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Questions? Comments?

Outstanding story! I just loved about every part of it. The telepathic comment " I’ll never tell anyone … cousin" was outstanding. Nice to be able to fill in a story someone who got short changed in the show!

Mike

Glad you liked it!

I love it! What an original tale. I think this may be the first time I've rad a story where a modern-day Terran is a descendant of a Kryptonian. I especially enjoyed all of the little touches of humour -- for example, that being a psychic was the most honorable of the named professions.

When I read the title of your story, my first thought was that the narrator would be Star. While I would love to have that story told, I am delight by your story with the ASU psychic.

Joy,
Lynn

Well, if Jor-El had the technology to send a child to Earth, and sufficient knowledge of the planet, it had to have come from somewhere. Why not earlier explorers? (Even if those explorers did have the mores of Bill Clinton.)

Star would be an interesting character to write about. The idea for this story, though, came from a re-watching of ASU. I didn't even known the psychic's name until I looked at the text of the script (Mystique).

What a great concept! I love having all the descendants each having one (or a couple) of their fore-bearer's abilities but not all of them.

She's psychic, but only with other Kryptonians or part-Kryptonians, otherwise she's a phony. Terrific.

I loved the part where you described what happened in ASU. It really came alive off the page.

I was beginning to wonder if Clark read the psychic's mind in the alley instead of Lois's (since he can read only Kryptonian's minds). Does that mean that Lois is part-Kryptonian too? (Generations back, of course.)

Wonderful job .

I've really loved these stories--getting to know the residents of Metropolis. And Mystique (I had no idea what her name was, either) was a great choice.

I echo what Virginia stated--your retelling of ASU was done really well. You gave the episode a lot of life, and it added in wonderful ways to your story .


. LOVED this! And have to agree--that is one horrible excuse, Clark .

Thanks for sharing--very much enjoyed your tale
Laura

Yea! Another tale! Lol..I loved her choosing to become a psychic as her most honorable option. It makes sense that the Kryptonians had at least one scouting mission to Earth - how else would they know where to send Kal? Too funny that the guy didn't quite have Clark's moral standards. Great idea - really fun story!

It makes sense that not everything would be passed along from generation to generation. After all, these are descendants, not clones.

Thanks.

Clark was reading Lois's mind (unconsciously), and no, she's not Kryptonian, but she is his soul mate (even if she hasn't figured that out yet).

This excuse still wasn't as bad as the Cheese of the Month Club excuse.

In the New Krypton arc, it was revealed that Kryptonian culture allows for concubines, so chasing women wouldn't be an unknown concept for this Kryptonian explorer. And, of course, he was raised in Kryptonian society, rather than in mid-20th century Kansas.

Hi Annie!
Went to highschool with a lot of teenage boys, huh?

Like ‘used car saleswoman’ or ‘psychic’?
MADAME BLAVATSKY: One has to draw the line *somewhere*. At least, I didn’t go into the news business.

Star came from the stars? And the Kryptonian gene is recessive?

I was *right*?

So, Kryptonian lord, then, huh?

I wonder if they could sue Star for fraud and malpractice. After all, she gave them a psychic advice and anyone sane knows that those aren’t worth much. Thus, the tip to get new brakes can easily be construed as just another false prophecy and they were correct in not following through with a visit to the mechanic. Same reasoning as behind the poodle-warning on microwave ovens.

She could send a pair of used knickers to the Superman Foundation, like 50% of the female population of Metropolis does. And probably 10% of the male population, too.

Oh? Oh… Oh. /checks All Shook Up/ Oh. Not Star. Huh.

Yeah, right. Seeing through walls… Next he claims, he can see through clothes, too.

*Sigh* Motherly love. There’s no substitute.

But only if they love the woman very very much.
CLARK:
LINDA: Claaa-aark, you’re going to be a Daddy!
LOIS:
CLARK:

That was an unexpected twist. Very well done!

Michael