FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 07:06 AM
Thank you, Queenie, for this challenge; it is truly well named.
As always, all comments welcomed.
Joy,
Lynn
As always, all comments welcomed.
Joy,
Lynn
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 08:11 AM
LOL! Jimmy as the soul mate for Tempus? Yeah...I don't see that working. No wonder he decided he hated Utopia and had to both destroy it and steal Lois Lane!
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 11:26 AM
Lynn! That was too perfect! Loved it!
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 12:02 PM
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 05:12 PM
Loved it. Totally weird yet funny scenario, and explains Tempus' (possible) motivation quite nicely. 
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 08:23 PM
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Where or when else was one’s soul mate scientifically found for one?
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to the here and now for a full body-and-soul cloning before returning the original to their own time?
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Lois Lane was Tempus’ soul mate?
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His heart swelled.
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Tempus growled, “No! There’s been a mistake. It should have been Lois, not this whelp! I’m not even into men, let alone boys.”
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The original Superman must die early.
Awesome response to the challenge, and totally fun! Great work!
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 08:30 PM
/guffawing/
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/29/13 11:23 PM
Oh, Lynn! Yes! This explains so much! 
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 12/30/13 06:26 AM
Thanks to all who have left FDK.
Annie, somehow, I doubt that Jimmy would have been any happier about the situation than Tempus was had he been awake.
Mouserocks, glad the story worked for you.
Queen of the Capes, this story never would have existed without your challenge. Thank you.
LJK, I didn't get much sleep the night before I wrote this -- the pieces falling into place had me too excited. ("Anything for You" aside, it's been way too long since I've had the time to do any writing, or had my head out of work and motherhood long enough even to think about fanfic.)
Deadly Chakram, I love getting line-by-line commentaries. It's always so interesting to see your reactions to the stories. Thanks for taking the time to leave such detailed feedback. I, too, find the SM 3000 to be very shudder-worthy. Although it did work nicely as a device to propel the story, the religious, philosophical, and ethical implications of such a device would be troubling, to say the least.
Io, .
Virginia, Wells make an error? Why, that's about as likely as Clark Kent being Superman. (Oh, wait...
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Joy,
Lynn
Annie, somehow, I doubt that Jimmy would have been any happier about the situation than Tempus was had he been awake.
Mouserocks, glad the story worked for you.
Queen of the Capes, this story never would have existed without your challenge. Thank you.
LJK, I didn't get much sleep the night before I wrote this -- the pieces falling into place had me too excited. ("Anything for You" aside, it's been way too long since I've had the time to do any writing, or had my head out of work and motherhood long enough even to think about fanfic.)
Deadly Chakram, I love getting line-by-line commentaries. It's always so interesting to see your reactions to the stories. Thanks for taking the time to leave such detailed feedback. I, too, find the SM 3000 to be very shudder-worthy. Although it did work nicely as a device to propel the story, the religious, philosophical, and ethical implications of such a device would be troubling, to say the least.
Io,
.Virginia, Wells make an error? Why, that's about as likely as Clark Kent being Superman. (Oh, wait...
)Joy,
Lynn
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/05/14 02:02 PM
Hi Lynn!
So, what’s the solution? Concubines?
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After what Lois and Clark went through, TBTB obviously decided that a more efficient means was needed if the species were to survive.
Michael
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“I love Utopia,” Tempus thought. Where or when else could one bypass the awkwardness of dating or of having to rely on others to arrange a marriage for one?
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Where or when else was one’s soul mate scientifically found for one?
After what Lois and Clark went through, TBTB obviously decided that a more efficient means was needed if the species were to survive.Quote
What other culture had an SM 3000 that would comb through time and space to find one’s perfect mate, and then bring that person -- in an SM 3000-induced sleep -- to the here and now for a full body-and-soul cloning before returning the original to their own time?
Michael
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/05/14 02:13 PM
Hi Michael ,
Thanks for feeding the author.
There's that "if" statement in the subroutine/procedure/method/whatever-they're-calling-those-things-in-the-future...
Although it wasn't stated in this story, Wells may have learned something from the events therein, as well. Too bad the lesson came a little late.
You were saying about there being a problem with cloning his ancestor? It would fit right in. (At the risk of mangling the names of a Greek play and two L&C episodes: Oedipus Rex, anyone?)
Joy,
Lynn
,Thanks for feeding the author.
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How do they prevent them from cloning the own mother or daughter for Tempus?
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Somebody needs to revoke his temporal license.
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Maybe it should all be Greek to him?
Joy,
Lynn
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/06/14 11:16 AM
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There's that "if" statement in the subroutine/procedure/method/whatever-they're-calling-those-things-in-the-future...
Michael
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/06/14 03:26 PM
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Hmm...Doesn't he have a time machine...? 
But once he has learned his lesson about not changing the past, would he use his time machine to go back and change the past in order to teach himself that lesson at an earlier point? Or should his lesson have been just to be more careful while working the SM 3000? Or perhaps not to have an SM 300 to begin with?Joy,
Lynn
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/09/14 06:13 PM
Ha! That's great! No wonder that Jimmy can never seem to find his soul mate on the show! I guess Tempus (Baron Tempos, Tempus Tex, et al) could never reconcile himself to his destiny -- in any lifetime.
No wonder that Jimmy can never seem to find his soul mate on the show! I guess Tempus (Baron Tempos, Tempus Tex, et al) could never reconcile himself to his destiny -- in any lifetime.
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/09/14 06:52 PM
Hi Ultra Lucille,
I'm glad you enjoyed the story. My own thoughts are that either the SM 3000 was flawed or else Wells made an input error, but the story is certainly open to other interpretations.
Somehow, sexual orientations aside, I couldn't see anyone with Tempus' personality being with anyone with Jimmy's personality for very long. The two go together like peanut butter and jellyfish. (Tempus, of course, being the jellyfish.)
Joy,
Lynn
I'm glad you enjoyed the story. My own thoughts are that either the SM 3000 was flawed or else Wells made an input error, but the story is certainly open to other interpretations.
Somehow, sexual orientations aside, I couldn't see anyone with Tempus' personality being with anyone with Jimmy's personality for very long. The two go together like peanut butter and jellyfish. (Tempus, of course, being the jellyfish.)
Joy,
Lynn
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/11/14 07:15 AM
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Or should his lesson have been just to be more careful while working the SM 3000? Or perhaps not to have an SM 300 to begin with?
Michael
Re: FDK: Soul Mates? (1/1) (A Fun Challenge of Awesomeness Response) - 01/11/14 07:49 AM
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Originally posted by Darth Michael:
Manufacturer: Soul Catching Inc. cannot be held responsible for psychopathic behavior resulting from using the SM3000 without first consulting the manual.
Manufacturer: Soul Catching Inc. cannot be held responsible for psychopathic behavior resulting from using the SM3000 without first consulting the manual.
Yeah, I could see the lawyers having a field day with that one, assuming that there are lawyers in Utopia.
Thanks for the smile.
Joy,
Lynn