Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Wrong Clark TOC can be found Here

Moving right along.

Per the chapter headings: yes, I realize that there are 3 in this one posting alone, when in other Parts there are none. As I've mentioned before, I put Chapter headings where and when I see fit. There really is no set size or plan to them. They will make more sense in the Archive version, when all Part indicators (and cliffies) disappear and all one is left with are these random Chapter Headings.

Please give me your thoughts.

Oh boy - H.G. Wells is back! I don't think Clark is going to want to leave this dimension. I wish Superman had stayed a moment to talk with Martha and Jonathan, though I understand why he left.

Chapter headings as they fit works for me.

Joan

Virginia,

Okay, so Wells finally shows up. How is he going to clear up this mess and get the original Superman back?

Hi Virginia,

I love Henderson's point of view: very interesting, indeed!

And the few lines about Clark/Superman in Smallville were very well written: poignant... and sad; but I understand why he left.

So, Herb is back: what happens now?
May be...

Joan: The relationship between Clark and M&J is a complex one. Glad the chapter headings aren't a distraction.

Hmmm. I wonder why that is?

Ken: Your favorite character is back.

Um... Please remember that the characters don't have all the facts that you Readers do.

Sydney: It's hard to pull a fast one over on our favorite police inspector.

Thank you.

Stuff. Things. It's a process.

Hmm…another POV?

It’s getting time for Crush!


Ooooh! This is going to be fun in the future

Drat. Here I thought he might awaken from an extremely graphic non-nightmare.

Oh dear.

He was one of the few to stick around and you *killed* him?

Michael

Michael: And, no, another POV isn't like the sequel to Another Day.

HENDERSON: Pretty much.

HENDERSON: Are you saying just because I don't have a national stage <<cough, newspaper, cough>> to aire my opinion, I'm not allowed to have one?

HENDERSON: No, I totally get a beautiful face is worth rescuing, but if it's accompanied by a smart-alack mouth... Menalaus might be wise just to let Paris have her.

CLARK: I just didn't want to look like creepy stalker boyfriend, especially since she's already has a creepy stalker. Superman watching Lois's apartment seems like concern for her well-being. Me, doing it, creepy stalker guy.

She pays Superman with good press for giving her the story? Possibily.

Tomato/potato.

She didn't know he swiped the paper from a collegue. And they really need to pay the MPD more, if that's the case. Lois will write an article, if it means less MPD reading Met Star trash.

LOIS: I'm not a witch!

CAT: Me thinks she protests too much for someone who was never accused of said crime.

LOIS: Um... Look, a naked man!

CAT: <<looks around>> Where? Where?! Ugh, Ralph! I'm Blind!

LOIS:

Nope, Kryptonite hasn't shown up in this dimension yet.

HENDERSON: Really?

Tomato / Potato.

LOIS(to Lex): That's NOT allowed!

LEX: He said it! <<points to Michael>> Not me!

LOIS: I'm getting married?

It's been a long 48 hours.

Yes, and Lex is upset at missing the outtakes!

CLARK: Why didn't anyone warn me?

SUPERMAN: I'm not using my X-Ray vision to look into Lois's apartment unless I hear something usual, like Lois laughing, or cooking.

Oh, so you do read the Met Star?

That's going a bit to the extreme. Anyway, she'd probably get cold, and he'd have to warm her up with his heat vision, and that would melt the ice... it would be a huge mess.

CLARK: But I told her I'd wait until she's ready.

Lucy can order take-out like any good Lane woman.

Pasta is more of a sensory overload, with the taste, and the sight, and the smell, remind Clark of Lois touching him and telling him that she wanted him.

Not for a long while.

EW: <<checks outline / timeline>> So it is.

Clark adds another item to his list of things he wished he'd never done.

Lois isn't the only one who needs to heal.

Not CLARK! And I didn't kill the guy, tornados did.

EW: <<hugs compuer>> Wouldn't it?

LUCY: I've leaving one psycho roomie. I don't need a house full of them.

CLARK: See! I'm not an idiot.

SUPERMAN: It's because I like color, isn't it?

BM: I'm Batman!

CLARK: <<Who just flew in>> Hello? Hello? That's strange I could have sworn my phone was ringing.

But Alt-Dimension needs a Superman! They've got all those people walking around with Tempus guns.

Doesn't know what? He knows that this Lois had similar things happen to her like the Lois from his dimension, but he assumed Kal-El of this dimension died on impact because he was never adopted by the Kents.

WELLS: That was *my* plan.

Nope.

