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See, distraction.

Hope you enjoyed this little rest pit from A-Plot. We'll get back to that in Part 34, which will post by Wednesday.

I would like to thank Sue S. and her Second Honeymoon for inspiring my characters to take this detour from what my outline said they should be doing at this point.

Comments?

Sounds like classic procrastination if you ask me. Then again, it's very likely that canon Clark did the same thing in the night before "And the Answer Is."

lol. Oh Clark, it's only a matter of time before you cave. Something tells me that while Cat would be disappointed but willing to wait in the wings, she's going to remind him that FWB isn't a great idea.

*Snort* But then again it's unlikely ANY Clark would truly curse. It reminds me of when my friends and I used to say Goodness instead of what we were actually thinking.

Oh this should be new information to her. I know Cat knows he's an orphan but does Lois?

More new information. Clark, it's only a matter of time before she starts wondering.

Goodness, they have a long way to PML.

Oh dear. He shouldn’t kiss Lois underneath a high-voltage powerline. It might screw up the timeline. On the plus side, instant-healing for Lois.

What? Oh. Right. Protection.



/gets naughty thoughts/

Ooooh! Say, what exactly will that involve?

Lois can. And so can Yoda.

So, still not over her modesty issues despite her nightly starring on Lex-Girls?

Oh. Hi there, Tank. No, I’m sorry. Lucy volunteered.



The boyfriend met an alien in a dark alley and was never seen again?

I’ve heard Lex goes for the schoolgirl look with pigtails and a lollypop.

Lois: What, do I have blood spatter up there, too? *Great*! :rolleyes:

It’s from the blood loss to his brain.

What Clark says: “Not any sooner! They’re not candy, you hear?”
What Lois hears: “They’re chocolates.”

Shouldn’t he be sleeping in her bed, allowing her to rest comfortably on him?



Ooooh! Eeeeeevil.

Yes, he’ll never ‘eat her cookie’ if he keeps that up.

“Could you maybe remove that surveillance camera up there?”

The bra?

Awwwwww



It’s par for the course in Metropolis.



Quite loopy.

Uh-huh.

“It was Lex. It’s always been Lex. He blew up the shuttle and the Planet and killed Jimmy.”

Only if you ask nicely. Or wear little.

He’s probably already scared stiff.



Awwwwwww

Aaaahhh... I should have known. Michael

You continue to tease us Virginia! Lois rejects Clark's kiss at the last moment. Then we get her recollection of her time with Clark in the ER. Has she figured out Clark is Superman? Or will she put it down to the drugs?

Joan

Christina: Thanks you!

And plus, I didn't want to get into that at this juncture. Both Lex and Lois finding out at the same time could spell disaster for our hero.

Michael: Another 4-Parter! Sorry, about the delay, I figured I should send the next Part to Beta before answering my FDK (and my kids insisted on breakfast).

LOIS:

EW: Um, Lois. No.

LOIS: Aw, shucks.

Nope, sorry, that will be addressed later.

He's thinking about it.

LEX: A good general doesn't rush into battle. He's patient and waits for the opportune time to launch his next attack.

Well, he thinks that Lois is a bit angry at Superman at the moment for well, NOT saving her after saving her all those times she didn't need it. So, maybe this isn't the best time to mention that he once was Superman. Maybe later, after five years of marriage or so, when Superman is a distant memory. /psst. lunkhead logic/

<<cough>> Technically, that would have been Lex.

But he likes a woman with vitality.

Yep, Herb should be coming along sometime soon, so it is a possibility.

So does Lois, hence her moan.





Lucy might be on the next Lex-Girls video, but Lois doesn't stretch and dance around the apartment, so no. (Sorry, Lois, you were cut).

For now.

Okay, maybe not enough.



LOIS: <<one hand on her hip, other still in sling>> What do you mean? ? I most certainly will not! Correct that image in Michael's head right now! Thank you very much!

EW:

Probably not the best time to test her ire.

And snow banks.

Yes.

She did? Oh, yes, before the whole soldering incident. Got it. I had forgotten about that. No, this is a different kind of request.

LOIS: Um... that would feel really good... I mean, Clark's a good guy, he wouldn't do that!

CLARK: I wouldn't? <<clears throat>> I mean, I wouldn't!

Why does Clark need to be rejuiced?

Nurses, very helpful, figured she wouldn't want to leave hospital sans bottoms.

LOIS: If it unfastened in the front, don't you think I'd be able to reach it?

Well, where's the fun in that? That's part of the pre-event activities.

