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And the next artist is Nigel St. John... with a solo

Probably Superman will save Lex

Hi,

Great piece. Lois discover her father care.

Sam Lane doesn’t deserve to disappear in a witness program.


Hope Nigel clear Sam.


Damn ears.

More ASAP, please.

MAF

Well. Serves him right. Lex, I mean. Something tells me he's not getting outta there. I surprise myself by feeling kind of sorry for him, though - I guess I am a pushover.

Last part!

POSTPOSTPOSTPOSTPOSTPOST!

Julie

WOW!! That last part was really intense! Lex is so arrogant, so convinced that he's above everyone else, untouchable and answering to no one. It's never even crossed his mind that he, like all of us, can fall victim to an accident-- that none of us are guaranteed a long, healthy life. How very, very ironic-- that this man, who acts like some pagan god among men, expecting wealth and privilege as his right-- should find himself simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Very similar, really, to the fate of Labby's villains in "Shape of My Heart": were they apprehended? No. Were they punished? Well, yes... they drowned when their car slid off the bridge.

Even if Clark is able to save him now, he faces a hell on earth, worse than any legal punishment that could ever be inflicted upon him. If he survives, he faces excruciating pain as his skin tightens as scar tissue forms. Before that, he faces even worse pain as his burns are treated--the bandage changes, the soaks, the therapy. He faces the loss of his extremities-- ears, nose, fingers burned completely away, and unsalvagable by even the most talented of plastic surgeons. He faces the complete loss of his face, his looks, which for many of us is tied so irrevocably to our sense of who we are. He faces the mental anguish of the uncontrolled horror in the reactions of people seeing him for the first time, before they have time to school their features. If he's very lucky, he faces the loss of his sight, so that he can't see their reactions, and can't see himself. He faces the anguish of remembering what he had, and what he's lost. He faces the pity of those very same people, everyday ordinary mortals, that he used to look down upon.

I don't think that there is any punishment on the earth that could exceed what he faces now.

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Now, to switch gears abruptly:

That was good! What an effective way to... er... convince Nigel to see the error of his ways...

And this:
Ah, the unflappable English Gentleman act... I can almost see him straightening his lapels (in mid flight ) and brushing a speck of lint off his sleeve...

I liked Henderson's interaction with Superman-- just about how someone of Henderson's caliber would probably really react: He's pleased to finally meet the Superhero, makes sure Clark knows how valuable an asset the police consider Superman to be, and reminds (without actually mentioning it) the superhero to try and avoid doing so much for the police that they become complacent. (A valid point, by the way--for most people, expecially those who serve in Police and Fire Departments everywhere, having a superhero to help out would probably just inspire them to do their jobs even better, make the world an even better place. But there are always those who look for the shortest, easiest route, and who are happy to be carried if they can find someone who will carry them. I imagine Henderson has people in his department like that. The Daily Planet does: look at Ralph!)

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You are most welcome, and thank you for your compliment! I'm flattered that you think I could do what you guys do here so well. The thing is, I have a good handle on the characters because you, and Labby, and Mere, and Lynn, CC, Yvonne, Anna BtG, and all the others I haven't named, do such a great job of portraying them, in such believable ways. I read your stories and I just marvel at the wealth of ideas you guys explore. I can react to your work, but I don't think I can create anything remotely like your stories. My talent is more taking an idea and running with it, as opposed to conceiving an intriguing plot device or a new angle on one of the well-known stories. Sort of "always an FDK-er" and "never an FDK-ee", if you will... :p

~Toc

Good stuff, good stuff.

Call me unChristian, but I think I'd like for Lex to be dead before Clark has the chance to save him -- just to spare Clark the dilemma. He'd obsess for days, poor boy. Probably will, either way, actually -- he's good at telling himself he could have done better, been faster, x-rayed the building, etc. Good thing he's got Lois to knock some sense into him.

PJ

Wendy

A superb part! Please post it soon.

Tricia

I think Lex should survive just so they can treat his wounds.

Back again for the penultimate time - and again, thank you very much for sticking with me for this painfully long story. Thank you, too, to those who are reading and nagging on IRC as opposed to here.

Okay, a couple of things...

Janet, so glad you liked the Nigel scene! I can't take credit for that Nigel dialogue you quoted: I had something much more mundane, and my incredible BR, Yvonne, said, "But wouldn't Nigel be more likely to say it like this?" And, of course, she was right.

Maria, Sam isn't asking to enter the witness protection scheme; he just wants proper protection from the police and legal authorities in terms of whatever evidence he gives.

I see that in terms of RoastedLex there are two battling positions. In the red corner, we have Pam:

And Maria doesn't want Clark to save him either:
Janet, though, thinks that Lex getting out alive might be a far more fitting punishment:
I quoted all of this because you just made my jaw go

(Oh, and Janet: thank you too for your comments on Lex's arrogance )

Thank you so much, you guys, for being faithful supporters and reassuring me that people are still reading this story. José, Maria, Julie, Janet, Pam, Tricia, Ethnica:

Final part in just a few minutes.


Wendy