Hi Evie!
That had been her half of the job tonight. Jimmy was clearly still running down the information for her.
So, if Jimmy does her half of the work, then sheâs free toâŚ
Superman did not work in a newsroom.
Alt-Clark:
. âThe Arianna. See if the rest of Chowâs withdrawals line up with her stops.
Whatâs a ship named after one of Lexâs former brides doing in Chowâs stable?
It was an inventory list. And it looked familiar. The company logo at the bottom was unmistakable.
You are being intentionally evasive in your writing. Naughty writer. Naughty.
Lois was only moving at a run these days if something big was happening
Very poignant
the way you show her state of mind, how her only drive is the invexigation.
Heâd even thought that heâd heard her calling for him, whispering his name
Did she? Would have to go and check. Knowing the writer, she probably did.
What if he hadnât come when sheâd called?
Then he forfeited a chance to win the bet and has to pay up in kind. Good thing they had decided to pay the debt of their bet in her bed.
He poured on the speed, cursing his synapses for moving as fast as the rest of his body, since as he flew, they were throwing up panicked images in his mindâs eye of Lois in danger
Oh, thatâs a cute one!
falling from a building, ducking as an assailant reached menacingly toward her, stumbling down a dark alley, clutching a too-wet wound in her middle, her unmoving form lying still in a fire-ravaged jungle.
And a nice touch how you made each image progressively worse.
And thenâŚ
An achingly familiar rhythm.
Lois.
It would be so awkward if he found her in the troughs of passion.
Her heartbeat was faster than usual.
Too fast.
She was nervous.
No, he corrected, listening more intently.
She was afraid.
AwwwâŚhe can distinguish her heartbeats
Now, sheâd become so important to him that he wasnât entirely sure he could survive without her.
He didnât want to try.
Does this mean he also wonât break up with her for her own good?
CLARK: Break up? Why would I do something so stupid?
âŚIt was then that his hearing picked up the second heartbeat.
His x-ray vision tore through the walls between them, seeking her out.
With a shock of brutal recognition, he caught a glimpse of the scene below and pulled himself sharply out of his near-wild descent, calculating the odds against what he was seeing.
See, and thatâs why itâs important to consummate the relationship. Clark has just mixed up âafraidâ and âexcitedâ because he never heard âexcitedâ before.
Sickly stunned, he felt his impenetrable heart break in unstoppable anguish.
Yes, sheâs in love with Call-Me-Daniel.
He couldnâtâŚ
He couldnât save her.
Lois!
Lex already saved her?
In the midst of the shadowy, silent warehouse, Lois crept over toward the other side of the âfertilixerâ crate, intent on her search for kryptonite.
Oh, right. What you get for taking a break for the day. Of course she was hunting K. Duh!
This meant that the danger was still out there.
âLooking for this, my dear?â
Awww⌠and hereâs Lex, ready to save her with a piece of kryptonite from that nasty hoodlum, Superman. Did I seriously suggest earlier that heâs behind this after all? Or was it that just a joke in a list of names?
Her mind blanked in fear as she had the impossible thought that she really had been chasing ghosts.
Maybe itâs time to indeed cross the streams? You know, for maximum delexification.
âUnfortunately, not,â the voice said, tugging at her memory. âIâm afraid you really did send Mr. Luthor to an early grave.â The accent was cultured.
âNigel,â she concluded, surprised.
Now, Lois, Nigel speaks with the Queenâs English, not the classical New Troy accent.
I wish I could say it was nice to see you again, Ms. Lane.â His face took on a hard look. âBut youâve been a thorn in my side for too long to afford you such niceties.â
This reminds me when he shows up in the sewers in Season Two.
âThatâs right. You were insufferable enough as Mr. Luthorâs fickle paramour. But no matter how you got in the way then, I was still paid. Now when you get in the way, itâs a threat to my livelihood.â
Hey, you do a good Nigel, too!
âNo, no, Ms. Lane. Youâve been a thorn in my side all summer long.â
You know, I never did suspect Nigel. Never thought he had this much ambition.
âMillionaires are all much the same,â Nigel replied sedately. âI find that catering to one is much like catering to another. It was not difficult to change company from Mr. Luthor to Mr. Chow.â
wait, was Lex innocent all this time? Did Nigel use the magicianâs daughter from Illusions to hypnotize Lex and turn him into a fall guy. Literally.
âDuring the Luthor Corp buyout, Mr. Chow let it be known that he was interested in unique opportunities to increase his holdings, especially those that were less than âŚtraditional.
CHOW: Stripper wives are expensive to keep.
Now that sheâd uncovered the mystery, her brain was starting to assess her own situation
LOIS: What? WHAT? I *do* know my priorities. Kerth first.
Maybe she could irritate him â angry men made mistakes.
Sounds perfectly reasonable.
âYou should hear what he said about you when you werenât around,â he responded.
âtrophyâ
âtoo independentâ
âPerhaps Mr. Chow will now let me do the honors. After all, he was ever so grateful that I had a method of insurance to offer him.â
One does have to wonder why Daily Planet reporters all seem to attract crazed billionaires. Oneâs an accident. Twoâs a coincidence. Threeâs a pattern.
âItâs a shame Lex was a lying, sociopathic, murdering crime lord,â she said without remorse.
You had fun with this, didnât you? And you forgot âold letchâ.
But if youâre not willing to play your part, so be it.â He tskâed. âUnfortunately, that does mean that you have no further use.â
How very Emperor of him.
She wouldnât lose their bet this week.
Thatâs the important part?
LOIS: I really do like to win.
âm so sorry, Clark, was her last thought as she watched Nigelâs knuckles whiten to squeeze the trigger. I love you.
The bullet exploded from the chamber.
Okay, aside from the fact that Superman will jump in front of the bullet. Again. And get nicked this time. Aside from that, you realize that you havenât posted part 14 yet?
Michael
