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We have lots of visitors in the next few days (no one ever comes to see us, but Rye gets lots of visitors, of course), so it may take a few days to get to this, but I hope to have some time online tomorrow before the visitors start. If I'm awake as well, I may even reply to anything that comes my way...

I guess this is early Lois, because canon Lois would NEVER sit still for someone stealing her story! She can't be THAT infatuated with Paul!

Waiting to see how this develops, and how Clark feels later about tuning out the volcano . . .

Somehow I can't picture the Professor NOT reading the paper.

So Paul is certain to be found out.

Hi Nancy

But hey, at least Lois got her 'contribution' remark. Claude didn't even give her that much

And why can't I help but feel that the volcano is going to come back and haunt Clark

Michael, hoping that Paul will get to use his last name as a verb.

I did not expect the social skills thing to be the reason that Lois had been so calm. I mean, it makes perfect sense to me, but I just didn't see it coming. (Which is, of course, what happens when a story is written from only one character's perspective...not that that's a bad thing, just that that is what dawned on me as I was reading.)

I hate seeing Lois insecure like this, though. I don't find it out of character at all, I'm just frustrated for her at what is happening. Of course, I love that Clark is the one she talks to about these things!

I'm really enjoying this story!

Amber

Well, we clearly have two cases here of people being infatuated with the wrong people. Clark is infatuated with Maddie, which is wrong, and Lois is infatuated with Paul, which is horribly wrong.

You have to set this right! Maybe Clark will be sufficiently concerned for Lois to do something to get Paul exposed? Maybe the simple fact that he is willing to something drastic to help Lois will make him realize that he cares much more for her than he, uh, realizes? And maybe Lois will realize that Clark wouldn't go to all that trouble on her account unless he really cared about her?

Here's hoping Lois and Clark will see the light soon!

Ann

Ditto all of the above. Although Maddie might surprise us if Clark does tell her the secret - or if she accidentally learns it. Wouldn't that be a pretty pickle?

I like this concept of Clark and Lois slowly fumbling their way towards each other despite the obstacles in their way - Paul, Maddie, their own inexperience and immaturity, their hormones, the Boy in Black (great idea, that), Star and her psychic shots in the dark, Steve (ick!), the Titan, the Daily Planet, the internship competition, all of it. It takes me back to my days in college, when I knew all the answers and just couldn't get anyone to ask me the right questions. Clark and Lois remind me of myself back then.

It's a fun ride so far, and I'm certain it will only improve. It's about time to put some real pressure on Clark. Maybe Maddie, maybe her slimy cousin, maybe the volcano, maybe Lois, maybe something completely unexpected. But it's coming, I'm sure of it.

Okay, my apologies in advance as I am not awake. But I did want to reply now as our visitors start tomorrow (we cancelled the ones for today, but the ones coming tomorrow are staying for a few days, so I wanted to reply before they arrive).

C-mom (you know, for some reason when I try to include your full handle, I get an error message) - This is pre-canon Lois. By the end of this story, I promise she will no longer be someone who would sit still for Paul stealing her story.

Patrick - I agree - Professor Williams definitely would read the paper and there are reprecussions to that. I will say, though, that the full reprecussions take some time to come - I haven't written them all yet and I do still have about ten chapters of buffer.

On an unrelated note - I seem to recall that your grandson was due to be born around now - is that right?

Michael - That would be funny - to have Paul steal a story of Lois' where she outs him. But I don't see him as that stupid - I do imagine he reads the stories he steals.

Hmmm... I do think there may be a way to use Paul's name as a verb later, but much later.

Amber - I agree, I dislike a Lois that is so insecure (although, I find her a bit fun to write). But like I said above, she won't be that way forever.

Ann - I'm so pleased! I got the impression from your last note that you're reading the last chapter was a one time thing. And I have to say, I sort of thought this story might not be up your alley - being from Clark's POV. Although, Lois has turned out to be much more of a major character than I had envisioned her being when this story was at its inception.

Personally, while I definitely see Lois' infatuation with Paul as wrong, I'm not so bothered by Clark's feelings for Maddie. I like Maddie and when Clark and Maddie got together, Lois was a different person - and someone Clark didn't get along with. Plus, personally, I don't think this Clark is ready for the Lois we know and while this Lois isn't her yet, I also don't think this Clark could help her become the Lois she needs to become. Basically, right now, I don't see LnC as right for each other. But that's just my opinion.

Terry - Thanks! I like the fumblings of Lois and Clark, too. I guess it's a bit similar to the show in that way, so it's not surprising, but given the younger Lois and Clark, I find their behavior even more amusing. Like you, they remind me of myself when I was that age. I guess it's good that I find that amusing rather than simply embarrasing...

Oh, and as for the Boy in Black idea - that idea wasn't completely mine. It was sort of spurred on by the fact that Patrick said he wanted to see a story where Clark was Superboy (based on an attempt Clark made to be Superboy in Triangle) and a separate request he made for Triangle Clark to take on a new costume. When I decided to do the Superboy thing, I knew I didn't really want him to be Superboy and then thought of this other request of Patrick's and ended up with the Boy in Black.