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

Two points each for John and Malu for their correct guesses!

Comments always appreciated.

EDIT: My apologies about the wrong (duplicate #84) FDK name. All fixed now. I've been suffering wid a code this week, so my brain misfired.

2 extra points for John for finding it, nonetheless. Thanks, John.

At first I was all "Clark escaped" but then I realized what I most feared happened, you cut away from the scene of drowning Clark.

Wait, there are worse jouranlists than Ralph?

The funny thing is that Wally is right, and Superman did contact here directly, she just does not realize that yet.

it is all the more fun because either way it is technically the same.

Clark:They don't know that.

Readeer:You can't talk, you are drowning while being exposed to Kryptonite.

Not in his current condition.

Wally is not big on tact.

Which just goes to show Wally has no clue.

Wally:Methinks she doth protest too much.

He really should have told Lois that CK=SM. Then she would be over being mad at him by now, instead of just building up to the creast of anger.

Clark:It is not my fault I was kidnapped.

Reader:Actually, you could have prevented it.

Clark:OK, it is my fault I was kidnapped. Hiowever I hope Lois will agree with that decision when she knows all the facts.

He has up pictures of her. Whu didn't he put them up earlier though?

At least some things always comes through.

Clark:At least she is not mad at me now.

Now the big question is, will she ifugre out who it is.

No and no. It is someone from there present. However Jonthan has managed to focus her so far off track she is unlikely to figure that out.

Yes

Possibly, but the way things are going, it looks like he might be dead by now.

Also debatable.

Well, this will hopefully help at some point.

I think it should just be "gone home", you do not need the "to". You could say "Gone to his home", but that would probably be needlessly wordy and irregular construction.

This might not make things good for his relationship with Alice if he thinks he belongs in the newsroom.

But Iowa State is in Ames. I just have to point this out since my grandfather got his Ph.D. there and my father was born there.

Wait, this is his first notice of this.

He should have expected something from that setup. Although maybe he had not realized how hard Lois was pursuing Clark the week before.

Of course that is largely a result of things Perry knows nothing about.

Altough, Perry is probably mostly right. Kent was trying to not transpose what he had seen of the other Lois too much.

But he did call her, which is why she is so worried.

I like it when people cut to the chase.

Well, it is not the first time Clark has been kidnapped. Also, what with two break-ins of his apartement, this should not be too surprising.

This third detail should establish a pattern.

That seems a bit excessive.

Well, at least that probably means he is not dead. Unless his body is in the river. Hmm.

Clark:Well, it was something I am certain that Lois will decide not to print.

Very doubtful though.

Actually, she is focusing on the more pressing issue.

This seems to be a fairly common description of Lois' stares in facfics.

Well, actually she has, just she does not know it yet. If Cat was here she might start laughing right now.

I am sure he would too.

This might get confusing with multiple Jeromes.

I love this interchange.

I guess this is a possible reaction.

Finally an explanation for Perry knowing Allie.

Of course this is because he has no clue what the angle actually is.

He might have a point there.

It might have been kept so secret it never made the papers.

Clark:I have been planning to tell her the truth for about a week. THinks keep getting in the way.

Fortunantly this is not the case. Although she is right to think that Clark being missing relates to her.

This is essentally true, although not for the reasons she suspects.

Now that is a story that I would love to hear.

That is to say Clark is 100% correct.

Oh he is, is he. Interesting.

Clark is alive.

Giving him glasses in this situation really does make sense.

I just hope this dismissive attidue towards their find does not keep them from doing anything about it.

Oh no, that does not sound like a good plan. Although I guess since they don't know he is Clark, finding out he is Superman won't be too horrible.

Rubbish, they have no identity on him.

I just hope Lois gets word of this soon and realizes it is either Clark or Superman. However, it is not too encoraging right now.

The assumption that only criminals would be handcuffed is really narrow minded.

