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Sorry about the late posting. I'll try to catch up on the FDK from 51 sometime today.

Does this trickle of information clarify matters or make you (and/or Lois) more confused?

Part 53 should post as usual late Wed/early Thursday.

Wow! This was a bomb chapter! And what a powerful ending.

Andreia

for Clark. He lacked the resolve Martha and Jonathan gave canon Clark.

That was probably a factor, but not the factor.

Of course there is physical attraction. How could any man not be physically attracted to Lois?

With the amount of trouble she gets herself into isn't it often harder to breath. Lois touched me,

Clark: Lois touches me more.

Clark: Even better, she has toned down on the estranged wife Act.
Lois:Clark, just because I don't want everyone to know I am your estranged wife, does not mean we are going to share a bed.
Clark:I am taking little victories for now.
Lois:Well, those are the only ones you will get.

Lois really does need to come up with a better cover story.

Well, I am not sure if this fully explains why Lois calls her "husband" both Jerome and Chuck. At least she did not also call him Clark at some point, then he would have to introduce himself as Charles Clark Jerome Lane. I guess since Lana and Hank probably do not know Mrs. Kent's maiden name it would not be too bad in that case.

So do they know that Rachel had sex with Walt, or do they just assume such based on some other things?

It is possible the EPA were brought in by Sherrif Harris to fulfill his grudge against the Irig family and run them out of town for good.

Well, Lana seems to remain insensiutive as always. This man is dealing with the anguish of hearing of a death, not some physical ailment. I do not think I will ever like Lana.

Will Clark drink a soda? Arn't they chalk full of sugar, and thus will remind him of his parents' death?

Well, at least twice-orphansed, bounced around Clark has a friend, even if she went away.

Shouln't that be "at Kansas State"?

Hmm, another reason Clark should not have sex with a women before he tells her his secret. Maybe this is how the events at the Metro Club should have gone down
Lois:I don't have prtection on me, do you.
Clark:Lois, I don't think protection will work with me. There is something I need to tell you. I'm Superman.

Hmm, no maybe that would not have been the best course either.

I think it should be "an M.P." unless you pronounce it MiP and do not say the letter.

Plain speak: stolen, in that he did not ask permission.

My guess is her reaction would have been more like Lois. Of course Lois never had to confront finding out her boyfriend had abilities she had no clue existed. There is a big difference between finding out your boyfriend/work partner/whatever he is exactly at the time is the man who can fly, start fires with his eyes etc. and finding out that your boyfriend can fly, start fires with his eyes etc. when you did not know that such powers even existed.

Those who do write about Lois finding out Clark has such abilities before the world knows they exist seem to assume she would react more positively to the situation than Lana did but this Clark has no comparison.

Lois is of course in love with Superman, but he knows it will be hard if he ever tells her that he is Superman, although for slightly different reasons. The first Lois he met had a very different reaction. For one thing both Lois know that it is possible for Clark to use his powers and maintain a secret identity. The fact that they get fooled may be galling, but it shows that using the powers does not lead to being disected as a frog.

Well, at least Clark has found someone who holds a similar opinion of Sherrif Harris.

This Clark has been bounced between more foster homes than I ever imagined, at least 5, probably more. Have you ever figured out how many foster homes he was in, or is it a large but not ever determined number?

Inner Lois voice (ILV): I got him to consume artificial sugar. Maybe I can have a chocolate wedding cake yet.
Lois:We are not thinking about a wedding with Clark Jerome "the liar" Kent.
ILV:Maybe you arn't thinking of such, but I am.

Well, when you hold a shotgun wedding, you don;t want you daughter to starve. Yes, I read ahead, so am using knowledge learned from later.

Or is Sherrif Harris mad because he knows Hank has been covering up for Walt cheating on his sister the night of his death. Lots of people probably suspect it is odd that Barbara looks so much like her namesake, Barbara Irig, who she is not even related to, at least according to the birth certificate and all.

I was thinking about it. The problem about lie is that you have to come up with another lies to keep up the first one. It's a snowball, once you start it, you don't know how to stop it. At some point his name would be Charles Clark Jerome Kent Lane.

I went back to try to figure out what Hank's last name is, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Have we ever been told his last name?


I did not realize how bizarre it was that they had named this daughter Barbara until doing the FDK.

So is Lana continuing her lieing ways, or what? Since Hank is clearly not the girl's real dad. Of course, I am not sure I blame them for not telling her. Of course, the big question is, does Hank know? If Lana slept with him the day after prom, and he has never seen pictures of young Barbara later Irig, maybe he does not suspect that he is not the father.

Yes, Clark has called her out on her lies.

Any doubt that Clark had has no been confirmed.

