Hi Evie!
His life felt worthwhile because of the difference heâd made, stray India ink clinging to his cuffs over all forty of those years. He inhaled again, looking forward to a new day, a fresh chance.
Great piece of mood
and resolved that today would be the day he filled that open city reporter position.
He just needs someone qualified. Perhaps that board memberâs nephew? Ralph Something?
The kid ought to get into the practice now of locking the editorâs office. It was a habit that would serve Jimmy well in the future, if Perryâs plans for the kid came to fruition.
been reading the Home series lately?
âGreat shades of Elvis,â he gasped, one hand over his heart. âYou⊠you⊠youâre supposed to be dead!â
Reading this just before Halloween
Heâd waited as long as he could for them to come up with some wild â wild, but plausible
Huh?
Perry had been worried enough for them both that Alice had been worried about him. Lois had been so broken those first few months after Clark had been shot, heâd nearly called the hero down from the skies himself to shake some sense into the man.
PERRY: yodelidado!
After all, he wasnât the editor of the Daily Planet because he could yodel.
/Points up/
Still, he braced himself for the conversation, sending up a prayer to the patron saint of fast-talking reporters.
Probably one does one charge. Probably more than enough for a single saint.
From the look on Loisâ face, this one ought to be a doozy.
Also, now Iâm thinking, what if Perry had to tell Lois the truth about her dead partner?
âAnd, uh, did the Planet get the exclusive?â he inquired, holding onto his Editor Voice with a tight grip.
See? Just focus on the important stuff and nobody, not even Perry, would question the validity of the rest of the story.
This story wasnât just a doozy.
It was a humdinger.
So, about the zombie thing�
PERRY: Itâs Halloween. Nobody cares about one more zombies.
, âAnd youâve actually been to Africa? This is for real?â
Yes, he has been to Africa. Yes, this is for real.
Lois jumped in to answer. âItâs for real. Chow and Nigel did everything weâre accusing them of.
Perry had to stifle another grin.
That hadnât exactly been his question.
/Points up/
The buzz from the gunrunning story and the broader context to beware billionaires that theyâd woven together
âMr. Wayne? Vicky Vale, Gotham Gazette. Iâm here to get that in depth interview you have been dodging.â /pulls out Daily Planet/ âAnd if you donât want to talk to me, Iâm sure Lane and Kent would love to do an outside story about you.â
âThatâs assuming youâre back with us, son.â
The Met Star made overtures. They even offered a female, blonde partner.
wasnât every day that one of his surrogate kids came back from the dead.
/Points at Lois/
Even though Lois sure gave it a run for the money just about once a week.
/Points up/
âHeâs staying with me from now on,â Lois answered,
Oh?
Today really had been the day heâd finally filled the open city reporter position.
Perry smirked. It figured that Superman would be the only one able to keep up with her.
Cute!
They looked like they were ready to take on whatever the new day brought them.
So, we got time travelers, clones, curses, wedding destroyers, amnesia, and abusive psychiatrists. Oh, and a wife.
LOIS:
They looked like they were ready to take on whatever the new day brought them.
But most of all, they looked incandescently happy.
Awwwwww
And from the pear-cut ring that sparkled on Loisâ left hand, his favorite reporting team was about to make things even more interesting in his bullpen.
Oh? When did you that happen?
And he couldnât wait to see what was in store for them next.
/Points at above list/
This was another great story, Evie! A great sequel and completely different from the first (good thing!)
Michael
It sure made their task easier. 
