Hi Corrina,
The idea of where Superman grew up was partially inspired by your own story and thinking about Clark in Melbourne. (I promise that I’m going to try to do better about leaving feedback.) Superman couldn’t arrive from another planet and immediately be as culturally acclimated as he is in the series.
Yes, what to say about Clark when you've promised to tell the "real" truth. I’m sure that when he agreed to tell the truth, he didn’t anticipate Clark Kent being on the agenda. The reality is that he could never really tell the truth about Clark. If he’s agreed to only truth, then once Clark came up, he had to either say nothing or tell the whole truth. It was a challenge to say as much as he did and have it be completely truthful. For example, Superman can’t refer to Clark as “he” because it clearly indicates another person.
DW:
Thank you for the note. We’ll see where we go.
Lynn:
So you liked that line too? That’s interesting. Sometimes I can’t tell what parts are going to stand out. In many way’s I wish that could have been Clark’s POV to see inside his head when Lois was asking about his relationships.
Lois and Clark had their moments in S1. I have another S1 WIP now where… Well, never mind. Lets just say that I wish they would have communicated better. They had their chances, but it just didn’t work out.
BTW: Thanks for the grammar help today. You’ll see that in Part 2.
Hi Artemis:
I’m glad you are enjoying it. As for a part 3, well, let’s see what happens in part 2.
Christina:
That “hard to impress” seems to be a popular section. Good, because… Well, never mind.
You think this will have a happy ending? From me? I’m shocked that you might expect a happy ending in one of my stories. (Just as much as Captain Renault was shocked to discover that gambling went on in Rick’s Café.)
Ann:
I’ve been wanting to write a “Fly Hard” story for nearly 2 years. From the first time I saw the episode I’ve been of the opinion that seeing Lois and Lex together through the evening should have been enough to shock Clark into realizing that his approach to them wasn’t working. It took this long for me to think of a situation that seemed at least reasonable for Clark to have an honest talk with Lois about Lex. (My original idea never worked. That’s why it took so long. I didn’t want to let go of a poor concept.) The whole “tell the truth” issue is funny. Supposedly, it’s one of the foundations of Superman’s character but he constantly lies to the person he cars for most.
Being able to tell that Superman was raised in the US based on his behavior and patterns of speech seems obvious after the fact. For this fic, it was a combination of influences from Aussie Rules and a few other places.
As for picking up that Superman was talking about his other identify, I believe that there needs to be more than just the idea that there was someone else for Lois to realize that he is Clark.
As for the “be careful out there” quote… What better send off for those who place themselves in harm's way. And it was inspired by HSB.
Laura:
Thanks for the note. It won’t be too long for the rest.
Thanks everyone. One more note, I have to acknowledge that this line:
“When I'm not flying around in the suit I'm just an ordinary Joe.”
was inspired by Pam Jernigan’s great “Interview with Superman” series.
I hope to have the part 2 up no later than Saturday.
Bob
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