Christina: More Long FDK!
Is it my half-birthday?
I like that in this Version Lois' residual memories are subconsciously goading her to action.
She was a little too damsel in distress for my tastes in canon.
Roller Derby Elbow??? Is there some backstory here that you're not telling? Denial is a river in Egypt, dear Lois.
Back in Part 26 Lois and Perry discuss some of the stories she and Clark worked on separately (since they weren't partners)...
“He (Clark) never would have been able to infiltrate the Roller Derby Girls theft ring that had stymied the feds for months,” she argued with a smile, trying and failing to picture Clark in roller derby drag. He was just too much of a man. Don’t let your mind go there, Lane. Her arm still acted up whenever she felt like giving someone a good elbow in the gut.
Now that I think on it though, I suppose she's in shock.
A little bit of shock. My medical advisors told me that if shot in a non-critical part of one's body with a small caliber gun, it's possible for a person to NOT realize they've been shot.
Ooooooh boy. Things most certainly are NOT going well for Lex.
Yes, Lex is about to have a few bad days.
I love this. Lois has always been a good reminder to Clark/Superman of what he stands for. I almost want to call her defender of Superman's Principles.
It's always good to have someone remind you that you're doing something you shouldn't. It's the sign of a true friend.
Ah yes, the itchy trigger finger.
I had to explain why Clark shouldn't just fly away with Lois leaving Lex and Menken to duke it out in the alley.
And the truth is beginning to trickle free! Let's hope either Lois or Clark picked up on that.
What people say and mean, and what others hear and believe are often two different realities.
Artery or no, a through and through still loses a lot of blood if not promptly cared for. I suspect Lois is going to find herself fainting and Clark finding this a little too close for comfort. Shock is not a pretty thing.
My medical experts told me that she'd be fine and actually in not too much pain for that first hour. It's less than 20 minutes between when she's shot and the EMTs show.
He probably needed reassurances that everything would be ok and this situation doesn't lend itself to that.
Nope. This is a life altering event for him as much as it is for her.
Ah, picking up on those things, are we now? Hope it leads to some serious questioning on her part.
Some questioning. Let's say Lex is no longer completely trustworthy in Lois's opinion.
I know this would undermine Lois' interest in Clark but time is of the essence. Unless you're going to hint at the fact you and Superman are the same I wouldn't recommend staying "Clark" for long, Clark.
She's not mortally wounded.
I can almost see the pain in Clark's face over this.
Wow. Thanks.
Putting Superman's feelings above her own needs. Sweet. Probably not very wise, but sweet.
Lois is currently not thinking straight.
Not physically of course physical pain rarely hurts Clark/Superman. Now emotional pain... that can be the hardest hurt of all for him.
Which is why the line after this (which you didn't quote) is one of my favorites. "This one did."
I don't know why but that kinda feels like the reverse of canon... but then again things like "Witness" make that a tenuous statement.
You think how canon Lois acted around Superman was her real self?
She's feeling what she felt towards Clark in "Witness", earlier here.
Wait... what? Oh right, Canon-Lois. I know it had to have hurt but he knew her all of what... a couple of weeks, a month total? That's a hard fall if he fell for her the same way Canon-Clark did.
I always thought canon Lois went to alt-dimension for only a few days in "Tempus, Anyone?" and then he pined for her for almost 9 months before heading over to help her out with John Doe (for a week or two).
Alt-Clark fell harder, faster for canon Lois than canon Clark did, because not only did Alt-Clark FEEL the soul mate bond like canon Clark did, but from the first moment canon Lois looked at him as if he were the man she loved, plus she believed in him and accepted him from the first instant and he hadn't had that in 20 years.
Probably thinking, If she knew that she WAS the woman who married someone else... Of course even a "rebound" can be for life. You just have to work at it. And boy does Clark have to work on Lois (no matter the version.)
He doesn't know that she's an exact copy of the woman he fell in love with (the woman who made him Superman). Anyway, she promised Ghost Clark she wouldn't fall too easily for Wrong Clark.
So close. So very close. I guess her blood loss is making her want more than usual (or at least her inhibitions are lower.)
Well, she desired him before Lex showed up (in Part 30) and she has just been shot, so that can kind of change the way one looks at life in the short term.
*growls* Quit doing that, Lois!!
Is she realizing what the burnt sugar means? Probably not in her state.
She probably would have but they got interrupted.
