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Well, there you have it.

Comments appreciated below. Thank you.

Hah! I got here first. Actually I started reading before the FDK post went up.

Okay, I was correct about Martha tumbling to the (super)gremlin.

Now they are looking forward to him showing up.

Looks like a dinner date to me and she may be softening toward Clark.

I LOVED this installment!

Clark is a rival of Superman's on a different level than most of the canon stories. Lois just has the same instincts about Superman that saved him from being discovered before in other stories. This time, though, the Clark-part of him seems to be more lovable to Lois. She not only wants to be his friend, but she acknowledges that he is a good writer and a good guy. Clark is being a guardian angel to Lois as well as the Kents. And he is enjoying the part. The fact that he has had a serious relationship with other females also rounds out his personality differently than most canon stories. He knows enough to help Lois through all of her insecurities, but he isn't "Claude" savy enough to scare her off.

Hurry back, Virginia. I'm enjoying this story more than I can put into words.
Pat

Really cute part. I will be away for a few days. When I get back I hope there is more. Laura

When does Lois start connecting the dots that Clark just isn't from around there? Not knowing about Hoffa or Gibson?

I hope Clark will go to Smallville now and tell them everything. They really are able to understand. At least, I think so! And they would be wonderful "parents" for him.

Do you know a French drama by Pierre Corneille, "le Cid" (1636 or 1637)? When Chimène says "Je ne te hais point" (I don't hate you) to Rodrigue, it means "Je t'aime" (I love you).

Is it the same for Lois? May be ... or not?

Love Alt-Clark's cultural cluelessness - a Mel Gibson concert. That was neat to have Martha and Jonathan recognize the S on Superman's chest.

Joan

Thanks to everyone who is reading and enjoying my story.

Ken: I thought at first you were talking dinner with Martha, and I got all confused. Don't worry, he'll make her hard again... um... I didn't mean it like that.

Pat: Thanks. I'll take "Love".

Good thing there isn't anyone else she'd rather have.

Laura: Thank you. Glad you're enjoying it. This fight was fun to write.

Dandello: Well, he is a hick from Smallville after all. :rolleyes: And therefore not as cultured as a big city girl like her.

Sydney: As far as Clark knows, the Kents don't know anything more about Superman than anyone else. Wells told him that Kal-El died when the spaceship crashed. Clark doesn't even know that the Kents found baby Kal-El and renamed him Clark Kent. Otherwise, I agree with you.

I've heard of the movie "El Cid", but haven't see it. It *could* mean the same in a "The lady doth protest too much" sort of way, not in a way that she recognizes.

Joan: /Pst. I named a character after you./ Yes, well, Kal-El / Clark Kent was the son they never had, so they haven't really forgotten anything about finding him. Yes, I do need to get Clark enrolled in some Modern World Culture classes, don't I?

Virginia, I don't know this movie. "Le Cid' is a tragicomedy written by Pierre Corneille in 1636 or 1637. And in "Le Cid", "I don't hate you" is a figure of speech: in rhetoric, it's a litote. And it REALLY means "I love you".

So, what about Lois?

I was wondering about that

Joan

El Cid is a story about a Spanish General/conqueror from the 1600a or earlier I believe. Lots of horses and swords. When he was killed in battle his troops tied him to his horse with a framework to keep him upright and he led the final charge that way.

Thanks, Ken: the movie is probably inspired by the French tragicomedy from the 1600a : Rodrigue ("le Cid") is a Spanish conqueror who is in love with a girl (Chimène). And Chimène loves him. But Chimène's father slaps Rodrigue's father in the face... and Rodrigue kills him. What a dilemma for Rodrigue and Chimène !

Imagine Clark killing Sam Lane!

Is it wrong of me to hope that Lois feels really really stupid and somewhat ashamed for her actions against Clark, when she finds out the truth?

I hope she finds out a lot sooner, and I really hope Superman doesn't encourage her crush.

Sounds very Shakespearian. Um... Sam Lane will be alive at the end of this story (as far as I know. I haven't written the end yet, so you never know.)

Nope. Hope away. Don't worry, I'll torture both of them equally.

Sorry, I can't say. Spoiler police don't like it when I say too much about the future. Define "encourage".

