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Clark and Lois are on again, secretly. Clark's worried about Cat. Lois is investigating Lex. Lex is no longer in denial of his love for Lois. Lois has done a favor for Jimbo. Somebody is kidnapping rich kids and Eugene Laderman is on trial for his life. It's another busy twenty-four hours in Metropolis.

Comments?

About time is right!

Joan

Well I just realized something from the part from last time. Lois is assuming she won't be doing anything more with Clark than Luthor has seen so far. Of course, that fits with her plan.

I then got to this line I think that should be "able to regale".

I have to admit that if I didn't know that Lois was working to bring down Luthor I would be more disturbed by him kissing her hand. But knowing she is working against him, I can live with her actions. Although I still think she underestimates the danger.

This line does not quite work. Of course, since it is Lois speaking, maybe she just mispsoke. In canon Clark asked "Is it true he was fired only a month before he was eligible to retire on a full pension?". I think the quote here would work if "before" replaced "of". Another workable solution is to change "less than" to "within". Some might disagree, but the "less than" plus "of" just does not seem to work.

I think you have one too many uses of have in that sentance.

that Lois told Lex that Clark cheated on her with Cat. I am just glad that it is clear that Lois no longer believes this.

I do have to be a little "Lois, what are you doing" about it though. Won't this make it more likely for Lex to try to bump Clark off out of revenge, like he did to Ralph during "Another Lois"?

She is really a good liar if Lex does not see through this line.

If she pulls that off, she is really a good actor.

Clark:I so do not like this setup.

I guess one reason this cover works for Lois is it agrees with her past actions.

So if she does not need his protection, why is he coming?

This sounds like overly specific denial to me. So he never sleeps with Cat, but that tells us nothing about who he may sleep with.

Mrs Cox:Lois should know to not expect exclusivity from Lex. I don't.

I guess if she is saying that Clark didn't, she needs to present such a view.

Lois:Safely inprisoned.

Or she has finally seen through your lies, Mr. Luthor.

It does sound like she is going for the later option.

This is the perfect follow up to the half-dress comment for "I'm Looking Through You".

But Cat does dress up, it usually involves even less clothing than normal.

She really should have gotten a Clark-trakking device.

it is so much more fun when they sit together.

Too bad she can't have Superman give her a lift.

After how she reacted to him not telling her he was leaving, I am surpsied he didn't mention his return.

Clark:But, but, returning is a good thing. She was worried about my leaving because it scaredher, returns don't really need to be announced.

He is lucky Lois really does not think what she told Lex last night.

This could also be seen as a dig at Lois' relationship with Luthor.

This is a useful observation. Cat going after a rich man never seemed in character in canon. Now it makes a lot more sense, knowing about Phil.

Now that is a new, low hit. Cat seems to have taken protecting Lois being undercover to the extreme, or not believe her at all.

Interesting theory. It does fit what is happening.

I have to agree with this line.

Well she did break up with him.

They really should talk.

On the other hand, if Lois can use dinners with super-rich men as a way to get information, why shouldn't Cat?

I guess this goes to why Lois and Cat's plans do not really seem all that similar. Lois did not set out to date Lex, but to interview him, and she never tried to alter her image in the process.

So it is in a week?

OK, so you basically skipped Thursday except for the end of the dinner with Luthor. We will have a week to build up to the ball.

Clark:Magic includes curses. I hate it with an undieing passion. Partly because curses seem to create a passion that kills.

an almost date.

They could say they were there to cover a story.

Clark:She smiled at me. Maybe there is hope for us yet.

He is a lunkhead, so yes.

Well, he did have her convinced he was two different people for nine months.

Clark really does seem a bit annoyed at her if he is making such underhanded replies to her comments.

The real reason Jimmy left, he made one too many rude comments to "Mad Dog" Lane.

This sounds like a narrow appoach to their market potential.

The Star is more low brow than I thought. Although that would undermine Cat's new image.

Which technically does not prevent nude photography.

If Lois did not know now, she might start to suspect.

