Let me know what you think of these developments.

About the 0:50 mark: Assume Crash Positions.

In a related note, it looks like I picked the wrong week to give up smoking.

Wait, why is Clark not being there so detrimental? Can't she just talk to him telepathically?

Or does telpathic venting not work?

Cat: I take both as the right answer.

run for the hills. Oh, hopefully she can hide her Superness from them.

Cat clearly is not a very good spy for Dr. Carlin if she does not know Lois does not like her family.

Arn't Lois' parents divorced? So that would count as the family unit already melted down. Or is this one of those stories where Lois' parents are still married. There have been a few of them, including one where M&J are Lois' parents, and S&E are Clark's parents, but even in that one S&E were married, although they had been through some very rough times in the past. Since we have not yet met S&E in this story, I don;t really remember the details.

Is this the first call in we have seen since St. John was eliminated?

Is Cat doing the call incessantly and annoy your handler with the hope they will lower the marker just to get rid of you technique?

Clark: Oh, right, Rebecca, almost forgot about her.

Good thing, we don't want a bunch more super people. The power in the wrong hands would be very dangerous.

I guess this is one of the S&E still married stories, like Green-eyed Monster (OK, that is about the only non-canon thing these two stories have in common, so I am not trying to say one writer plagerized the other or anything)

Do all Lane women like men who can fly.

Lois: I have no idea what you are talking about.

At this rate she will be married before Lois.

Or is it a bomb set by agents of Dr. Carlin?

This is the test, can Lois decieve her family members.

Lois is going to have her cover blown.

Um, no. It is all the energy burned flying.

Well, I guess having people not looking at your face does not prevent them from noticing similiarities.

Yep, Lois needs to take Hiding your secret 101. Of course in canon the way Clark avoided this problem was by having met Lois in his first action as Superman, so his recognizing her later on was never suspect. Even finding her desk in the newsroom could be a result of his Supervision used to see her name plate on the desk.

Glasses work better. The key to glasses is not what they hide per se, but people all think "Superman does not need glasses, thus CK is obviously not Super, since he needs them".

Well, I guess this is always the key. Lucy knows Lois is not Super, so she has the reject what she sees.

Well, I guess in this case seeing is making Lucy believe.

So much for her planned wedding to Allen.

Wait, did Ellen complain about drunks getting sick? Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?

Of course, you would not want Perry accusing you of getting sloppy.

So capes are needed after all.

Lucy:

Lois: He's a widower dating another woman now.

Lucy: Just dating, not married. means I still have a chance.

Has Lois not told her family she is dating Lex Luthor? Of is Lucy thinking Lex might be Superman. Or is she just not thinking. Or is she closer to the truth than Lois wants to admit. I vote for the last one, but maybe I am just biased since I think Lois and Clark should end up together.

Lois: Now Lucy is just jumping to conclusions.



Lucy: A pilot. Who needs a pilot when they can have Superman?

Allen: I definantely would mind.

Lucy: do Superman.

Lois: he's not that old. He was barely a year old when I was born. (Actually I am not sure he is that much older then her even)

Hopefully Allen's airline flies to Metropolis and sends him there from time to time.

Someone forgot to tell Lois what was going on. Or did Lois just miss some memos/emails/letters.

I guess that is the main issue, that they did not tell Lois. The plan itself is not too horribel, although it might not be the best plan.

Now what I really want to know is, is Lucy going to meet Jimmy?

Wow, drunk Ellen was really, really horrible. We didn't get to see much of Sam; is he horrible too in this universe, or do they just fight because Ellen is so horrible?

And "oh, nuts. Maybe he would mind after all." Heehee!

That is *so* Lois.

LOL. And I've often wondered why no one noticed that Superman had a freckle above his lip, just like Clark Kent did. Perhaps Facial Recognition Deficiency Syndrome doesn't extend to rear ends!

The 'revelation' was great, Terry. Amusing, and in character for both sisters.

Corrina.

Because as Martha pointed out, nobody is looking at his face.

Lucy discovered Ultra Woman is her sister by noticing a dimple on Lois' butt? Really?

Martha was right, she should have stuck with the cape. It is a little harder to watch someone's movements when they are covered by a cape. The body teems to make tiny changes that alter the movements as a whole. Which is another reason why people have difficulty seeing Lois Lane as Ultra Woman.

I'm very curious to know what Clark and Rebecca have to say to each other when she gets out of the hospital. If he's smart he'll end the relationship and let her get on with her life. Hmmm, this is a really wild thought: have Becca and Lex get together! That'll solve everyone's problems.

Morgana, that's exactly what I've been thinking. And I totally loved this part, for all the things already mentioned.

Wonderful comments! I'll try to respond to some of them.

John, you certainly picked out a bunch of stuff!

Telepathic venting: I don't think it would be as emotionally satisfying as blowing spit on Clark's shirt.

Cat doesn't know about Lois' family? Hmm. Maybe Cat thinks Carlin doesn't care, or maybe Lois thinks that her family situation is so bizarre that it would drive Cat away from her. I leave that to each reader's interpretation.

No bomb on the plane, just a real accident. I'm not sure how much benefit Carlin would reap from knocking down random airliners.

Yeah, Ellen complained about drunks in cabs. Ironic, no? Somebody email Alanis Morrisette!

Will Lucy meet Jimmy? Yes, but it's off-camera. I was trying to keep this story from sprouting extra plot bunnies from the get-go, and a Jimmy-Lucy romance just didn't fit.

Iolanthe, thanks for the clip! One of my favorite comedies.

AmyPrime, we'll see a bit more of Sam in the next chapter. Not too much, though. I wouldn't let him take over and he's a little miffed about it.

Corrina, thanks for the kudos about the reveal. I tried to show that Lucy had grown up a bit from Lois' rather bitter description of her at the end of "The Road Taken" as being a flighty slut. I think Lois exaggerated a bit back then due to her own emotional stresses.

Morgana, we'll see what happens between Clark and Rebecca before the end of the story. I advise laying in a supply of tissues. (My betas know what I mean.)

Lara, thanks for endorsing Morgana's suggestion that Lex and Rebecca get together. We'll see if that actually happens before the end of the story.

Next chapter coming up soon! Thanks for reading, y'all.