A-ha! Now we're getting to this. Sorry it's so late. Been super busy lately. Hoping I won't drown in all the madness in the near future.
Well, what can you expect from a man who ranges from such extremes as killing himself to destroying a superhero?
Hmm. So he went out about that, eh?
Best laugh of my day.
Time for some research, Clarkie!
Hey. Someone's catching on.
Ooh, burn.
Interesting role-reversal here. Lois understanding(remembering?) more about Superman than AltClark (who has never been in the position).
"He loves me, Clark. He really loves me!!"
Oh, yes. And frankly, you encouraged it. So don't be a spoilsport.
Hee-hee. You know, one of these days she's going to wonder at the reason why Clark is so socially inept...
Sounds like the start of a bad joke. "Superman, his alter ego, Hoffa and a giant invisible Easter bunny walk into a bar..."
A lesson for all men everywhere.
Umm... about that...

Great chapter! Too tired to read the next chapter tonight (as I see you've already updated it) but hopefully I can get to it tomorrow. And hey! Turns out I was busy enough this week to not have to complain about the late postings anyways, so I guess that's a plus. No tomatos for you!

Mouserocks: Sorry to hear about you drowning. (This was the closest to a life preserver smilie as I could find.)

Ah, so you suspect Luthor has some influence over the content of the Luthor News Network?

Since Superman admitted the rescue so freely to Lois, he figured he should probably admit it to Clark as well.

As Tempus at one time mentioned, Superheroes aren't planners.

It's just a coincidence, of course.

The Super son that they never had. He has some time to make up for.

Thanks. Just one more thing for him to stress about.

Oh, so he should take Cat up on her offer? She'll be so pleased you think so. Oh, there she is now.

Well, he did eat a bowl of chili beans that morning for breakfast.

I’m sure that’s not correct.

For instance: “Our Great Benefactor, Lex Luthor, has graciously agreed to establish a privately funded space program which will be used to develop new kinds of medical products.”

Or: “In a tragic outburst of unforeseeable violence, a group of orphans tried to crash Our Great Benefactor Lex Luthor’s car by jumping in front of it. Fortunately, Our Great Benefactor is still alive and well and has promised to take the orphan problem under advisement. It is said, that he will establish a new orphanage that will provide secure housing, education, and future employment options for boys and girls.”

And lastly: “In a nearly unprecedented display of faith, Our Great Benefactor has chosen to rise from his balcony into the heavens. He will be resurrected on the 313th day.”

Yet another reason for Lex to acquire the DP. That way, it’s can’t refute his legitimate news service with such preposterous drivel.

You know, I never got why LnC where in *that* much of a rush to get the news into the newsroom. Sure, there’s a deadline. But unless you’re getting close, it doesn’t really matter since they can’t beat anyone, anyway.

Tell that to Lois.



Lois: “I have to have sex with him for *hours*? Why would I want to do that for *hours*?”

Yeah, right. Uh-huh. They just might not have been compatible, through.
Something according to this here:

Or this:

Will you also show us how she actually got her third Kerth in October 1993?

Michael

New FDK

I stand corrected.

In this case the afternoon edition beat out LNN, hence the rush before other news organizations got wind of the truth.

Lois, see above quote.

Okay, maybe not 1000s. Hundreds. Maybe it's a more popular baby name in this dimension, because of the popular comic book hero "Gutter Man" who knocks his foes into the gutter and walks around by day as a construction worker named Michael D.

I like the name Clark, especially after it was worn so well by Dean Cain. I could be tempted to name a child Clark (both my kids were named during my Harry Potter obsession, so no Clark's... although, one did get the middle name Oliver.)

Men are used to talking shop with men. Thomas is next generation, so he's learning to look sheepish when he does this.

You mean like the tights-wearing weirdo on LNN's new action scifi show?

What? To sell to the National Whisper to help pay off Jonathan's mounting doctor and hospital bills? Let's hope Amelia Bedilia doesn't work there.

She does recognize Clark as a human being, possibly not a viable one, but after Superman NO man is viable anymore.

I'm sure she'd comply. With her knee!

Clark (and/or Superman) have yet to see Lois' bed.

