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

I know you all wanted me to drag out this A-Plot for three more parts, so I hope you aren't too that I kissed... skipped <<oops! Freudian slip>> ahead to the other B-Plot stuff. It's not like there are any other interesting Natural Disasters looming on the horizon for Clark to worry about or to interrupt him telling Lois what exactly it is he wants to talk about, right?

Comments are always appreciated like a box of dark chocolates.

Oh, trust me, he will always find a reason to postpone it.

Told ya.

At first he wouldn't tell her the truth because she didn't love him as Clark. Now he won't tell her the truth because she loves him as Clark. She is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. He won't tell her anyway.

The more he prolongs the lie, worst it will be when she finds out the truth (because I don't believe he will tell her any time).

Andreia

C'mon Clark! She loves you. You've got to tell her!


Joan

I have to say I think there is hope for Clark telling her SM=CK. Of course maybe I am too optimitic.

On the other hand, if I remember the schedule right, an astraoid is about to hit the earth soon, so who knows. Personally I am hoping he forgets the curse, and then they can move their relationship forward without that false weight. Of course, I am assuming the curse does not apply. However since he is not the same soul, I can't see how it could.

What? We skipped ahead. I was thinking we would not get to the point of reckoning in this section.

we get some recap. I was figuring there needed to be more after what Lois told Clark.

Harrington will find it hard to stay in hiding long. It will at least be incompatible with staying in congress.

Lois: Wait, how does my meeting with Luthor have any relevance here. Luthor is just a source, nothing more. I most definately do not want a realtionship with him.

Reader:I have to agree with Lois here. I think Clark is expecting to be able to control too much of what Lois does.

Since she has not revealed anything about him to Luthor since back during the Metro Club investigation, I really do not think this objection makes sense at all.

Lois: Superman recognizes me. Wait, maybe this is a bad thing when I am sneaking around.

Clark:Maybe I need to tell you a secret.

Lois:What?

Clark:Ah, it is hard to say, let me think how to tell you it.

Lois:What you expect me to be patient.

Clark:Yes.

Lois: You really do live in la-la land.

Lois: He really does not understand me at all.

Sounds reasonable to me.

At least he still smiles when thinking of Lois. At times it has seemed unlikely that that would remain the case.

He really is in love with all of her.

Not good for his continued plan to hold off relations with her until Wells says the curse does not apply.

SM: I will take Lois wearing such things for me in any incarnation I can get.

Lois: Well, I was wearing it Clark, not for you, so hah.

SM:Lois, there is something I have to tell you.

Lois: What, you see everything Clark sees.

SM:Why yes.

Lois:I knew it! You did put an alien inplant in his brain.

SM:No, that is not why, you see, Lois, um, I am, um, well, you see.

Lois: What are you trying say.

SM:Oh, gotta go, there is a fire in the hospital. Bye.

Lois: when will he ever give me an answer.

Lois:Well, I am glad I did not try that. I like Clark more.

That must have made it really hard to not peek while in the Honeymoon Suite.

He might have caved totally.

Lois:Come on, even if I had not had such a sexy outfit in my clothes, it would still have been an invasion of privacy for him to unpack them.

Lois: I should have totally done that. Now I will never get to wear it for Clark.

Clark: You could buy a new one.

Lois:I have a better idea. You buy me a new one.

Clark:Why does she have to do this now, when I know there is no way I can do anything about it?

he hard. OK, I didn't have any real doubt.

He really should tell her he is SM so she stops worrying so much.

I half wonder if it should not be "as he was in one with her". Maybe the current wording works, but it almost seems to be missing something.

He could just tell her that if they make love she will die. Of course, that will require explaining an awful lot before she might believe him, and even then it is iffy if she will believe him.

We have come full circle, from him thinking that she will hate SM when she learns he is CK, to him thinking she will dislike CK when she learns he is also Superman.

Hmm, on second thought that does not sound like anipathy towards SM. Frustration at him, but not antipathy.

SM:You doubted my ability while we were talking in Smallville just after we had the confrontation with Trask.

Lois:What are you talking about?

SM:Oh, I forgot to tell you, I am...

Lois: You are who?

SM:I hear sirens, I need to rescue someone, buy.

Lois: when will he tell me?

Sounds like a good plan, since Clark is being such a lunkhead.

Clark you should tell her now, if she knows CK=SM, it will reduce her overall frustration level.

