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Date:         Sun, 31 Oct 1999 21:39:58 -0800
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Nov. 1 was designated as the day to relay gratitude to all those toilers
behind the scenes who keep the websites up-to-date and so beautiful.   Being
visually disabled, I especially appreciate the hours and patience you must
spend making the sites colorful and easy to read.  Today is All-Saints day
and in my book you certainly qualify for recognition.  I don't know your
names, but all of you please feel appreciated.  May your cotton be clean,
white and top-grade; your barbecue, tangy sweet and tender; and your Sour
Mash, charcoal filtered and aged in oak barrels to sippin' whiskey
perfection.  Metaphorically speaking, of course.  Jude.
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From:         Phillip Atcliffe <Phillip.Atcliffe@UWE.AC.UK>
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On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 03:38:14 -0500 Hazel <zis-s@ACTCOM.CO.IL> wrote:

> ...We'll try to forget the mad scientist label, Phil, really! <

I wouldn't worry... it was my idea, even if Wendy holds copyright on
the PtMP phrase <g>. And I got another .sig file (my what? 9th?) out of
it, as seen below.

Phil
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"Phil Atcliffe, Dr, Sir, Phil Atcliffe. Fanfic writer, mad scientist,
friend of Lois and Clark, and now, it seems, co-creator of a time
machine!" -- Kath Roden
"[...] an incredible icon for our generation." -- Kristin
"No, I don't believe [them], either." -- Fred Dagg
Whether you believe them or not, you can e-mail me at:
Phillip.Atcliffe@uwe.ac.uk
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Date:         Mon, 1 Nov 1999 12:15:28 +0100
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From:         Nicole Wolke <NKWolke@EIFEL-NET.NET>
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I am very sad about the tone in the various posts to this topic. Sandy, it
absolutely wasn't right to bring the topic over here, since we all know that
you're
a smart person and very well able to have it posted on the MB, too. Jet (I
know she
isn't here, but I say it anyway just to prove a point) it absolutely wasn't
right
to twist Sandy's words in the way you did. Zoom you didn't have to be that
harsh in
your response, since Sandy had a right to be upset, even if the way she
chose
wasn't okay. Other people which I don't remember the names right now, you
didn't
have to flame Sandy for her post, it was unecessary and only fed the purpose
to
give salt in open wounds.

I sympathize with both sides, but I also don't like the way both sides are
voicing
their opinion and since Jet isn't on this list it's also totally unnecessary
to
keep it here. Also, if you would follow her regular postings on the MBs,
Sandy, you
would know that Jet is really very friendly, harmless and funny and I'm sure
she
would be the first to assure you that she didn't mean to upset you. She also
apologized on the MB already. So there's no need to start a private war
between
some members on this list now. Please, make up, people. Be friends again or
please,
for the sake of all the outsiders like me, who get really sad when they have
to
watch people which opinions they value fight against each other, take this
whole
thread into private mailing.

Nicole
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AKA CKgroupie on IRC
NKWolke@eifel-net.net
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Date:         Mon, 1 Nov 1999 11:37:20 +0000
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From:         Wendy Richards <w.m.richards@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: Ve-r-r-y OT with Apologies to This List
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Since I haven't seen anyone yet declare this topic closed,
and I'm coming to these posts fresh on a cold Monday
morning, I'm going to butt in with my tuppence-worth.

>From what I can see, Sandy is being castigated for replying
to Jet in this forum rather than the MBs. Okay. I can see
the point of that objection. On the other hand, I can also
see that Sandy's original post, about seeing Teri Hatcher
and her daughter playing on stage, was posted *here* and
was taken from here and speculated about in another context.

As Demi said:
>>>Certainly, lifting posts from one forum and placing them
into another forum to be ripped apart out of context and
well out of the jurisdiction of the place in which they
were originally intended to be read, is *far* more
damaging [snipped]<<<

Absolutely, Demi. I remember Sandy's original post, and I
also saw Jet's when it first appeared. Jet has acknowledged
that it was Sandy's post she was referring to; well,
Sandy's original post bears no resemblance to the
speculation which finally appeared elsewhere, built on a
post which appeared *here*.

Okay, as we have been reminded over and over again, it's a
*gossip* board. If you don't like it, don't read it... but
that's not easy when you suddenly find out that your own
words have been twisted and misrepresented, and someone has
tried to make out that you were deliberately withholding
information. If that had happened to me, or to any of us,
we would be incandescent. Rightly so.