My, it has been a long time, Lois.

Sorry, no square pegs in this story.

You mean you wanted him to look at HER?

I thought it was Bobbart. Truth or Consquenses series?

/Psst. Here's another 2 points to your FDK pointbank. Mouse wants to keep track and cash them in for spoilers, but I told her she'd have to check my WHAM warning for spoilers as I'm not allowed to post them on the boards. Although, it might be fun to come up with spoilers written as if by Star. I suggested cashing them in for an early peek at Part 1 of Book 3 - which hasn't been written yet./

Silver jumpsuit with Deely Boppers?



Oh, well, in that case. Forget him!

Alt-Clark makes a notation in his blank rule book. "Lois is never wrong. Even when she's not right."

Why would he compete for Superman stories, Michael? He IS Superman. He can walk across the street and write a story about. Geez! :rolleyes:

That's four now, isn't it?

Michael

Yes, I had forgotten about him, but at the moment he's tied up in contract disputes with the Riddler's Gotham City's affiliate the "24 Hour Game Show Network". Plus, Batman hasn't really ticked off Luthor so he's no more than a nuisance than a smashed bug on the windshield of Lex's life.

Hey, it's canon. Blame the script writers!

Oh, dear. She has to repeat the course. What's that going to do to her GPA?

As far as I can recall off the top of my head. I would be surprised if there were more floating around out there.

No, that would be the sequel to ML.

Make it permanent? Or do you mean, write it in invisible ink?

Perry nods. "Okay, Kent. Just one question though. What's Kryptonite?"

Clark hits self in forehead. Oh, right, nobody knows about that stuff here. Great going, numbskull. "I don't know, Chief. New rage drink at the clubs?"

Perry tosses story back to him. "What do you think this is the National Whisper? Next time Superman crosses the street, he better have a reason."

Depends how she pleases the instructor?

Umm...use the marker to censor the last sentence.

Michael

What kind of course are we talking about here? An itch scratching course? Wouldn't that be taught by <<cough>> Cat Grant? And I'm guessing Lois will NEVER please that instructor.

Michael

Well, it is good to see Clark using restraint. I also wonder if he is misinterpreting Lois's intentions with Superman.

Clark:Nope, I know full well what she wanted to do with him.

El Cid was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1043-1099), is the national hero of Spain, a leading figure in driving the Moorish domains further south (I avoid saying "driving out the Moors", since Moors remained behind in areas that went to Spain, and Morrish domains remained in Spain until 1492). Although actually at times he fought for the Moors as well.

The 17th-century French drama "Le Cid" is based on the story of El Cid, which is why the quote above has a variant of Rodrigo as his name. The "El Cid" film mentioned above is probably the 1961 version staring Charleston Heston and Sophia Loren. Loren's character is Jimena, which is the same name as Chimene, mentioned above. Of course since El Cid's actual wife was Ximena/Jimena, who succeeded him as ruler of Valencia, it is probably not surprising that she consistently appears in various dramatizations of his life. Although the Wikipedia article on her is under Jimena Diaz, possibly suggesting that not much is known of her early life (although maybe her last name was Diaz before she married El Cid, that is not at all clear from the article). Actually I went and looked at the Spanish Wikipedia articles, and figured out that her father was Diego Fernandez, so there is a lot more known about her, even if it has not been fully translated. On further reading, I figured out her brother went by Fernando Diaz, so Diaz seems to be the patronymic for Diego, and I have become convinced 11th-century Spanish naming practices are way too complex.

The movie holds closer to the original Spanish names, and from what I have read explains the falling out of El Cid and Jimena differently.

Her line about "I do not hate you", is more complex though, since in the play at one point she calls for Rodrigue's execution.

CLARK: See, I can control my animal urges.
<<Clark, Later>>

LOIS: I just wanted to interview him.
CAT: Honey, nobody believes *that* whopper.
LOIS: But it's true.
CLARK: Uh-huh.

Right. Because Lois would NEVER condone killing Clark.

Actually, I was just pointing out that Chemise (or whatever exactly her name was) had a more complex relationship with Rodrigue than just loving him, I was not trying to decide if her relationship was more complex than that of Wrong Clark and Lois.