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Beth - you already know how much I love this, but here's official fdk! Now all we need is the 6yo Jay dressed as Superman meets Superman thing  . Carol
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Loved this one, Beth. The cops. OMG! And to have Daddy meet the "super"-version of her boyfriend  But it is sad that Halloween is now over Michael
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Thanks Michael and Carol. Glad you guys enjoyed it!
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Then, as Dad turned to leave, he saw Jay standing at the front wearing a duplicate of his own costume. I smothered a grin as I saw Jay squirm. I had guessed that Jay didn’t tell Dad what he was planning on doing, and judging by Jay’s expression, my guess was correct.
Dad looked Jay up and down, and I could see a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
“Nice costume,” he finally said.
“Thanks,” Jay replied in a strangled voice. He looked as embarrassed as I had felt earlier.
I smiled. Revenge was a good thing.
Now all I had to do was get through the rest of the evening. Funny!  And this part: The police officer stared at me with narrow, puzzled eyes.
“So let me try to get this straight,” he said, paging through his notebook carefully.
“It’s not that difficult,” I tried to tell him.
“You saw a mugging in the works,” he started, oblivious to my comment. “You ran to save the guy, got his weapon away, and then you were assisted by… *another* man wearing a Superman costume?” Also very funny! And the banter between Jay and Ellie was priceless. I won't quote it due to time and space limitations, but this was great! I'm glad they got to walk home together. And I'm glad Clark was a good sport about the costume. It's also a good thing that the mugger wasn't apprehended by a prokaryotic DNA transfer. That would have been truly embarrassing.
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It's also a good thing that the mugger wasn't apprehended by a prokaryotic DNA transfer. That would have been truly embarrassing. Very true. Thanks for the FDK, Terry.
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Or 8.51. Or 8.5 1/2. Or... Well, you get it. Ahem. Er...I don't. . As I'm not reading the story, I'm now clueless as to where this part fits into the mix when it comes to updating your TOC. Let me know? Ta! LabRat 
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
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LabRat:
It goes like this:
Strength 8/?
Strength 8.5 (Halloween)
Strength 8.5.1 (Halloween 2)
Strength 9/?
etc.
I inserted the two Halloween parts between Parts 8 and 9 in my Word file.
Cheers!
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I loved the James Bond banter between them, knowing what Jay used to do for a living. And Ellie's notion that "revenge is a good thing". Having a boyfriend dress up as your iconic father would be beyond weird.  Artemis
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I was going to subtitle this "My plan to completely confuse Labrat", but I decided against it. Perhaps I should have. Artemis (thanks for the FDK, btw!) is correct, Labrat. Sorry for being so difficult. 
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LOL, Beth - no worries. You could say it's entirely my own fault for not reading the story.  I seem to have missed part 8.5, too. :rolleyes: Never mind, easy enough to edit. I'll do it first thing in the morning. Thanks, Artemis! LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
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Here it is: http://www.lcficmbs.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=009727#000000 Artemis
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