Well, Clark, if you would have told her CK=SM earlier, you could have her in your arms right now. It is time to tell her.

Clark:Well, yes, she seems to have made it to the point of being ready to learn the truth. I have not worked up the full courage to tell her. I want to do it at the perfect time.

Reader:There will never be a perfect time.

Clark:Well, when she is mad at SM does not seem the perfect time.

Reader:Come on. It is the perfect time. She will be mad when she learns, so if you tell her now you decrease her number of total times being mad.

They are in a kissing relationship.

Clark needs to learn what battles to fight, and that this is not worth it.

Clark you better tell her soon, otherwise she might figure out from noticing she never sees you and SM together.

I have to say this line makes no sense to me. Why is her pacing the floor at the DP better than doing so in her apartment?

Well, that is the perfect opening to tell her the truth Clark.

Clark, take this opportunity to not lie.

Which will cause Lois to go to such apartment. Will she then be glad that CK does not listen to SM either, and how will he deal with that?

I don't think it would have mattered. In fact, I suspect if he had been more forceful, Lois would have been even faster to disregard his advice.

yes he should have.

So, was Lois already gone by the time he returned to the DP as Clark? I was waiting to hear about that, but I don't think we did.



Lois: I already told Clark that I love him.

Reader:Not while you were not drugged.

Lois:I am sure I did sometime, somehow, somewhere.

Reader:Not so he beleived you.

Considering what happened when he kissed her in the Honeymoon Suite, he should not be too overly surprised.

Clark:But that just showed she wanted me. Loving me is totally different.

Clark:Oh no, she saw though my disguise. Now she is going to go balistic on me. I should have told her SM=CK before she saw the truth.

SM:Whew. I guess I was worried over nothing. She did not see through the disguise.

SM:I gave up most of my hope of that happening several time. Never totally, but somewhat from time to time.

SM: That was not why I laughed. You misunderstood my reaction.

SM:I didn't dare hope for it to occur.

SM:He fears for you. His fears are not what you think they are.

SM:Umm, Lois, I think you have the wrong idea about why he can't make love with you.

Lois:What that no good, double-crossing, he told you about that? is there anything between him and me that you don't know about.

SM:Well, Lois, I am Clark, so.

Lois:You are Clark! What type of a rubbish claim is that. Clark is a much better man than you.

SM:Well, since I am him, not really.

SM:I never claimed to be perfect.

SM:Well, no. It was because I wanted you two together.

Hmm, is this wise. It might cause her to see similarities with how she pushes around her partner.

SM:Well, it is what I wanted.

So Clark's plot to make Lois fall in love with him by nudging her on as Superman actually did work?

Lois: And how exactly can you be sure of that. Maybe I told him but told him to not tell you. Clark is an honorable man, and he would not betray my trust like that.

SM:Ah, well, you see.

Lois:What?

SM:I am Clark.

The fun thing is that is a true statement.

I can see his point. Still, I think especially Lois patience with him when he told her about his ex-fiancee should have alerted him to the fact that there was more.

Not in a way that he understood, evidently.

Lois: Well, only you can do that, Superman.

Well, she has told him that. He just figured it was the drugs speaking.

Wait, he didn't start wanting to hear those words until the kiss on Trask's plane?

Is it wise to say this as SM when she does not know SM=CK. It makes it seem CK talks about extremely private things that he would be best off not sharing with any excetp Lois. It also might make her think that CK has shared more with Cat than he has.

He really should tell her the truth now. It will solve more problems than it will create.

My question is, is she saying CK is a lunkhead for telling SM this, or for believing it, or both?

Maybe both at once.

Which is the perfect time to tell her the truth.

So he is now starting to get powerful reasons to tell her the truth.

he is going to tell her.

Umm, they are alone. It seems like the perfect place.

Clark:I want Lois to tell me she loves me at least once before having her go ballistic on me.

Reader:She will recover.

Clark:Proably. Still, this is so new, I can't bear to wreck it yet.

Maybe he will have the courage when they are on the brink of a natural disaster. maybe he will tell her he is CK just before flying off to face Nighfall. OK, I doubt it, but it would be better than flying off and not telling her.

So no recap of Clark going back to the planet after dropping Lois there while SM?

Which one. As I recall at the end of "Missing Lois" there were two large scale disasters that were both killing thousands.

