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Ooooh, another one I haven't thought about. Really, that one could go one of two ways, and I'm not sure which one is better:

Either Lou is a lounge singer, and he sounds like Frank Sinatra and Clara wants to throw him some panties from her position at the bar

OR

Lou becomes a bartender, and THEN Clara auditions and becomes a back up dancer. But she can't sing, so when a new main act is needed, she uses her powers to make it seem like she's doing magic tricks - lifting impossible loads, disappearing from stage and reappearing at the back of the club, etc.

The Lou angle could be fun, because Frank Sinatra!Lou. But then with Clara as the performer, there's the opportunity for Lex Luthor to creep all over her, and that's it's own special gigglefest so...

/having way too much fun over here </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Of course there is no reason why Lou can't be the singer, and then Clara comes on as a dancer, and then has a following act where she pretends to do majic. Lou could actually get sick or something.

You know, Clara might look all shy and innocent, but she could just as well have learned actual pole dancing (as a sport!) - which would fit in quite nicely with the bar.

Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying it and feel they're in character :3

Ahaha, I -just- finished writing that scene! XD Although, Lou doesn't comment on Clara's eating habits. I think growing up male, he'd have been socialized to never ever talk about a woman's diet, especially as he views women as being sort of fragile, and himself as being highly likely to send a woman over the edge.

Whatever the form, Lois Lane always has issues courtesy of her parents. >_>

Oooh, there's an idea! Although, with the upscale atmosphere of the Metro Club, it would have to be more of a Burlesque show.

Actually, I can totally see this:

Lou: Where did you learn to dance like that?

Clara: My mom and I took a class together. It's a fun way to stay in shape.

Because Martha would TOTALLY take a Burlesque dancing class, amirite? XD

Yes, but I can't seem them offering one in Smallville.

Maybe they drive to Wichita for the class?

And I don't know, I live in a very rural community, and we have things like that, so I don't think it's entirely out of the realm of possibility.

Although, I suppose it could also be fun for Clara to have learned it during a stint in New Orleans or something.

You do have a good point. At some level I had forgotten that Lois had not only noticed what Clark ate but commented on it. I guess Louis is not really that rude to comment on it, even if he was quite rude in refusing to shake hands with Clara.

Of course, speaking of questionable dancing leads us to the conclusion that it has to be Louis doing such in PML.

Although if Clara has done such at the Metro Club it could lead to Clara trying to releave Louis' embarassment.

Louis:I am so embrarrassed I showed up in those clothes, dancing that way.

Clara:At least you didn't have to do it in front of a crowd like I did at the Metro Club.

Louis:But I wasn't doing it to get a story like you were.

Clara:I enjoyed it though.

Finally, a nice and meaty gender-bender fic to enjoy! (I remember only one vignette from the distant past that had a Louis and Claire, but it was such a short little morsel, and didn't really cover events from the show.) This is awesome!

I like your examinations on how the characters are different and yet, in some ways, the same: Louis is still relationship-shy, but this time, because he's afraid of hurting others as opposed to being hurt. Wow. The whole bit with his fear of being like his dad just made sense! It's my second favorite part. My *favorite* part is Clara deciding that Louis would be "Suddenly shirtless and riding a horse."

Wow, this is great! The gender-swap is interesting and well-done, of course, but I also like some of the independent character insights, like Louis's silently admiring "Jimmy's" prose, and Cat's lecturing at the university. Lots of great detail!

OH THAT IS PERFECT! I will totally be using that for PML - with credit of course! XD

Thanks so much for the lovely comments! :33

That's the fun of doing a genderswap fic - finding the similarities and differences in the characters when such a fundamental portion of who they are is changed. I'm glad you feel like I'm doing a good job!

I think I have no choice at this point than to keep going! XD Everyone is being so enthusiastic and helping brainstorm and getting me excited. I even started to draw a comic book cover for the series >_>

Thanks! I'm really loving the opportunity to delve into Cat. There aren't very many fics that focus on her much (that I've found so far anyway), and I guess I just have a lot of Cat Feelings.

Thanks for commenting. :333

OH THAT IS PERFECT! I will totally be using that for PML - with credit of course! XD </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Go for it. I am rooting for this story.

Because of this -- Gender Bender Challenge -- I'm quite interested in this story.

Shayne did a very well written story -- Gender Bender

Don't bet on those country princesses (or princes) can be broken by the city. Country folks can adapt to the city far easier than city folk can to the country. I think Louis might just learn this.

Considering that Superman always had well groomed nails, I'm not buying this. I think she'd keep her nails nice and neat.

I can so see a male Lois thinking like this.

Awww.. That's sweet how he took care of Lucy.

Direct thought should actually be put in single quotes.

You go, girl!!

Good description.

I’m looking forward to that, too.

I’ve also used this in a Superman story.

Great start!

Umm... I've noticed that there are multiple posts by the same people. You can use the quote listed below the box you type in and that keeps you from having to do that. I keep two tabs open and go between the two when I'm quoting.

Thanks for the comments! Glad you are enjoying the story!

Re: Clara's nails: I think there that Louis is just noticing that her nails aren't long and perfectly shaped. I think Clara would be careful to keep them short, so that she doesn't accidentally puncture things or scratch people. Is it better if I change it to 'her nails were plain and short.' ?

Re: Direct thoughts: There is a trend in modern literature toward putting all thoughts in quotes, and I'm just using the < > tags here where I would normally use italics. But thanks for the catch! :3

Thanks for the tip about the quotes, and also for the links to the Gender Bender stuff! I'll go check it out now.

If you want to put your thoughts in italics you can (I do), but it's a little more prep work.

Just put a "[i.]" at the beginning of what you want italicized (without quote marks or period - but I had to include the period or the marking code would disappear and all you would see is the italics ), and a "[/i]" at the end of what you want italicized. Then make sure you double check by reviewing your document with the "preview post" button below (next to "Add Reply" button) to make sure you haven't made any mistakes. Usually, I use italics if I don't use the dialogue tag "he thought" and single quote marks if I do. Just to be extra confusing.

Yes, I think it would work much better. As is, it almost felt like her nails were ragged and maybe even a little dirty. And she could still wear polish with short nails, but that could post a problem when she becomes Superwoman because people notice your nails if they are painted.

Thanks for the tip! I'm used to html, so trying to get me to change at this late date just resulted in something like

I figured, in the interest of laziness, I'd just use tags so that I wouldn't have to reformat when I send it over to the archive. /unless I am completely mistaken and archive files can have italics and bold text. If that's the case I'll go back and format it.

I'll go back and fix it later this evening as soon as I have time!