The hero swooped in, cape billowing behind him as he landed gracefully before her. "May I be of some assistance, Mrs. Kent?"
Lois wrung her hands nervously. "Oh, Superman, thank goodness you came! I don't know what to do. I came home with my daughter to find the house a wreck and some stuff missing. What do I do?"
Okay. Lois and Clark married, but she doesn't know he's Superman?
Loving and supportive. Wells was right. She is a great mom!
"I understand," Lois gave him a sympathetic look. "And if that is how you feel, then I think you're working in the wrong direction."
Jonathan frowned. "What do you mean?"
"I think you're still playing it too safe. If you really want this to work out, you've gotta raise the stakes. Get into a real situation."
LOIS: <<picks up cell phone, dials>> Clark, be a dear and burgle Mom and Dad's place really quickly for me. They still don't know about you. I'm going to send Jonathan over there for a test run. He looks just like you did at that age, and Mom's sight is failing and Dad's hearing is going. They're the perfect test run for him. And if he screws up, we can finally tell them the truth. Thanks, I knew you'd love it. Call me when you get this message. <<hangs up>>
"Have you thought of a name yet?"
Does Clark hate Superman's name so much, that he doesn't recommend his children get named by the press (whom his parents are a part of)? Oooooh. Got it.
Jonathan, realized he'd been duped by his parents once again, crossed his arms over his chest and scowled at them. "Mean. You guys are mean. Taking advantage of a germaphobe like that for your own entertainment..."
There we go. An invulnerable man with a germ-phobia.
Mouse, my cheeks are hurting from laughing so hard. That's just cruel. Poor Jonathan. He has a while to go before he's ready for the suit.
Fun little story. I'm glad you can see the humor in your life enough to share it with us. I did get a bit confused at first and threw me through a loop there. I guess I missed some of the verbal clues about Lois being "his mother" and Jonathan being a "young man" earlier (I discovered them on second read). Oooops.
I'm going back under my rock now.