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so sorry to see this finish, but I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you for sharing your stories with us, I look forward to each and every post, even the nail-biting ones! Can't wait for more!

Like the others, I was sorry to see this finish, but like all good things, it had to come to an end.

And it was indeed an excellent end. You wrapped up a terrific alt-beginning for Lois and Clark with your obvious affection for Australian football in general and the Hawks in particular and made me care who won the final! I have to tell you that I was roo - er, cheering for the merger to fail and for Lois to figure out how to be the best footy reporter she could be while being married to Clark. I wanted to see all of Hawthorn stay separate, succeed, and win, and heal the breaches among the members, and become united once again.

And you did it! I know, you had the real Hawthorn history to fall back on, but you blended it so well with the romantic portion of the tale that in the end they were inseparable. Congratulations on an excellent tale so very well told.

Thanks for giving Clark and Lois such a wonderful Aussie family - not just the kids, but Ron and Barb and Seb and Chris and Browny and Banjo and all the other colorful characters you drew for us to enjoy.

A semi-personal note: A friend of mine visited Sydney a few years back and found a music store on the second floor of a building, accessed by a staircase to the front door. The name of the store was "Stairway to Kevin." Do you know it?

I'd wager a pint that there's a Kerth nom in the near future! Hurry and get it to the archive so you can qualify! Deadline for inclusion is December 31st! (Actually, it's a little more flexible than that, but hurry anyway!)

Just now I caught up with this story and I'm glad I did so. If I was reading from the beginning in some moments it would be painful to wait for the next part. There were cliffhangers that I couldn't get to the next part fast enough. Happily I could read it all in a few days. Great story! I thought Brazilians loved football (some call it soccer, we call it football) but in Australia the passion for the sport is taken to another level. I couldn't have imagined it. I'm glad that your team survived and became stronger. Here it has never happened, but I know nobody would like to see their team merged with another. Long life for the hawks!

Andreia

Awesome story!

Hi Corrina!

Okay, I admit, now I’m even more confused. I read this, assuming that Lois stayed in Melbourne during the first two years of their marriage, during which Clark kept her visiting sort of daily. And after that, they would stay together like superglue, traveling together between Australia and Metropolis. Which, of course, would negate the need for frequent visitation flights in the later years of their marriage.

Same reason as before. Frequent plane trips to Australia only after Lois moved to Metropolis.
Huh, and here I thought Clark mentioned a 36-hour trip somewhere in the story. But that could just be a rusty mind
Yeah, it does. They’re timeshare reporters I just didn’t expect the papers to support them *that* much.

Thanks for the details

Michael

Sarah It's always great when someone says they were sorry when a fic finished. Thanks, Sarah.

Terry Re the Hawk merger story. I have thought for years that I'd like to write that story. I didn't imagine I would write it as a Lois and Clark story ... until Iolanthe suggested a footy story and my mind immediately leapt to the proposed merger.

I've only been to Sydney twice, so I'm not familiar with very much at all. I'm not aware of that music store - it has a clever name, though

The Archive I'll get my stories there one day. They can still be eligible though, even without getting to the archive.

Andreia Wow! The whole fic in just a few days.

The Brazilians are known for their love of soccer/football - they're pretty good at it, too.

I think the situation in Melbourne is unique - 12 clubs (originally) in one city. Although there are pockets where one club is more popular, the supporters of all the Victorian clubs pretty much rub shoulders all winter. Passion for your club just sort of develops in that atmosphere.

Evelyn Glad you like the diversity. I bore easily!

Michael

Ooops, sorry!

OK - first two years, Lois is in Melbourne for most of the year, but in Metropolis from October to December. As you said, Clark would have visited Melbourne almost daily.

Then - the next ten years. They are together, mostly in Metropolis. However, there would be reasons for Clark to sneak Lois home the unconventional way - to see Seb and Chris, to overcome Lois's touches of homesickness (smell the wattle, listen to the magpies, hug a gum tree ) or to catch some Hawthorn games (disguised, of course, and *not* in the spandex.) During their official visits to Melbourne, Clark would have flown home regularly to be Superman or to visit his parents.

All that adds up to a lot of unoffical trips - some together, some with Clark alone.

Newspapers will support anything if the reporters get the good stories!

I hope that makes it clearer, Michael.

Thanks,

Corrina.

Yeah... thanks!

Michael

Ok, so I just spent the whole weekend reading this story and loved it. I am an Aussie and was able to relate to the story really well. I thought it was great how you put a glossary and links at the end of each part to explain certain things to those that may not understand. I loved the fact the Lois an Clark seemed to like each other straight away. They went to great lengths to be together and it was a happy ending for Lois and Clark, which I love.

Cant wait to read you next story.

Elizabeth

Glad we got it sorted, Michael.

Caincrazy Thanks for a Sydneysider's perspective. I think the whole Melb-Syd battle is silly. I've only been to Sydney twice, but I loved it both times.

Elizabeth

Corrina.

I know magpies (birds) and gum trees (well, a type of tree ) , but what the heck is wattle that you smell?
regards
Artemis

The wattles are flowering right now and every time I go bike riding with my son, I'm reminded of how wonderful they smell.

Wattle is a tree/large shrub that is covered in yellow flowers in spring.

Others might know them as Acacias.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia

Oh, yes, acacias. Thank you. They grow here too.
Happy smelling. Wattles doesn't sound like a pretty flower name!
regards
Artemis

I just saw Tim Tams in our local WalMart! They've made their way to these shores. Maybe it's because we have quite a few Aussies living and working here! At least now I know what they are.
And I found out they've been in the States since 2008, but I'd never seen them before. From Wikipedia:
Thanks again, FH!
Artemis

Just finished this one. Wow! Loved how it all ended. I figured out that "dan & may" was Scardino and Mayson.

Overall, a wonderful story!

Rather a late response on this - I was hoping to download the story as an epub, but it doesn't seem to be on the archive. Is it on line anywhere else?

As far as I know, there is none.

Last I heard Female Hawk was still reworking it for the Archives. It must have ended up on her back burner.

OK.. I suppose I could put the chapters together as a word document and convert it for my own use, but if she isn't happy with it I'd better not.

Go right ahead, Marcus.