Please forgive me for not responding to the excellent feedback like I said I would! I'm very sorry. I can only plead real life intrusions.
Again!
Ann, I agree that Jonathan's reaction isn't reasonable, but he's still grieving for Lana. I don't think he's "frightened of Clark's sheer alienness" at all. I haven't written him in that way - at least, not deliberately - and I have to believe that it's your own anti-male bias sneaking through here. And even though the show portrayed Lana as someone who was repulsed by Clark's extra-human abilities, I tried to portray Lana as sympathetic to him. Remember, she's the one who helped design his costume, and she helped come up with the name "Superman" in the "The Road Taken." She wasn't a perfect person, and in many ways wasn't the ideal woman for Clark, but in my previous story she really did love him.
Dandello, you're right about Perry being the only one to know they're still alive (and he doesn't know about Lois's powers yet). If Cat were to cooperate with the authorities at this point, I doubt she'd be charged as an accessory to murder, but she certainly wouldn't get off lightly. And if she doesn't come forward, she would become an accessory after the fact. We'll see what happens with her.
Maria, I needed to bring Dennis back in for some kind of closure. And this was the most evil point in the story I could think of. And I'll get back soon, I promise!
Cliffhangers, Lisa? I prefer to think of them as "reader incentives."
Tank, I just bought a new bass, too. It's an Ibanez 5-string with onboard active electronics, and it's significantly lighter than the Peavy T-40 I traded for it. I appreciate the visual of your new instrument. And no, this isn't a typical Lois and Clark tale, at least not at the moment. I think, however, that when the ending finally does arrive, it will satisfy most of the reading public.
Sure hope so, anyway.
