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BTW, if the world doesn't end on Friday, I plan on posting as usual. If it does, I'll post my next six parts <and any others I have written by then> and my rough outline so you can have a general gist of where this story is going and don't have to die without knowing. And if I have time I'll post Part 1 of Book 3 too, so you can see what that story would have been about.

Personally, I'm hoping the world will survive. My outline is pretty dry stuff. <<among other reasons, of course>>

I have a feeling the world will be here after Friday.

Lots of interesting stuff here. What is Lex up to with that watch? Some sort of tracking device or kryptonite? He's almost acting as if he's been exposed to the red stuff.

And what timing for Miranda's perfume! I don't think either will resist at this point.

Joan

We are to PML. OK, I am really scarred that it is going to go horribly wrong in some horrendous way, but I am glad the anticipation is over.

Finally an explanation for spraying for fruit flies in the middle of the winter.

Well, at least she does not want Luthor in any way. This is good.

she does not like Luthor at all.

I hope this is someone Luthor had knocked off and Lois figures out that Luthor was responsible for it. OK, I do not have much hope that will happen, but it would be cool.

she got rid of the watch. Although I am a bit worried about the Kryptonite being in the water.

more researching of Luthor.

Clark: Luthor seems to be in great need of being a dictionary, especially the n section. He does not understand "no" and "I don't want that".

[Qupte]Lois decided to play dumb. “I returned that watch to you, Lex; conflict of interest and all. Remember?”[/Quote]

Lois: More like conflict of feelings. My feelings were in conflict with accepting it from a creep like Luthor.

Lois: This makes me so mad. He flaunts his disregard for my feelings.

she outbluffed Luthor.

This is not the way to win Lois' heart. Of course Luthor seems to have just continued to dig himself a bigger and bigger whole.

Clark: Obviously he is. He is acting like his normal self, and disrespecting you, Lois. First he shots you, then he buys you like a prostitute, and now he disregards your wish to not have his gift and invades your private space.

Because it had Kryptonite in it.

He can't give her a new one.

she is going to get Luthor to do a wild goose chase for the watch. Hmm, hopefully he does not think to dredge by the docks.

Clark: Why is Luthor so quick to suggest security tapes. It would suggest maybe he is used to monitoring people in this way.

Clark: Am I glad of that.

Lois: Why?

Clark: I can't tell you yet.

Lois: Why not?

Clark: Well I told you, and you didn't believe me.

Lois: Tell me now!

Clark: I am not there now. I can't tell you until I am actually there, at the earliest.

Lois: Don't think you can get out of it this time.

she is taking things to heart, even if only a little at a time.

Did Luthor already get exposed to Revenge?

I do not think accepting Luthor's compliment was wise.

Lois: Luthor is not winning any points. Whatever else Clark is, he is definately not a robber.

Maybe Lois and the rest of the newsroom won't get exposed to Revenge. That would be so much better.

she stuck up for Clark.

Sounds like Luthor is describing himself.

You tell him Lois.

Well, at least Lois wants a change.

Good. Although she would maybe have to lie.

It won't work anyway, since Luthor does not accept no.

Lois you need to learn to just say no to Luthor.

This does not sound wise.

She really should have just catagorically rejected Luthor.

[Quote]Misery didn’t even touch on how horrible Lois felt. She dropped her head onto the conference table. The door opened and in walked her coworkers for their morning staff meeting. She lifted her head and caught sight of Clark as he slid into the seat next to her.[/Quote

Clark is hear.

He really needs to tell Lois the truth.

At least he is telling her the truth, just leaving out one key piece.

Clark needs to tell her the whole truth.

Well, this does explain why she has not deduced Ck=SM with her olifactory senses.

On the other hand, maybe she should be deducing Ck=SM.

he is touching her.

She really does like him.

I love how we get new explanations for familiar actions.

Clark is truly perceptive.

[Quote]“Of course,” Lois retorted, thrilled at even this little flirtatious conversation.[/Quote

Lois and Clark are flirting.

This is so much better than in canon.

This makes it sound like being even more flirtatious than it was.

Shouldn't it be "what in the Same Hill"?

No, you need to stay here Clark. If Miranda shows up, Lois needs you around.

Lois: Who?

Clark: You.

Lois: Oh. Thankyou, I guess.

