Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
Laura-- Thanks. I had fun with that Cat thing. LOL @ "bird-kiss fest"--wonderful way of putting that. Sorry about the italics thing--I normally check for that, but it's the end of the semester, and things have been kinda crazy. It should hopefully be fixed now.
As for an nfic version, I really don't think I'd be any good at it, heh.
DW-- Who knew Cat had such aspirations?
It would actually probably be pretty interesting to be a pet groomer in Metropolis...I imagine you'd still hear a lot of gossip if you had some bigwigs coming in.
Lois so misinterpreted this statement - Clark actually believes that he can't do that with any girl.
Yeah, misunderstandings definitely don't help things at all...
Michael-- Hahaha. Yes, the pile-up
does continue! And I think how you put it is right-- "Lois probably couldn't be more hurt if Clark had physically thrown her out the door."
As for the Cat storyline, are you noting it came out of left field or wondering where the inspiration came from? If the former, well, I have been trying to set up storylines for the supporting cast...If the latter, well, "animal groomer" just seemed to fit with the theme. And it is still relevant to Cat's interest in (albeit unorthodox) style.
Iolanthe--
Is the Cat / animal-groomer thing a subtle reference to Krypto/Jericho and his clipping and fur dye? Or is that way too subtle for Cat?
Haha. Definitely too subtle. This is the real deal.
I thought we were wandering over into nfic-land too, and I kind of wanted to go there - and then, poof, a cold shower over everything.
Hahaha. Whoops.
Yes, you're definitely taunting us with cliffhangers!
Heh heh. Got to give some reason to return, don't I?