Well, I am glad we learned Clark survived the drowing in this segment. I wish Lois had also found him already, but I hope she will soon.

Hopefully Wolfe or Henderson will at least check on the discovered missing person, or Lois will call the hopital again.

Hi Virginia,

Well, I was wondering about the Red K. I guess amnesia was the result of this exposure.

Figures.

Very good chapter! I can't wait to see how Clark reacts to seeing Lois for the "first" time. And will Cat try to get her hooks into him like she did in the show? Or will she try to help him remember what his other job is? Will Lois take him home with her or fight with Cat to be his nurse? And will the Kents come to Metropolis to help? (I'd think not on the latter, given that Jerome isn't their son and Jonathan's in a wheelchair. But like Deborah Allen, I've been wrong before!)

KenJ suggested that the red K is the cause of the amnesia. Possible, but I suspect the whack on the head when he porpoised out of the water under the dock didn't help much. He may really have a concussion, and at the very least that's going to confuse him for a while.

John wrote:
I'm afraid that's not true, John. You pull a man out of the river who won't give you his name but is wearing broken handcuffs and see what conclusions you draw. Who else would he be? Arresting Clark at this point may seem unfair, but until someone identifies him it's the best thing to do, both for the public's safety and for his own well-being.

Now if he were wearing fur-covered cuffs, they'd know to call Cat to come and get him. And this is what they'd assume under those circumstances.

I'm wondering where Clark has landed and why these guys don't realize he's Superman.

Hope you're feeling better, Virginia.

Joan

Well, if you pulled a nearly dead person out of the water would you think they were Superman? Especially if as far as you know absolutely nothing can hurt Superman.

On the issue of the police being narrow minded. I still stand by my negative assesment. The police are being bigotted and dismissive towards him. The officer almsot seems to have the attitude that they should throw him back in and let him drown.

Also I do not get the impression the officer is making detailed observations about the man they have found. He has not threatened anyone. Considering how active Luthor is in dumping people he does not like, this is probably not the first time they have found a handcuffed person in the river.

I never said that the police officers response was surprising. However I stand by the view that in assuming the person they have found is a criminal he is being dismissive and avoiding the proper dilligence and respect that should be given to a person in this situation.

John: Thanks for the FDK!

<<cough>> This isn't a deathfic, per se, like Another Lois was.

Yes, I wanted Lois to know that Clark *tried* to reach her at the office as well. <<got to get Clark some brownie points in>>

CLARK: In my defense, at the point and time I spoke these words, he was.

But then when they both disappeared, Lois wouldn't worry thinking they had gone off together.

Well, I have given Perry the benefit of the doubt in hiring Ralph. Clearly, it MUST be for his writing skills since he has no winning personality traits. Wally is a worse journalist (as noted by his canon attempts to believe anything without corroboration). While he's a notch below Ralph writing wise, he's a notch above human wise, so they even out to the same in the end... except Wally has more hair.

WALLY: I did? I mean, I did! I was right!!!!!!

CLARK: Fine! Rub it in.

CLARK: Not in any condition.

And this is news?

Bottom rung reporter.

Maybe, possibly, a little too much.

CLARK: Hence why I thought: (from Part 84) CLARK: <<shrugs sheepishly>> Live and learn.

Yes, it was Clark's fault for allowing himself to be kidnapped, but he also did this on the show several times to learn from the source about the people who were taking him, and to not give away his secret.

CLARK: When I asked Jimmy for a replacement picture of the two of us at the ball game, he gave me some other photos he had taken as well.

LOIS: So, I *should* be mad at you for allowing yourself to be kidnapped.

CLARK: <<Grins sheepishly>>

It all comes back around.

That would be quite bad.

It would shorten the fic a bit, if she didn't.

Time will only tell.

-- Response to John's FDK - Continued

Thanks. Fixed.

Well, we all know what happened with his relationship with Alice.

My guess Perry's thinking Des Moines because that's where they flew into, before driving to Ames.

