Tarzan the monkey-man
Swinging on a rubber band
Lost his pants and away he ran!
That's Tarzan the monkey-man.
sung atonally by children when dinosaurs ruled the earth
Wow. We know what Lara thinks of herself now, don't we? And I think she's going to have to talk to Clark and explain both
why they sent him to Earth and
why she has come to meet him before she can find a measure of peace. I'll bet Martha will have some hand in that.
Poor Clark. It's not so much that his birth was outside wedlock, I think, but because what he has believed about his bio parents and his entire people for years was a deliberate lie. This is bigger than him not telling Lois about Superman. This is bigger than the "Cheese of the Month Club" kind of thing. This is bigger than - well, anything I can come up with right now.
But he'll bounce back. He'll eventually work himself to the point of listening to Lara and her explanations ("It seemed like a good idea at the time! No kidding, it did!"), and then he'll process her reasoning and realize that, while he probably wouldn't have made the same choices she and Jor-El did, he can at least understand and accept their reasoning. And I wonder how Clark and Lois will feel about Kryptonian society and culture after this little episode. I doubt he'll want to go "back home" for a visit after this is done.
But Lara needs to find a "Jack and Jill" reader. She can't keep asking Bernie questions like "What does this word mean? Is hydrochloric acid suitable for human consumption?" And when she picks up a hot beaker without reacting or being burned, Bernie's going to put two and two together and get the square root of negative three. But at least he'll know she's not from Kansas.
Intriguing story. I plan to keep reading, so please keep posting! You wouldn't let me get depressed, would you?
