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His use of the word ‘whom’ gives me pause. What sort of gunrunner thug makes a point of being grammatically correct?

You'd be surprised, Lois...
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Is there a Mrs. Charlie back home? I shake my head to clear the wandering thought. What is wrong with me? I’m alone in the jungle with a bullet wound and a little chance of ever getting home, but all I can think about is how good looking a complete stranger is? I’ve clearly lost too much blood.

Completely understandable. I mean, if I'm bleeding to death, I'd rather have those kinds of pleasant thoughs before I kick the bucket ^^
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She reminded him of his mom—

*Sigmund Freud narrows his eyes as he smokes a cigar*
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Keeping a thousand-pound, injured animal calm is no easy task. You’re a much better patient. Prettier too.”

laugh Whoa! Way to go, Clark!
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Lola cleared her throat and tried to brush off his compliment. “Well, I should hope I’m prettier than a cow.”

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I feel like the person in that Bible story—the one about the guy who got mugged whose own neighbors wouldn’t help him, but the foreigner did and even came back to check on him.

Great observation. That Bible reference fits well with what Superman represents. He's an alien, even so, he's a better person than many humans.
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He looks down at me. His eyebrows pinch together and he sighs. For some reason he looks very sad before he focuses his gaze, once again, on the city lights.

Oh no, now he's going to run away from her. But I hope (and believe) that he'll decide to show up at the Daily Planet before too long... smile


Stories are written by the victors.
(Hmm, come to think of it, that's not the exact quote...)