No, no. The first time she's making it obvious that she's doing so.

Perry's the one who set it up. I'm sure he figured it out with that ring ceremony and all.

Actually, that was the first day that Clark had met THIS Lois, so technically he's correct. It was always possible (yeah, right) that Clark would have felt nothing for this Lois.

PERRY: Of course, I'm right. Who do you think taught Lois that?

Perry doesn't know this.

Lois isn't a beat about the bush sort of person.

PERRY: It's still a damn annoyance.

And Perry picks up on it.

There's no proof that he was kidnapped, just speculation at this point.

Or washed out to sea, or into Gotham Harbor where he was picked up by the Joker and given a new smile? No? Nah, I'm not going to bring Bruce into this story... well, not directly.

"Superman Saves Earth from Giant Asteroid, Comes Home and Tells me all About It" - Front Page Story.

Sidebar Story: Lois and Clark no longer partners.

Only because you know better.



At least in mine.

Hmmmmm. Cat.

CLARK:

I believe that's Jerry's full name, but I only mention it once.

Thanks.

PERRY: So did I.

Nah, Perry isn't skeptical.

<<crosses that of my list... only 100+ leftover threads left to tie>>

Just the little bit she hinted at when they returned from Smallville.

Maybe. Or maybe wasn't covered by the big papers like Daily Planet, but more a local story.

That's what is bothering her.

LOIS: You mean it's someone I know? <<gasp>> Daddy! Have you been making Cyborgs again?

That's sounds like an A-Plot buster, which I'm not so good at. I leave it for anyone to take and write about if they so choose.

CLARK: Why are you all looking so surprised?



It would be quite a downer if I had killed him.

It helps in more ways than one.

I would say that this is the main reason someone would be handcuffed, but not the only reason.

And HOW would they find out he's Superman, being that he's vulnerable at the moment?

The officer's assuming this until proven otherwise.

But 9/10 times usually correct.

Ken: Thanks for your comments.

Clark initially got a burst of super strength which propelled him out of the water and into the dock due to the Red K. The Green K made him vulnerable. Then the combination of the red and green K weakened him enough to have the cold water affect him, yet kept him strong enough to survive longer than a normal human would. Other effects might also show up later.

Terry: Thanks for the FDK and the song recommendation. I hadn't heard that one before.

Thanks.

Hmmmmm. No comment.

The combo of knock on his head, resulting in concussion, and the hypothermia all lead to memory loss.

Technically, he hasn't been formally arrested, but taken to the hospital with a police escort / guard until a formal identification can be made. Better safe than sorry.



CAT: Yes, officer that one's mine and should be released into my custody.

Joan: I'm sorry I confused you.

Clark "landed" on his back patio. (Did you miss Part 84, where this was explained?) He changed out of his uniform at his apartment, and put back on his Clark suit from that morning, so when they fished him out of the water, he was in a business suit with no Super suit underneath. He had lost his glasses at some point in the struggle, so although his hair is all wet, it's not necessarily slicked back. I also have one of the rescuers give him a pair of glasses to cover his face to keep his identity in check. The people at the dock aren't expecting to see Superman in business suit floating in the water, so their thoughts don't go there.

Yes, I am. Thank you.

-- Response to John's FDK - Part 2 (or is it 3?)

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Well, if you pulled a nearly dead person out of the water would you think they were Superman? Especially if as far as you know absolutely nothing can hurt Superman.

That too. Exactly.

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On the issue of the police being narrow minded. I still stand by my negative assesment. The police are being bigotted and dismissive towards him. The officer almsot seems to have the attitude that they should throw him back in and let him drown.

You both are right. The officer isn't thinking outside the box, but until he's proven wrong this is probably the right call. If for no other reason than to keep Clark safe with a police guard, right?

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Also I do not get the impression the officer is making detailed observations about the man they have found. He has not threatened anyone. Considering how active Luthor is in dumping people he does not like, this is probably not the first time they have found a handcuffed person in the river.

