Hi,
Great part.
“Mrs. Ellen Lane’s room, please,” Clark smiled broadly at the very bored lady behind the desk.
She wasn’t having any of it.
“Visiting hours are over, Mr. Kent.”
“Ms. Gladys, I know. Work took a bit longer today and I couldn’t make it any sooner, but…” Clark presented the bouquet of flowers he was holding with a flourish, “I’m here now, and I won’t stay long.”
Why is Lois mother in a hospital?
“The other Lois Lane, the one who belongs in this world. I looked her up on your laptop last night. I decided there had to be one, and that instead of trying to avoid her, I should find her or what became of her, see if I could borrow her life, so to speak. She’s been missing in the Congo for almost five years, never found. And it would seem she has been completely forgotten.” Lois’ voice trailed off on that last part. “She was a reporter of some merit,” she frowned. “Why haven’t you heard of her?”
Is Lois going to search for Lois[2]?
“I see,” Lois replied thoughtfully. “But you wanted to know why you’re my last hope. And it isn’t because I knew you were stronger and faster than anyone else here. That won’t help me. It’s simpler than that. I need to find a man named Tempus, the man who brought me here. I need a job. Being a reporter is who I am. I need a friend. And a place to stay until I can figure out if…I’m staying. If you can be my friend-,” She moved across the room to stand in front of him. “-and it’s asking a lot, then I can stay sane. If I can tell you the truth, level with you in a way that I couldn’t with anyone else here, then I can be real here. If I’m only real to me…”
They can't find Tempus. He is from another universe.
Where is Wells?
More soon, please.
MAF