A photo of a space rock on the front page? That seems extreme.

With the gas explosion, I was wondering if it was the result of lots of scientist in Lex's bunker doing experiements.

This is such a Lois response.

You set that up ages ago when you had Jimbo transfer there over the summer? Hmm, it does make sense though. Jimmy was such a computer wizard later on, one would think he would have studied computers. He hardly seemed to be a photographer at all.

Clark?

Nah, he remembered he does not eat sweets.

although I was half expecting to have Superman come in through the supply closet while she was there.



They had not talked at all on Tuesday?

Or was the source a ruse to go be Superman.

She really opened herslef up there.

Lois:Yep, Clark is a lunkhead, and he didn't listen to me.

Lois:Why not? You just take your arm and smash it into you other arm. Pretty simple really.

She would pay five dollars to see Clark hit himself.

Lois:And get him in jail, but Clark does not need to know that detail.

Of course that is not Lois' real goal.

more kissing.

She does have a point. She has not contradicted anything she said.

that they aren't touching.

He really did not hear that fully.

He does not do that fully.

Bringing this issue up on Lois part does seem a little disingenous.

He better correct that idea of she will think he kisses Cat. OK, since she knows what he really means, not likely.

He wimped out again. He was so, so close to telling her, and he wimped out. I am beginning to doubt he will ever tell her.

Lois:Well, at least my fake ex.

Hopefully Clark hears "Lex has no change".

Maybe she should take on a fake identity.

I think she is a bit quick to reject his line. He does love her and not want to see her in pain.

I guess she is probably right. Although I think more crushed and hurt than mad.

I think he would forgive her if she had kissed someone else. Maybe not as quickly, but he would.

Clark:I do, I so, so do.

I am glad she fully realizes she acted rashly.

But she probably would have figured it out without kissing him, with a disoriented Superman matching a disoriented Clark.

Well, she is still only partially in the light.

A fair enough sentiment.

she's going to tell him she knows.

Or not exactly. Although I still think she should realize she has only wanted one man for the last nine months, when she thought she was becoming a cheater like her father.

Lois:Like you telling me you were Superman months ago.

they are hugging. I like this.

This is probably the best response he could do.

This would be more believable if it was clear he knew she had met with Luthor again.

Or does he mean show her?

Now she really is messing with his mind with her knowledge of the secret.

This seems like unneeded protestation, but on the other hand Lois' suspicion would get tiring.

Clark:What's the point of loving you if I can't be with you.

He does have a point.

This sounds very manipulative.

This is not a choice, this is setting up an extreme alternate, ignoring any mid-way compormise.

he loves her.

But that will always be a change. She is a reporter who publishes sotries that send peopel to prison. She is always in danger.

more touching.

Clark:If only my ex was the real problem.

There he goes wimping out of mentioning the curse. Somehow I don't think the "but I'm Superman" excuse will at all work in convincing Lois they should not have sex. Of course, I still have strong hopes that Lois lied about what happened at the hospital.

Does he really?

Only Cat would really be able to tell.

She should know Clark would not plan to be away from her that well.

So much for feeling bad about kissing him.

No, she borke up with him.

Well she could have been dating him a lot sooner, but no, she kept rejecting Clark.

Cute chapter. Laura

Joan: Thanks for your continued readership. I'm glad you're as happy about Lois's discovery as Lois is.


Laura: I really enjoyed writing the scene in the supply closet. It bounced from 103 to 104 and finally made a permanent home in 105, where it got a new fun ending.

John Thank you for lengthy FDK. It makes me feel like I actually have lots of readers.

What line? It doesn't really make sense with the regale line, which you quoted. But to answer what I know of your comment / question, yes, Lois isn't expecting for her and Clark's relationship to move forward while she's undercover.

Thanks. Fixed.

Lex kissed her hand and cheek often enough in canon.