And very high desires for Lois.

Not that it would have done much good. This would have assumed that Wells knoew much about it, and that he was willing to share. In the unlikely event that the first had been true, the second would alsmot certainly not have been.

Nah, just the earth at worse. Mars would reamin intact.

For about the minimum possible value of the term "years".

So Smilley killed off everyone not at his institute?

Not Nighfall then?

That would be very bad.

Hey, but he is Superman. He should be able to take care of it.

So I guess he did lie to Cat. Although, admitting that he did know of that probably would not have been wise. It would have lead to too many questions.

I was wondering if you might want to set off the words said by other people and thought in his mind some way. I actually followed it mostly, except maybe when he was remembering what Wells said, but that was mainly because it refered to the past that was future, so it was a mess no matter what.

At least one person believes in him.



I always liked the incoming Tsunami and Clark destroying it.

At least this time he took the blast in the suit, Lois will be less worried this way.

We now have an above canon body count of 6 I believe. Rachel Harris, Walt Irig, Monique Kahn, Miranda, Thadeus Rourke and Bart.

You keep cutting out the most exciting parts. I really hope you don't cut out the astroid.

Sadly, the latter.

now she can tell him she loves him.

Tell her the truth Clark.

Well, OK, it is true, just misleading since she does not know it is SM she is talking to.

Which is probably good. Otherwise she would just have waited there for something to happen.

He really should tell her the truth now.

He is smiling at her.

But did he?

My bet is on Rourke messing up.

See, I knew it was more fun with the tsunami.

Smart move Clark, Smart move.

he got her to smile.

I wish she had said this outloud.

Well, it was a bit hard to be there after the room was bombed.

Lois: Some things are more important than deadlines.

That they can share.

Clark:Bad idea, bad idea.

Is she thinking of sharing the shower as well?

Clark:You could wear nothing. Wait, no, I did not say that.

I guess she was not as irrate on recovering as he feared. Or she was more irrate, and just avoided his place.

Well, at least now she accepts why he did not believe her. Although, she has every reason to think he should have.

Wait, did she move in some other time?

She msot definately wants him.

I guess this makes sense.

another kiss.

they postponed talking again.

It was so much more fun with impatient, pheremone-infected Lois.

So now we are going to get to the talk where Clark tells her the truth?

I knew there was a reason I did not like Luthor. Hopefully Clark won't be too angry about this delay, although.

Oh good, Lois did not cancel with Clark to go with Luthor, that would have been bad, very bad.

that is quite regularly.

How is this an alternative?

Professional as in when he bought her?

And when has he ever given her useful information in the past?

Sounds like it.

Didn't she tell him not to call her that?

she is understanding the truth.

She is starting to see the light.

She is planning on rejecting Luthor. This is wonderful news. Even if it is just a continuation of the way things hve been at least since the Nuclear Power plant issue.

Only Clark is allowed to do that.

Why is she going to Washington?

Lois: I knew we should have gone under assumed names.

I think there is one too many times "at" appears in that sentance.

Clark: We don't want this. We do not want to be in his debt.

she is really going to tell him off now.

she has fully walked out on Luthor.

Wait a minute... if Clark loses his memory, including the knowledge of a curse, and Lois thinks the world is ending. . .

Andreia: Thanks for the FDK.
CLARK:

In Clark's defense, he wanted to tell her, but they were standing on the roof of the DP building in the middle of February (i.e. very cold) and he needed to go find Rourke to stop a natural disaster, so it really wasn't the right time. Wouldn't it be worse if he told her and then just flew off because he (Superman) was required elsewhere, allowing her to stew and not vent her anger?

Hmmm Possibly. Maybe if he reinfects her with Revenge first...

CLARK: Are you nuts?

Joan: Thanks for reading and commenting.
CLARK: Thanks for the advice. I'll keep that under advisement.

rkn: Thanks for popping in to say hello.

LOIS: <<jots down note... if Clark ever loses his memory, take advantage of him>> Thanks. I'm sure he'll thank me later.

Hi Virginia,

As Ultra Woman said, I'm thinking that Nightfall is the. Natural disaster he is there to head off. I'm thinking that is also the event that screwed up the timeline by killing Tempus' ancestor and once Alt Superman stops Nightfall the timeline can then be restored.

I'm sure Clark will, THINK that's the one. The thing is there's a hint in the last epic that Nightfall would have been a near miss and thus not the natural disaster in question.

