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A taste of Chapter 10, Part 3... Lois typed away on her story, wishing the strange looks from her co-workers would just stop. How many of them made a wide berth around her desk, now? OK, so she had had a loud meltdown at work again. But that was par for the course for her, wasn’t it? Sure, usually her diatribes were in defense of Superman – and that latest breakdown had been about Clark. A dream about Clark as far as anyone, but them, knew.
She put a hand to her head. What was wrong with her? When was she going to be herself again? She needed to focus her energies so her life from the other dimension didn’t ruin her life in this one.
Lois glanced over to Clark’s desk. He had run out of there, loosening his tie, about ten minutes before. She hoped he would be back soon.
It had worried her when she started spouting off about how the other Clark and Ultra Woman had treated her, but she couldn’t stop. Did her husband think she was being jealous of the other Clark’s attentions on his new girlfriend? There had been some of that, but if her Clark had caught a whiff of it, he had been kind enough to let it pass. She sighed, thinking again how she was the luckiest woman in the world.
Perry walked out of his office with another man. “Oh, Lois. Where’s Clark? I wanted the two of you to meet…”
Lois turned around. “Mr. McTinney!” She gasped, her head spinning. No! Not the man who had become Editor-and-Chief of the Daily Planet in the other dimension.
The man grinned, flattered at her knowing his name, and stretched out his hand. “You can call me, Gareth.” Please post your comments here. Thank you. *** Missing Lois - TOC
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I really like the way you had Lois reveal some of what happened to her. This was so much better than her just telling him. And given the powerful emotional nature of her experiences, it would eventually have to surface. This line made me laugh: Wayne, if you want to play in my league, you are going to have to think outside the box of jesters and mutant animal people.” I wish Clark would tell Lois about what he knows about Bruce/Batman. Is he trying to protect her? Or is still a little hurt about everything that's happened? Joan
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Superman shook his head and a hint of a smile touched his lips. “Wayne, if you want to play in my league, you are going to have to think outside the box of jesters and mutant animal people.”
“The Joker and Penguin are not minor pests,” Batman’s alter ego retorted. I had to laugh too. This was a funny little line in the midst of a serious meeting between Superman and Bruce Wayne. I hope that Clark starts to respect Bruce more fully as he gets to know the Batman better.
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Joan & IolantheAlias: Glad you are enjoying Bruce. At the moment, Superman doesn't like Batman much; it's hard to respect someone you don't like.
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“Your testosterone levels are off the chart, Clark.” Huh. Really? So, why would that be an issue? Are steroids a controlled substance? /heads for Wikipedia. “Oh.” Clark looked down. Closed his eyes and thought, Lois, I need you. Help me, please!
Clark heard his wife gasp, then a crash. Glancing out to her desk, he saw a pile of papers floating through the air and Lois sitting on the floor, staring at him.  “You’re a good looking kid. Your wife loves you. Why would you need steroids?”
Oh, that was what he thought. Well…duh! What did you think? ‘Performance’ enhancements? A smile exploded onto her face as she giggled and looked away, while shutting the office door. So, she thought it was funny the idea that their boss thought he was on steroids. Great. Thanks, Lois. Teacher’s pet. “Did you tell him?” she asked her husband. See? “They weren’t that kind of performance enhancing drugs, Perry.” Oh dear. “What kind of performance enhancing…” Perry started and then noticed Clark’s expression, his discomfort.
Earth open up and swallow me whole. Right now, please!  “Clark, Sweetie. This is nothing to be embarrassed about. We were trying to raise your…” “Yes, you could be like Janelle’s husband and rent out your marriage bed one night a week to a buddy without informing your wife, while you snuck off, playing in the casinos and hanging out with call girls.” So, where was the wife during that time? “So, she wasn’t crazy? There really had been another man in her house, impersonating her husband, when the police showed up to notify her of her husband’s death?” When was that? And are you saying she slept in the bed at the same time…? Lois stood up and raised a brow. “I just can’t believe that she didn’t recognize it wasn’t her husband for over five months.” Or actually, slept with her ‘husband’ during that time?  She isn’t called Hurricane Lane for nothing.” He swiveled his chair back to his desk. “I’m just saying… how interesting that must be… for her boyfriend.”
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“Wow, Lois. You have one active imagination.” Jimmy shook his head. /shakes head/ “They didn’t want me there. I was an inconvenience. The houseguest who couldn’t leave. I was stuck in that hell dimension with no way to go home. And all I wanted was to come home.”  “I have a question, though. Who is her mother? She must be human because Lara isn’t invulnerable…”
Superman glared at him so intensely that Bruce’s heart rate actually increased for the first time and he swallowed. “Who. Do. You. Think. Wayne?”  Michael
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Michael: Didn't you know, everything is a controlled substance in this country?  Seems to be a recurring theme with him. He's quite the naive, modest fellow. So, where was the wife during that time? The husband was known to go to bed early, the wife late. So by the time she came to bed her husband was asleep and the room dark. She didn't know that it wasn't her 'husband' asleep next to her. When was that? And are you saying she slept in the bed at the same time…? She slept with the stranger. The police arrived while he was taking his morning shower, before the wife usually woke up. (BTW: this is the plot to my CSI episode, I never got around to writing. ) Or actually, slept with her ‘husband’ during that time? More than with her actual husband actually. Well? Who else? Come on, name one! /imagines Superman calling Batman ‘Bruce’ in front of the Joker during a stand-off/ See, there's a reason it's best not to get used to calling people by their secret identity names while they're in uniform. That’s quite…sophisticated. Really? I thought Bruce was known for his... sophistication. Sneaky. First hide it again, then tell him. Couldn’t Clark bust the safe open? Yes. and Yes. But my guess is, that getting another sample of Lara's blood really wouldn't be that difficult if she turns out to be like most kids. A scrape of knee here. A gash on the elbow there. Better this one sample locked up. Bruce still hadn't proved himself to be a bad guy (an idiot perhaps... full membership in the lunkhead of the month club, but not a bad guy.) He could always go back and retrieve it later, if the facts changed.
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Didn't you know, everything is a controlled substance in this country? He's quite the naive, modest fellow. Poor Lois. She still got lots of work ahead of her. She slept with the stranger. The police arrived while he was taking his morning shower, before the wife usually woke up. Michael
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Originally posted by Darth Michael:
Yeah. But then, the Big Button inside the head bust is still somewhere implanted in my mind. I thought that was only in the Adam West version. So, it would be better to lock the owner of the house inside the safe afterwards and set the entire palace on fire? No, that would take forethought. And as Tempus often reminds us, Superman ain't a planner. Doesn't that have to be approved by the president of the lunkhead of the month club? And would Clark rather be in the same club as Bruce or not have Bruce be known as a lunkhead? You mean, Clark wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have Bruce as a member?
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I thought that was only in the Adam West version. Formative years. Although, I did see all the movie adaptions, too. Boy, was I surprised at the difference You mean, Clark wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have Bruce as a member? No, Clark might not grant said membership. Of course, Bruce might then bring a discrimination charge against the club and the president personally, on the basis that the club is discriminating against Homo Sapiens Chiropteransis. Michael
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