Thank you, I fixed it. Yes, well, this was a last minute fix before posting. In the script Clark mentions that Harrison had worked for LexComp for 20 years (!!) before being eligible to retire. It was at the last minute that I realized that they had edited this line in the actual show, probably to make Lex seem younger than he actually is supposed to be. Because if Lex remembers hiring Henry Harrison 20+ years before (as one would assume Harritech has been around for some years before going belly up) that really raises Lex's age. Also, 20 years before 1994 would be 1974, and I doubt there were many computer companies around at that time, since PCs really didn't become available mainstream until about 1980.

Yes, I did. Thanks for noticing. I've removed one.

But this way their interaction gets shared with all.

CLARK: Exactly. I was expecting a little more 'happy to see me' expression.

Nope, Clark is merely worried about his friend's odd behavior.

Thank you. I was trying to make Cat's actions make more sense.

Cat isn't Lois's 'protector'. Anyway, since Lois hasn't told Cat the details of her undercover operation there seems no reason Cat shouldn't zing her for making plans with Luthor.

I don't think Cat's looking for 'information' from Arthur Chow.

LOIS: I thought I looked nice for my interview date with Lex.

Yes.

Don't worry, I won't detail every day. Plus, I've added some new stuff.

Interesting theory.

Well, Lois's actions are a bit perplexing.

Which is why I find it funny (ironic) Lois always makes fun of Clark's undercover skills.

He may be a little bitter, but he didn't mean to knock Lois, he's just being honest.

But doesn't one only get undressed to have sex?

That Clark feel bitter about the treatment that Superman's getting in the press. What a good friend he is.

PERRY: It's better than NO picture.

No. That would be an explosion to give the people in the bunker the feeling that the world ended topside.

Although, he does take photos too.

CLARK:

Hmmmm. But does he still not eat them, I wonder.

Uh... No.

Not alone. No.

Yes.

So, Clark is just being... himself?

She was thinking jaw, but okay.



He might be. But she figures she might be as well, or soon will be.

Yeah. That's the toughy.

He doesn't really want to tell her in the supply closet at work. He would like someplace more private where someone might not walk in on them.

Hearing and believing are two different brain functions.



That's not the line she's rejecting. She's rejecting that's the reason for the forgiveness.

Exactly.

Another reason why she wants him to show some backbone here and show SOME annoyance at her having kissed another man / Superman.

Actually, Clark usually doesn't take back any of the kisses he shares with Lois.

But that wouldn't have been as much fun.

LOIS: Hey, Clark, why is this bulb blinking?

CLARK:

-- Continuation of Response to John's FDK --
Now, where would be the fun in that?

Well, since meeting Superman, she's only wanted to kiss two men. Superman and Clark. Now, they are one in the same, ergo, she only wants to kiss CK.

Exactly!



CLARK: I do have my moments.
LOIS: You sure do.

No, tell her CK=SM, thereby proving how much he trusts her.

LOIS: Um... my protection?

LOIS: Men!

Not any more so than Clark making decisions on Lois's behalf.

LOIS: Vanilla? Really?

She doesn't think he'd really fall for it anyway. And he doesn't.

So, people not liking CK will go after Lois?

What's the point of mentioning the curse at a point when she wants to put the relationship on hold? Wouldn't it be more of a risk mentioning it now, when she might make the break-up permanent?


CAT: I've got to have some form of entertainment at the office.

Did you want her to feel bad about it?

They didn't BREAK-UP. It's just a ruse. Now, Clark understands that as well.

Right, and he wasn't to blame in the least?

They did have mainframes and such though, so there were some computer companies. I think they mainly wanted to cut back a little on the Lex creepiness factor.

This makes me feel even better.

OK, it makes a lot more sense now. Of course she realized the exact opposite, but she can't tell Lex that and not have him suspect her.

I guess at some level that makes sense, a married man sleeping around is seen as different than an unmarried man. On another level, it seems odd considering how much Mrs. Cox does know about Luthor.

Ah, that makes more sense. And since Lois never mentioned Cat, it turns Luthors denial into "suspicious overly specific denial", which indicates he knows things he has not let on.

Clark:Exactly what I do not need.

