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Oh my 'laugh out loud' goodness. I loved that. I just made my hubby listen to it as I read it out to him as well.

Can't believe you came up with that so quickly. It is awesome.

Boy, that was quick!

Month of nothing on the Lois Lane's Travels front and then within 30 minutes of the posting of the challenge you whip this out.

Kidding aside, this was outstanding!

Mike

This was the most fantastic part of my day. I seriously cannot stop laughing. I can totally see Lois going for Arwen - wanting that epic romance in her life. But Clark makes a great point about Eowyn - come to think of it, I *could* see Lois as Eowyn - especially how she finds the true love of Faramir when she least expects it, and after chasing after the wrong guy (sort of like how she finds Clark after blindly chasing Lex).

And, if Clark has to be a hobbit next year...well, Sam and Rosie Cotton are adorable together.

Perfect! I love it!

I was amused by the comparison of Lois to Eowyn and the concession stand foods. The WAFF was good, and I loved the subtext of Clark's part of the dialogue regarding different worlds.

Your muse must have been inspired, not only to come up with such a brilliant story, but to do so so quickly. *Thank you* for answering the challenge.

Joy,
Lynn

I loved it, save for Lois attitude towards Éowyn:

(Uhm, Éowyn is my daughter's third given name. Her dad is the Tolkien fan, though.)

Lord of the Rings and Lois & Clark -- two of my favorite things together!!! Loved it! I smiled from the beginning, but really laughed the hardest at finding out that Lois was dressed as Arwen after her thoughts about the lack of creativity in the females around her.

Clark's dialogue about Arwen and Aragorn being from different worlds was really insightful, and so clear to us even though it wasn't to Lois. I love that Lois is still attracted to the ideal she THINKS she doesn't believe in anymore and that Clark was brave enough to suggest that he could be her Aragorn -- along with the subtle implied promise that he'd be true to her. So sweet!

As Frodo is my favorite character, though, I have to admit that his last line about taking her though he did not know the way was my absolute favorite part -- and such a great ending to a lovely story!

A genius at writing on her feet. Amazing that you created such a gem in so little time, Queenie.

A very fun story. Everyone who beat me to the punch of commenting knows more about the LotR than I do, but I still enjoyed it. I agree with what Anti-K said about... well, she said it best:
So, ditto for me. I apologize for my lack of creativity (and for literally borrowing AntiK's words), but I'm saving my muse for myself.

Very delightful story.

Reading this story so late, I had to be careful not to laugh out loud and wake the family!

Perfectly done. Lois does make an excellent Arwen.

I hate to admit it, but it has been so long since I watched LotR that I was almost completely lost. The context however was adequate for anyone to understand. That is a skill that few have. It is outstanding especially in such a short story to be able to do that. I stand in awe at your skill.

I guess I don't hate to admit it but I have never watched Lord of the Rings, it just never appealed to me. It made the story a bit more difficult to follow but as Ken said there was sufficient context included in the story to allow me to keep up for the most part.

I still remain impressed that you could put this fine of a piece together that quickly (obviously without betas).

Mike

I (also) haven't watched LofR, and didn't know about the details you were talking about in the story, BUT--really, I completely enjoyed it none the less . Like was mentioned, I was able to pull from the general context, the feel, and the relatability between Lois and Clark what you were trying to show us.

And totally agree with everyone, in a quick story--and one that I didn't have the backstory for--for you to be able to convey so much to me, and in so few words overall, and that does take a ton of talent. Really impressed!

Great job
Laura

Thanks so much, everyone!

I'm glad those of you who haven't seen/read LotR were able to follow along.

Lara Joelle Kent: Eep! Sorry, no disrespect was meant; I just figured Lois might be a little more sensitive than most to the idea of a woman going after a guy who's already spoken for. Eowyn's pretty cool (what with slaying witch-kings, and all), but even I found myself shaking my fist and going "Oh no you *don't*! He belongs to Arwen!"

Mike: Lois Lane's Travels isn't dead; don't worry. I've been meaning to write some more; I just need to get it jump-started.

Thanks again, everyone!

But most of all: Lynn, thank you for the challenge! It helped me get back into my writing groove after a long time of nothing.

I was just poking fun, though I really miss the Travel series...

Mike

Great story...and a fabulous idea for meeting the challenge!

Bwaahh-hah-hah-hah-hah!

For those who haven't seen the movie, here's the relevant clip.

Hi Queenie!

Ah, yes. Although, given the adorable Nell/Eric Christmas Elf scene in NCIS LA a couple of years ago, Lois as a Christmas Elf…especially considering her appreciation of the holiday. I wonder if Mxy could help with that…

But I digress…

Is she an actual elf?

Is this a modern day LotR? Maybe the males are Orcs and the females are Elfs and they’re all now living in modern day Metropolis?

Ah, yes. Movies or some such. Wait, *other* Arwens?

She does see the irony, doesn’t she?

Maybe if she stopped her homing ticker?
CLARK:

Great flair!

Not a comic convention, then?

Wouldn’t that be awkward, if he had shown up as Batman?

Could have been worse. Could have been Ralph.

She’s trying to uncover the man behind the plot to consolidate power under the rule of the One Ring.
CLARK: How did she find out that I was going to propose?

Prime supects:


See?
LOIS:



To be fair, I’m sure he much more enjoyed her chicken outfit. Or the Princess Jasmine one.



Has to do with wearing tights and underwear for all the world to see.




MAYSON: What? Why are you guys looking at me like that?

CLARK:

You certainly had a lot of fun with that one, Mary! Works great

Should I just quote the entire rest with a LnC sticker on it?

LEX:

Aragorn?

See?

To be fair, it’s mostly a green hoodie, isn’t it?



I thought Aragorn was a Ranger? Shouldn’t he be wise to the ways of the world?
LOIS: That’s why he’s a Hobbit.

Great fun!

Michael