[QuoteClark glanced up from his desk and over at Lois. She had taken off her jacket and started unbuttoning the top two buttons of her blouse.[/Quote]

Clark is here.

This actually makes sense.

You have no idea Clark, no idea.

So Clark managed to be out of the office when Miranda actually sprayed people. Hmm, at least this Lois won't miss all the signs that CK=SM.

I doubt there is anything he could have said to change Father Carlos' mind.

No, I don't think so. Father Carlos made his decision on his life long ago.

Why do I think that is not going to be a real problem over the next few days?

If you only knew Clark, if you only knew.

He should be bold and tell her.

I still think he should go with Father Carlos' request. However it is probably best to think it through.

See, I said she would not be minding his kissing any time soon.

Wise move.

Lois: See, it was worth doing. He noticed.

Lois: The subtle invitation is not working. He has not kissed me. I need to be more blatant.

Lois: I really need to try harder, if he can focus on the dock strike, instead of kissing me.

Lois: Come to me Clark. Stop with your boring work.

Lois: Comes on Clark. Let's go somewhere romantic. Out of this boring newsroom.

I am loving this dialogue.

Lois:

Lois: I get to "have" Clark. I like this. I like this a lot.

Lois: The most fun things are done at night.

for almost kissing.

Lois: I am having effect on him.

Lois: It would be so much better if he were touching my leg.

I guess other people in the newsroom are not being too overt yet.

Lois is still her impatient self.

Lois: I am so glad Clark is typing fast. Sooner to get my lips on him. And other things.

Oh no, oh no, oh no.

Lois: I like the sound of that.



Lois: Clark, you promised once the five minutes were up I could have you. The five minutes are up, so I can have you now, kiss me.

Well, at least Clark will see this person.

Lois: This is so much better than my dreams.

Miranda is really bold and not afraid of getting caught.

Lois: I am not willing to wait that long for the next kiss. Not at all.

Clark: I thought we were going to the restraunt.

Lois: I much prefer to be with you in an apartment. I want you.

She is speaking the truth.

I am a bit scared what will happen when the perfume wears off.

I am a little surprised he has not began to wonder about her change of feeling.

Although I probably should be a little more weary. Lois is not going to be happy when she comes out of this. Or maybe she will be. Hmm, this is hard to say.

Sheesh. The way you've set this up, I would expect Lois to be really, really mad - unless Clark decides to reveal The Secret to her before they - um, do the mattress mambo. That's the only thing I can think of that would jar her out of her perfume-induced insanity.

And I noticed that Miranda's perfume has morphed from "Revenge" to "Exclusive!" Interesting. I wonder if it makes people monogamous instead of lust-crazed?

Lex is acting like he's already been exposed. Maybe he's even been overdosed. One can only hope.

I suspect that the watch held both red and green K and also had a tracking device in it. Of course, now that it's at the bottom of the river, its power source might have shorted out and Lex may not be able to find it. That makes me wonder about just how much he knows about Superman and if a little time-traveling irony-loving birdie whispered it to him. I also wonder if Lois' little pale lie about Clark's birth certificate will come back to bite her in the future.

You know, if Clark and Lois don't slam on the brakes, Herb is going to be quite discomfited.

Exclusive is what they call the fragrance being tested in canon. It is a very different thing than Revenge. The testing of Revenge was not planned.

Sheesh Revenge now and where did the kyptonite watch go?

Joan: Yes, I agree the world will still be here after Friday. Otherwise, how will be destroyed by that new Nightfall type asteroid that's supposed to pass us by in February?

Hmmm. Is Miranda not acting like she does in canon and sprayed Lex before Daily Planet? We'll have to see.

I don't think Red K would affect Lex at all.



Lois threw it into Hob's Bay when she went down the docks to check out a floater on Christmas morn. I mentioned that time would speed up once we left Smallville. Hopefully, no more 15 part episode rewrites. Phew.

John: 7-Part FDK!

Michael has really built up the anticipation beyond belief. I'm afraid I had to go over and beyond to make up for it.

Yes, that always bothered me as well. We spray our fruit trees in fall and spring here. Winter makes no sense to me at all.

I thought you might like that line.

I'll have to agree with you there.

Oh, right, I have to go back and fix that section for the people who didn't read "Jolly St. Clark". Thanks for the reminder.



