Ann I always, always worry what Clark's refusal to share his secret with Lois will do to their relationship. Consider, for example, his footy game. He couldn't very well refuse to take part, and he couldn't very well have used his powers to make sure his team won. But I can see that some people would think that he shouldn't have taken part in the game in the first place, and others would think that he should have given victory to his team, because otherwise he is a lousy team player who lets down his mates. I wonder what Lois will think.
Ann, I know one of your pet hates is Clark keeping his secret from Lois, but you've explained the difficulties inherent in his life so well. He is always going to encounter situations that barely require a thought for the rest of us, but have complications for him.
Browny has been watching Lois closely. Despite his gruffness, he cares about her and felt sorry for her over the Dan thing. Part of why he is sending Clark away for the weekend is to give them both time to take stock. Then he's giving them the opportunity to go away together if that's what they choose to do.
Thanks, Ann.
Cristina Thanks! If I had to choose my favourite Lois and Clark interaction, it's when they are right on the cusp of their relationship. I'm glad you're enjoying this stage, too.
but something tells me the good stuff will probably have to wait until 22
/clears throat, whistles innocently/
Michael The switch is a good analogy.
Well, there's the reasons mentioned by other FDKers, but also, Lois is waiting outside, and although Clark knows he can't just dump his teammates and go to her, he doesn't want to unnecessarily prolong the wait.
There's so much else I could say, Michael ... but I'll just say 'thanks for the comments.'
SJH Diagram?
Seme Thanks. I had a great weekend - hope you did, too.
Artemis On Browny - I haven't 100% worked out yet whether he's hoping to gain Rubber or whether he's being particularly sweet, knowing that his actions could mean he loses Flinders.
Thanks.
DW If this were a footy fic involving LnC, they would have won. But it's a LnC fic involving footy, so they lost!
Thanks, DW.
The Source Don't worry about the Olympics - they will have a tiny part.
Toggy - There are underlying reasons why I wanted him to be Irish. In the late 70s, we realised that because the Irish play Gaelic football (not *too* different from Aussie Rules), they could provide an untapped market for players. IIRC, the first two to succeed were Sean Wight and Jim Stynes. The latter was a very successful ruckman for Melbourne (he's currently battling cancer
or even
Thanks,
Corrina.
