This would have been easier if Clark had been here to help, she thought with a snort. As it was, though, Clark *wasn't* there. He was off to somewhere for some stupid reunion. At first, she'd thought he was going back to Smallville to see his parents, and maybe his old friends Pete and Lana. Lois was surprised to learn that Clark would be in Metropolis with some college buddies and an old flame.
*Lois* had seen flames when she saw that photo of Lori. Lori Lemaris---a crippled yet beautiful woman with an irritatingly smug expression, looking up from the photo as though *gloating* to Lois that Clark's arm was around her...! Lois kicked her suitcase, which caused the latch to come undone. The lid flew up, scattering clothes all over her living room.
Max bonus points for tossing Lori in somehow. Especially with the suitcase and Lois grumbling is spot on.
/"...leaving the penguins in the charge of a local zookeeper. Coming up next, a special episode of Barney the Dinosaur..."/
At first I thought this was good since you were killing two birds with one stone so to speak. But then....
/~...start bleeding once a month,
Once a month,
Once a month!
Girls start bleeding once a month,
That's -- Your -- Period... ~/
... I didn't expect anyone to carry it throughout the story - that was awesome!
Lois wandered into the kitchen to make sure everything was cleaned out. Lucy had stopped by earlier to help Lois eat the rest of her perishables. Upon opening the refridgerator, Lois found that the only thing left was a tub of butter -- slightly over one pound.
What is going to happen to the butter? What? What? She left it on the table - will there be a civilization developing when she gets back? By the way where is she going? Or does that not matter?
Just what was she supposed to do with a pound of Irish butter?!
Irish butter qualifies as something foreign by the way but then you tossed Claude in as well for good measure.
The seat was comfortable enough, as far as airplane seats go. Perry had sprung for a decent airline this time. After that last award-winning fiasco, she more than deserved it.
The airline!!! Yay!! I think you had everything by now. Except for...
She fastened her sealtbelt, then rumaged in her purse for the book she'd brought. Other passengers were still boarding as she flipped through to her earmarked page and found the sentence she'd left off at. Ah, yes---the monster's riddle. 'This thing all things devours...'
... the fantasy novel! Which one was it? Enquiring minds want to know.
Oh dear God - bonus points for including someone who never appeared on the show but was mentioned and who never turned up in the comics!!! Max bonus points!!!
"It's all right," she said. She turned to face Claude again. "As I was saying, *Rochert*, I have moved on, and I've moved on to *bigger* and *better* things."
With that, she smugly turned and walked away with her fiance, whose arm came around her shoulders as they left the crowd.
Awesome!!!
If my challenge prompted you to write such a cool story I am so glad I posted it!!!
I guess this puts pressure on me to post my entry for my own challenge huh?
Cheers, The Little Tornado.