John: Thanks for the FDK. I'll try to get to the rest of it this afternoon. Yesterday I was plagued with computer problems.

There's always hope when it comes to Clark doing the right thing.

CLARK: Asteroid? What asteroid? I have no idea what you're talking about? No asteroid ever hit Earth.

Yes, it would be bad if Lois seduced a forgetful Clark only to have end up killing her, or him.

So, an exact duplicate of a person from another dimension would have a different soul? So, there's Soul A-Canon Clark. Soul B-Alt-Clark. And Soul C-exact copy of Soul A, but slightly different (Ghost Clark / Carlos? / dead Kal-El's soul), since this is a different dimension from canon. Or do they all share different aspects from the same soul?

Actually, we learn in "Another Lois" they somehow survived Nightfall without Superman. I am not sure if I should tell how that occured, but it did.

The Disasters that Superman is needed to prevent seem to have been Larry Smiley's new flood of the earth/Bob Fences death-ray. Well, the body count was pretty bad before that, what with the colonist shuttle exploding and other stuff, but it is only when those two combined hit the earth that anything like most of the population dies.

I was wondering, what happened with the tsunami in "Missing Lois". I remember Jimmy and Lois went undercover to the honeymoon suite, but I don't remember any details of what they learned there.

If Clark is right that Carlos is Clark reincarnated (a big if, but still) than how could the curse possibly apply to Clark. How could he possibly by the curse-linked soul when someone else present is? It probably could work, but I don't think it does.

I was thinking about whether Clark should reveal his secret or not, and I think people seem to think he should reveal it almost willy nilly.

CK=SM is a really, really big secret. The only person he has ever actually told that to was Lana, and she did not react well. So, it makes sense he hesitates with Lois.

I have to go with Virginia and say that late night, on the roof, when Clark needed to leave to look for Rourke, would not have been a good time.

I hope Clark plans on telling her when they have their upcoming talk.

Anyway, he was trying to tell her when she was under the Pheremone. In fact it is mostly H.G. Wells fault she does not know.

-- Response to John's FDK - Cont.
Skipped ahead? But that’s how it went in canon? Oh, wait, in canon Lois got kidnapped. Yeah, I got rid of that, she decided to go visit Luthor instead of investigate the Pier 31.

Yes, if no recap this story would truly be long.

Yes, Harrington didn’t get away with it as he had in canon. That’s a good thing, right?

CLARK: But she *dated* him! And he’s a *bad* guy! Doesn’t anyone else see this is a bad combo?

Clark’s just nervous about getting outed in this dimesion by the very woman he loves, that’s all.

CLARK: No, L.A. is on the west coast. I live in Metropolis.
LOIS: He’s no nuclear scientist, is he?
CLARK: I see my plan for no one to associate me with Superman due to my lack of intelligence is working.
LOIS: What’s that?
CLARK: Coming dear… er… minha!

CLARK: That’s not the point! Big wave could drown you. Superman has to protect you at all costs.
LOIS: :rolleyes:

SUPERMAN: But that would take too long!

CLARK: She is a bit stubborn, but I’m working on that.
PERRY: Really? How’s that working for you?
CLARK: Er.. uh… it’s a work in progress.
PERRY: Good luck with that, son.

That he thinks about Lois in a negligee? Well, he is a man, and she did look nice. That time he checked, thoughts did not activate the curse.



No. He mentioned that she stopped him when he was about to Luthor.

Except that it is a cold February night and he has a tidal wave to stop.

SUPERMAN: Er… Um… I could spin into my Clark clothes? Then get punched in the face and spin back?

Well, it would be shocking if he did not think of how she looked in that. I am just saying that having those thoughts is not going to make things any easier for him.

Actually, that is a good question, exactly what does activate the curse?

Clark:Hmm, umm, I really don't know. Obviously more than what I have done with Lois so far. Although, we may have come really close to going too far. It would be nice if someone told me exactly what make the curse start.

Lois: Which is why I had to cut in to correct his erroneous thinking.

Clark:Although on second though, I guess it is better this way. At least Lois does not die.

I think that is a major inprovement.

Well, if he told her enough of his backstory, she might agree to waiting until Herb shows up again. But she would insist that they ask Herb for actual proof then, and then consider whether it is worth accepting. I would say the chances of that, even if Clark breaks all world records in clarity of explantion, would still be under 50%. So, I guess this probably would not work.

