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You mentioned earlier that CK's novel is at least semi-autobiographical. If so, it seems that he still hasn't embraced the meaning of Ahmed's quote:

because he is still hiding.

Is the groundskeeper actually CK? And how exactly is Lois going to get on the grounds to flirt with him?

And that, ladies and gents, is what we call irony.

Nice chapter.

Wouldn't Tempus love to see this story.

hehehehe! I so love to see you guys asking all sorts of questions. The answers are all coming my friends. You'll see.

Now, since people are about to choke on Lana here... I posted it in the previous thread: she's not his daughter or his wife. She's like his kid sister. You'll get all the details later. But only much later - in part 9, I think - will you get to know absolutely everything about her. In the meantime, stop worrying about her. You should really worry about Batman instead. (I'm kidding!!! Batman... nah, you definitely don't need to worry about him. I just love to bring him up. You'll see.)

The rest is anyone's guess.

What makes you think he hasn't already?

Hey, woody - btw.. I totally meant to say this like 10 posts ago... Your sig totally cracks me up. Every single time!

I’m so glad you mentioned this. This confuses me to no end. What’s the difference between an A plot and a B plot? (Yes, I should know and I’ve been told, but I just can’t get it to stick in my head.)
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Man, don’t you just love waitresses like this? I used to go to one restaurant frequently when I lived in Columbus, Ohio. (It was close to where I lived.) The one waitress that I always hoped to have brought me my choice of drinks without me having to ask. It was great.
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How do people do this? I can’t stand to drink any really hot liquid.
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So Lex isn’t pursuing Lois in this fic?
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And after a year, he’s still calling her a rookie…
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Figures. Probably takes all the credit, too.
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Creep.
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No you wouldn’t, Lois. Remember even if you didn’t have Lex to deal with, you’d still have Preston Carpenter to deal with.
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Yeah, right. You can’t see them.
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Love this imagery.
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I like this.
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Have you been to Egypt?
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That ain’t the groundskeeper, ladies.
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Might not get you an interview, but it will do something - that’s for sure.
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Can I do that, too?
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We know something you don’t know, Lois.
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Ah-ha. Lana isn’t as easy as Lois thought.
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What? What? Is she in love with him?
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I can see her shaking her finger at him.
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Great story, Caro.

Well, why not worry about Batman? And Robin? You did tell us that Lois would rather be Batman's sidekick than, uh, Lex's! (I think I agree....)

Okay, I think you told us enough about Lana in chapter two that we don't have to worry about her. But, uh, the groundskeeper? Is he really Clark? Guess I figured Clark would be, somehow, older in this story. (But then he may be ageless, so he might look twenty-nine for centuries.) Well, my first thought was that the groundskeeper was a man Clark had met in the desert and had invited to accompany him to Metropolis. But probably not.

Anyway, the idea that Lois would flirt with the groundskeeper, thinking he is just the groundskeeper, is brilliant! It will be much harder for Clark to snub or dismiss her if she obviously believes he is just a lowly gardener or something. Eh... let's see... that would mean Clark would have two secret identities to uphold in front of Lois. The groundskeeper is really Clark Kent, the novelist, who is really Superman. Right? But, Lara, I have to wonder why Clark is apparently totally non-super in his novel, and you said that one was *very* autobiographical. Well, either Clark is lying about his abilities in that story, or else he was temporarily powerless during that time in the desert.

This is still an absolutely fascinating story! Looking forward eagerly to the rest of it!!!

Ann

I'd swear I read a fic once where Lois was Batman's sidekick. Or maybe I'm just thinking of the one where they all played basketball.

Sorry to be soo late - and that nearly all my favourite quotes have already been taken. Nancy did a really good job of it. And of writing what I'd have written - often literally.

But this one, she missed:
Lana has him all figured out. The image alone cracks me up. Usually, I see Lana more as the type to fling herself at his neck instead of wringing it.

omg! Thank you so much for all the wonderful feedback! I could just run over and hug every one of you!

Well... people around here seem to be using it in their own special way, which is somewhat different from the "official" definition of those.

Technically:
The A-plot is the main story - the one that drives the action
The B-plot is the sub-plot - the one that's a lil more "cute and mushy"

See here for proper info.

Around these parts, even though technically you can't have a B-plot without an A (you can't have a subplot if there is no main one) people will say their story is B-plot only, meaning it's just relationship oriented (ie: waffy and cute and please-get-me-more-Kleenex). A-plot being any type of action (super villains, criminals, investigations, mysteries) - lots of stories here don't have any of that.

