Ah! Imagine my shock when I see my old story brought back up to the top of this folder! Lol. Thanks for the comments.
I still can't see how Lois could watch some news event where she could tell Clark had secretly helped out and still not contact him.
That's true. I'm banking on her being so young that she was still intimidated by her father and/or... well... continue reading to see my note about plot loopholes I seemed to have conveniently ignored.
For that matter I was under the impression that in canon Dr.Lane did not pay for Lois's college education.
That could very well be true. I kind of fitted things to fit my circumstances. I wrote this story with no beta and thinking back on it, I really regret it. There are multiple loopholes and plot defects that I spot going through it again. I might try and rework it later or if I try and write a sequel I'll make sure I have a beta. I've never used one before and I guess I'm a little gunshy about the entire process. But I really appreciate you digging out my story and reading it.
Especially when I read so many of your plot ideas on the fanfic challenge section and am continually blown away by the brilliance of some of them. I have a ton of half finished fics on my harddrive. Once I make a clearer start on them I'm going to try my luck with a beta. Adding a sequel or an alternate ending to this is going to have to go on my list of ideas.
I am really glad to see that I'm not the only one that disagreed with the last line. I'm so curious to see what happens next. For example, does Clark manage to get a job at the planet after walking out on his interview with Perry? How does Lois manage her hangups about office romances, given that she apparently still suffered from the attention of both Paul and Claude? And since Lois is "in the know", just how does the idea of Superman emerge?
Wow... those are some really fascinating points... I was kind of... well, not too inspired to write more, simply because I believed it would be a simple Pilot-esque rewrite with a few minor details. But you've posed some really fascinating questions and I'm definitely jotting them down to stew over once I finally finish the finals I should be studying for. (Just one more week!
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*shrug* I hope I can come up with something. Summer vacation is just around the corner. I have to work, but I should have a lot more free time. Maybe then I can actually do something with this long list of "possibles."
Thanks for the comments, both of you!
Laura