Up until this point I had just thought that Lana was enraged that Clark was calling her out for having sex on prom night. I did not until this point realize he was calling her out for cheating on her prom date.

Well, it is a believable enough line. However it is not 100% true. Although, Lana did often treat him as if he was invisible, so it is not a total lie either.

He is making progress.

100% true.

Except it is also at least partly true.

True, but not 100% true. Of course, since she has now been married 7 or so years, it would be pretty hard to explain his relationship to her alternate personaility.

I guess at this point, with Clark still suffering from Kryptonite poisoning, it would be very difficult for him to convince Lois of the truth. I am not sure it would be impossible, but it would be pretty hard. Once he gets his power back, it will be potentially easy, although still emotionally very scary.

Good point.

Thus, he has no shock he is dead, because he knew he was dead. Just not that Rachel had died at the same time.

100% true. I was expecting he to ask the both much tougher and harder to explain question, how he managed to visit Smallville so often. I guess he and the Kents have been vague enough that she does not yet suspect how frequent his visits have been.

Actually, it is impossible for Clark to contact Superman over long distances, since he cannot be at a long distance. If she knew about Kryptonite she would be really scared now.

Well, she is nothing if not persistent.

I am not sure why Lois assumes she must either be attracted to bad or to good. First off, it is possible to be attracted to both. Secondly, it is odd to assume your being attracted to someone sees through the disguises they put out. Thirdly it seems odd that even if the first two are true, you would be attracted to all people of a certain type. So, trying to determine Luthor's true character from her lack of attraction to him just seems odd.

Shouldn't she see how proficient Clark is in this discussion to judge if he is really from Kansas? Also, maybe if she stays and keeps close to him he will drop more clues about the truth.

Maybe it will help if she gives him no option but telling her the truth. Of course, at the moment he will be really hard pressed to tell her the truth. Although, if she asks Martha, she might get Martha to tell her some things.

Is she telling this to Perry or just to herself. Hopefully it does not also happen to Wrong Clark at this point, but I am getting worried.

So is she going to share this info with Clark? Is he going to find her there?

Hmm, it is not looking good for Clark. It is looking worse for Lois. I am trying to not loose all hope, but it is a tough battle.

Of course part of me wants her to get her Clark back, but he is totally dead, so that seems a bit hard.

Hmm, except, since Wrong Clark saved the Space Shuttle, at least one of the needed precedents to the birth of Tempus is in place. Hmm, however that might not be enough to have recreated Tempus. This will be a hard Clark to save, and will Wrong Clark be willing to do it. I guess we shall see.

Charles Clark Jerome King Kent Lane and he has all names he has ever used wrapped into one.

What a tangled mess. How will they ever get out of it

Understandable. When you've long since just "bided your time" with someone rather than actively loving said person anyone new can seem to shake that foundation. Whether or not said foundation continues to stand after the shaking is what makes or breaks a true love.

Doubting the difficulty of Love (gic), Clark? I think you need to remember the Bard's words once again:
"The course of love never did run smooth."
(I think someone, possibly me said this before) but for you two it tends to be a veritable rapids!"

Passion, Clark. It's called passion. Something that I don't think you really had for Lana in the same way you do with Lois.

Clark: True.

*Clark figures out he has them and does this*
*Lois's eyes grow to saucers*
Lois: *a little breathlessly* So I guess I'm not actually cheating on you, am I?

I'm sure they're trying to place him and failing miserably at that comment.

Cat to Lana: It's an involuntary reaction, isn't it?
Lana: No comment. *goes to kiss her husband in front of Clark in an attempt to show him that she's taken.*

That has to his him in the gut in a way that Lana's wouldn't. She had meant something to him after all.

Just as I thought.

Oh my goodness, the fact that Max stole from Rachel... *growls*

Oh those woulda, coulda, shouldas of life. They are rankling at times, aren't they Clark?

It is true, but it's hard for him to admit it as he never followed up on it.

Cat: What, you mean the fact that your from another world?
Clark: More complicated than that even.
Cat: *sidles up to Clark with a seductive look on her face* Wanna tell me about it?
Clark: *upon her reaction* Um... not really at the time.

I hope the Kents or Irigs are ready to defend Clark if need be (or Lois grabbing an extra gun that fell somewhere.)

Clark: I'm the son of Kryptonian parents, raised by farmers until they were killed in a car crash then bumped from home to home to home. Lover to Rachel Harris, former fiancee of Lana Lang, oh and all of that happened in a different universe.
Lois: Are you sure you didn't need to see a doctor for that concussion?

Clark: Oh they did, just not in this universe.
Lois: You're delusional, Chuck!