Maybe he does not try harder when going ndercover because it would tip his abilities too much.

I was hoping to get an answer with that commetn.

With this set of high rules, I loose more hope every day.

Sneaky Mata.

Translation: I hope to have enough material on you by the end of next week so that you’re taken off to the electric chair.

Well, if he loses his control around Lois, things might become a bit dicey for her chaste lifestyle choice.

You know, the discussion of 20 years of employment, Henry could have been the brains to Lex’s garage when they first started off LexComp at age 22. Gates and Allen started MS in 1975, so 1993 could work for LexComp. Also, firing him just before he is eligible for retirement is a sound decision, business wise. So long as Lex won’t get sued, or it becomes public knowledge that that’s a common practice with LexCorp.

You went there, too. /mutters about another half-finished story sitting on hard drive/



Me-oooow!

Meeee-oooowwww!

Bitch-slap!

No, the paranoia is about what Lex would want to do with a GHB’d Lois.

I think they’re called Page-3-girls in Britian. The concept is actually features all across Europe. And over here, we have an ad-financed paper they hand out for free in the subway that alternates between women and men in their underwear or similar attire. I guess, that’s what they call progress, huh?



Well, she wouldn’t want to do false advertising.

To be fair, so does Lois when she is engaged to Lex. Also, I found a fun way to work around that in… crap, now I need to not think about finding a title for my IoG one.

Car bomb? Also, ‘source’
LOIS: What? If it’s good enough for Mister Superman here…
CLARK: Lois! Secret!

You know, I wonder who gets to resharpen all those old pencils.

Michael

They could have, but after posting my above-note, I realized they mentioned Harrison's 20 years at LexCom elsewhere in the episode.

Exactly.

Apparently, there are some delusional women out there who actually think it's possible to change a leopard's spots.



Perhaps.

I try not to write hopeless stories, just hopeless sections. The hope will return!

Darth Michael: I'm terrible sorry, I'm so behind at responding to your wonderful FDK, but I was trying to spend my very little spare time writing. I've had a crazy past two weeks, but the birthday parties and house guests are gone, so hopefully I will be better.

LOIS: <<considers>> Yes, I'll accept that.

LOIS: What?
CLARK:

Um... I didn't go *there*. Cat Grant did in canon. I'm just writing what I see.

Or you could NOT cut the 11 pages and post it on the Nfic boards. I have a password.

Oh, so it's Clark's paranoia. Gotcha.

News business so slow they had to bring forward the naked photos?

CAT: They *aren't* false! They're the real deal.

-- Continuation of Response to Michael's FDK -- LOIS: Oh, Chuck, you don't want everyone to know we're dating? Okay. We're just having sex for fun and he's super!
CLARK: Internship? Ha! Servant is more like it!

(and why EW brought it up in the story. What? Lois can't walk over and sharpen her pencil, she has to open a box of pre-sharpened pencils? I mean, oh, look at the time.

LOIS: Well, I *might*, but I wouldn't like it.
CLARK: Neither would I!



CANON LEX: Tell me about it. She wouldn't even put out before our wedding. What's up with that?

Lois is accusing Clark of stealing her pencils to give her an excuse to make out with him in the supply closet.

Clark admits to this theft, but refuses to stop trying to meet her in the supply closet to make-out.

CLARK: <<mumbling>> And you'd be dead.
LOIS: What?
CLARK: <<clears throat>> I said, "Join the club."

Yes, it’s always the silent, demure ones.

LEX: So what? I always dreamed big.

PRANKSTER: I’m not obsessed with her.
PROF. COLE: I’m not obsessed. I just want to ruin her life and then have her killed.



Michael

[QUOTE] Clark admits to this theft, but refuses to stop trying to meet her in the supply closet to make-out.
ER: He really was. I would not have expected him to be so cavalier with other people’s property.
MAYSON: Have you *seen* what Superman does to city property all the time?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">CLARK: What does Superman's obsession with violating city property have to do with me? I was just trying to be honest. Geeze.