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StoryHi Barbara! I can’t believe how expeditiously you did this! /chackles with amused evilness/ Hmm… /gets a brownie for extra endorphin kick to completely overload senses and hopefully result in even more fun-d-k/ Lois’ heart raced, so eager was she to see Clark again. Too much time had passed since they’d parted, too much time spent finding the right costume, touching up her makeup and taming her hair until it was just right.
Great touch, making both her absence seem overly long and her obsessiveness completely normal. Because tonight, she was going to be his.
Instead he being hers!  Very clever interpretation of the pheromone effect. Inside her mind, Joy had a hard time reigning in her giddiness.
Ah!  Her usual glow had spiked up, blinding the other emotions who were standing behind her, separated by an invisible field between them.
The drug’s effect. Fear covered her eyes with her hands. “We need to do something!”
I see. Only Joy got effected. ![[Linked Image]](https://cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d090.gif) “And what's that supposed to be?” Anger growled, tapping her foot. “We already tried breaching the barrier, burning it down, not to mention your pitiful attempt at talking Joy out of this madness.” A flame of barely contained frustration flickered on her head.
Nice! Also, Apparently Joy needs about 48 hours to tucker herself out. “Gee, how long can it take to wake Embarrassment from her beauty sleep?
Oh, combined with Embarrassment getting sent to Lalaland. Taken straight out of IO2, the teenage emotions “Lois!” Clark appeared on the doorstep, a strange purple glow and blinking hearts surrounded him.
Like a targeting halo in a computer game Disgust gagged. “I swear if any of this becomes a core memory, I'm resigning.”
Oh dear. Would this be a good thing or a Bad(TM) one? Embarrassent, who'd obviously tried to resist, tumbled into Headquarters, landing flat on her stomach.
![[Linked Image]](https://cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/c042.gif) Too embarrassed to come out From behind her, Anxiety darted out of the room, jumping over Embarrassment’s back right through the barrier.
“Are you sure we practiced enough?” Anxiety asked eagerly, pushing Joy to the side so she could get access to the controls.
 Anxiety could help? I did not see that one coming? “Wait, what?” Disgust muttered. “Why did she get through?”
See? Am not alone here. I swear she put on more weight since Clark sent Lois into the sewers.”
 Too funny! “Please tell me, she’s not untying that trench coat. She cannot show him what she’s wearing.”
But that’s the whole point! “I’m more concerned with all the stuff she isn’t wearing,” Disgust said glumly. “Can someone knock me out, please?”
![[Linked Image]](https://cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/c040.gif) “This pink bunch of insecurities kept us from asking out every single cute guy in high school! But she's utterly useless when you need her!”
Most entertaining! Embarrassent, no longer pushed into the barrier, took a step back and tightened her hood until only her nose and mouth stuck out.
Great touch from the movie! Then she pulled a chocolate bar from the pocket in her hoodie and started chewing.
 “Then find a solution!” Anger threw up her hands. “FYI: Eating chocolate is not it!”
Hey! We discussed “Lois” dancing, not “Clois”!  Embarrassment briefly glanced over her shoulder, saw Lois whirling around a veil, turned a deeper shade of pink and pulled a carton of Rocky Road Ice Cream from her hoodie.
![[Linked Image]](https://cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/d051.gif) “Seriously?” Disgust snorted. “You got a fridge in there?”
Embarrassent wordlessly handed Disgust a spoon and pressed the carton of ice cream into her hands.
Most funny detail! Disgust studied the gift with dismay, then rolled her eyes and dropped the offending items as if she'd burned herself. It rolled through the barrier, straight toward Joy, who picked it up and grinned.
 What’s gonna happen now? Will Joy eat herself into a sugar coma? She snapped her fingers, then pulled a lever. “Initiating ‘Dance of the Seven Veils’.”
Disgust groaned. “There go over a hundred years of women fighting for emancipation."
Hey, Lois is informing her man that he will be hers. JOY: We will be his. DISGUST: See? “No, it means he’s not attracted to us!” Sadness cried. Tears welled out of her eyes, creating a puddle around her. “He’s just not into Lois.”
 That’s a great turn of events. I did not see that one coming Lois, I just can't take advantage of you this way.”
“See, he’s just not attracted to her,” Sadness weeped. “It’s all over.”
Did you ever watch Ally McBeal? Maybe his dumb-stick is broken? Disgust shrugged. “The last time she was drunk, Sadness worked the controls and the screen got all blurry. I don’t recall any force…”
“Oh darn,” Fear yelped. “We didn’t bring any protection!”
