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Wow! That was excellent!

I love this! Of course she's attracted to both men - because they are the same man.

What a great scene. Clark's finding it harder and harder to keep those boundaries. He can't help but behave differently around Lois.

Her revelation is just fabulous. Love how she puts the little clues together.

Great job!

Joan

See? I'm here!

GUUSSSSSHHHHHH. Loved that whole entire scene--and would amost admit that it might be my favorite but part 2 and 5 kind of trump it for obvious reasons.

IMO, I think you achieved the same reaction without the kiss--and after re-reading the version that you sent me and this version I understood what it was that you were trying to convey. Hope I didn't throw you too much off kilter. Because as your beta I respect the crap outta ya and would not want you to change something that you feel passionate about regardless how I think.

Almost done!! I can't believe we're almost to the end.

Randy gave me "rewrite history"

Oh I just love this. Her choosing Clark over Superman even when he makes it obvious she's got a shot with him. Clark thinking Lois knows who he is when she says his name as Superman. Lois figuring out on her own. Love it, love it, love it all!!

Oh yeah, that was good! Ditto everything everyone else said, especially the last post before mine.

Can hardly wait for the final 3 parts to wrap this up.

Cheers
Elizabeth

That was so fun! Love seeing Lois totally confused by Superman acting way too familiar and the fact that she's trying so hard to focus just on Clark.

And loved her putting the pieces together.

I shouldn't laugh, put poor Lois!!

OOOOH this should be canon! Love it!

I got the phrase, "GET BACK HERE!!"

Amber

Seriously, best. part. yet. Loved it.

Poor Lois, going the wrong way. I wonder how far away Smallville is at this point.

And now since we're back in Lois's POV, I'm totally on her side again.
If you can't indulge in a little Superman fantasy whilst stranded cold, dark, and alone in the middle of nowhere, when can you?

Flirty!Superman. I mean seriously how's a girl supposed to piece together a secret identity with that kind of talk muddling her brain?

I found this completely adorable.

Even with the "previously in Clark's POV" at the beginning, I still did a "wait, what?" before I remembered his decree, "Tomorrow, Clark promised her silently. No matter what, he would tell her the truth tomorrow." So did Clark just decide to drop the act and seize the day, and then think that she figured it out? Or did he in those few moments forget that he was with her as Superman? Or was it all/none of the above?

Hee - nothing says "I'm sorry, please don't hate me" like using your influence to win your love a weekend at the Plaza.

Excellent revelation. Now that she's out of the smut haze of Metropolis, she can think clearly! I love watching Lois put together all the pieces.

Can't wait until the next segment.

Well, I was going to write that this entire part was pure poetry, right up until the end when Lois' stomach protested too much. Because of that part, I'll have to say that the post was 100% well done, but only 98% poetry.

So when is our next fix coming?

Joy,
Lynn

Look! FDK - it's like an early Christmas!

Joan - I worried a lot that people were going to be upset with Clark for flirting with Lois. I was delighted that you saw it the way I intended for his behavior to come across - he can't keep those boundaries anymore. I'm glad you liked the revelation, too!

Lola - Ha! I totally owe you for putting the smack down on me. This part works so much better because of your suggestions - thank you!

Delightful part. What I most liked was what you didn't have Lois do, shout for Superman as soon as she was free.

Tales where she shouts for him and he hears her halfway around the globe, often ignoring the slow speed of sound, always bug me.

Between the distance, all the other sounds, and the slow speed of sound, I find it odd that Clark always hears her.

Your Lois is out and away and not making a fool of herself jumping up and down yelling "Superman".


I enjoy the way she put the pieces together about Clark being Superman.

Delightful.
It also shows that in your 'Verse people don't automatically assume a relationship between Lois and Superman. One of the things about "Superman Returns" that always bugs me is the willingness of Superman to show in public how much he cares about Lois, even after it has already placed her at extreme risk in Superman II.


A delightful part.

Great story, I'm enjoying this story immensely. More ASAP plz

Great part!! I'm loving this story. Can't wait for the next part.

Sarah

Then how’s she supposed to just appear in her apartment and be there when Clark checks up on her the next time?

Umm… I hope you don’t mind my asking, but… umm… this is set after Lois said goodbye to Superman and committed herself to Clark. So, if she keeps fantasizing about Superman like this, doesn’t this make her a bit flakey? Even if she feels guilty about it?

Wow, he’s open with her. Did he get exposed to red-K?

Must be red-K. No clone would know this.

That really *is* a lot of Clark in there.



PS: Just kiddin’. I don’t think I ever read Lois having this violent a reaction to finding out. At least, violence was always directed *at* Clark

Love this whole part! Can't wait to see the reunion.

Excellent part as usual. For a story with "no A plot" this is very convoluted. Supes, come find her already and you'll meet a different Lois!
More soon!

Artemis
So... which phrase did Randy give you?
Mine says "peace on Earth"

Score! I'll trade my spa weekend for another update v. soon.

I so loved this part and Superman flirting with Lois was so good He clearly has a serious problem with boundaries and it was only a matter of time before Lois added two and two together and came up with one

Looking very much forward to part 8

Great part!

Lois, don't walk towards the setting sun if you are heading east!!! I have found this to be very good advice if you want to make sure you are heading in the more or less correct direction.

I was watching Clark with greater than usual fascination in this part, after you pointed out, Sue, that he doesn't have to tell Lois about his double identity. Exactly, he doesn't. And this Clark is human enough not to be guided by the absolute moral compass that would forbid him to even ponder the possibility of pursuing a relationship with Lois without telling her. This Clark knows that he can flirt with Lois without telling her. He could in fact go quite far with Lois without telling her - but that would be wrong, and he doesn't want to do the wrong thing, and he is trying desperately to work up the courage to tell her. He is giving her little hints, but he doesn't get it that she doesn't get it. Oh, what a complicated world we live in!

Like everyone else, I, too, loved the way Clark couldn't keep up his Superman boundaries in front of Lois any more. What Lois hasn't understood is Superman's utter humanity - ah, but she got it now, which is why she is throwing up.

So now you need to get back to him and chew him out a bit, so that you can kiss and make up afterwards. Therefore, you need to get back to Metropolis. Therefore it is a good idea to locate the Pole Star in the sky - that isn't hard, you just find the Big Dipper which you can always see any clear night in North America - and then you follow the two "pointer stars" until you get to the Pole star, Polaris:



And then you just make sure to keep the Pole star on your left all the time, because then you will be heading east toward Metropolis and Clark, Lois!

(Of course it is always possible that he will be out of Metropolis looking for you, but that is another matter...)

Ann