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All comments gratefully accepted. This story is in response to Virginia's The Canterbury Tales of Metropolis challenge. Joy, Lynn
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Another great tale, Lynn.  I loved how you had the agent make that ridiculous claim to Lois as a backwards way to let Clark know he had figured out his secret.  Um... Nope. Didn't work. Clark's too confident in his disguise. Lot of fun. Also, happy Mother's Day. 
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Loved it! This completely makes sense! If anyone should recognize a disguise, it's a guy who disguises people for a living. He doesn't know Clark, he only knows Superman, so the first thing he would see is Superman in disguise. And he doesn't know about the clone gangsters running around town, so it's funny that he's still trying to figure out why they came to see him. At first, I thought he was coming in to give me a "cease and desist" notice. Bwaaa haaa haaa!!! Take Barry, for instance. He looks a lot like Superman, but the moment he walks (much less talks), it's obvious he's not Big Blue. Poor, sweet Dean Cain. Accents aren't his strong suit.  I've been writing about Barry for so long now, I can't think of him as anything but the Vatman clone.  Thanks for adding another story to the challenge!
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Virginia, I'd say Sammy was being too clever by half in what he was trying to do. But it seemed to fit the story. Thank you for the Mother's Day wishes; they are doubly appreciated since my son is incapable of giving me such wishes himself. And I hope your Mother's Day is going well, too. Susan, I agree wholeheartedly with all of your analyses. Thank you both for the feedback. Joy, Lynn
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This is great! Awesome job, Lynn . Such a creative take on the talent agent. And YES--this so much makes sense! Of course the agent wouldn't fall for the Clark Kent/Superman disguise. Having Barry as his client, he'd totally 'see' Superman in Clark. He would be the one to figure it all out... Wonderful fun while checking in on the boards tonight. Thanks, Lynn  . And a last minute Happy Mother's Day to all of you. Laura
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That agent was pretty sharp. Thanks for the early morning chuckle! 
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Hello Laura and Morgana,
My apologies for the delay in responding. It's been very busy at work, and I've been barraged with paperwork both at work and at home. Long story short, I haven't had a lot of free time the past few days.
Laura, I'm glad the reasoning made sense to you. As fun as the scene on the show was, it just never sat completely right with me. This challenge spurred me on to fixing it.
Morgana, my pleasure. I love it when one of my stories brightens someone's day.
Joy,
Lynn
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 This "Clark Kent" guy, though, he looks *exactly* like Superman, right down to the mole. (Barry's is a paste-on.) So I start spouting nonsense about how the woman he came in with looks just like Madonna. As if! <restrains Lois from decking the guy> I'd just like to know what Superman is doing under cover as Clark Kent and why he really came to see me today. Awesome little tale. Love the fact that the talent agent is seeing him in the role of being in costume. Great way to spin things around!
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Hi DC, Thanks for the feedback. It made my day. Joy, Lynn
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Hi Lynn! Looks like the next update in the serious. Well, earlier post in the series. Whatever… Superman came to my store today. The real deal. Only he came in costume. Straight to the point, huh? Makes me wonder, did he immediately recognize him, given his look-alike work? I'm minding my own business, and in he walks, dressed in a business suit and glasses, a woman beside him. He did! Now, it's obvious he doesn't want to be recognized. Maybe he got bored of picking up women while standing around in a bar, dressed as Superman and is instead looking for a challenge? It's my business to see people's likenesses and their differences. See? There are always differences. Part of my job is to get them to hide those differences. Like extensive facial reconstruction, as they did on the fake Lois? No imitator is that good, and "Kent's" mole ain't glued on. I figure he fed us that line 'cause he didn't want Lane to know what he was really doing. Smart one, that one. It's none of my business, really, whatever's going on between 'em. I'd just like to know what Superman is doing under cover as Clark Kent and why he really came to see me today. Trying to score with Lane, of course! The hard way. Cute one!  Michael
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