: Maybe he is. Maybe he isn't.
CLARK: I hate that guy.
Well, it is possible that Lex has been with Lana. It is not unprecedented.
I guess they were a bit excentric, but excentricity does not usually lead to commitment if the people are rich.
Eccentric people who KILL people can get committed by other VERY rich people
Wait, did they kill before breaking out Bad Brain Johnson?
This is just making it more ironic that Lois went ballistic on Clark for supposedly having a relationship with Cat, and yet spent most of the summer dating Luthor, Metropolis's #1 philanderer, who has bedded more women than Clark has even shaken hands with.
Well, Lex is older and has no morals; therefore he's more experienced.
Clark:It still seems I am always held to a higher standard than everyone else.
Maybe Scardino can show up if word gets out that there is evidence that Revenge is still floating around.
What? You want him to show up already and make this triangle/square into a hexagon?
Actually, with Linda it is more like a pentagon, at least since Clark still is jealous of himself with regards to Lois.
Exposing the L.U.X. would definitely undermine his philanthropist image, even if Bender could avoid any actual prison time for him.
Oh, not necessarily. As of right this moment. He's only had sex with one member of the LUX.
I was more thinking along the lines of keeping a large number of people as prisoners, not on the harem aspect.
She might say that now, but we know better from canon. It was because this Clark made her take a second look at Lex early enough in their relationship that she didn't fall for Lex's swarmy ways.
Although, even in canon she never "gives herself to" Lex, and backs out of the marriage before she knows anything of his crime. Altoough I guess since that is because she realizes she loves Clark, it is hard to totally say she would not fall for him in a Clark free world.