I did not see that one coming either! Suddenly an alarm blared. <Facial recognition alert, facial recognition alert>
Ooooooh! Joy literally seemed to explode. “Oooooohhhh, jackpot,” she cheered. "JACKPOT!!!"
 She danced behind the console and when she pushed a button, Lois said, “That you look a lot like... Superman.”
Suddenly, a new memory appeared, glowing yellow and brighter than any other.
Master Core Memory unlocked! FIRE HYDRANT: Hold my water. Headquarters tilted, causing the new core memory to roll across the floor until Anger caught it, adding a deep shade of red to the memory in her hands.
Disgust threw up her arms. “Oh, just wonderful. Now she’s going to be angry, when she realizes that he’s been lying to her the whole time.”
That’s so clever! Next Embarrassment gets to hold it, too! Disgust pursed her lips. “I hate to admit it, but Sadness is probably right. Okay, we need to hide the memory until time’s right. Sadness, you find a place for it.”
![[Linked Image]](https://cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/g0495.gif) “And listen to Nostalgia tell us about all the stuff we did as children?” Embarrassment shook her head.
Then she took the core memory from Sadness hands, adding a shade of pink to the blue, yellow and red. She slid the memory into the front pocket of her hoodie.
Very nice! Also, called it! Sadness hesitated. “Any chance you got chocolate in there?”
Embarrassent pulled a fresh carton of ice
Cream from her hoodie and handed it to her fellow emotion.
Sorry for quoting all of it! “I guess, the occasion calls for vanilla.”
Nope, nothing ‘vanilla’ about it. SHOW: Okay, I guess it was pretty vanilla in the end  This was such a fun adaption! Thank you for this so very much! I am grinning like a goofball Michael
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Thank you so much, Michael. You're making my day. I'm so glad you liked your fundraiser fic. When you first suggested Lois' POV of this particular scene, I thought - Oh,no, why didn't he ask for Clark's. But then the ideas just kept popping into my mind. I had so much fun writing the perspective of the sidelined emotions. Thank you for leaving such wonderful FDK.
It's never too dark to be cool. 
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BAHAHAHA!!!! I laughed so hard at this... Disgust gagged. “I swear if any of this becomes a core memory, I'm resigning.”
And then, when Anxiety showed up?? OMG I CACKLED SO LOUD!! At all her lines throughout pretty much! So impressive as always with this series!! Sara
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What a fun read! It was a blast! Thank you for writing this, Bakasi, and thank you for suggesting this scene, Michael Because tonight, she was going to be his.
An adorable detail, especially considering that Clark is the one who offers himself as hers the next day. Deep down, both want to belong to each other. “Lois!” Clark appeared on the doorstep, a strange purple glow and blinking hearts surrounded him.
 What an image! “Come on, girls, don't just stand there. Help me get her up! I swear she put on more weight since Clark sent Lois into the sewers.”
That makes perfect sense. “How is this not working?” Disgust cried. “This pink bunch of insecurities kept us from asking out every single cute guy in high school! But she's utterly useless when you need her!”
Anxiety stared at the screen, tearing her hair. “Oh, no! We must have done something wrong!” She turned into a whirl, frantically pressing more buttons. “Perhaps she didn't sway her hips seductively enough.”
This made me laugh out loud! Disgust groaned. “There go over a hundred years of women fighting for emancipation."
Help, I’m not okay! “No, it means he’s not attracted to us!” Sadness cried. Tears welled out of her eyes, creating a puddle around her. “He’s just not into Lois.”
Aww  Suddenly an alarm blared. <Facial recognition alert, facial recognition alert>
“What the heck?” Anger stared at the screen, where lines had appeared around Clark’s eyes and mouth. “Did anyone know about this function?”
I can’t believe it! This is simply genius!!!  “I think I'll follow her. Haven't seen Ennui and Nostalgia in a while.”
Sometimes you really do miss these emotions - especially during a chaotic situation like that lol! Then she took the core memory from Sadness hands, adding a shade of pink to the blue, yellow and red.
A great detail to show that it’s a discovery full of layers and complexity.
Stories are written by the victors.
(Hmm, come to think of it, that's not the exact quote...)
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Thank you so much for your feedback, KSaraSara and peixinho. It was fun to play with Lois' emotions finding out before Lois does, particularly since I had already established that in earlier Inside Out stories. Thanks for reading.
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This was amazing. It was so funny to see inside her mind during this scene. I loved all the little references and details that just demonstrated it was clearly Lois' mind and no one else's. Great story 
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Thanks for your comment, simplylanekent. I'm glad you enjoyed this bit of silliness
It's never too dark to be cool.
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So cute! I love these silly stories, haha. Might even have to watch the movie one day...
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