Also, I decided to title the chapters. Next up will be "Storm, Thy Name Is Lois."

I won't be obnoxiously annoying with another "first" comment... oh wait... Oooh! Jon and Marthe! YAY!!!

Not the rose gardens yet, I presume?
Well, Jimmy... er, Jai's pretty well lovable. And funny. He's mostly kept around for entertainment. And so the hired hands don't get bored.
CAT?!?! Should've seen that coming.
Uh-oh...
And in response to Lois' question- no. Jai just uses that many women. (The real reason why Ching and Kal never participated...)
/sniffs/ Aww, poor Kal! He oughta figure out something!

Great chapter! So, I take it the next one's more focused on Lois' perspective? Can't wait. Was it Sunday, did you say?? /nudge-nudge/

Interesting story so far.

When is Lois going to stop being a complete bitch to Clark? I’m hoping in this characterization of Clark he gets a backbone and does not put up with Lois’ actions for much longer. Saw a little bit of this in this chapter, but then he apologized for his out burst, so disappointing.

I guess I just don't understand stories where Lois' bad behavior and rudeness towards Clark gets rewarded with kindness and love from him. It makes no sense to me.

BOOM!

Yes indeed!

Nope. She hasn't proven herself yet. First she has to compete in the Kryptonian version of the Hunger Games.



<Smug face as author pats self on back>

BOOM! (the sequel)

Little known fact: After Jai turned 18, Krypton experienced a shortage in concubines for anyone who wasn't of the royal house.

Yes. But first, we make him suffer a little. Because I am evil.

No to the first part, and yes to the second. Possibly after midnight Saturday into Sunday, depending on how late my Mythbusters Live tour runs and how bad it will be getting out of that parking lot.

Thanks. Well, if you think about it, Lois wasn't kind to Clark at all in the beginning of the series. And Clark was almost always caring and kind to her (minus his pay-back by sending her to the Metropolis Sewage Reclamation Facility).

But fear not! We will be getting a peek into what's going on in Lois' mind in a couple of chapters.

Great chapter!!!!! ...At the moment Lois is oissing me off but I can't wait to see what's going on in her head.

I love how "earthly" Kal is even though they are on Krypton.

Any more insite into the differences of Krypton and earth, besides law?
I was sooooooooooo excited to check the boards and see a new chapter...keep it up!!!

Okay, I'm losing all my sympathy for Lois here. The grouchiness before her morning coffee I can understand, but now she's starting to see insult in everything. I don't think canon Lois was even that harsh on Clark.

And since I'll beat Michael to the punch (fist pump to the air):


Wow, Kal has a real gift for understatement.

Kal - 1 pt, Jon - 0

Poor Fasa. Is he flattened against the wall from that movement?

Good morning to you too, Lois. Coffee??

Poor Kal, you're wrong: Your marriage certainly will not be "hard" anytime soon. And you're right: Marriage is... difficult. <<slaps his back>> Now, regrow your spine and get back in there!

Lois, honey, If you really don't want him to use the concubines, stop making them look so good in comparison.

Lois needs to start treating Kal better soon or he should send her out to the outhouse (Kryptonian Sewage Rec. Plant) really soon. Trying to have paitence with this Lois... really trying...

It's hard... er... difficult to be sympathetic with Lois. She should direct her anger at her father. He was the one who planned the whole thing and cornered Jor-El, using his son's life to blackmail him. Jor-El had no choice; between accepting a birth marriage and letting his son die, what could he do? Or is she feeling scorned because Kal didn't take what was rightfully his? She was a lamb until he told her to get dressed. Then she morphed into the Queen Bitch.

Kal should stop apologizing and show Lois he is a prince and not a door-mat. If his nice attitude is not getting him anywhere it's time to change tactics and give back some of her venom.

Andreia

 

I was wondering when/if they'd show up!

 

Lol it's like she wakes up with a list of possible ways to complain and a plan to throw it in his face depending in his reaction. 


 

Cause it's the concubine's fault you knocked her up? Awful nobles. How ironic that the nobles are never very noble lol. 


 

Aww

Thank you very much. Glad that you like how Kal is shaping up so far. And Lois is definitely meant to annoy people right now.

I didn't go *too* much into Earth and Krypton's differences - I kept them pretty similar actually.

You know, I'd really like to know what's going on inside Lois' head, or I might just put her down as a female dog not worth reading about. She really is mean, and more likely to blow up over nothing that use that pretty head of hers.

She's not much better in the next chapter either. Sorry. :p But it's still only day one since she was forced to marry a guy she'd never met.



Just a couple more no-t-so-nice Lois chapters...really. But she has her reasons for being anti-concubine...

Well, to be fair, Samm didn't exactly corner Jor-El. He saved Ching's life first, then named his price of marrying off Lois. And remember, Lois hasn't had much contact with anyone, let alone the El family. So she's been force-fed all sorts of garbage about what is expected of her and how men in general are. Plus, Kal's her only available target at the moment. Thanks for sticking with this though.

I couldn't mess with a winning formula.

Well, this *is* Lois.

Yup. Tis the way of the world, unfortunately.

I promise, you do get a look inside of her head, and an unfolding of her thoughts concerning the stranger she's been forced to marry.

I didn't want to make Lois *such* a witch, but I didn't really see any other believable way that she'd deal with an arranged marriage. So she's a little mean still in the next chapter (still the same day as this one) but she will warm up, I promise!

Does it count to say ‘read it first (probably)’? But since work starts in the morning too, FDK kind of has to wait

Actually, I knew that, too…

Again. Mid-morning. Workday.