Wait, that was after she told him she loved him? Well, told him not knowing she was talking to him, but still. Somehow I thought that had been earlier. I think I have been confused as to how the timeline goes.

-- Response to John's FDK - Cont.



No, but in comparison.

He doesn’t want her to hurt herself by pushing him.

Awww. Shucks. It worked.
CLARK: Really? Nobody is more surprised that me.

Hmmmm. John says it’s time for Lois to know. Of course, I think he’s been saying that since his first post.

CLARK: I find that assuming that Lois doesn’t love me until she tells me she does verbatim saves a lot of heartache.

He meant literally. She thought figuratively.



Clark didn’t expect it before then. Of course, you’re right I’ll work on the wording of that line. Thanks.

So, guys don’t say things like that to each other when no women are present? That only happens in movies, TV shows, books, and fanfiction?

So, he’s figured out these reasons to tell Lois: 1) Because she deserves to know the truth, 2) Because she loves him, 3) Because making love with her knowing the truth would be so much better (Should Herb’s theory be wrong, of course), 4) he would be able to kiss her as Superman (SLV not withstanding), 5) Cat and the Kents think he should, 7) because it would make his life easier, 8) because angry Lois is sexy, 9) because he's really bad at lying, and 10) so she wouldn’t stop in the middle of conversations with Superman to wait and tell something to Clark privately. I wonder what Clark will do with all this insurmountable evidence piling up?

Did you really think it would be THAT easy? Touché!

Not everyone, just a good enough portion. There were some people safe on high mountains, but what their lives would have been like afterwards is anyone guess. Definitely not Utopia.

According to Lynn S.M. Nightfall was a alien spacecraft.

CLARK: My point exactly!

CLARK: Yes, but the head’s up had been nice for a change.

Not anything that large, I believe was the qualifier.

Usually I italicize remembered dialogue / flashback dialogue. Do you think it needs quotes, since I also use italics for thoughts. I can add single quote marks if you think it would make it more clear.

CAT: I believe in Superman <<rings a bell>>
JIMMY: That’s for angels.
CAT: Honey, if Superman isn’t an angel in those tights I don’t want to go to heaven.

Yes, but I’ve got to change things around so that alt-Clark can make this dimension his own. Anyway, Lois's extra knowledge needs to be put to good use to stop disasters sometimes.

CAT: I’m not fixing any more holes in your uniform. Wait. Unless you’re wearing it at the time.

-- Response to John's FDK - Cont.

But no tidal wave! Geez. <<Psst. Tempus and Kal-El count too, I believe>>
CLARK: What asteroid? I have no idea to what he keeps referring to. Do you, Lois?
LOIS: This isn’t a good sign, is it?

Actually, there is another possiblity out there…

She *could*…

They’ve got a story to write. No time now.

Which is why he came back to check on her, when he didn’t spot her at the DP when he did his fly by.

Clearly nobody in Washington did. Had Rourke’s plan fizzled and died?

But Rourke didn’t mess up in canon.



Or she loved him and figured she’d be staying over eventually. Nah, it was B.

LOIS: Exactly!

She’s still referring to that same time.

Yes.

Not really a confession for a very public diner.

LOIS: I can be fun! I was in debate! And Chess club! And Math club! And Student Body president!
RALPH: I would have voted for your student body.
LOIS: Wasn’t this -> you in high school. My student body wouldn’t have given your student body the time of day for a vote.

Um….

You mean, besides the usual?

CLARK: I agree.
LOIS: It would have been an interview. Not a date.
CLARK: There is no such thing in Lex’s world.

So, Lex is being himself?

LEX: But I *want* to date her! So, I’m making it look like I’m not.

In name only.

LEX: By Jove, I think he’s got it!

Numerous times.

PERRY: Lois finally understand double-talk. She can now be a Jedi Knight.
LOIS: Huh?

She’s rejected him before, but he doesn’t listen. He only hears the challenge.

To interview the president. <<She set it up before trying to cancel her reservations at the Lexor Hotel>>



Thanks. Fixed.

LOIS: I was being polite. I’m not ‘in his debt’. In my opinion. The man still owes me $250 for making me stay at honeymoon suite to begin with and $1500 for buying my services at the Metro Club.

Partially.

I thought you might like how that part ended.