Been reading too many of those bodice-rippers, Lois?
Lois: *defensively* No. Not at all. (refuses to admit that she has a small corner of her romance book shelf dedicated to that kind of book.)

I'm a little split on this one. One side it shouting to have Lois's logical self hog-tied and thrown out the window of the Love Place while the other is saying "good for her."
Oh boy, she's right in that it's the Clark he soul was originally destined for. Now she'll be furious that Clark's not "her" Clark and will want him to come out and tell her who he is. Whether that will make him tell her he's Superman or from another universe entirely remains to be seen.

Hi Virginia,

Well, that explains Lana's attitude toward her daughter, she's illigitimate.

I keep hoping that Herb is going to show up and straighten everything out.

Do you have any idea as to how many posts total this story is going to run? It begins to look like I'll be in Volume 20 of Matchmaker before you finish.

Clark's reaction to Rachel's death was very touching. I can understand Lois' growing concern, especially given her nature. I hope her discovery brings things to a head soon.

Joan

Ultra Woman: Wow! Thanks for delurking to comment. I figured those of you who had read Another Lois knew Lois would be drawn that way at some point.

EDIT: Ooooh. More.

CLARK: Tell me about it.

John: You spoil me with your long FDK responses! Thanks. Sorry for not responding sooner, but I’m trying to catch up on my writing.
Yes. He has had to learn a lot on his own.
True.
LOIS: I have to agree 100% here with John. I don’t know either, but it’s amazing how it worked that way for years, then Superman came into town and WHAM, I’m suddenly popular.
CLARK: Okay, I’ll admit that I also hold my breath often around Lois when I’m in the uniform. The ‘breathing easier’ thought was for all the other times.
Yes, sorry, I’ve drawn this Smallville arc over many weeks for you and only a couple of days for them. Yes, the opening of the box (and NOT finding the globe) was the night before. He’s still in recovery.
Actually, it’s always shocking. Especially if that someone is someone I care(d) about.
CLARK: What? Lois touched me. <checks memory> So, she did. Hmmmm. Er… No, on the dancing. I was still in shock over hearing about Rachel.
Well, he doesn’t have a concussion. He IS hurt though.
CLARK: I’ve gotten other kinds?
LOIS: Well, no. And I can be civil, though, in public. The estranged wife bit doesn’t work for the general public. It makes me seem uncaring and people are less likely to open up to me. Hello? Story!
Neither would Clark and Chuck, since “Chuck” is a nick-name of Charles. It was a band-aid excuse, so they could move past it.
Let’s just say that Hank and Lana know more than they’ve shared.
Yes. Thank you.
CLARK: I’m not planning on making love to anyone other than Lois and I plan to still be around in the morning and the morning after that and the morning after that… Okay, you’re right.
LOIS:
CLARK: Luckily, Jimmy… I mean, Toni… I mean, not luckily… I mean… So, you’re saying that I shouldn’t take advantage of Lois the next time she gets drunk and begs me to come home with her, because that would be bad? Even though she gave me a guilt-free card? Shucks.
Hmmmm. I thought “a” turned to “an” only before a word that started with a vowel. You’re saying there are consonant exceptions to this rule? Oh, and thanks.
CLARK: Yes, I would have described it as “stolen” but for some reason Rachel still loved her brother enough to hope he planned on repaying her.
True.
I think it would depend on how Clark revealed this side of himself to Lois. Was it sprung upon her out of the blue, like it had been with Lana? Or did she have an inkling that there was something different about Clark before he accidentally revealed himself? Or did he sit her down and slowly and carefully explain his origins and how his powers came upon him as a teenager?
Also, true. But an Alt-Clark (who didn’t have Mayor White and former President Presley on his side) could easily been taken in and had tests run on him. He doesn’t feel pain? How much? How long can he survive being exposed to that rock? How long does it take him to recover? <Similar things that happened to S in DC’s new story.>
The Irigs weren’t the only outcasts.
Well, let’s see, he was in 3 foster homes (Irigs, Harrises, and the Rosses) after he was 16. He was in at least one a year before that, if not more. One year, when he was 15-16ish and all of his powers developed at once, he had been at least 3 foster families. He was considered a “problem child” that’s why he was bounced around a lot. That was when social services contacted the Irigs again, who couldn’t take him when Martha and Jonathan died because Barbara was fighting cancer. So, a lot, over 10.
When it’s a shotgun wedding AND you don’t want the community to look down upon you for mistreating your own child, her husband, and grandchild. Things might have been different if Lana had remained unmarried.

Who said that everyone remembers what Barbara Irig looked like when she was a pre-teen? Was she even from Smallville? Maybe she and Martha came from Lawrence? Barbie’s name is “Barbie” not Barbara. Lana’s not THAT stupid. Homage perhaps, but not a direct link. Also, the Jessups (Hank’s last name) live in Wichita and have for the last 5 years, so it’s not like Barbie has been obviously around for the townsfolk <cough> Maisie <cough> to gossip about.
That’s for you to decide.