I went a little crazy on smilies, so 3 part replay. Thus Endith part 1.

Duh, it's what she'd do.



<Points to above loss of brain function.>

Pretty much.

No, it doesn't matter, technically. In the first draft of this scene, it was from Clark's POV. The "breeze" was Clark exhaling, trying to steel his nerves for this stupid thing he was doing.

Only if he drops out of the sky and hits her. <<ducking>>

Yes, that was Superman saying goodbye for good. Is it a memory? A reinterpretation of what happened through a drug filled mind? Hmmmm.

So, you *don't* want her to give up on Superman?

Or her memory talking to her via a dream?

No wonder Lois doesn't like hospitals.

HENDERSON: Yep, loopy. Jimmy's still alive Lois. Actually, last I heard there are two of them now.



Is it a dream? Or was it her memory talking to her, trying to nudge her in the correct direction? Or was it a drugged memory in the guise of dream? Or was it just another Evil Writer having fun?

LOIS: Creepy!

LUCY: Creepy!

LEX: Hey, I resemble that remark! <Coughs and then points at Clark> He wears glasses, and grew up on a farm.

CLARK: <shrugs sheepishly> I look better in (and out of) a towel. Easily forgivable.

CLARK: <pouting> Well, nobody (except Michael, who I couldn't hear at the time) told me!

LOIS: But... But... But I got shot!

Fantasizing? Thinking? Or moaning? Or d) All of the above?



Why? Is she retiring?



Um... Actually, that could go either way.

Lois? Passive?

Yes, in other words, she's caving.

Bad S1 wardrobe.

LOIS:

Will he pause long enough to notice, or just think she's asleep the whole time? And Clark fell onto the bed by himself?

Well, good thing that Lex doesn't know about it, then. Oh, right. Never mind. Probably best for Clark's safety that it was a defeat though.

He's asleep, and not scared at all.

Lois being shot in my outline. Clark taking such good care of her and Lois playing with Clark, inspired by Sue., among other things not yet shown.

Who me? Tease?

Actually, she DOES kiss him, but then stops it before it went very far.

Was it a dream? Was it a memory? Was it the drugs? Was it her subconscious trying to hit her over the head with a clue? Was it a little of all of those things? Was it an evil writer just out having fun?

Thanks for the comments, Joan!

Well, it is in character but it doesn't mean that it's any less funny. My friends and I did use that from time to time but it was generally fairly rare (and most of the time we all found it funny.)

I swear you have too much fun tormenting us.

Joan

Gasp. Is he going to tell her!?
Of course he’s not xD
Yay! He admitted it! Why do I have the feeling he’s going to backtrack and mess it up…
You’re killing me, Clark!
Say what!?

Only the best for Lois.
Pretty crazy
Oh, Lex is going to love this!
So close!

Sweet!

X Phile: Look at all those smilies. Glad to entertain you.

Clark?

CLARK: Yes. <<dramatic pause>> Someday.

CLARK: <<stomps foot>> Yes, I will! I promise. I'll tell her... um... Tuesday's not good... let's see... soon, really, really, soon... This year! Probably. I'm just a little nervous about it because the last time I ALMOST told her it turned out it wasn't me she liked but that crazy flying guy in tights. Okay, I guess technially, that's me too. But it really wouldn't be fair to tell Lois that I'm Superman, or was him until she's all the way healed and can embrace me with all the love and support... Why are you laughing? You don't think she'll be happy about this announcement? Really? But she loves Superman and she wants me, so totally win-win for her, right? Okay, you're shaking your head now. That's not a good sign. You're making me nervous. Maybe I should just sleep on this. I haven't been sleeping well lately, you know. First Lois interrupted my sleep twice the other night when Allie died, not that I'm complaining because I'm not, and then she wanted me to hold her so she could sleep. Like I could sleep while doing that. Yeah, right! And now that Lex shot her, I doubt I'll ever sleep again. What was your question?

So, I'm like the only person left who still says this? Hmmmm. Golly, how embarrassing.

/Psst. Large blocks of italics indicate dream/

Don't worry, he'll stick his foot back in there. It really does taste good.

Hee-hee.

LEX: I'm the best! So, that means I'm for Lois.

CLARK: You've got to be kidding, right?

DAN: Hey, I look good in a Hawaiian shirt.

PATRICK: I have a Irish accent. That makes me the best.

CLARK: I can't believe you guys.

LOIS: I choose Superman.

LEX: :rolleyes:

PATRICK & DAN: Oh, man. How are we supposed to compete against that guy?!

