Oooh! So many good parts to quote!
“If Superman had approached the train from this end, he would have stood a better chance of preventing further loss of life. That is one of my big problems with Superman. Allowing a creature as strong as Superman, with no knowledge of science, to assist at accidents such as this is just asking for disaster.”
/Jaw drops at sheer effrontery of man looking gift horse in the mouth/
I just want to smack this guy right upside the head! (which shows how well you've written this.)
She still had her taped interview with Cat, but without supporting evidence, she could hardly take it to Paul.
You know, since Linda stole Lois's story, what is Cat going to think when the story appears under Linda's byline and Cat's interview isn't involved in the story?
“This garbage you submitted on the fire. It’s not a story - it’s an editorial. The Daily Planet is not your personal forum for defending your actions. If there is an editorial to be written on your activities during the train accident, I’ll be the one to write it, not you. Your job is to write the news.”
And the hits just keep piling on Clark...
Besides, there had to be hundreds of officers in Metropolis. What were the chances that she’d ever run into this particular one (Henderson) again?
Heh heh heh.
“So there have been six murders this past year. What does that...”
“Those are the statistics for last night.”
And the scary and sad thing is that you used real stats.
The stories Henderson had shared with her, just about one night in the big city, had both humbled and horrified her. She looked up at the buildings that were lit by the morning sun and swore that she would devote her life to making this city a better place.
I really like this "first meeting" between Lois and Henderson. It makes total sense, and from now on I'm going to think that's the way things really happened. And I love that Lois gets her underlying purpose clarified from her meeting with Henderson.
Reaching over, he picked up the phone to place a call to an old friend. A reporter he’d first met during his tour of duty in Nam. The now editor of the Daily Planet.
“Perry White, please. Tell him Bill Henderson is calling.”
Yep! And this happened too!
Grabbing his cloth, he began dabbing at the plans. When he finally stopped, he breathed a sigh of relief. They were still legible - or well, mostly legible. There was one section that was a little difficult to decipher, but he thought he could understand it well enough.
Heh heh heh again. Why do I think this little coffee spill will have a major influence on the plot?
Not only was she tired and frustrated from a night spent trying to track down her story, but now she had missed the deadline for getting stories submitted to the Ink and Quill and... she was late for class! Could this day get any worse?
Lois, Lois, Lois! Never,
never ask that question. Believe me, it can always get worse. As you're about to find out.
