Again, I'm enjoying the speculation.
What I really think is cool is how Lois is meeting up with these other ladies before they have a chance to hate her, and in fact maybe becoming a support structure for each other.
On the other hand, how can Linda know that? She is a freshman, isn't she? And she isn't supposed to have known Russel until she met him at this university?
Actually, Russell is Linda's step-brother.
Argh, I'm getting my headache again
Oh, I know that feeling! I had a headache almost the entire time I was writing this story.
/sputters/ /mutters to self/ ML did not intentionally use porn-star names. ML did not intentionally use porn-star names.
Uhh... no. ML didn't intentionally use the names of porn-stars. ML doesn't even know that those are the names of porn-stars. On the other hand, ML isn't particularly upset if they are the names of porn-stars.
First of, I must admit I didn't think I was going to be reading this story
Well, I'm glad you finally decided to read it anyway - and that you're enjoying it.
I see cannon Lois in her, same traits, same drive, without the years of experience to completely shape her up, but 100% in character.
Thank you. That was exactly what I was trying to do. Well, that and giving her a bit more stable home life so that she didn't have the scars from that to deal with.
That is assuming that a single individual is responsible for both incidents; not necessarily a safe assumption.
Good point. Maybe they are going to go completely off track here in their assumptions.
Did having that story in the Planet change things so much that Paul's reaction is NOT a change?
Well, assuming there is any connection between Clark's attacks and changes to the future (and that's a pretty big assumption
), I'd say that when Lois had her story published in the Daily Planet, it set off a chain of events that included Paul's reaction to it - so Clark would have already suffered through that particular change.
On the other hand, were Clark to fulfil his threat to splash Paul's name across every paper in the country on charges of sexual harrassment... I suspect he would have another attack - well, assuming there is a connection between Clark's attacks and changes to the future, of course.
Again, thanks for the comments. And keep speculating. Next part will be up Monday at midnight.
ML