Yes, Lois is finally acknowledging all of her true feelings.

RANDOM PSYCHO KILLER: Yea! I got away with another one!

Good thing Hob's Bay isn't a great swimming hole for Clark.

LOIS: Well, he asked for it!

LEX: Some of us are too busy to sit around and read dictionaries.

LEX: There are my feelings and everyone else's either agree with mine or don't matter.

Why is that?

LOIS: You and your one-track mind, Clark.

He did have it specifically made for her.

Why would he? Obviously she didn't like the first one enough to push past this little flimsy excuse to accept it.

He would have to know it's there.

Clearly Lex doesn't trust *his* employees.



She's decided to stop lying to herself.

CLARK: Hey, if she wants to tell Luthor she's my girlfriend, I'll back her up.

Sadly, true.

Luthor is like a 5 year old child. He doesn't hear the word "no" unless he himself is speaking it.

Communication or the lack thereof is a theme in this story, if you hadn't noticed.

She's trying not to burn any bridges she may want to use in the future.

Um... John, Clark works there.

-- Response to John's FDK -- Cont.

LOIS: That would be a nice change.

He's trying to be more truthful to Lois.

CLARK:

They weren't whispering during the meeting in canon, but thank you.

Hence Perry's expression after she said that.

Yes, thanks. Fixed.

It was my impression from PML that the Exclusive! launch took several hours, so there was plenty of time for Clark to go out and do his interviews and come back, just as the party was ending, and shortly after Miranda sprayed everyone. He missed them being sprayed, so Miranda isn't on his mind later, when... well, you'll see.

CAT: No, he meant me! ME! ME! Me!

LOIS: :rolleyes:

See above note.

Clark is good at finding rational explanations for the irrational happenings around him.


I don't see how CK being out of the office when Miranda spray everyone will lead to Lois assuming CK=SM. It gives him an excuse for why the perfume didn't affect him.

We'll have to see about that.

That's true.



Did I mention enjoying a little CK torture?

Hmmmmm.

This is a decision that Clark will not take lightly.

CLARK: Huh? What? Did someone say, 'Lois' and 'kissing'? Really, I need to work on this article.

Doesn't work, anyway.

CLARK: I notice everything about Lois.

Clark is trying hard not to put his desires as an explanation for Lois's motivation.

-- Response to John's FDK -- Cont.
CLARK: Luckily my brain works fast enough for me to think about the two topics at the same time.

LATER, Perry reads Clark's dock strike article, and wonders why there are references to Lois's lips, bossom, and soft skin.

She makes a good Siren.

Pretty much.

Clark's having a hard time resisting it as well.

CLARK: Well, duh!

He's just looking to see if any of them are noticing what Lois is doing. He's not really paying attention to what they're doing.



That's a good reason for Clark to type faster and get them out of the office and away from prying eyes sooner.



Yes, but he missed being sprayed.

Not quite. She has very vivid dreams, after all.

As far as Clark knows, it could be just a floral scent she's talking about.

Nor will she have to.

It's down the street from his apartment.

Why wouldn't she?



If he starts to over-question this gift, he might lose it.

That depends on lots of factors.

I was hoping we could have 15 parts for this episode. Lois head-over-heels in love with Clark is so fun. OK, I doubted that would happen, but I would not complain.

Canon Lois: Hey, wait a minute. I saw Clark rob the place. And once he explained what was really going on, I protected him from Sergeant Zymack's inquiries in the matter. I mean, OK, maybe I should have not mistrusted him and not assumed he was a robber, but hey, he was robbing the place and I saw him do it.

I guess you do have a point. Still, it very much messes with everyone's mental well being.

So true, so very true.

Clark: Well, that just shows she is still very far from seeing the truth of Luthor.

True, but I was afraid he would not be back from Brazil yet.

My thoughts exactly.

That is why it is better than in canon. There they were not wispering to eachother at all.

I guess it also gives Clark a reason for not being affected. Otherwise how no one got suspicious over his not being affected is very hard to explain.

Clark: I meant Lois and no one else.

That is what I meant. Lois won't miss the sign that CK=SM, because there is no sign to miss.

Lois: No, I think you need to work on kissing me.

Lois: He notices me.

Lois: If you want to.

Clark: I don't think that is a good idea in trhe office.