LANA: Yeah, right. Like you’d believe me even if I told you the truth… I mean, of course, Barbie is Hank’s daughter. That reporter guy is full of it.
JONATHAN: I believe the word you’re looking for is “biological” father.
Telling the daughter?
CLARK: My point exactly.
If she knew that he had only been coming since May of that year, yes, that would be the obvious question. But logistically he could have been coming off and on for years.
You mean if she knew CK=SM and knew that he had been exposed to Kryptonite and it had taken away his powers, so that he was basically human. Possibly.
LOIS: One doesn’t become a three-time Kerth Award winner by giving up.
She’s spit-balling ideas. Her thoughts are babbling, being that she’s Lois, of course.
She’s tired of the whole “Rachel and Walt” small-town drama. She wants to get back to her story.
It doesn’t matter whether or not he tells her the truth. She’s not going to believe anything he says anyway, is she?
Why would Martha do this?
Find out tonight in Part 53. Or not.
Hope will reappear… eventually.
HERB: Hard, yes. But nothing is impossible.


CLARK: You forgot “Superman” and “Kal-El”. Lois, you’ve really got to find me a new nickname besides “Chuck.” I love it, but it does complicate things.
LOIS: Honey, they’re a dime a dozen for you.
CLARK: “Honey” – yes, call me that.
LOIS: NO! That was a slip of the tongue. You’re not “honey”, he was “honey”. You’re not him. You’re wrong.
CLARK: Him, who?
LOIS: I don’t know. I just don’t know.
CLARK: And she’d find me crazy if I told her the truth. Tsunami, we’re two of a kind.
LOIS: Don’t call me that!

Um... with time and paitence? And lots and lots more parts?

Christina: Another long FDK! Thank you!
One of my favorite lines from “When Harry Met Sally…” is when she says (and I’m paraphrasing), “But… she was supposed to be his transitional (rebound) person, not the ONE.” (When her ex-boyfriend married the next woman he dated...)
CLARK: Phew. It’s not just me, then.
Yes, no passion in the Kent-Lang relationship.
CLARK: <once again setting his foot in his mouth> Depends. Are you still seeing Luthor?
Can you remember everyone you met 10-15 years ago? Me, either.
CLARK: <raises hands>
LOIS: Oh, shut up!
CLARK: Why? I don’t want her.
Yes, sadly, Rachel meant more to him than the woman he dated for 10 years and obsessed about for years before that. (Sadly for that wasted time and effort on Lana.)
It was mentioned back in… <guessing> Part 4?
CLARK: I agree.
Those are ten years he can’t get back.
He did follow up, but by then, she was gone. By the time she returned, he was engaged.
Thank goodness that Cat’s in Paris.

CLARK: Thank you again for reminding everyone why Lois won’t believe the truth.

LOIS: Imagine how I’m feeling.

<Lois searching for the truth>
<Christina searching for answers>

Or Lana blames her daughter for prisoning her in this small town life.

He's supposed to come back three months after... mid August.

Let's see, I'm just about to send Part 61 to Beta... Um... ... er... a lot. ... um... maybe all the Matchmakers Volumes written to date combined? Hopefully not that many, but I had already committed to a *3* Book trilogy and had written 20 parts before I looked how long it would take to get to the end and started hyperventilating. (Otherwise I would have broken this up into smaller bite-sized portions.) It should speed up after (timeline wise) after Smallville, but there's a lot to accomplish here in Kansas first. Right now, I'm just taking things one day at a time.

I like Rachel's character. I needed Clark to have someone positive in his life at some point (after his folks' death) otherwise he'd have no reason to have any hope at all with Lois (and be TOTALLY afraid of having sex with her).

A head? Depends on what you mean by "head". So, I'll just say "kind of". Soon? By the end of the Smallville arc? She'll know the "truth" by then.

That would be exciting!

Well, in canon it seemed like Lois always had some guy to go out with her. Of wait, they were the type that caused Lois to say "define guys", maybe she does have a point.

Clark:Well, I am not sure if "recovery" is the word. I do not feel like I have recoered at all, I still feel totally not-super.

Good point. Rape is always a shocking thing, even if you know the person involved is in theory capable of it, and you have stopped them before, or at the same time or whatever.

Good point.

I was more thinking he hit his head when exposed to Kryptionite the night before. Or am I wrong about that too. Hmm, can Clark get concussions when exposed to Kryptonite, my guess is yes.

Clark: I deduced that once Barbie showed up.