Okay, I'm awake now. Or sort of - at least more than I've been since I got to Europe.
I am happy to see that it was very clear that Clark saved Chad at the Quarry - it's always hard to tell if things seem obvious to you just cause you know them. While it will be explained in more detail at the end of the story, this is an important clue as to why this Lois is different than our Lois (although admittedly, first you need to understand what happened between this Chad and Lois and we are several chapters away from that).
But what happened to Chad to make Lois so distrustful of romantic relationships? Did he dump her after their first night together, or did she dump him, or did he die under circumstances she thinks were her fault? So many variations, so little time.
I know!! And this is how a spin-off story with a different Chad ending came about... (It's been tabled for now in an effort to finish this story, but I can't wait to get back to it.)
But it almost read as if she jumped into the pond to hug both men, yet she wasn't wet. It wasn't all that clear to me, although I might have missed that detail.
I don't think I was clear. I was thinking that by the time Lois reached Clark, he and Superman had stepped out of the pond.
I wasn't sure about this premise when I first started reading the tale, but you've convinced me that it's more than worth my time.
Awww... Thanks, Terry!
Yes not just a flashback but a Superboy flashback! And in such a way that Lois will in time make the connection and be able to show Clark that his Superboy stuff helped at least as much as it hurt!
I don't know if Lois will make the connection, or at least not right away. But the connection will be made (although I'm not sure when, right now it's planned for the end of the story, so awhile away yet).
Why did Superman *land* and put himself within range of the green-K?
Because he's stupid?
Okay, not because he's stupid, but because he's a little stupid. Superman recalled that his reaction to the green-K was much stronger in Smallville than other times (except for the k-cage, but that was different as it was so long an exposure). He thought that this was because he built up a little bit of an immunity to the stuff.
So, while he knew it would affect him, he thought it would affect him less than Clark and this way he could help. Basically, he could not stand just being on the sidelines knowing there was a chance the Kents (including Clark) could get hurt.
Of course, he was wrong. The reason he reacted so strongly to it in Smallville was the size of the piece, not the fact that it was the first time (at least in this story).
Yes not just a flashback but a Superboy flashback! And in such a way that Lois will in time make the connection and be able to show Clark that his Superboy stuff helped at least as much as it hurt!
