Whew, thanks, everyone! It's always scary to post, especially when, like me, you don't write much at all.
KathyB: But -- and I think you were expecting this -- I'm confused on why you'd break it up into three parts, at this length. Are the other two longer and this is just the intro?
The story actually seemed to fall into a trilogy of separate-but-related stories for me. I wrote this section first, and then realized there was a bit more to tell, but it didn't exactly flow as a full story. So it's more three scenes or vignettes. I figure in between the parts, the events pretty much flowed as it did in the show. And yes, parts 2 and 3 are much longer.
IolantheAlias: Suggestion: Change the icon to the little blue arrow; I thought, at first glance, that the story was feedback.
Heh, I knew I was forgetting something. It's fixed.
TOC: And for the record, I always like it when Lois figures out right away!
Thanks, me too. It can make things more interesting!
melray1228: She's obviously not going to blow his cover to the government lackeys, but what will she do/say to Clark.
Nah, they're being too mean for her to even think about it.
HappyGirl: I like short intros. It gives the reader a chance to savor the set-up, think about how she would solve it, and look forward to seeing how the author solves it.
Very true. Not that this was my purpose this time, but I sometimes agree, depending on the story.
The next part will be posted this afternoon, once I get home from work (about 5pm EST or so).
I'm looking forward to seeing how Lois handles the polygraph test.
