Hello everyone.
First, a note. I have been trying to maintain a 36 hour post schedule. Unfortunately, I'm going to miss that. I spent all day yesterday trying to get Chapter 8 where I wanted it, but it isn't there yet. Because of the way chapters 7 and 8 interact, I don't want to post 7 until I know that 8 is under control. So, 7 will be delayed at least 1/2 day.
John:
Clark is again in a real tough situation.
That has been the case from the start. Who does he owe more to? Lois or Lo-Lo? It's easy for an outside observer to say Lois ,but would it really be that easy for someone inside the relationship?
I do not see this as a wise move.
Again, per above, Clark is in a very difficult situation.
I liked how Lolo's lawyer brought up the Smallville incident.
I think that would prove critical. The fact that before Revenge, they were close enough for Lois to stay at his house is critical evidence that her relationship with Clark is not just a Revenge-induced delusion.
Still, since Lois still authored over 40 articles I think that it is hard to say she is not a functioning member of society.
Yes.
Queen of the Capes:
Bob, you've written a story where I don't know who to root for. "Bring Lois Back" vs. "Free Lo-Lo".
Thank you. You have no idea how happy that makes me. I was hoping to achieve exactly that. The Lo-Lo that we saw in the episode is unsustainable. When I read your story I realized that a Lo-Lo who could successfully raise a teenage daughter had to be a much more complete and capable person that what we saw. Lo-Lo may not be exactly Lois, but she is a real and capable woman. Just not the same one as Lois.
Hi, Terry:
I've been reading this since it started, Bob, and I really like the angle you've taken. It's original without changing the main characters - except Lois, of course, and that was the entire point.
Thank you.
I just had an evil thought. Lo-Lo takes the cure and reverts back to Lois, retains her memory, and then hates herself for breaking up her relationship with Clark - because, of course, she can't be the real Lois Lane with Clark Kent underfoot. So she'll be the one to end it for the greater good. Clark is heartbroken and turns to Cat for comfort, and they eventually marry and begin Utopia with a slightly different twist, one that will give both Wells and Tempus indigestion and insomnia. Lois misses being Lo-Lo so much that she quits the Planet and moves to Hollywood to become an actress who is desperate for success.
See what you did? Now my muses want me to write that! I'll try to restrain them and keep enjoying your tale. You've held my interest so far, and I can't imagine that you'll lose it now.
Reading this reminds me of
When Muses Go Bad Framework4:
does the court even have the power to compel someone to take an experimental drug?
Remember that htis is the LnC judicial system. The three times that I remember seeing the LnC judicial system, "Man of Steel Bars", "Whine, Whine,Whine" and "Dead Lois Walking" lead me to believe that the only thing we can be sure of its that their court system is not ours. I've served on several juries in my live and I've never seen anything remotely resembling what we saw in these episodes (But that goes for their portrayal of the military too. I spent many years working on military systems. Whether or not you like the military, every officer that I've met has been both capable and intelligent. The idiot/bozo portrayal of the military always annoys me.)
KenJ:
I wonder though, couldn't the stress she is currently undergoing in some way mitigate the effects of Revenge without her having to undergo the treatment thus retaining the good aspects of Revenge while returning said fire?
Possibly. I guess we'll know when Cynthia presents her defense.
Kathy:
Her ability to analyze situations is in some ways even stronger than it was as Lois; I don't know that Lois would be able to articulate the fear and anger that she held inside and explain how it made her act (and react) the way Lo-Lo did.
I agree. Lo-Lo lives much closer to her emotions than Lois did.
The other part that impressed me with the plotting was your willingness to have Lois express the very fear that your readers are having -- that once Lois comes back, she won't love Clark anymore, or worse, she will attack him for what he's done. That's something that would have been so easy to sweep under the rug, perhaps by having the characters worry about it privately but not express it outright.
I see her openness as a side-effect of Revenge. She loves and trusts Clark, and because of the Revenge, she's not afraid to open up to him, therefore they have a very open relationship.
Thanks again. Now I need to go back and pound my head against the wall that is Chapter 8.
Bob