Of course Jimmy's a captain. He's in charge of the General White's personal transportation. (In other words, the motor pool.) Very important job, that - the horns on the Humvees must be tuned correctly.
I think this is completely, totally, absolutely brilliant. And Major Lane complaining about her counterpart's choice of vocation? Priceless!
This, however:
“Lois, I don't know what the deal is with that universe, but...”
She raised an eyebrow at him. “But?”
“I find it very telling that even in such a strange alternate reality, they still found each other.”
isn't a bit funny. But it's perfect! He couldn't have said anything better than this at this point in time. And given that H.G. surely let them peek at the other dimension, it's on point, too.
Excellent, Queenie. You have done it again. You have successfully mixed humor with pathos and laced it with the personalities of Lois Lane and Clark Kent. My humble applause to you.
I can't wait until you top it next time. It'll be epic because it will have to be.
Of course, we don't know where Lois' scar came from. We don't know if they're Army or Air Force or Marines, or why they've been transferred to
this base. Lois' rant hints that she's the only one who knows about Clark's extra talents - which makes me think that maybe they're in a counter-intelligence unit. Or, maybe, they were in charge of security in an embassy that was attacked and she was wounded while defending it. Or they were deployed in a live fire zone. Or-
Naw, I'll stop now. It's just that having had a father who was an officer in the USAF for over thirty years, I got to learn about lots of interesting stuff, usually second-hand. And because he was in Strategic Air Command in the 60s (the ones with the nukes), he couldn't talk about his work at home. Used to frustrate my mother a lot.
If you want to extend this and you need some military knowledge from a former dependent's point of view, let me know. I'd love to work with you.
If not, that's okay. Just keep finding your inspiration where you will. Everything I've read of yours is outstanding. Keep up the great work!