I’m not sure Lois would react favorably to him standing up when he’s in her vicinity. Ugh-uh.

Umm… I think I just FDK-FDK’d there. Oops?

So, we’re talking about a big boom covered in honey which Kal is presenting on a stage for Lois’s entertainment?

I’m just saying. You can read so much into so little.

Well, first the wine, and then the concubine. After all, it’s not every day that the royal stock is open for the public.

Three concubines and a half-prince?

He could try to stop breathing. That might placate her.

Yes. But she *was* willing to jump into the sack with him. Andreia has quite a point there. Lois really wanted him. And he just didn’t partake. Poor girl. Hmm… Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned?

He could have tried to cuddle?

So, they went to Kansas for hired help?

And already ticked off the old ball and chains really good. It might not be a record, but it’s close.

Umm… He *is* a spoiled big rich boy. And Lois probably won’t like that he’s that roughhewn.

/shakes head/ You just got married. You now have a *wife* to order to make you coffee. Well, coffee with spit in it or something. But still… But the way he’s acting, he won’t get a solid foot down in this patriarchal nightmare of a society. Oh well… Celibacy is also a valid live choice.

/wonders if she’s thought that and has run off to look around the palace. Or is naked in the shower…

Awwwwww

Well, unless you’ve been downgraded to concubine, yeah.

Ouch. Did not see that one coming.

Translation from Lois’s thoughts: “Oh great. I really got the bum prince.”



He’s there in the room. She’s offended. How much worse can it get?
…
Stupid question.

/ducks/

/waits for her to blow up over how he’s patronizing her/

/must resist/ Oh, what the Kal’s marriage. It’s *not* done. It’s really ‘worse’. And they’re *not* stuck together. Which is the main problem most likely. Hmm… On second thought. /gets out pair of handcuffs and tries to cuff them together

Good luck with that. Keeping up the façade. Getting out of it. You pick. Doesn’t matter.

Oops? Too bad. And it also does put additional weight onto her being mad that Kal scorned her last night. Probably thinks he’s into the concubines more than her. And maybe she even woke up and found him missing. Probably was kind of relieved he didn’t order room service into the living room while she’s sleeping next door.

Michael

Geez, Michael, I make one (okay, two) teasing comments and I get my FDK, FDK'd.

/Pst. I hear she'll post again on Sunday. It's not one of those Hollywood TBC's, really.

Lois is going to continue to act like this?! Poor Kal. I'm beginning to think there's not really 18 parts written and at the end of Part 4 Kal's going off the roof. (He really shouldn't have tried to impress Lois by flying on Krypton.)

Great story. I am really enjoying it.

Well I hate Lois but other then that it's all good. I hope you fix her bit chiness soon. Laura

You'll have to cage match fight Mouse to the death for that.



But...she didn't want him. She was just doing what she was told to do.

Equal opportunity employer.

at all sorts of bad idea of what "something" in the coffee could be.

Wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth?

Erm...nope.

The voices in her tell tell her that she is fine...just...fine....

Funny you should mention that...(Lois thinks about that in a couple of chapters).

Minor, but...sure?

Because then Jai wouldn't exist? :p





"Okay, Ching, I'm done. You're next!"

<hands Kal a niffy explanatary book with pictures>

<nearly chokes on a glass of wine>

I think Darthy is trying to kill me. You know, we should really sue WB for our collective PSTD.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by VirginiaR:
<strong> Geez, Michael, I make one (okay, two) teasing comments and I get my FDK, FDK'd.

/Pst. I hear she'll post again on Sunday. It's not one of those Hollywood TBC's, really.

Lois is going to continue to act like this?!

Yes, more to come on Sunday. I promise - former Girl Scout's oath!

Chapter 18 is *almost* complete. Anti-K can vouch for me that there are at least 14 chapters.

<goes to clean up 'ed Kal from the sidewalk>

Thank you! And welcome to the boards!

Hi Laura! I do promise to fix Lois. And she does know that she's being unfair, if that helps. Thanks for sticking with this.

Enough already.

Lois is in a terrible situation. Imagine for an instance that you are an intelligent young woman living in a male-dominated society where your wishes and thoughts are rarely if ever considered. Throw in a social climbing Father who has figured out a way to make the family name (and coffers) great. Only one little catch - your freedom.

So of course she is angry, hurt, confused and a little frightened. Father is no longer around, so you lash out at your new husband. Of course its not right, but it is totally understandable.

Kal is being very noble about this, trying to soothe his Bride in the manner of a gentleman, so let's just watch and wait to see how matters unfold.

I'm hoping we don't have to wait too long!

Now, regarding brother Jai. That lad concerns me, if he isn't taken into hand soon his life will be only about concubines and having a good time. His brothers treat him with good natured love of older brothers, but he might be a time bomb waiting to happen. The title of half-prince cannot be an easy one to bear. Just an observation...

Yes. Terrible for both of them, really. Neither one gets a choice in the matter, but definitely worse for Lois. She could have been sold in marriage to some creep. At least she wound up with a nice guy.

Right. He's her only available target.

I promise not to drag it out and torture you (and the characters) any longer than necessary.

Well, except for the concubines part, he's a decent guy. Definitely more of the partier, but that's only because he knows he'll never have any real power under the laws as a half-prince.

More to come on Sunday!

Agreed the situation is terrible for both of them.

Looking forward to Sunday!

Thanks, Morgana!

Michael

God, I love when Darth Michael feedbacks the feedback.