Okay, commenting as I read...
“Now look who’s running off.” Her look of indignation spurred him on. “You said yourself that Superman needs our help and you’re gonna run off and go on a date? Wow. I never thought I’d see the day that you’d put Luthor before Superman.”
Yikes! That's like waving a red flag in front of a bull, Clark! He must really like her angry at him.
I'll believe that when Lex Luthor suddenly adopts the morals of Superman. If she thinks that chocolate doesn't count for dessert, then she's deluding herself!
“So you met my uncle eating at his diner, then.
I always wondered how Lois met Bobby Bigmouth. I like this explanation a lot.
And judging from the bag you’ve got tucked away under your front seat, you already knew how good your uncle’s desserts are.
Can't hide anything from Bobby!
He shook his head. “Not everyone.” Lois raised an eyebrow and he continued, “Ask around, not one of the reporters working under any of LexCorp’s subsidiaries is trying to get to the bottom of it. Not one person from LNN or any of the other news stations that Luthor owns stock in. Nada. All they’re reporting on is what Superman is doing wrong. Not ‘why’ it’s happening. Thank god some people still read newspapers and don’t buy into everything they’re force-fed by the television media.”
Hopefully now Lois will start to question Luthor. She won't listen to Clark, maybe she'll listen to her snitch.
The nerve of this guy trying to insinuate that Lex could somehow be involved in this, and that she would be so blind as to not see anything past the end of her own nose!
Or...maybe not. When you can see past your nose, Lois, please let us know.
So much for that informant. She didn’t see how he would ever turn out to be a very good source.
Boy, will she be in for a surprise!
“Did I rob a bank? If I did, I *deserved* that money, for everything I’ve done for this city. For all the banks I’ve protected before. Property damage I’ve averted. Lives that I’ve saved.” He chuffed out a haughty laugh. “Do you honestly think you can do what I can? *No one* can do what I can. Certainly not the lazy bunch of bums working for the Metropolis PD. No one!”
If this really is Clark and not a clone, which I suspect it is Clark, then he's really digging his grave. This reminds me of how Clark on Smallville acted when he was exposed to red K. I always wanted to write a story with that spin on the red K exposure. Hmmm...is that what you're doing here? Inquiring minds are wondering!
But something else drew her attention.
A black sedan - make that a stretch limo – was pulling away and driving off. Lois raised an eyebrow. Maybe there was more to Bobby’s info than she had initially given him credit for.
And just maybe this mystery person inside the limo (Luthor), has a chunk of red K. You're right, more questions...
Clark sighed deeply. Tired of dodging furniture, he floated up to the ceiling, where he could pace unimpeded – except by the occasional light fixture.
I loved this! If only we all had super powers, I'm sure we'd all pace a hole in our ceilings!
She just didn’t understand how dangerous Luthor was. Clark couldn’t get her to see it because he didn’t have any proof to give her. And it really wasn’t Superman’s place to get involved.
It shouldn't matter whether or not it's Superman's place. Knowing how dangerous Luthor really is, Clark should do anything it takes to get her to see the truth. He's such a lunkhead sometimes!
But if he did that, it would only embarrass her and further weaken her faith in herself.
Better that than going to bed (so to speak) with the devil.
What would his clone want with a diamond?
Wouldn't we all like to know. And if this other Superman really is a clone, then I'm guessing that Luthor wants that diamond for some reason. However if it's really Clark doing the robbing...I'm stumped. You've done a wonderful job with this part. You've definitely got me guessing.
BTW, from the last fdk thread, you said:
Hi Symbolic! You aren't sure what to think? Well good <g> that's the point. Hee hee. Oooooh, yes, is Luthor involved? I did say this was a HoL rewrite, didn't I? Hmmm... Thanks so much for the fdk!
Stupid me forgot that you said this was a HoL rewrite!
Bring on the next part!