LEX: Hey, they didn't have sex. Maybe I still have a chance!

Thank you.

EW2EW: Did you ever tell Lois that she’s particularly cute when she’s mad?

Could we just lock those two away in a secluded cabin in the woods for a weekend?

/whispers/ UV light blinds him, IR light restores his vision. /points at The Eyes Have It/

Clark wouldn’t have minded.



Lex would.



I don’t think she’ll want to use that washcloth later on.

Drat. Too much bloodloss.

Michael

Edit:
: Now look a that. I think the icecube has just molten to nothing.

Christina: I'm okay with you finding Clark's word choice funny. Maybe it's an alt-dimension thing.

Michael: LOIS: /Psst. Some of us think of her as ewwwww, but if you think she's an evil writer now, wait until you see what she does to me next!/

CLARK: Lois! Spoilage!

LOIS: Ooops. Sorry, my bad.

LOIS: <sniffle> Thanks, Michael. :rolleyes: IF being the opportune word there.

CLARK: <clears throat> Hey, Lois, I think I might have left the kettle on at my apartment. I'll be right...

LOIS: Like I haven't heard *that* one before.

Nah, I think we'll keep Clark on the side of good for now.

CLARK: Just one shot? PLEASE!

Isnt' that always been their biggest issue: lack of communication?

I don't think... I know... That wouldn't have been... Oh, God!

EW: <Channeling Tank>

CLARK: In my defense, I wasn't listening to anyone but Lois.

<EW looks skeptical.>

CLARK: Not for our first time!

Um... Yeah. Sure.

I've said it before: the real reason for global warming.

/chooses to interpret this as Lois having to vacation with Clark on the dark side.

MICHAEL: /pst/ I’ve stashed some Kryptonite at his place. He’ll be ready for you to take advantage of him by the time you get there.

/signs them up for a week at the Larry Smilie Institute for a Happy Partnership with Benefits/



Casting couch is *so* 1990s.

He could have covered it using his jacket while carrying her?

/taps foot/ Who ordered the bra with the green sparkly crystal on the clip? I explicitly said *red*.

Fine.

Michael

LOIS: What?! No floating?

Um... Michael, we're still in 1993 in this dimension (or shall I say, we're back in 1993)

He didn't carry her until they got to her door.

That wasn't a green K reaction that was a brain losing blood flow reaction.

Did Lois say that? About Clark? To Clark?

CLARK: I hear she likes being frozen. No?

ER:

Michael

Hmmm. I must have read that FDK while awake.

CLARK: My life is full of missed opportunities.

Depends on what you mean by fun.

Oh, right. I thought you meant recently.

Hence him saying "planning on it". Poor fellow.

ER: Hey! Why is this looping back to the Gfic board? Something must be wrong. Argh!

LOIS: I didn't say I was going dark just .

Also:

Well, it was just what, 4 weeks ago, tops?

Best laid plans to get laid?

Michael

I think canon Clark did the same thing multiple times. The best way to work out the time line from Whine, Whine Whine to ATAI to WHATTA is to assume that And the Answer Is opens on the last in a long line of Clark being on the verge of telling Lois, with him having wimped out a bunch of times before.

Micheal: Cute, naughty smilies!

I think it was closer to 6-7 weeks since the auction.

CLARK: I've inheirated canon Clark's sense of optimism. <<sighs>> I wish.

Yes, with canon Clark's luck something or someone always interrupted.

That happened in this fic too. When Clark decided to tell Lois, after she had kissed him on Trask's plane, she herself stopped him by telling him that she was only using him as a decoy boyfriend. The night Lois gets shot, he feels like he should tell her again, but realizes the timing is off. Once he thinks more about it, he again decides to wait. It's a scary thing to tell the person you love your deepest darkest secret, especially if you've been toying with them about it for months now. He knows she will be angry when he tells her (that much of a lunkhead, he is not) especially after what happened with his experience with Lana... so, a part of him is chickening out too.

Hi Virginia,

I'm back and trying to catch up with my reading.

Great part. I especially love the interaction between Clark and his little foster sister, Marbella: so in character for him!

And now, part 34.

Welcome back, Sydney!

Glad Clark's interaction with Marbella worked (and didn't come across as creepy teenage boy, which really WASN'T what I was going for). Sometimes one needs to concentrate on being there for others before one can work on healing oneself.

I think that should be "better than to".

Even though this is when Lois is starting to be affected by her meds, I think she would still say "you to tell".

Thanks, John. All better now.