Lois: OK, then let's leave and go somewhere where we can go all the way. Now.

Lois: Except I want it now.

Lois: Actually, on further thought. I see no reason to wait until night to do all the fun things. No reason to wait at all. We can do them right now. Clarkie.

Clark: Can we at least wait until we get out of the public.

Lois: Not to kiss. Maybe on some other things. But not wait too long.

Lois: But in my dreams crazy Ralph went after me, and there was no Clark anywhere.

Lois: Although you better mean in the minute range, and not in the days range. No more days bewtween kisses from Clark.

Clark: Sounds good to me.

Oh. I was assuming that Lois had cut straight to going to the bedroom. It now makes sense to me why Clark has not started to see anything off.

Clark: Well, Lois was flirting with me this morning. OK, she is coming on strong, but hey. I like this.

Reader: Well, I am now wondering what will happen when they get out of the cab. I guess it is good that we only have a short time until the next post.

*straps on seatbelt because this one is going to be a fun ride*
At first I thought this was just a random addition.

When I finally got time to read this so I could review? My mind went "OH! That's Clark's assignment!"

Stalker! The attack of the killer watch!
*cue Twilight Zone music*

How about one of Lex's flunkies.

Or Lex. Lex makes more sense. Considering how badly the recording effort has gone to this point he'd probably try to personally make sure the device was in her possession.

Sounds like you weren't that "in the mood" for the fruit fly assignment. ... Then again, you didn't sound like you were assigned that yet.

Wouldn't it have been hilarious if that had still been the case but from Lex? Considering his monetary talents and abilities it's completely possible he'd hire someone to search the docks just for it.

Thank god. Then no one else would be subjected to such a garish item.

Oh dear, didn't know he was exposed to that yet. I guess Miranda sprayed him in the morning.

Oh my, a jealous Lex is a dangerous Lex.

For all she knew, Luthor might BE the person Clark's hiding out from.

*Lex pens in his catch.*

*and snares his prey quite neatly.*

Lois: Sometimes I hate Lex. What am I saying? Of course I hate Lex!

I'd agree, kind of frightening.

And of course that will mean Lex will be attempting to track that ghost of a certificate down.

[QUOTE She felt like a very lucky mouse escaping the jaws of that boa constrictor. The more she had fought, the tighter he had held. Just the memory of this meeting left her more than breathless.[/QUOTE]
That, of course could be rather enthralling in the right circumstances. It could also be alarming. I could just imagine her inner self going "Red Alert! Red Alert!! All hands prepare to engage defense mechanisms!!"

Wait... wasn't she just at the press conference? Is there supposed to be a break there?

And the beginnings of suspicion of where Clark goes approach.

Sounds like when the pheromone kicks in things would be even MORE heated, not less. Clark hadn't kissed her purely because he wanted to before that in canon.

And while that's understandable I'm sure it's setting things back for the two of them. It's heating that tension to a blazing inferno on both sides. The pheromone is going to be that perfect spark, I'm sure.

Mazik jewelers?

And once Clark and Lois are together I'm sure that will take on a new level of excitement to say that. (Please note I didn't say WHICH Clark and Lois.)

Probably catching the faint scent of whatever he was trying to help.

LOL. I love how Lois acted like she was caught necking with the quarterback by the school principal.

Lois: Are you saying our relationship is at a standstill? Are you telling Perry that we aren't getting along??

Well what do you know? My quote buffer ran out!
On to the next ten.

You know, Marketing never made much sense to me. Now PR does... but then again, these days PR is sometimes considered a division of marketing.

Flirrrrrrrrrt!

*squinches up face* I don't know about that Clark. The decision to take up the cloth is a kind of serious endeavour and not taken up lightly. I don't know if even Lois would change that (unless there's something in Clark's soul past to suggest that which we were not privy to.)

I think you've been missing some obvious signs to me. It seems like Lois has been pulling the "reverse psychology" stuff on herself and it's bleeding out in my point of view.

I didn't get why she kept saying "now" at first. Then as this went along my eyebrows went even higher.

Well it looks like "just friends" won't be that for too much longer.

I could almost hear that seductive, breathy tone. Somehow I suspect it was even more seductive than canon Lois was because all of the priming that happened in the days prior.