Jonesy made a mistake. Usually when Luthor's guys dump men into Hob's Bay, they take off the hood and handcuffs, so the other bodies haven't been found handcuffed. The circumstances are suspicious and clearly need further investigation.

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I never said that the police officers response was surprising. However I stand by the view that in assuming the person they have found is a criminal he is being dismissive and avoiding the proper dilligence and respect that should be given to a person in this situation.

Give him time to do his job. Clark was only found less than 15 minutes before.

I don't think the bad guys would have tried to kidnap Clark if he'd walk out his front door in the Super suit.

You're not supposed to tell us and ruin the suspense.

Clark:For all the good it does me as I am drowning here.

But he does know about Kryptonite, so he knowns SM is not fully invulnerable. I guess though if we look at it as him saying "SM survived crashing into the astroid" he is telling the turht. At some level I wish he had told Lois that more expicitly, but then things would probably be too simple.

You might have a point.

He also gets mentioned in fanfic less. Ralph seems to be a real favorite to bring up in fanfic, I am not sure why.

Lois:A stopped clock is right twice a day.

Thus the argument that Lois will probably be understanding of it. I just could not let past the fact that unlike most people, Clark really could have prevented what happened. At least in theory. In practice though I have to agree, going along seemed the best choice at the time.

Hmm, I guess this makes sense. Also, I guess before they went to the Honeymoon Suite, putting up a picture of Lois might have seen too presumtuous. Well, except while she was under the influence of Revenge, but that was not very long.

Clark:It seemed plenty long to me.

Reader:Well, the point is that really, this makes sense as a recent development.

Well, I was thinking he might recover to quicly to explain in any other way. The other thing that might happen is they might take blood tests and notice things that would not happen with a human.

Actually, people like to know in advance if there's a big ol' WHAM in a story. Since the WHAMs in this story are nothing compared to the ones in "Another Lois", I figured I was safe with that statement. But if you want me to revise it, I could say instead: At the end of this story there will be one Lois and one Clark alive, in this dimension. I don't know, that seems a bit like a spoiler though. I mean, I didn't tell you WHICH Lois or WHICH Clark, but still... But since this story starts out with One dead Lois and One dead Clark, does it really *need* a WHAM warning? Hmmmm.

LEX: He with the most points at the end wins!

So, is this like someone saying they're fine, even if they are allergic to bees and could at sometime in the future (no matter how improbably) get stung by a bee?

Ralph is scuzzier and in more episodes as a character?



And with her brown-belt in Tae Kwon Do canon Lois could have gotten easily away from Meneken (Requeim), just for some unfathomable reason allowed herself to be abducted?

It could also be that he had one of the pictures before, but Lois never noticed it until Clark moved it to this current location?

I thought when he was vulnerable he was "human". If they aren't looking for alien DNA would they notice his blood wasn't human?

Beats me. I am not sure how different his blood is from human blood. He was definately normal enough to not be detected by that police in ASU, but they seem to have only had a psychiatriast look at him and not do any blood tests.

I think how human-like his blood is is a question you can answer in any way you chose. And I don;t think we will be able to cite anything from the show to the contrary.

So, Duskfall is actually headed for Earth now despite what the flying clown thought?

Well, people are talking about Clark. So, it’s not the presence of greatness, but about the proof of how greatness got established, namely by cracking the Mad Dog.

So

vs

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Michael

Michael: Oh, look, there is another FDK hiding in my inbox. laptop!



LOIS: And it isn't Wally!

LOIS: Jimmy!

LOIS: Hey, I've got proof that Clark is Superman! They both are lunkheads!

But he's no Lois Lane.

LOIS: Granted, so I guess so.

LOIS: Clark kidnapped himself? I mean, I'm not planning on getting married!

Infer.

PERRY: Fire him? Hell, she's twice the reporter she was before.

