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Hi all,

A piece of trivia: When I rewatched TOGoM as research for this story, I was amazed to find that it did not use the words "clone" or "cloning" once! The term most frequently used to describe the process of bringing the gangsters back was the nebulous word "regeneration". But it sure seemed to me that the process was cloning.

As always, all feedback welcomed.

Joy,
Lynn

Good part! And I'm glad to see you stretching yourself to do a multi-part story!

Good descriptions of Clark with the K... felt the agonizing crawling across his apartment right along with him. But a question... I thought the K-package was a bomb?? So maybe what the fiends didn't anticipate (loved the name Jayjay for Trask by the way, that was inspired) was that Clark would sense the K before he opened it, thus avoiding setting it off entirely?

Good way to keep up the idea that Clark is a clone by timing the K-exposure to the gangsters dying off... and about the regeneration/clone thing... I wonder if it's a whole/part question? For instance, if they progressed in science far enough where they could grow a kidney from your own tissue, let's say, that would be a sort of regeneration. But if you were dead for 60 odd years like the gangsters, there wouldn't be much to regenerate, so you'd have to be considered a clone I'd expect. So it's a matter maybe of 'Superman' saving the tissue of the original Clark or if he supposedly took his DNA and grew a new Clark... and I think in the episode it's a little vague either way. Just something about a procedure, if I remember correctly. So it could be interpreted several ways... therefore, in Lois' mind, Clark could be a clone. Whew! could you follow that?? :p

Anyway, looking forward to the conclusion!

I thought the K-package was a bomb too. I just assumed it was triggered by the actual opening of the package and Clark didn't have a chance to do that.

Love the dying of clones at the same time as Clark's kryptonite exposure! Poor Lois! And poor Clark- how is he going to be able to tell Lois the truth? Can't wait to see how you address that.

Poor Clark - Lois admits she loves him yet he can't tell her!

Can't wait for the rest.

Hi Joan and MozartMaid,

Thanks for the FDK. No time to write much now. Yes, the K was put into a mail bomb which Jillian rigged to go off when the package was opened. She doesn't know anything about K other than what her brother wrote. Jillian isn't the sharpest pencil in the pack, and it never even occurred to her that Superman might feel the effects of the K through the packing materials and therefore not even open the package.

So Clark felt the effects of the K, but at least he did not become a victim of it being hurtled at him as he might have done had he opened the package and the bomb exploded. Then again, he might have escaped being hit even if he had opened the package. When you think about it, there is no way that Jillian could have known precisely the relative positions of the recipient and the package when the former would open the latter; and hence, no way of knowing for certain in what direction to send the projectile. That she managed to have the first rock hit her neighbor was pure luck.

I hope this makes it clearer.

Joy,
Lynn

p.s., MM, "stretching" is right! I can't believe how long it took me to get the outline of this story together -- and it is only a three-parter! I had already had tremendous respect for those of you who can write much longer stories so well, but my respect has increased dramatically over the past couple of months!

Nice. I'm enjoying reading this and very curious as to how all this is going to end.

Poor Lois - and Perry! - thinking they lost Clark and are now going to lose "CC".

Poor Clark who has really painted himself into a corner. And now he knows Lois loves him!

Very clever, as others have noted, exposing him to K right at this point in time. How are you going to resolve this? Looking forward to Part 3!

Cannot wait to see your resolution of this! Great job!

MozartMaid and Joan, I didn't get a chance to address your comments fully when last I responded.

MozartMaid, writing about "Jayjay" and Jillian's relationship was fun; I saw it as part loving and part creepy.

I'm not sure about why the term "clone" was avoided; perhaps so that the audience would be less likely to feel as Lois did in this story?

Joan, I'm glad you liked the K-poison/clone illness timing with the dinner. That scene was one of the first I had envisioned, at least at the high level. It was also the scene I most dreaded writing, since it was such an emotion laden scene. And writing emotions convincingly is one of the hardest aspects of writing for me. The other is writing natural sounding dialogue -- so that scene was a double-whammy.

Vicki, I agree -- Lois and Perry are going through a difficult time. Jimmy, too, probably, although he isn't in this story.

Evelyn, tune in tomorrow, same Super-time, same Super-channel, for the conclusion... I hope you find the resolution enjoyable.

Joy,
Lynn

This is a very clever new angle on this episode, Lynn. Good for you for taking up the challenge and stretching yourself.

Poor Clark. I keep thinking "What a tangled web we weave..." He really is hoist by his own petard. And his folks are right--the only solution is to face the music.

Happy

Great part again! And super clever exposing Clark to Kryptonite while the other clones are ill and dying, as the others have noted Makes Lois' feelings more intense, thinking CC will die and actually seeing "CC" sick.

Off to read part 3 now

Hi Lynn!
That's a very creative mix. I, personally, liked the bit about Jilian forgetting the lead-shielding the most. Probably, because I wondered about that as soon as the packet delivery scene started. After all, if you want to have Superman open the package with the Kryptonite, it's not a good idea to advertise it by leaving it unshielded.

And the whole cute nickname thing the Trasks have going. Oh boy, they sure sound like a family of sociopaths psychopaths. Or is it psychopathic sociopaths?

Michael