And I'm certain Clark's thinking of ways to put the rest of the day to good use. In bed.
Oh boy, Clark's mind's blown. Lights are on, no one's home. Or more like the light fuse just blew. And I know I'm mixing my metaphors but I'm sure this instance deserves it.

LOL, Love how even on the pheromone perfume she can still be blunt when she needs to be.

Oh dear. And here, I can just imagine that happening.

Yum, yum, yum. Sounds like Clark's going to be enjoying himself very soon.

Just hope this won't come back to bite him hard.

You and my betas both, but I still have more of the story to tell. Rest assured we have only seen the few minutes of the first day of the Revenege epidemic. While PML is a fun episode, it actually was only a minor part of this story (and IMPORTANT segment as you'll soon see, but still a minor one in the overall story).
Exactly. There's a history of Lois believing that Clark is a robber, so it's not such a far reach for a gulliable Lois to believe this.

LOIS: I'm not gulliable!

EW: Exactly. Which is why you don't buy Lex's story.

It does, doesn't it?

Even canon Clark worked with Luthor on occasion despite knowing who he really was. <<cough>> HiM <<cough>>

His trip to Brazil was the day before.

Christina: Thank you for the long FDK!
I hope so.
It was an explanation on why they were spraying for fruit flies in the middle of winter.

Nope, Clark's working the "Dock Strike" not the "Garbage Strike" (which is now over and happened in January off page).



That's one of the theories.

Yes, Lex as the evil queen from Snow White, finally learns to take matters into his own hands... Or maybe he will someday, since giving Lois the watch is still working through a mediary.

Fruit Fly assignment was in February. The Floater was on Christmas morning back over a month previous. She's thinking back on it.

Maybe he has.

CLARK: I was thinking the same thing.



He is, isn't he?

Perhaps he is.



He's making it difficult to love him.

Eerie Lex.

He's already been doing that.



She was thinking back to the previous day with Lex at the luncheon.

Nope, they hadn't dated and they also weren't on a relationship "break", which only Lois could unbreak (in Clark's opinion).



Could have been. Or it could have been another watchmaker who had made a hideous looking green / red glowing crystal that Lois didn't want.

Noted. Yes, I can see the teasing fun intensify with Superman double entendres.



Pretty much.

Yes, she misconstrued Clark's response to Perry.

Well, shucks.

Martketing for the Daily Planet, and PR for the perfume company?

Clark's a bit more open to flirting since getting the green light from Carlos.

He's trying to do the right thing. Yes, I agree with you (as does Carlos), but at the moment, Clark cannot see how anyone could choose a life without Lois than one with her.

Lois might have finally admitted to herself that she loves Clark, but she still hasn't let herself do anything about it because of his whole lying about his past thing. Of course, once she had admitted this to herself, Clark became irresistable, and Lois started to do those things we all do when we have a crush on someone and don't want (but at the same time, do want) them to know. Everything she says or does seems obvious (only to her), everything said to her says he loves her (of course, she might be right about that), and everything everyone else says makes it seems like everyone else knows as well (okay, maybe they do; it would explain the sudden appearance of the popcorn machine in the break area).

You're not the only one. It took Clark a while as well.



Thank you.

Not quite.



As you know, it's difficult to keep a Revenge-addled Lois to still be Lois.

Well, we'll see...

Christina said:
However since Miranda says that the pheremone removes inhibitions, it would seem to me it would make Lois more blunt.

She is blunt in telling Clark she desires him, blunt and no nonsense in getting rid of Ralph when he goes after her, and blunt in stating her views to Miranda.

The pheremone does not create desire, it hightens it and removes inhibitions, and it would seem that would apply to speaking ones mind on all sorts of things.

Good point. I never thought about it exactly like that before.

Ooooh! Oooooh!

I wonder if Miranda has orchestrated the whole thing, starting with getting Lex to heat up Metropolis and seducing the Garbage Union’s chief so he would call a strike. All in the name of getting a chance to spray Metropolis.

Clark?

Maybe if she bedded Clark at the time?



Wouldn’t that just mean the watch might end up inside a fish and when Lois and Clark visit a fish restaurant, she gets served the fish with the watch inside? Or… /points up to tidal wave reference/ She should have pried the crystals out of it, sold the watch for its weight at a gold smith and put the crystals in front of a steamroll.

That’s what assassins are for.