And generally speaking - at least as far as I can see - some people are a little put off when there's action in a story, 'cause they're looking for the stuff that makes you feel good as opposed to things that'll make you scratch your head as you try to figure out how they're going to catch the bad guys.

Hopefully, I got this exactly right.


I *adore* people like that! The girl where I get my breakfast every morning (ie: croissant and coffee to go) always has it ready for me the second she sees me coming in. My day wouldn't be the same without her!

You'll see...

Only through Google Earth. I have seen zillions of documentaries, though. Pyramids are so totally fascinating. And I've done quite a bit of research for this as well. I'd say I easily spent 5 to 6 hours looking up at all sorts of informations on Sudan and Egypt. So when Lois is saying she starting to want to go there herself, this is my little "Mary-Jane" moment -- that was pretty much me speaking then.

No... Just that she's not impartial. An assistant might be, but Lana isn't simply his assistant. That's all.

You won't see Robin anywhere. But Batman... um... he's in part 6. But I promise, he barely even makes a move. Er... well, he does make a move, but... um... shhh! forget I said that. LOL!

Oh and I would also much prefer to be Batman's sidekick than Lex's. Hey, I'd prefer to be *Robin's* sidekick rather than Lex's. In fact, I'd prefer... you get the point... hehehe!

I'm not saying *anything* about the groundskeeper. Just that he's tall dark and handsome - but you already knew that.

Clark is totally, completely, 100% super, all the time.

In the novel, he mentions his abilities a few times, but it's subtle. In one later part you'll see he talks about flying -- but if you don't know that he can do those things, you won't even notice. Which is the whole point of it... He would never have published a novel in which he says "hey, I have super powers" because people might assume that the book is autobiographical. So the story is edited in a way that if you don't know, you won't see; but if you do, just a little reading between the lines and you'll understand quite a bit.

For instance, when he says "Against my better judgment, I hid here and waited for dawn like a coward,..."
He doesn't want to show himself - this is why he's being a coward. Because he could help, he really could. But he's scared of people knowing he's different.

And when he says "I dig with him with all the speed and strength I can willingly put into the task."
Notice he says "willingly". That's on purpose. He could be putting a LOT more strength into it, but he doesn't want to be noticed. He's already said a few times he does not want people picking up his trace - that's cause when he was in Khartoum, he's had to do a little super something and he's been forced to leave. And now the worst he could do is to reveal his secret to these people because he needs them in order to cross the desert.

Let me know if you find that! I want to read it!

hehehe! Yeah. But we don't really want anyone but Lois throwing herself at Clark, do we?

Coming up in part 3:
- stupid Lex and angry Lois (and she's brilliant in that part)
- another little pearl of wisdom from Ahmed (my fav one)
- the very first little "pop culture" inside of the story. hehehe!
- and... um... a cat. (No, no. not a Cat, I mean a cat.)

This is an interesting story, Lara. You've switched Clark and Lex in position and occupation (sort of), but you've kept their personalities intact. And if I had to hazard a guess, I'd guess that Tempus is Lex's unnamed dining companion, as well as being the man who lands and looks around, wondering if he has the right time. Of course, the second man could be H. G. Wells, too, but he didn't seem like good ol' Herb.

Your use of irony is very good, and I like the way Lex dumps all his work on Lois. Hmm. That's not as Lex-like as in 'canon,' but it's still in character, because he's using a legit job to hide his not-so-legit activities.

Keep up the posting. I want to read the rest of this.

Thanks Terry!

hehehe! I love to see you guys speculate. I'm getting such a big kick out of that.

--> The guy at the diner is a burly dude whose favorite words are "as usual" and he's a generous tipper.

Hang on... that sounds like Tempus? It sounds a lot more like the guy with the tasteful jewelry for men, to me. Unless I'm getting to be really bad at descriptions.

--> The guy at the beginning of the story can do things people cannot understand is seen looking at a place because he's planning his next move.

Well, I dunno... doesn't that sound like Clark?

Sorry, Mellie…

Thanks for the info on the A/B plot. This time I save it into a file and bookmarked the wiki bit. Maybe I won’t forget now.

Here's the story about the basketball game. (The Flash and Robin play, too.)

All Star Pick Up Game Joseph Barrow

I'm not sure if the other one really exists, or if I'm getting it confused with this one.

I thought the guy at the beginning that set down on the 'haunted' property was Clark.

oh, cool! thanks for the link to the story. I'm going to check that out right away.