Whoa. I see now what you mean by splitting the present. Talk about confusing! But it's getting really interesting. (I've beens saying that for awhile, haven't I? but it has!) Tempus is medicating everyone into a different future, and things around Smallville are changing. It's a good thing that the future is so changeable, as Wells so well knows! He and Claire need to hurry up and fix this!

"You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain. And you do love being the hero, don't you. The cheering children, the swooning women, you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice." -- Lex Luthor to Superman, Question Authority, Justice League Unlimited