Zoom said:
>>>However, to try and be fair to the person who cannot
respond on this list, I will repost your message to the
gossip boards, but I will ask your permission first, as I'm
sure you asked her for permission to post her message
here.<<<

Very fair and reasonable. Was Sandy's permission asked
before her posting was paraphrased and twisted?

Sorry, but I don't like the double standards I'm seeing
here. If what Sandy did was wrong, then it has to be
acknowledged that what was done to *her* in the first place
was equally - if not more so - wrong.

Nicole said:
>[Jet] also apologized on the MB already.

True. Though she insists she doesn't understand why Sandy
is upset. I'm sorry if I find that hard to believe.

No, responses in the heat of anger are not always the most
appropriate ones. But I feel the anger, at least, was
justified.

Wendy

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Date:         Mon, 1 Nov 1999 11:44:41 +0000
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On Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:19:46 -0700 Judith Williams
<judithwilliams@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:

> Wendy, thanks for the clarification.  By the way, now I know why you refer
> to Lois as small.  I'm a little over 5'2", so Lois (Teri) at 5'6 is
> definitely tall to me.  May I think of you as statuesque?  Jude

She's 5'6"??? She looks tiny! I'd have guessed 5'3" at most!

Wendy

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I have been reading this past posts about this issue and it is now
officially a Farah-and-Zoomway-dead-thread. (thanks for saving me this
summer).  I cannot explain how this post even made it to the list or why
it was decided to post here.

Don't pick fights here...ever. I am nice but I do know how to kick you in
the kneecaps. Especially like this one.

Farah (who is still shaking her head over this one)

> Okay, I give up.  I'm a big liar. Jet -- whoever she is -- knows exactly
> what she's talking about.  If she was even talking about me in her post
> -- and she probably wasn't -- she would definitely know the person's
> thoughts whose post she was claiming to know so much about.  It's all my
> fault. I apologize to this list, to you, to Jet for being upset over her
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In a message dated 11/1/99 6:45:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
w.m.richards@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< She's 5'6"??? She looks tiny! I'd have guessed 5'3" at most! >>

Most definitely.  If you look at her next to Dean, she is about 6 inches
shorter; and he's 6'.
I think she just comes across looking petite because she is so thin and
small
-boned.

Ann
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Subject:      OT: TNT and LACTNAOS

TNT has returned Lois and Clark to dayly showings at 8am CST.  Yaaaaa!!!!!

James
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James,
Thanks for letting everyone know!!  I'd just about given up hope of L&C ever
returning to TNT weekdays, and mornings is the *perfect* time for it to be
on, since that's really the only time I have access to TNT.  I love how
things work out, sometimes!
Molly
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In a message dated 11/01/1999 10:43:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
mr_d8a@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< 8am CST. >>

mornings! guess I'll miss most of them, then. Or never get to work...

--Laurie
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From: Felix E. Sung <fsung@FREEWWWEB.COM>
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Date: 29 October 1999 03:07
Subject: NEW: The Wedding (1/1)