The wave generator project. Actually, such luncheons are already considered bribery if they’re more than a couple dozen bucks per person. At least, over here.

Did Lex have Valdez infected?

/whispers/ ‘it’

Huh. Women do that? Or is that a Lois thing? You know, replace broken lock picks. Get some new mace. Put in a new box of DFCBs.



See? Had she done as Cat does and just gotten him out of her system, things would be easier now. Of course, she *would* be considering how to handle a career and a baby come September, but still…

Take me. Take me now. ?

Awwwwwwww

Old Mr. Mazic?

So, Clark knows what Superman is doing regularly back when he’s home alone?

New hobby?

Huh.

Or cheap perfume. So, no stench associated with the hookers that Ralph frequents.

Right. So not in love.

By turning them into fruit mosquitoes?

Clausy?



How about Krisly Bear?

No that Clarkie is still available, she could use it as a nickname for something else Clark-related .





No, he’s more interested in watching you.
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Wait for it...
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LOIS:

/off to second part/

Kinda. And you’d better not skimp on Honeymoon either.

Ooooh! Oooooh!



Maybe if he had just grabbed him and dumped him in Lois’s apartment in the middle of the night?

Meeeeeehhhh…

You mean, like when he finally gets Lois?



Uuuummm…

Lois.

*gulp*

Very much amends.

Lois is speaking about and and

He needs , doesn’t he?

So, pasta and a bed?



He’s a slow one, isn’t he?
LOIS: Don’t care.

More fun for EW?

She studied with Cat, huh?

Oops? Maybe he should accidentally spill some water on his pants?



She’s a Mad Dog in heat.

But what if she wants another 60 hours after that?

Read about the two-week honeymoon have we?

I recommend he not tell Lois that.

Something fit for Love Fortress?

Michael

Good point. Hmm, I am really getting scared we might see this in Part . Although that would require really bad luck, so maybe it is unlikely.

Clark: I have really bad luck. I think we need to worry.

Michael: I just sent the next part to Beta, so I'll reward myself by answering some FDK.

Sounds like Michael is excited about the sidebar to Lois's exposé on the Garbage Collectors union.

MIRANDA:

LOIS:

LOIS:

Well, John likes to add up all of Lex's flaws for Lois to count, but you don't need to.

BUT it's COLD!

Depends on how the radiation from the Kryptonite works. Does it dissolve in the water?

Yes, it might.

Yes, it could happen.

Yes, but that would imply a) that she knew what the crystals were, and b) that the particles from the crushed Kryptonite didn't end up in the air, ground into the road, or washed into a nearby water supply somehow, polluting it.

LEX: As a matter of fact, I have several on payroll if you want to use one to get rid of your pesky partner of yours, Lois.

LOIS: Uh... Thanks for the generous offer, but no. My, look at the time, I really must be... uh... OCTOPUS!

It's a 'thank you' luncheon, so free for the guests.

Good question.

Thank you.

A Lois thing.



CLARK: Sorry, I'm busy, Lois... er... you know.

LOIS: Sadly.

Oh, but that's what everyone else does.

No.

Actually, Clark *does* have ulterior motives for Lois. He wants to marry her and make her very happy.

<<sees plot for Michael's final chapter of his PML fic.>>

Maybe they eat them like popcorn? Also, rats and mice probably bigger in the forest.



No, probably not, especially in an office where Cat Grant works.

CLARK: And I can do that from the docks.

Lookie there, me too!

-- Response to Michael's FDK - (cont.)

So, no jumping forward to a little magic show? Uh... er... um... But I thought you guys wanted me to up the pace?

CLARK: Well, being that he's a priest, she'd probably be okay. Unless, of course, he's not, and he's really just undercover as a priest, then maybe she wouldn't be safe. No, best to keep them a good hemisphere apart just to be safe... To guarantee his safety.

Yep, when he finally gets Lois, he's caught!

That she is. <<What she had planned on telling Clark, BTW>>

CLARK: <<adjusts tie>> We're still talking about the dock strike, right?

CLARK: Hey! My Mom and Dad used to do that. Farming is quite labor intensive and exhausting work and... Oh. <<blushes>> Never mind. You don't like Lawrence Welk, do you?

CLARK: What are you implying? I've done this before, you know. I know I'm a bit rusty... not literally though... but I think I can figure it out. Eidetic memory and all.

