A response to Kerth Challenge #6. My character was Dan Scardino and this is set at the end of Whine Whine Whine. I hope you enjoy. I don't do introspectives well so please be gentle. **ducks from flying tomatoes**



FDK appreciated as always.

Woah. I was trying to figure it out if it was Dan, Clark, or Jimmy at one point. For just a second I even felt pity for Dan until I realized Lois was with the right guy. Just goes to show that at times with the right writer behind the scenes you can make us feel bad for the other guy.

At first I thought it was Lex, but than when he mentioned she reminded him of someone I suspected it might be Scardino. He might not have been the most likable of people, but in the end even he must have realized Lois was with the right man for her.

It would have saved himself a lot of grief if he had followed the signs.
Very neatly done!

Geez, and you call me ‘Introspective Queen’!

Beautiful work Val. Interesting choice of Scardino and you pulled it off really well. An interesting look into a character that’s often written just to annoy.

Aw, thanks, Carrie. Yeah, I tried to keep it mysterious to keep everyone guessing.


Thanks Morgana! Yes, Scardino would have saved himself a lot of grief and pain if he had paid attention to the signs. No matter how great a guy you are if you're not the one she loves you're the wrong guy. End of story.


Aww, thanks Feli. I'm glad I could do it justice. You'll always wear the crown for Introspectives though

Yeah, I know I'm guilty of writing Dan just to annoy at times so I thought getting in his head would be a challenge. Seeing things from the other side is hard sometimes but necessary.

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Love it! You've humanized Scardino! No small feat... I got it when he said Lois reminded him of someone, but I love that you kept it subtle still. Very well done. I also like that from Dan's perspective he sees Clark as the wrong guy for her, because without knowing the whole story, he kinda looks that way.

You did a great job with it! I actually felt bad for Dan!

I'm not sure if I've 'humanized' him but maybe gave him a little bit of perspective and depth? It was really hard to get in his shoes. He comes off as .... I don't like him.

Anyway, glad you liked it.


Wow... If I can do that then that's saying something... lol

Hi Val!

Call-Me-Daniel is quite unexpectedly mature there.



You did quite an unexpected deep dive there! He certainly covers up a lot with those shirts of his.

Michael