>Note: This is my very first fanfic.  I thought it was time for me to
>contribute something after reading megabytes of L&C fanfic the past
>few months.  It is with much hesitation that I submit this -- I
>normally don't write at all unless it's for an assignment at school.
>What's worse, the only editing that has been done on this is me
>running the spell checker.  This vignette is consistent with the
>family tree that I posted over a week ago (posted under 'Sample Family
>Tree').
>
>Like I said, this is my first time.  Please be gentle. <beg>  Comments
>welcome.
>
>Disclaimer: The story is mine, but (most of) the characters are not.
>I'm merely borrowing the characters from WB, DC Comics, etc., etc.  No
>distribution without my permission, etc., etc.
>
>
>The Wedding
>by Filex
>
>"This is it," Clark said to himself.  "The moment I've been waiting
>for all my life."  Clark never thought that this day would come.
>Today was the day when he and Jo would become husband and wife.
>
>As he waited in the sacristy for the ceremony to begin, Clark
>reflected on the various events that occurred throughout the years.
>Many were good, and unfortunately, many were bad.  Perhaps the worst
>of those happened two years ago, when his partner, his best friend,
>his sweetheart, his "Little Tornado", died in his arms.  He was so
>distraught over the affair that for the first time in his life he
>wanted to die, to take away the pain, the anguish, and the guilt.
>Especially the guilt.  It didn't matter what his family and friends
>said.  The bottom line was that he couldn't save her in time, and it
>was HE who had to live with that fact for the rest of his life.
>
>Clark was never happier when he was with HER.  For the first time in
>his life he felt that he truly belonged.  It didn't matter that they
>were not even the same species.  What mattered was the fact that they
>were two lovers, destined to meet, fall in love, and live happily ever
>after.  But THIS did not have a fairy-tale ending.  They were
>investigating a drug-smuggling operation on the East Side, and in
>order to save themselves, Clark had to use his super-breath on her, a
>technique that had been used before.  Only this time, it took much
>longer than he thought for them to escape, and once they did, he could
>not revive her.
>
>After the funeral and burial, Clark was back at BOTH jobs, at times
>going days without eating or sleeping.  He really didn't need to eat,
>and if he went to sleep, he would have those dreams, nightmares of
>losing HER, and Clark certainly didn't want to reenact her death over
>and over again in his head.  He became increasingly distant from his
>coworkers, from his friends, even from his family.  His parents were
>alarmed at his behavior and tried to break through his shell, but they
>couldn't.  At the time Clark thought it was for the best; 'never let
>someone get close and you'll never get hurt.'  He therefore resolved
>never to fall in love again.  He would accept the fact that "he was
>always going to be alone," as his mother once said.
>
>It didn't turn out that way.
>
>The person who replaced his partner was a rookie, much like himself
>not too long ago.  Her name was Jo Shuster.  The new partner and the
>old one were a lot alike.  Both were domineering, uncompromising,
>pigheaded, brilliant...  It was eerie.  At first it was Clark who
>tried to push Jo away.  The memories were too fresh, too painful for
>him to work with a partner again.  But Jo wouldn't have any of it.  It
>was Jo who broke down his defenses, it was Jo who forced him to talk
>about his former partner's death and not bottle it up, and it was Jo
>with whom he fell in love.  Never did he think that that would be
>possible.
>
>Of course, Clark wasn't the only one who had been through a lot.
>Someone tried to rape Jo when she was in college, and afterwards she
>repressed all memories of it.  It took Clark's prodding, and their
>first investigation together on a serial rapist, for Jo to finally
>talk about HER problems.  Then Jo had to deal with THE revelation.
>Just like before, Jo was very upset about it, and it took some time
>apart and several heart-to-heart chats for the issue to be resolved.
>Jo also had worries about Clark still being hung up over his lost
>love, that Clark might be 'settling' for her.  Clark had to reassure
>Jo that he loved HER for who she was, and that he was finally over
>what happened in the past.  Finally, Clark and Jo had to deal with
>their work, getting themselves in and out of trouble, time and time
>again, assuring the world that the "Best Team in Town" wasn't dead
>just because one its members was.  But they survived it all, and
>became stronger in the process.  And now they were getting married.
>
>"Clark?"  The priest was trying to get his attention.  "It's time.
>You ready, Son?"
>
>"Yes, Father." Clark replied.  He added softly, "As ready as I'll ever
>be."  With that, Clark and Father Dowling walked out into the
>sanctuary.
>
>* * * * * * * *
>
>The bridal procession in, the readings read, and the homily given, the
>congregation's attention was now turned to Clark and Jo as they said
>their vows.  Clark repeated after Father Dowling.
>
>"I, Clark,
>take you, Joanne,
>to be my wife.
>I promise to be true to you,
>in good times and in bad,
>in sickness and in health.
>I will love you and honor you
>all the days of my life."
>