What even more FDK? Perhaps it is time to post Part 80, instead.

Ken: Ah... the questions are starting. I believe some of these questions will be answered within the next few (5 maybe) parts. Many of them were answered within "Another Lois", which does have a much higher body count than this story because it doesn't have a Clark with a corporeal body to go off and save people.

It's possible. I did mention the 'natural disaster' in the prequel to this story Another Dimension, Another Time, Another Lois . <<Herb's line is taken from the Epilogue of "Another Lois", which could have easily been a Prologue to this story, which is why I have included the link to it here.>>

Despite what John says "Missing Lois" has nothing to do with this story. I know the names can be confusing, and I apologize.

It could... The answer to that question (should you not want to wait) is vaguely found in another story (a one shot), called The Superman Effect , but it will come up here in this story, eventually, if you're patient.

Christina: Thanks for popping by.

Hmm, so does the unnaed Jeweler who showed up dead on Christmas day. OK, so that puts us to 9.

On the tidal wave issue, in canon SM stopped it before it hit ground, so there were no deaths due to it, so I don't think that is relevant.

It seems to me though she is talking about it as if there were multiple times.

I will give Clark that. This needs to be discussed somewhere where they are securely alone. Hmm, maybe he should tell her the truth as SM, so he can first fly her somewhere where they will not be disturbed.

Lois:The conversation after the nuclear power plant problem was exposed was not a date.

Clark:Are you sure about that?

I fixed my horrible mistake of referring to the prequel by the wrong name above.

Actually, I think the italics do work. It is just I was readin it in a format that had removed the italics. Sothe problem was all mine.

Because Clark wasn't there to interrupt her search in "Another Lois", she was able to find more information than in canon (more like in "Wrong Clark"), she then went to Lex (who she was dating and didn't find any qualms in revealing Rourke's plans to), and he was able to find and fix the sabotage before the test. Rourke, Harrington, and Bart were arrested from Lois's article.

Hmmmm. Good Point. I wonder if Clark would think of that? Or would there now be 2 men in the world with whom Lois couldn't have intimate relations?

People in the story, or Readers?

And YET you keep begging him to tell her every time the wind shifts in the story.



CLARK: Let's say, I'm thinking about it.

Readers. Although I am sure Cat does not understand how hard it is to reveal his secret, since she does not understand what hiding it for so long/having it totally blow open when he tried developing it did to him. Not even M&J understand that, but since they know he grew up on an earth they might understand better.

Well, I figure they have reached the point where she should know. I just think some others blame him too much for not telling. I understand why he doesn't, but I think he should.

Hmm, is that a good sign. Maybe it just gives him more cahnces to talk himself out of it.

Phew. I think I'm caught up on this thread.

Clark:I think we were pretty close before I ran away when you were in the blue negligee. At least I had no ability to resist other than by running.

That is what they did in canon. At some level they killed Lois, but then Herb came back and restarted the universe just before she died.

Yes. It makes it a lot more clear why Clark is so bothered by Lois speaking to Luthor. Although, I still think he is over-reacting to the whole matter.

Actually I am not sure her sense of which self is true will be effected by which one confesses.

Clark:OK, since I was there. Still, I don't trust Luthor as far as I can throw him.

Lois:And how far is that?

Clark:Well, I don't trust him anywhere near that far.

Wait, Lois, you don't know what we are talkingabout.

Lois:I still should know it.

I am surprised you have gone this long without Lois finding out.

So close, and yet so far away.

No, in canon, Herb did that. I don't know if alt-Clark would chance it. Would he be *able* to consummate his relationship with Lois, knowing it was a test of whether or not she would die?

So, he's not allowed to be bothered by Lois's friendship to Lex?

Hmmmmm.

Perhaps he should say, as far as Lois could throw him.



Have I just been slapped with a wet noodle?

Well, looking back, it does appear to have been the prudent choice. Still failed, though.

Michael

I just noticed that there appears to be one too many uses of "on" in this sentance.

If I read the first passage right, Superman encounters two men on the bridge. One is a captain who is the commander of the vessel, and the other is an admiral. The second passage at least makes it sound like three men besides Superman are exchanging glances. I am pretty sure you either want to reword the people on the bridge, or reduce it to two men exchanging glances.

I do have to say I did enjoy the interchange though.

Clark:I should give myself more excuses if it gets Lois to touch me like this.

