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Another awesome post even though there was too much A-plot. Very nicely done!

~Sheila

First off, my apologies. I somehow forgot this when I posted, although I have now fixed it in the original post. I just wanted to make sure to give credit where it is due. The idea for kryptonite binding with another substance as a way to capture what's out there was not mine. It was thought of both by my husband and Ann, separately. It was a brilliant and immensely clean fix for a problem I was having trouble fixing on my own. So, thanks!

Sheila,

See, there's romance.

It is true that the rough drafts of these are finished. But I was pretty jet lagged when I wrote them, so they need a lot of work.

I'm working on them, though.

I'm sorry, I should have replied much sooner, too. I have been sort of caught up in the political debate elsewhere on these boards... sorry...

I liked this part, although it was a little too A-plotty for me to feel inspired to write an emotional, heartfelt review! Sorry. But I'm really glad that you would use a huge piece of titanium to just sort of "attract" and "soak up" the kryptonite dust the way a magnet would attract little shavings of iron! I'm really glad that you liked my little suggestion, and I really like the way you developed my idea!

Speaking of kryptonite, this was awesome:

Aaahh gaahhh! Eeeeek!!!

Thank God his recovery time still isn't exceeding his life span:

Pheew!!!

Otherwise, I giggled a little at poor Clark, who felt like a pin cushion. Insert giggle gremlin here! I also liked the general "feeling" of this part, and the way that I can feel the obvious "togetherness" between Clark and Lois, the way they belong together, even if they haven't fully realized it yet.

I loved the ending:

How cheesy, but how funny! It was a little bit like one of those comical scenes that breaks the tension for a moment in a movie!

Ann

Ann,
No one should feel the need to apologize for when they leave feedback. Feedback is optional (and very much appreciated whenever I receive it).

For the record, I loved the suggestion. This was one of the major plot holes that I had not decided how to solve and it was so great to get a suggestion that was easy to use and I could assume was believable since both you and Mark (hubby) came up with it separately. Plus, not being complicated science is always good, too. Much easier for me to write.

So, I knew this was going to be the case – that the lack of big romantic moments in this part would make it seem a bit flatter than the other parts. But I also felt like it was realistic and necessary. Life is not made up of big romantic moments and Lois and Clark have had several heart-to-hearts in this story now. In my humble opinion, the real romance in life is in the little things, mainly as those tend to be less thought out. By virtue of being less showy, they seem less like they were done in an effort to convince the other person that you care about them and are really just the result of the fact that you do. When I think of the things through out my relationship with my husband that touched me, there are definitely some big things, but it was more the small things that really did it, that really made me feel loved and cherished.

I feel like Lois and Clark need that now – less talking about how they feel and more just showing each other. So, while I would not be so silly as to say there are no more big moments for the two of them, don't expect too many…