Bellarase I have to question their judgement in returning to Smallville and bringing Clark Kent out in the open again
Good point - although you know more than Lois does.
Taking Clark home was done on impulse. She remembered her feelings after the month on the run - and at the time, she was a little shocked by Clark's sudden change in attitude. However, she thought about it while she was driving towards Smallville and realised that she could never be all that Clark needed.
Also, perhaps she's developing the ability to subconsciously tune into Clark - remember when he flew over Smallville and wished he could go home?
Evelyn Re the preview - I was trying to create a feeling of community - a kind of 'welcome home'. However, as you said, it goes deeper than that (which I didn't see) to saying a lot about the Kent family.
AntiK Thanks for such indepth FDK
I'm glad you liked Clark arriving home. As a child, I lived in a tiny farmhouse on a very quiet road. In my imagination, the Kent home has morphed with my memories. I'm not sure how realistic that is in a practical sense, but I think that special feeling of home applies everywhere in the world.
(And forgive me for not FDKing past the first part in your lovely fic. I've been writing my ficathon assignment and still trying to move forward with TMTY which hasn't left much time for reading/replying.)
MozartMaid I was drawing heavily on memories of my childhood home. No, we didn't have a Superman-caused dent in the wall
but we did have a large divot where my dad threw a crowbar at a snake - and missed!
Framework Cops usually work in pairs, don't they?
DW I also think that Clark needs to connect to something again
I agree (and anyway I needed it to move the story forward!
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Laura The police was an unexpected twist but a good one I think.
Yeah. Although the part ended on what looked like a cliffy, it wasn't really. In the country where people look out for each other, you'd expect someone to come.
Kathy The water - one of the unexpected surprises in writing and reading fanfic is that things can be very different in different countries. My assumption was that, being in the country, the farm would have large rainwater tanks. One of my BRs said that that was unlikely (in her part of the US. Another thing I've learnt is the amazing diversity of your country.)
So, I deliberately left it vague as to where the water was coming from. However, the farm still needs water, so it wouldn't have been disconnected from the property. The water
to the house may have sat stagnant for seven years, but once those pipes were clear, the water should be fresh.
There is also the possibility that Wayne occasionally came into the house to use the bathroom while he was working on the farm.
Perhaps half a minute to return the bathroom to order was a little short. But if Clark had turned on all the taps/faucets first and let them run while he cleaned, I don't think it's completely out of the question that it was running clear in a shortish period of time. And if there were any little blockages, a spurt of heat might have helped!
Thanks for the comment though - if I write something that doesn't make sense, I appreciate being told
Re Moyne - in my mind, he's smallish. I've done a quick check of the early parts, and I never actually said that
. But in the fight where he tried to get Lois into the cell, it was a struggle. He prevailed, but not easily. There's a line where Lois realises that he is stronger than her physically. I realise this is very subtle, but the fact that she even thought that was meant to convey surprise because his appearance doesn't suggest strength.
I'll fix it before it goes to the archive!
Elizabeth It is the police, but the important bit is what they want
Vicki I'm glad you like the details. That has developed as I've written for this fandom. I used to leave out of lot of the little detail, thinking they were tangents and distracted from the story. However, FDKers have encouraged me to include them.
Many thanks everyone.
I'm not sure about the posting schedule for the next week. My plan had been to try to finish posting Trail and then post my ficathon assignment. However, that might miss the four week deadline for the ficathon, so I'm probably doing to have to suspend TMTY for a few days to post the assignment.
The end of Part 11 will be a good place for a small break - depending on the progress of my assignment, of course
Many thanks, as always,
Corrina.
