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Thanks!

Corrina.

ETA - Thanks to Patrick for the meth idea!

I can see now why there is another whole story ahead. I guess you had to have angst somewhere to make the good shine. Sigh... I am finding it frustrating to read the parts so far apart. when I buy a book and I like it I just read it right through nonstop. I may actually have to stop reading this until it is done. I get too wrapped up it in. Knowing there is more bad stuff coming just makes me crazy because I want to read more to see how you get them out of it. So if I give this a rest and don't respond know that it is because I am too interested and too impatient to wait. Unless you want to e mail me the rest of it I think I will just have to give it up until I see part 29 posted. If I can resist the temptation to peek. Keep up the good work. Laura

Hee hee hee.

And hee hee hee again!

The whole backrub scene was incredibly sensual. Corrina, you've shown such artistry in this that I think we'll definitely have to have an nfic chapter in this fic before the end! (hint, hint!)

I was all ready to catch up on part 24 when I refreshed the page and discovered that 25 was posted, too. Yippee, two parts at once! (Though I'm going to regret that as soon as I hit "Add Reply" because then it will be a few more days till I get more.

Part 24 was sweet, with Clark admitting how nervous he was about "the bedroom thing." Heh. But my favorite part was the plot of Lois's novel. It's like a fanfic within a fanfic!

I want you to know how much I love this part of the story. Not any specific scene, but this whole concept. It's incredibly intimate, even if Clark isn't ready to make it physical yet. But they will get there, and this whole plot point, the "trust time", is amazing.

Can I tell you? I quite literally slapped my hand over my mouth in shock when I read this. HOLY SH- ... er, Holy Cow. That was a plot twist I never saw coming!!

LOL, whoops! But poor Lois, heartbroken over the pie.

The ending was definitely a shocker, but she has no proof other than the rantings of a madman. But she did introduce the word "escape" into Menzies' mind ... eek!

Kathy

was just getting happy with this part and then wham! now I will be on tenterhooks until I see how Moyne handles this

Oh noes! The plot thickens again!


Love the 'trust sessions' behind closed doors. Sooo awesome!! Wow, i don't know if you realize how addicted I am to the story - but it' s a good addiction!!

Oh no, it's sounding like Moyne did some awful deviant things of a sexual nature to poor Clark! I hope it turns out this is not the case!

Loving the story more with each part. I might go back to the beginning and start again to get a feel for the time frame that they are in, as for the reader it seems they have been on this journey longer than what they really have. A reread will also help fill in the next three days till my next fix of this wonderful tale.


Looking forward so much to the next part!

Cheers
Elizabeth

The reporter from the Daily Planet took me by surprise. I have no idea where you are going to go with this. I cannot wait to read more and find out!

Now, why did the burnt apple pie NOT surprise me?


I, too, like their closed door TMTY sessions. I had wanted to comment on the door several chapters ago, but for some reason I forgot to put that comment. It was back when Clark first closed the door. He had noticed when Lois closed the door and he had this reaction on realizing they were alone, behind closed doors. Later, for some reason which I forget now, Clark had to leave the room to get something. The point is, when he came back, he closed the door behind him. That was the moment I was going to comment on. The significance of Clark closing the door.

I liked the back rub and smiled at Clark expecting a bra.

I'm looking forward to Clark meeting Lois's dad. And to the continuation of today's preview!

I do love this story.

ETA: Now that I think about it, maybe I *did* comment about the door at the time. Oh well, 'Anything worth saying is worth repeating.'

Great part again, except for the burnt pie (although it seems like she is attempting another one or something else in the preview?) and the letter and accompanied photo that Moyne send to the DP.

Yes, I imagine it would have been difficult not to sound desperate And it does explain his skittishness very well and justifies it. I do hope that it is not as bad as it seems.

More soon, please

YES!!! Nightfall in two days!


Yes I am a Planet report with a photo of a human male that hasn't shaved recently. I am showing it to a high government official as proof of alien life.

I get the feeling that Ms. Rhodes is not the best reporter on staff. Perhaps a female version of Ralph?

The good part of it is now that Menzies knows Clark is alive he can ask him for help with Nightfall. Or more likely have Daniel ask him for help.

Oh, Patrick, I do believe you are on to something.

I can't believe I have had Nightfall in the back of my mind all along, yet when I read the bit about Menzies, I didn't have a clue what that was all about. Ooooh, this is getting good!!

Did Clark sneak a new apple pie in there? But they will both know. And both know the other knows. Oh, the cliffy!

Well, that's one way to put it. Wonder how she's going to re-animate Clark after this shock.

You must definitely are weaving a great tale there.

Can something be sad and hilarious at the same time?

Uhm... a logistical question. Shouldn't Lois have smelled it earlier. The burnt toast smell must have already stunk up the entire ground floor by the time it was black through and through. And what did she do? Put on a timer and that's it?

Nightfall?



Bad Corrina, bad!



It it time yet?

Michael

Edit: Yep, Patrick must be right about Ralphine. Also, the name Ruby is certainly not invoking the most serious undertones over here in Europe, so, yeah, sounds like Ralphine, indeed.

Now that's a scenario I hadn't thought of! Hmmmm, now that WOULD be an interesting turn of events! Bring on Nightfall!

