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Thanks, SciFiJoan and Mouserocks, for inspiring me to turn the usual aging discrepancy fic on its head!
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Confession: When I first saw Brutal Youth when Lois was saying "All those years" I thought she was saying "Gray hairs" like he'd gotten gray hairs from the machine. Anyway, this fit into what my mind was trying to convince me of years ago so it was a win in my book. 'Dying to fit in'
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Confession: When I first saw Brutal Youth when Lois was saying "All those years" I thought she was saying "Gray hairs" like he'd gotten gray hairs from the machine. Anyway, this fit into what my mind was trying to convince me of years ago so it was a win in my book. 'Dying to fit in' Ha! Too funny! Misheard lines can be totally awesome like that. Glad you liked my take on it.
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Groan! Good one. Joy, Lynn
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At least there was that, he mused. His super abilities were still intact and as potent as ever. He'd been afraid, when he'd awoken two days before - just a day after the incident with Veda Doodsen and her youth-transference machine - and found himself gone completely gray overnight, that his powers might have also been affected. Considering what happened to him in 'Brutal Youth' this makes sense! Funny story!
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Oy, that last line! My husband is the king of puns...I was just waiting for it after reading the title!
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Cute, really cute. r/ Artemis
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ha ha I enjoyed the aging flip too. Thanks Deadly Chakram!
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Groan! Good one. Joy, Lynn Ha! Thanks! I like the occasional "groaner" punchline. My husband literally face palmed when I told him though.
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At least there was that, he mused. His super abilities were still intact and as potent as ever. He'd been afraid, when he'd awoken two days before - just a day after the incident with Veda Doodsen and her youth-transference machine - and found himself gone completely gray overnight, that his powers might have also been affected. Considering what happened to him in 'Brutal Youth' this makes sense! Funny story! Thank you! When I got the idea for this, I just *knew* it had to be related to Brutal Youth. Poor Clark!
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Oy, that last line! My husband is the king of puns...I was just waiting for it after reading the title! I told my husband the premise and title/punchline and he face palmed. He thinks I "Mom Joke" way too hard. Thanks for reading!
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Cute, really cute. r/ Artemis Thanks, and thanks for reading!
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ha ha I enjoyed the aging flip too. Thanks Deadly Chakram! Thanks for reading! Glad you liked the flip on the usual story!
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Nice job with the ambiguity of the first half.
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Nice job with the ambiguity of the first half. Thank you! It's always hard to gauge how well it works when you are already in on the punchline. Thanks for reading!
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Just saw this after you mentioned it in the kerths! Definitely kept me on my toes for a second there, but it was so great! Almost wanted this to happen for real though: Lois reached the door and stopped cold. "Oh my," was all she said.
"What?" Clark asked, panicking slightly. "Did it turn my hair green or something?" great job!
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Just saw this after you mentioned it in the kerths! Definitely kept me on my toes for a second there, but it was so great! Almost wanted this to happen for real though: Lois reached the door and stopped cold. "Oh my," was all she said.
"What?" Clark asked, panicking slightly. "Did it turn my hair green or something?" great job! Hahaha, that would have been funny indeed! Channeling his inner Joker, maybe? Have to say, when I read your story, I really, really thought you were going for the reverse - that he was the one who aged and that's why he shut himself in. I don't know why, but when I saw you didn't go that route, I knew I had to! So, thank you!
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"One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation." ~ Figment the Dragon
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