Lois is currently going through the 5 stages of grief. Anger, anger, boinking her partner, anger, and anger.

Mad Dog?

If that were the case I doubt Menken, Lex, or Superman would have made it out of that alley alive.

He had to be hired at the Planet at some point to be around by the time PML happens, right?

Ralph suing Lois? Lois suing Ralph? Jeanine suing Clark?

According to Lois: No.

True. And Lex might be wise to just let Superman have her. Or is that the other way ‘round?

Right. Huh, why is Lois drool-shaking her head?

Michael

LOIS: That's not true! Everyone is allowed to have opinions. Mine just happen to be the only right ones though.

Actually, "Clark" in this case. But a "Dan Scardino" might work in a pinch.

I'm sorry. Did you think Lois was the only blind character in my story?

And look! It's being held in that old condemed building. I hope nothing happens to the guests, requiring a rescue from Superman.

CLARK: I plead the Fifth.

LOIS (to Lex): And, you're going to tell me that you weren't thinking about doing it all along?

LEX: I would never... Lois, how could you EVER think of me like that?! I respect you too much to ever, consider doing anything that dirty and pleasurable to you.

LOIS: Pleasurable?

LEX: <<all innocence>> Well, are you saying that I wouldn't enjoy myself with you?

LOIS: How about we never try and find out?

LEX:

SUPERMAN: <<standing sternly with arms crossed>> I agree with Lois.

LEX: Spoil sport.

I knew I shouldn't have had Cat teaching the sexual harrisment workshop.

Michael

No, not literally. Face blind, i.e. can't see the Clark in the Superman blind. Clark's blind in the he can't see the woman who has the hots for him in front of his face blind. It makes for fun interactions.

Oh, dear.

Oh, oh, oh... I knew I should have been more specific. Cat! When I said sexual harrisment seminar, I meant the prevention of, not the application of.

Duh! Also, some people have to be more specific than others when making certain statements.

Huh. It is? /goes looking for loose disk inside brain/

Oh dear. Does Clark not have the staying power for a long ‘run’?

Yes, but how would he discern the difference without checking to make sure? /won’t shut up until Clark goes looking to make sure that there’s only Lois-approved activity going on instead of also Lucy-approved stuff/

/inserts tiny screwdriver to adjust detector/

So, hard but not difficult. Poor Lois. She really bought into the whole advertisement.

No, was thinking TV portrayal *of* L.A., not when on TV yourself.

CAT: Why would anyone want to prevent it?

Michael

I thought when one said that Lois was blind, everyone knew that it was because she couldn't see the Superman in Clark Kent.

We're in it for the long haul, but EW needs to take it one part at a time, please. Otherwise I look to see if I can see the end of the train and start hyperventalating when I can't see it.

Lucy only approves of one of those two activities? <<looks skeptical>>

But you're absolutely right. If he heard ANYONE getting pleasure in Lois's room, he'd take a peek and clear confusion.

Would she rather have difficult, yet not hard?

LOIS: I think not!

LUCY: I've lived in LA for the last two years!

There's a vignette that needs to be written. LOIS teaches the class and Ralph attends it.

Yeah, but that’s no fun to joke about

/whispers/ You’re looking in the wrong direction. You must look in the direction the trains driving. There, about a 500m ahead, there’s the end of the train. We’ve been chasing it for a while now. Also, you supposed to stay inside the train, not climb onto the roof like Lois does.

No,no, Lucy approves of what Lois is doing, as long as it’s balanced with the stuff Lucy herself also approves of.

See? Was that so hard, Clark? Michael

LOIS: But I was sure I saw Clark head out this way...

Lucy disapproves of activities in the bedroom? Oh, right, working, researching, and sleep. Gotcha.

CLARK: Sorry, it took me a while to see the Kryptonian in the researcher.

LOIS:

/Lois thinking
PERRY: Lois, I'm thinking you might not be the way to go. Clark!

Michael

Kryptonian (Zara) in the researcher (Sara).

CLARK: Define "cheat". There's cheating that I don't approve of AT ALL. There's fake cheating which Meg Ryan demonstrated so well. There's cheating by oneself that I wouldn't mind watching. And there's cheating to make me give Lois a win. (My personal favorite, BTW.) Or have I completely gone off topic?

CLARK: No, Ralph, we WON'T be using Lois for demonstration purposes. We'll be using Wally.

RALPH: Wally?

WALLY: Me? I'm supposed to be the girl in this scenario?

CLARK: No, you'll be Ralph. He'll be the girl.

RALPH: Wally will be *me*? But... but... but... he doesn't have my moves down.

