BlindPassengerThere's one little detail that bugs me though, regarding continuity. As in "Rules are rules" it's established animals aren't allowed in Clark's apartment building. But it looks like that neighbor of his has that cat for a while so that's a bit of a problem there... Hrm, maybe the story and neighbor can be shifted to Lois' building instead to fix this? IDK...
Anyway, there certainly is lots of fun to come from this that can be explored in future ficlets. Nice little story!
My take on this is that Clark got home
after the rules against four-legged pets went into effect. Since Mrs. Harper, a long-time resident, has had Pepper before the rule, the kitty is grandfathered in. It will only be a short time before Lois and Clark are married, so Krypto's presence shouldn't be a problem.
Hmmm, purrhaps if Krypton and Pepper put their paws together,

they can come up with a better solution?
Glad you enjoyed the story!