I have to say "stay to higher ground" seems a bit odd. I guess it works though, and maybe it is the best phrasing. I would have said "stay on higher ground", but maybe this form works better. I don't know.

Considering he thinks if he had worded the instruction more as a command she would have listened, I think she is right that Superman still does not come close to understandign Lois.

Also, I am not sure MPD jurisdiction would cover that far out at sea.

I am pretty sure this should be "back to your place".

Lois:And it also has a lava lamp.

Clark:None of that now.

Lois:So we can do it later.

Clark:That is not what I said.

Michael: I believe I'm almost caught up.
Or it could've not been set up by Rourke at all.



He's thinking cuddle and talk. She's thinking something else.

CLARK: So, the DP then?

LOIS:

Slime she needed to wipe off her shoe?

Or she could finally be seeing the light?

Yes, let's see how far your money will take me, is quite the rejection... although she doesn't want to end up visiting the manor house.

Wedding? Who's getting married?

LOIS: Not me! Well, not anytime soon. And not to that rich guy. And nobody else has asked. Actually he never asked either. So, definitely not me!

Thanks. Fixed.

Commander is also a rank in the navy. I changed it to "the Commander, the Captain, and the Admiral..."

Thanks.

Right now the difficulty isn't getting Lois to touch him, but getting her to stop.

I think either works, but "on higher ground" is the normal way of saying that phrase.

CLARK: I knew I shouldn't have left that Handbook that other Clark gave me back in alt-dimension.

Good point.

Fixed. Thanks.

Technically, Clark *did* give her a lava lamp for her birthday, so she has one too.

I have to say that I agree that Clark should at least consider the issue of who Lois might tell. I think he is a bit too worried about this, but I guess I also know that Lois can not stand Lex at all, something that he does not know. Also, it is not like Clark has actually not told Lois anything because of this. His not telling Lois is a result of there not being a good time, not because of fear she will run to Luthor.

I think it would be unrealistic if he at least did not weigh this issue. Luthor even getting a hint that CK=SM would be really, really, really bad.

Completely, actually Michael

Which is why it is something he considers.

Ooops. Not anymore.

Not to my recollection.

On a scale of Evil Dude (1) to Superman (10), I think alt-Clark currently rates an 8 (all that lying and stuff), but flash-frying Lex would make him drop under 5, which wouldn't be good for "Hey, I'm the good guy" image.

LOIS:

LOIS: oh, just a little pin a rat on the donkey... or was that pin the donkey on the rat?



No, sorry. The slime in this instance was Lex.

Nah!

SAM: Uh... okay... But, Clark, why are you bringing oxen again?

CLARK: <<shrugs adorably>> I don't know. Lois said you needed them.

SAM: Okay.

LEX: I've got a hundred oxen!

SAM: I don't want oxen!

LOIS: :rolleyes: Men!

BATMAN: Let me check that again…

Michael

I thought Batman doesn't kill people, either. I just watched 'Batman Beyond' and he freaked out and gave up being Batman because he almost shot a guy who was trying to kill him.

I'm sorry, why is Lois desperate when Lois took her joke about the 50 oxen seriously?

Your right. In one SM/BM cross-over comic, Batman convinces SM not to kill someone who claims that killing him is the only way to save Lois Lane from dieing. Fortunantly it was a lie, and Lois was saved another way. It still was one of the road-blocks in their relationship, that Clark chose sticking to his principals over saving Lois.

Huh… No idea. I only remember how a lot of the violent criminals ended up in a freezer in the Batman movies.

By preferring he just pay her father her weight 250x in oxen and marrying her rather than continuing this dance of won’t they or won’t they.

Michael

What? Superman TOLD her what he did?

LOIS: See. Lunkhead.

BATMAN: They could've opened the door and escaped with their lives. It was their decision to die, not mine to kill them.

This quote was taking into consideration that I don't remember this happening in a Batman move and therefore cannot remember the context.

And if I remember correctly doesn't Batman kill himself at some point, so I guess he does kill people, doesn't he?

Also, it could be argued Ghost Clark's sacrifice at the end of "Another Lois" was a bit of killing himself, so I guess Superman does kill people too.

LOIS: Well, how was I supposed to know he was Superman and could accomplish that?

But if I understood the end of "Another Lois" Ghost Clark really ahd no control over the re-set. That was caused by the actions of H. G. Wells.