PERRY:

I've got to go pick up kids from school, so TBC...

-- Response to Michael's FDK Continued --

Yes, something like that.

It's sad he'd rather be naked?

Yes, but a) Clark isn't Superman, b) Superman's missing so it doesn't matter if she says Octopus or not, c) Mad is always her go-to emotion.

PERRY: I'm sorry, did I say that? Um... That may not be exactly a hundred percent true.

Really? I didn't know she was a reporter.

LEX: Yes, I never get stuck and I always have someone to do next.

I do believe Perry mentions that as one of the consequences of inaction on MPD's part.

Strangely enough the next policeman's ball was in late spring after Perry's early retirement to Florida.

So, they were separated at birth!

LEX: Hey! How come he got all the powers?

CLARK: Because you got all the money.

Oh, sorry, I thought you wanted this story to go over 100 parts.

Yes, Clark's aside was a bit of a dark humor joke.

Yes, that was before Reed saved Clark's life. Afterwards he was a happy smiling Orc.

Now the fun begins... I mean, soon...

Sorry. My apologies if I did. I hope you're feeling better now.

Yeah, there’s now ten open threads from me alone. Must get stuffy in your inbox.

Oops?

/male reporters shrug in the least adorable way/

Depends on the reporter?

Michael

Like Labby's inbox, my always has room for more love.

And why would I want that again?

CLARK: <glancing down at negligee drag> I don't know. Didn't you leave this note on my desk?

LOIS: That's not my handwrit... JIMMY!

JIMMY:

Like a box of DFCB.

CAT: Mata Hari is my idol!

CLARK: No.

Been there, done that. Guess, I'll go in a different direction then.

LOIS: Thank YOU!

CLARK: Um... yeah. Thanks.

Jones.

Aw, Tempus. You're so sweet.

LOIS: <<rubs hands>> Now I have a backup nickname for Chuck! Although, I do like Sue's current one that she has Lois using.

Yeah. It’s got to be either that or they don’t get published at all.

No wonder he also still doesn’t know about the birds and the bees. Maybe she *should* have Cat subbing for her when she’s otherwise engaged. To Lex.

/Lex whistles as he watches Nigel pack a bomb laced with Kryptonite and affix a ‘for the groom’ label to it/

Michael

PERRY: No, Ralph, those aren't the right dates for the Obit. Try again.

CLARK: No, that's okay. I'll just read up on it at the library... what's that about Lex?

CLARK: Let's just forget the big wedding and fly off to Vegas. We'll open our gifts later.

LEX:

Being that he also abducted him, and pushed him off the boat, I'm thinking theft is the most minor of his crimes at the moment.

RALPH: Geez. Who *cares*. :rolleyes: The dead dude certainly ain’t.



So, Clark will die a couple of days late?

Then again, the Feds did nab Capone on tax fraud.

Michael

No, so the gift will explode while he's out of town.

Yes, but Jonesy is no Capone.

But he managed to kidnap Superman and almost managed to cause his death while there’s still an asteroid heading for Earth! Doesn’t that make you the greatest enemy of the state ever?

Michael

Yes, but nobody knows that's what HE did.

Drat. Maybe an undercover journalist who gets under cover with Lex could get some pillow talk about of him? Doesn’t Samantha still need a big break at the Digger?

Michael

Oh, you don't really want to get her involved do you?

She's not yet made an appearance in your stories?

Michael

And *this* is a bad thing?

MLT did a nice Samantha-POV story once.

Michael

If I remember correctly she also included a disclaimer at the beginning saying we would get to see plenty of Lois and Clark.

Still, I will not complain if Samantha does not show up in this story.

There are many a story of MLTs that I haven't yet been able to fit into my schedule. Maybe between this story and Book 3.

There are no plans to include Samantha in this story at this date and time, but now that the plot bunny has laid an egg in my mind... You never know.

Michael