Cheers
Elizabeth

Two general comments ...

1) What happened to Clark in the cell - as with earlier parts, you will get some detail, but much will be left to your imagination. It's probably not as bad as your worst thoughts, but it has to be bad enough to have caused Clark's current difficulties.

2) Regarding Moyne's letter - from Trail 14 (and with apologies to my BRs because the relevant bit went in *after* they'd seen the part.)

Laura If this part was due to a bad mood, I must have been grumpy for months because it doesn't deviate from the original plan!

In a way, I enjoyed your reaction, Laura. The last 3-4 parts have been smooth riding (it felt to me like I was setting you up, although that wasn't my specific intention). Now there's a bump and a possible dark cloud. However, I don't think it was realistic that the last four parts would simply glide to the end.

Iolanthe nfic? /cough/ There are three possibilities. No nfic part. An nfic part within the story. An nfic part that takes the story I've set up in a different direction to the one I want. The third option is the most likely, but I'd still say it's doubtful. If I did go the third option, it wouldn't be posted until after TMTY is completely finished.

Kathy Considering what Clark has endured, I think it's unlikely that he would easily slip into an intimate relationship with Lois. In some ways, he still a 21-year old country kid. In other ways, he's a much older man with huge baggage. Either way, this wasn't going to be easy. The 'bedroom therapy' was a way of moving them on from the strictly platonic, but still staying true to the difficulties Clark is facing. I'm glad you like it!

Joy The smooth ride couldn't continue - sorry

Bellarase As addictions go, this is probably one of the least harmful

Elizabeth Interesting point about the passing of time. I've thought about posting a story in 'real time', but my stories take so long to get through a single day, it just isn't possible.

If I ever write a story that moves a little faster, I think it could be fun, though.

Vicki

Because the plot of Lois's novel is so good, you knew she would get caught up in writing it?

You're right - Clark closing that door was significant. It sort of separates that time from the rest of their lives.

DW Lois and impatience just seem to go together. I know it's not nice to make her wait

Patrick You mentioned Nightfall quite a few parts ago. We'll see.

The person in the photo would be more than unshaven. He would also have long shaggy hair and be dirty. Assuming it is a photo of Clark (which Moyne could have easily obtained), Moyne would have chosen the worst/most appalling one from his collection.

Michael

No, something even better.

When Lois first got the recipe, you predicted she would burn down the farmhouse. *That* was hilarious - never going to happen though, not with Clark around.

Michael, Michael - haven't you *ever* been so engrossed in a story that the house could fall down around you and you wouldn't notice?

A *cook* might have been attuned to the smell. But no one has ever called Lois a cook!

Thanks, everyone. I'm enjoying your speculation.

Four parts to go!

Corrina.

This is really tough! I think adding sexual abuse in the mix is too much. Have you ever known anyone trying to get over having been sexually abused like you are implying? Frankly I think he already had plenty on his plate to have it be a miracle for him to get to a relatively "normal" life, but now this makes it pretty near impossible on top of everything else. And I guess I don't understand why the addition anyway, but it's too much evil for me.

As many others have commented already, this part took me by surprise. I did not quite expect a reporter to find out about "the alien" (unless it was Lois somehow revealing the operation in light of an innocent being tortured, but that was before Scardino gave them an out). Also, I kind of expected Nightfall, but two days from now? Ouch! That's not a lot of time. I wander if Menzies will believe that the alien escaped and if he'll be outraged that he was fooled (considering Moyne is more or less out of the picture, that Phoebe doesn't really care about Moyne much, and that all evidence of the operation is destroyed, he doesn't have many reasons - nor the opportunity without rods - to go after Clark). But to me, it seems unlikely that he'll simply ask Clark to fight off Nightfall, even through Scardino or Lois. I could be wrong... But I wonder if that's going to be a decision that Clark makes on his own (if he somehow finds out on TV)...

Can't wait to find out how you'll deal with all these problems.

Understood but he is still going to look human No pointed ears, nose ridges, spots running down the neck, etc,


Hey can't blame me for hoping...

Saving the entire planet is a good way to put paid to any subhuman ideas lingering in the background.

Plus if the timeline plays out as it did in canon we still have the visit by the New Kryptonians coming sometime down the line and they will be what everyone feared.....

Though that's the great thing about fanfic universes ... if Clark can be captured at 21 and Lois became a CIA agent instead of a reporter, who's to say that Nor wasn't thwarted in an early coup attempt and now Zara and Ching are happily running things on their rock.

Kathy

Evelyn

Evelyn, I'm not sure if you asked that because you wanted an answer or because you were trying to make a point. Either way, here is probably not the place for such a discussion.

If you do want a reply, or you want to expand your point, feel free to PM me.

That's the difficult thing about giving FDK - you can only comment on what has happened or what you think might happen. Perhaps when (if?) you read on, you'll understand - although you still might not agree.

True Love

That's true, but she probably still cares about her sister - Moyne's mother.

Patrick

Ah, I understand now.

Kathy Yep - the great thing about fanfic, you can tweak almost anything!

Thanks,

Corrina.

Sound, yeah. I routinely get a heart attack when somebody starts talking next to me while I'm concentrating on something. But smell, no, that's getting processed by another core. Oh well...

Michael