CLARK: He'll be able to improvise.

WALLY: Do I haveta? I don't really want to talk to Ralph like he talks to women.

CLARK: It's the only way you two will learn how women feel when you treat them this way. After we go through this for a few times, you'll switch: Wally will be the woman and Ralph, you'll be Wally.

RALPH: I don't think I want to work at the D.P. that badly, after all.

WALLY: Me, either.

Lois, Cat, and rest of DP staff:

Oh. Oops?

Michael

Loved the scene with Henderson! I liked seeing things from his point of view. And it’s always nice to see Martha and Jonathon.


Unfortunately my reviews will have to be shorter now because I don't have a lot of time. Neurobiology will be the death of me xD 15+ hours of homework and I didn’t even finish it

Michael: Oh, dear. Did I cross that line again? I have so much trouble with that darn line.

CLARK: Of course, I approve. But he has to do the touching on Wally. And Wally is more than welcome to punch his lights out if Ralph touches him somewhere he doesn't want to be touched.

WALLY: Works for me.

RALPH: I don't want to touch him.

CLARK: What's the difference between him and Cat?

CAT: Honey, if you don't know that answer, you have more serious problems than we thought. It will take long intensive therapy to cure. Fortunately, I know a good sex therapist.

RALPH: I'll take sex therapy with Cat.

CAT: Honey, I wasn't offering it to you.

WALLY: <starts to raise hand>

CAT: Or you.

CLARK: I know the difference. I was asking them.

LOIS: Can I punch Ralph's lights out? But without him touching me?

CLARK: Lois, Perry asked that you sit this seminar out because we need at least one reporter in the newsroom in case of breaking story.

LOIS: <slight pout> Fine. But call me, I'll be right outside the conference room door if you need me to punch his lights out.

EW: I've gone on too long, so I'll end this little vignette right here. Thank you.

EW: See above.

X Phile: Welcome back! Sporatic FDK is always welcome. Hope your classes are going well.

Always good to hear.

Okay, you win. (My daughter's 2nd grade homework took forever, but not that long.) Let's hope that it isn't a daily class.

Michael

Do you mean Lois "HITS" harder? How is this a difference between Wally and Cat? I bet Cat hits harder too.

WALLY: Hey!

CAT:

WALLY: <<groan>> I lie down corrected.

LOIS: Care to repeat that?

Thank you.

but but but Wally’s 300 pounds of wobbling, sweating fat. Of course, he’s got bigger ones. They also have a lot of drag.

Oops. /nods/

Michael

Oh, you mean he needs a "bro". (aka a man-bra, or is it called a 'man-ssiere'?)

WALLY: What? I don't weigh 300 pounds. 240 at most. And it's all muscle.

CAT: <looks him up and down> 340, and he definately has more wobble than me, but it's mostly around the gut area.

LOIS: <<innocently>> Well, if they read the Met Star, they really should be expecting it, shouldn't they? BTW, see Female Hawk's "The Accused" on the accuracy of Met Star's inaccurate reporting of those type of events.

Michael

I think it should just be "picked up that", I do not think you need the on.

I think that should just be "Menken started". Either that or you could maybe go with "Menken's office started".

I think that should be "knew as many".

I think there should be an "and between down and saw and a "the" in front of courtyeard.

I think that should be "it to him" at the end of the first sentance.

I think it should be "back to the elevators" at the end there.

Freudian slip? Thanks.

Right. Have no idea what I was thinking here. Fixed.

Nope, it isn't a comparison statement. He's Superman; he's actually "knew many" victims.

Wow, this was really rough. about the stuff that slipped through the cracks. Thanks.

Yes, that does make more sense. <<hits self with 2x4>> I do read these parts before posting, you know. Not that it's obvious. You're a treasure, John. Thanks.

When I type fast often articles get dropped. I often write in notebooks and transcribe onto the computer. I'm trying to read aloud my parts before posting now, but as I do it before bedtime, my brain function isn't always there. Thanks. You'd be amazed at how many errors I actually FIXED before posting.

This sentance is really bugging me. It makes sense through debris as is. However "as from the winds themselves" does not seem to be a whole phrase. The idea that "as many people" sets up the comparison. Or you could say "many more people were hurt from falling debris as from the winds themselves", or "many fewer ..." although I don't think that is what you meant. Maybe I am off base but the "as from the winds themselves" part seems to be setting up a comparison, but that is not how the first part is worded. The issue is not how many people Clark can know, but that the "as" compares the first part and the later part.

It would also work with "not just" instead of "as" before "the winds themselves".