LOIS:

That be the one.

LOIS: Me like slow.

CLARK: Anyway, just to defend myself, you can't blame me for not expecting this after the life I've had, right? Good luck doesn't fall into my lap, like... EVER.



Well, her desk is opposite Cat's.

Um... that would look like he pee'd his pants though.

CLARK: I've got heat vision.

EW: You'd use it there? At work?

CLARK: Maybe not.

I figured Lois's personality should be in there somewhere.

CLARK:

LOIS: I've got vacation days saved up.

CLARK: <<puts on baseball hat over "lunkhead" tattoo on his forehead>> Do I look that stupid?

That's happening in the copier room.

LOIS: I charge $1500 for a billionaire to take me on a fifteen minute drive in his limo where he's not allowed to touch me. <<looks Ralph over>> Nope. You can't afford me.

Nope, I'm not even going to give him that.

LOIS:

So, you're saying I shouldn't delay tonight's posting, John?

What? Tonigh's posting? We are going to get all the way to the morning tonight? I figured it would be taken up by since I can't say anything about that here.

Oh, that's too bad, John, because I have tonight's part all ready to go. I just have to press the "post" button. If you really want me to wait until morning...

It’s like with little children getting excited when the first bits of Christmas decoration pop up in the streets.



I think I’ve heard somewhere that the cold numbs you pretty fast.

She might have dumped it at the same pier they end up in HiM, or it might get dragged out to see and Superman encounters it inside the wave.

Well… a) Just to get rid of Lex-stuff. No matter what they are. B) Yeah, there *was* a story once where someone covered half the US with Kryptonite dust. But then, who would really wonder when he suddenly develops headaches and colds and stuff. Lois would probably contribute it to his unnatural eating habits.

Umm… I meant an assassin to get rid of *Lex*.

Lex and Octopus. Also… is it just my imagination or was Octopus Lois’s safe-word for Superman to rescue her?

Yes, but if the meal would normally cost more than the non-bribe-limit, it would still be considered bribery.

ER: Lois does have a couple very good points there…



Fantasies are okay, so long as they involve a naked Lois and Cark and Superman in the same room.

Tying her up in his bed so she won’t come after him in her drug-addled state?

LOIS: He wants to *marry* me?

Will the last thing Superman does before leaving with Herb be flash-freezing Lois and when she wakes up, she knows he was Clark *and* that he’s now nowhere to be found. Thus she gets really mad. Then history resets itself and Lois is left with a deep seated mistrust and anger at Clark and when True Clark shows up, things get *very* interesting. BTW, did you already check out MLT’s No Place Like Home? It’s now available as ebook, IIRC.

Exciting for Lois? Well, interesting? From a scientific point of view?


LOIS: Not *again*! The time at MetSewRecFac was enough for me.

I know. I just meant *Clausy*?

and strips him?

We’re talking about two ‘spaceships’ ‘docking’.

Michael

Quiz points tallied. Check. Procrastinating on Part 89. Check. Back to FDK. Darn bear gets all the luck.

LOIS: <<looks to the ceiling and shakes head>> And he came highly recommended, too.



Oh, well, if I must...

No, just from Lois.

What! Zara's here already?!

Hank's her husband and not an Irig. Walt's the bad Irig boy.

CLARK: <<sheepishly>> Naughty luck?

But she might offer to help him dry off or take his pants to the hand dryer in the ladies room... without him in it.

LOIS: Oh, I'm worth so much more than that. I require one round-the-world trip with no plane.

I'm sorry, I'm only creating fully functional (debatable) adult people in this story, no babies. Oh, wait, that's not exactly true. Um... I didn't say that.

and
(yes, I’m aware you’re not following that recent media hype. Really, it’s like the 2011’s Harry Potter. Just for grown ups. Plus: Dragons!)

I’m not joking. I’m just way too lazy to dig out the quote from the law-site and translate it. All in the name of fighting corruption at the minor functionary level. Of course, it’s still good practice to pay the top-level politicians millions so they do what they’re told by those with said money. That’s just common sense.
TEMPUS: What a fun universe. Can I live here, please?

Michael

LOIS: No comment.

/watches as Lois steps forward/
LOIS: What? No one else willing to watch whether Ralph will die a horrible death?

Michael

I was right?!

It's on my to-do list... for the future.