Freezer as in morgue. There’s the Nicholson-Joker. The Penguin. Harvey Dent. His ex-girlfriend he let die by saving Harvey Dent. Didn’t his current girlfriend also die in the last movie? Not sure how many of the goons bit the dust.

Oh. My bad.

Michael

GHOST CLARK: What! I didn't have to give up my soul rights to Lois?! Stupid lunkhead!

BATMAN: I deny having to have anything to do with their deaths. Just because I might have hit some of them with my flying bat-stars, so doesn't mean that I'm guilty of their murder should they die of a staph infection received by improper care at the hospital.

Michael

One of the things I like about this story is that the narrator calls Clark/Superman "Superman" when he's Superman. A lot of LnC fanfic I've read has the narrator refer to him as "Clark" no matter what he's wearing, even when all the other characters in the scene think he's only Superman. It gets really confusing having Lois and Inspector Henderson and whoever talking to "Clark" and then finding out halfway through the scene that he's in a cape, and they're talking to Superman.

All in all, this is an enjoyable story to read, not only because of the engaging plot, but also because the writing is clear. I always know who is speaking, I always know whether Clark or Superman is in the scene, and I'm not tripping over bad grammar.

Plot-wise, I'm frustrated at what an idiot Clark is about Lois, but that's totally in character for him. I also get the feeling that the soul-mate curse wouldn't apply to this Clark with this Lois, but I can see that Clark wouldn't want to take that chance. Usually I hate the curse plot-line, but here it works since we've already got Lois dealing (albeit unknowingly) with the repercussions of losing her true soul-mate and falling for a pseudo-soul-mate.

To really clear the air between them, Clark of course has to tell her that CK=SM and that he's from another dimension. He entertains the idea of telling her CK=SM without telling her the other, but I've been wondering what would happen if he told her that he's actually from another dimension without telling her about Superman. Would she believe him? It might clear up her questions about his past, and he could tell her about H.G. Wells, and even the curse, which would explain his recent behavior. In the long run, though, I'm not sure that that would do much good without telling her everything, since I don't think they can have a real, solid relationship without her knowing both secrets. Which makes me wonder whether telling her he's Superman without telling her about the other dimension is worthwhile.

Whew! I'm glad I finally found these boards and got signed up. It's nice to be able to respond and rant about a story I'm reading, rather than just keeping it all pent up inside. :-)

Well, technically he has told her about the other dimension, jsut in a tone where she did not actually believe him.

I guess in theory once you have a world with Superman, inter-dimensional travel should not seem too difficult. So maybe he could tell her about it and get her to believe it.

However I don't think he expects her to accpet the curse ever, so I really don't see him pursuing that angle. I mean, in canon they only accept the curse because Wells has proof, and I think that is largely Lois fueling the skepticism. I figure that is why alt-Clark accepts Wells word for the situation here.

mrsMxyzptlk: I'm glad you are enjoying this story. Thank you for reading.
Yes, I find that a bit confusing too. The way it has been explained to me (by other writers) is that if it's Clark's POV, why would he be thinking of himself as "Superman"? This makes sense to a point, but I counter that argument by saying that if he's thinking about himself as being "Clark" while he's in the Super Suit isn't he more likely to act like Clark? He needs to think of himself as Superman while in uniform to keep the two personas separate, and why canon Clark has a tendency to refer to his other persona in the third person. I do have an upcoming scene where Clark in the Super suit thinks of himself as "Clark" but there's a reason behind this, but due to spoilage laws I cannot go into any more detail.

Thank you. Always good to hear. and a good one at that.

Aliens actually exist, that has been proven to Lois. He's flying through the sky, and hard to miss at that. Alternative dimensions, curses, and time-travel have not yet been proven and remain unbelievable at first to Lois, even when she experienced them in "Tempus Fugitive" and "Tempus, Anyone?". Without Clark explaining first that CK=SM, why would she believe those other things (since he can't readily prove any of them as he can about his alternative persona) and not just think Clark is nutso, handing him over to as the first patient in Luthor's House for the Mentally Unstable? If he tells her his Superman secret first, then those other out-of-the-world things become more believable.

LOIS: Clark's an alien from another planet, but that other planet is in another dimension, and not this one, that makes sense. So, we don't have to worry about other non-friendly aliens coming and invading our planet. Phew.

CLARK: