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I realized once I was done that this fic was slightly more Dexter-centeric than Lois and Clark-centric. However, it was a ton of fun to write from the point of view of a serial killer. Please leave feedback and I will love you forever and ever! 
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/peeks in with only reading the title/  Michael PS: Yes, I will be back here in a day or so...
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Darth Michael!
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I think that the changes you've made are improvements - it's an excellent story, nice to see Dexter confronted with someone good for a change.
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Originally posted by Marcus Rowland:
I think that the changes you've made are improvements - it's an excellent story, nice to see Dexter confronted with someone good for a change. Thanks Marcus! Dexter is always so good at finding other bad guys, that I thought it would be hysterical if he stalked the ultimate good guy for a change. 
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This was really interesting POV of Lois and Clark's life (lives?) Police Chef Henderson! He's been busy since S1. Nice to see that L&C have a wonderful happy family of 3 kids. Dexter obviously brushed Lois off as the unimportant member of the duo. I would have loved to see Lois's Mad Dog REALLY interview Dexter though. That could be funny. Dexter might actually have been surprised. I think she let him off easy. Of course, surprising Dexter might be hazardous to Lois's health... like everything else she does. Loved the imagery. The opening with Dexter's comparison of Miami and Metropolis ending with he hated it.  To each his own. Dexter's dark passenger vs. Clark's light passenger. That's a good description of Clark's other persona; a voice inside his head that tells him to go off and fight for truth and justice!  Yes, Clark must have been distracted to do the switch within full view of another. Forget about your x-ray vision there Clark? :rolleyes: And what would have Dexter done if he REALLY had tried to inject drug into Clark and the needle broke?  Oooh, the possibilites of these three boggles the mind. Thanks for the taste! It almost makes you want Lois and Kent to hunt him down... almost.
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Thanks for the review, Virginia! I've always liked Henderson and feel that he was kind of under-utilized in the show, to a certain degree. So I decided that, since this is set in 2010-ish, that he deserved a promotion. Glad you liked the imagery. The Light Passenger was born out of a desire to show just how much of a foil Dexter and Clark are for each other. Lois interrogating Dexter would be hilarious! Too bad she's only just collecting notes for a story in this one. Poor Dexter feels like he's being interrogated though - he's used to watching people led off to a small room and asked about crimes. Clark didn't forget his x-ray vision - he was just in a hurry, so he did the usual glance around. He was completely unaware of Dexter and had no real reason to x-ray the area. Dexter would have been in for quite a shock if he'd tried to inject Clark! I've thought of doing one where Clark finds out about Dexter's secret, but there's no way Dexter could get out of that one, and I don't want Dexter to get caught! :p
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I read that one a while back, after I had initally come up with the desire to write a LnC/Dexter crossover! Nice story! I enjoyed it!
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Originally posted by Mouserocks: Thanks, Mouse! Glad you enjoyed it. Laughter is what I hoped to cause with this one - both with the absurdity of Dexter thinking that Clark is also a killer, and with Dexter's own brand of dark humor. Yes, Clark made a big mistake - but at least Dexter will keep his mouth shut! 
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I don't know anything about Dexter but this is an interesting premise. I wondered how you could combine two shows with such different tones. I like the idea that Dexter could pick up on something different about Clark: He's definitely hiding something, that much is clear to me. Most people might not notice it, but I'm not most people. The question is: what, exactly, is he hiding? I also liked the way you resolved the story - that Dexter is surprised by the revelation that Clark is Superman. And that Dexter understands the importance of keeping certain secrets. Entertaining story! Joan
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Originally posted by scifiJoan: I don't know anything about Dexter but this is an interesting premise. I wondered how you could combine two shows with such different tones.
I like the idea that Dexter could pick up on something different about Clark:
He's definitely hiding something, that much is clear to me. Most people might not notice it, but I'm not most people. The question is: what, exactly, is he hiding?
Entertaining story!
Joan Thanks Joan! It was actually easier combining the two shows that I had thought it would be, thanks,, in part, to the fact the the new Dexter season has started and I'm been refreshed on the deadpan dark humor of the show. Dexter, in both the books and the series, is very good about picking up on when other people are hiding things (his Dark Passenger can pick up on other people's Dark Passengers). Dexter definitely understands the importance of secrets - also, there's no way that he can reveal Clark's without revealing his own secret (people would demand to know why Dexter was watching Clark). Glad you enjoyed it!
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I must admit that I have only watched two episodes of Dexter, and surprisingly, the last two episodes of the season with Lumen which you described in the fix, and while watching, I was sad that I have missed the other seasons (and episodes) since these were brilliant. Loved you cross-over fic and from the little I know about Dexter, I think you got the tone spot on! Oh, almost forgot - I loved the comparison with the Light vs. the Dark Passenger. Well done and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one
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Originally posted by DW: I must admit that I have only watched two episodes of Dexter, and surprisingly, the last two episodes of the season with Lumen which you described in the fix, and while watching, I was sad that I have missed the other seasons (and episodes) since these were brilliant.
Loved you cross-over fic and from the little I know about Dexter, I think you got the tone spot on!
Oh, almost forgot - I loved the comparison with the Light vs. the Dark Passenger.
Well done and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one Thanks you very much, DW! I definitely recommend renting the other seasons if you can. The show is just brilliant. Glad you enjoyed the fic and that the Light vs. Dark Passenger worked for you!
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I have never watched Dexter but you portrayed him very well. I got a chill over the way he thought, but it was funny when he realized that he was stalking his exact opposite.
This was a very well done crossover. I have always wanted to try a crossover, but I don't think I could do it nearly as well as you have.
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 "Uh, somewhere between two and four am."
An odd look flashes in Clark's eyes. It's there and gone in less than a second, but my Dark Passenger stirs sleepily at it nonetheless.
Was it guilt? Yes? "Superman was off fighting a brush fire in California about that time," Clark says thoughtfully. Funny coincidence. He's actually sorry for Rita's murder at the hands of Trinity - a woman that he'd never even met. My Dark Passenger perks his head up in suspicion and I have to force him back down again before I can speak. Nah, just a hick from Nowheresville. She's covering for him. Her tone might fool others, but not me. It's clear that she's used to covering for him. But covering for what? Is he going to go after her, too? That's would be...interesting. I move on and research Clark on the police database. Zip. Zero. Nada. Not even a parking ticket that I can find. That's fine. Yeah, it's just that he always folds his cape up and takes it with him. So no need for a parking space. I just happen to kill people on a fairly regular basis. Sounds reasonable? Drug dealer. A secret affair. A secret family stashed someplace. Hired gunman. Member of the mob. Serial killer. Exiled prince with the chance for despoty? "None of the above. Well, now we know who killed the kid in the park," Waddayaknow. Evidence that Clark is a monster, just like me. Well... according to Trask, he is. And in an instant, I know his secret.
There is no Dark Passenger in this man.
Clark Kent is Superman. Whoops. I won't expose his Light Passenger, and I won't destroy his family. Just as I want my Dark Passenger to remain a secret and my family to stay intact. Nicely done, DC! Dexter felt quite all right to me. Always refreshing to see a new face (aka Dexter) pop in. Michael
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Originally posted by Nan:
I have never watched Dexter but you portrayed him very well. I got a chill over the way he thought, but it was funny when he realized that he was stalking his exact opposite.
This was a very well done crossover. I have always wanted to try a crossover, but I don't think I could do it nearly as well as you have.
Nan Thank you, Nan! Dexter's thought process is on the chilling side. He's so mater-of-fact about who he needs to kill, the way he goes about it, and why. It makes the character really interesting. I'm sure you'd do great with a crossover!
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/buckles in for some sub-hunting.  Not quite. Some subversive super hero hunting though. /Okay, only ever heard about Dexter on TV-sites, but let's see... Totally worth checking out! Henderson got promoted! So much for a nice, cozy conference More interesting one for Dexter anyway! *nods* Yes. Guilt that he can't save them all. Poor Clark needs to clone himself...oh wait... :p Nah, just a hick from Nowheresville. :p Well, the Dark Passenger is right that Clark is not exactly "normal." Is he going to go after her, too? That's would be...interesting. If Clark *was* a killer and she was helping him...yes, he would. As if is, he does contemplate the idea of a "double playdate" briefly. Yeah, it's just that he always folds his cape up and takes it with him. So no need for a parking space. Or insurance! It is to him! Exiled prince with the chance for despoty? Minor mistaken. Nicely done, DC! Dexter felt quite all right to me. Always refreshing to see a new face (aka Dexter) pop in. Thanks so much, Michael! Glad you enjoyed it. This take pretty much wrote itself, and was, as a result, completely entertaining and fun to write.
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