>Clark was so overcome with emotion that it was hard for him to be
>heard while he said his vows.  It was quite understandable; those who
>were sitting in the congregation were close to the couple, and they
>all knew about the obstacles Clark and Jo had to overcome to get to
>this day.
>
>"I, Joanne,
>take you, Clark,
>to be my husband.
>I promise to be true to you,
>in good times and in bad,
>in sickness and in health.
>I will love you and honor you
>all the days of my life."
>
>Clark noticed tears in Jo's eyes as she said her vows.  In fact, Clark
>discovered, most of the congregation were either crying or holding
>back tears.  His parents were worst, with tears streaming down their
>cheeks.
>
>Father Dowling proceeded to take the rings from Clark's best man and
>blessed them.  Giving Jo's ring to Clark, he invited Clark to place
>the ring on her finger with these words:
>
>"Joanne, take this ring,
>as a sign of my love and fidelity.
>In the name of the Father,
>and of the Son,
>and of the Holy Spirit."
>
>Father Dowling gave the Clark's ring to Jo, and invited her to place
>the ring on his finger with these words:
>
>"Clark, take this ring,
>as a sign of my love and fidelity.
>In the name of the Father,
>and of the Son,
>and of the Holy Spirit."
>
>The remainder of the ceremony was a blur.  All they could do was look
>at each other while they lit the unity candle and received some
>blessings from Father Dowling.  Clark and Jo reflected on their
>future, the fact that they will be husband and wife (well, in a few
>short minutes), the fact that they were going to be together for the
>rest of their lives, and the fact that they loved each other so much.
>They were so lost in each other's thoughts that they almost didn't
>hear Father Dowling finish his final blessing.
>
>"It is my privilege to pronounce you as husband and wife.  Ladies and
>Gentlemen, May I introduce to you Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kent, Jr."  Clark
>and Jo's lips pressed together as Mendelssohn's "The Wedding March"
>roared from the organ.  Since Clark's mind was occupied at the moment,
>he didn't hear his mother whisper "Finally..." to his father, even
>with his superhearing.
>
>* * * * * * * *
>
>It was evening at 348 Hyperion Avenue, after the wedding reception,
>and Lois Lane Kent was on the phone.  "Promise me you'll have a party
>when you get back, C.J..."  (To everyone else he's 'Clark,' but to his
>family he's 'C.J.')  "Good...  Um hmm, I'll tell your father and
>Laura.  Give Jo our love... Love you...  'Bye."  Lois put down the
>phone just as Clark emerged out of the kitchen with a white box and
>two forks.  Lois could only stare.
>
>'God, he looks good,' Lois thought.  At 57, Clark had gray hair and a
>few wrinkles, but his physique remained impressive.  He was still
>aging normally, despite Lois' fears.  'Giving some of his life force
>to Jimmy years ago might have something to do with it,' she mused.
>Lois looked him over, letting him know what she was thinking.  After
>26 years of marriage, they still could not get enough of each other.
>Clark was still wearing his tuxedo (black, her favorite), but without
>the jacket.  He also was giving Lois a stern look.
>
>"Lo-is, you called C.J. and Jo?  On their wedding night?"
>
>"No, Cla-ark, C.J. did.  Just before they left for Hawaii via
>'Superman Express,'" Lois giggled as she traced an 'S' on Clark's
>chest.  'At least THEY'RE going to Hawaii,' Lois thought wryly.  "He
>didn't get a chance to really talk to us at the reception tonight."
>
>"I see...  What did C.J. want to say?"
>
>"Oh, he just wanted to apologize for being the lunkhead he was the
>last two years, and to thank us for putting up with him.  I told him
>that we're his parents, and 'putting up with him' is part of our job."
>
>"Well, Sweetheart, if YOU had died before we got married, like Mary
>did, I would have been acting the same way."  Putting the small box of
>wedding cake on the table, Clark sat down on the sofa, and Lois joined
>him.  Despite having a feast at the reception, Lois had insisted on
>sharing a piece of the wedding cake right this minute, because (of
>course) it was a chocolate cake with white frosting.
>
>"You and C.J. are so much alike, it's scary," Lois agreed, as she took
>a bite of the cake.  "Oh, Clark," she sighed, "I still can't believe
>all that C.J. had to go through these past couple of years.  What we
>went through was cakewalk compared to this."
>
>"I know, Lois.  I can still hear C.J. screaming from that night."
>March 15, 2021 was a date that neither Clark nor Lois would forget.
>Not only did it happen to be the tenth anniversary of Lois' father's
>death, it was also the date when Mary Louise Morgan, C.J.'s fiancee,
>was shot to death while she and C.J. were investigating a
>drug-smuggling operation for the Chicago Tribune, their newspaper.
>Clark was in Argentina at the time, and Laura, C.J.'s twin sister, was
>in London, yet both heard C.J.'s scream nevertheless.
>
>Clark was visibly troubled as he remembered that day.  "Laura and I
>flew right away to Chicago, and I'll never forget seeing C.J. with
>Mary in his arms, as she lay dying."  Clark held back tears.  "Like I
>said, if it was you who was shot and died in my arms, I know that a
>part of me would have died too."  Lois wordlessly put her arms around
>his waist.  Clark gave up and let the tears fall as he continued.
>"The worst part was for us not being able to do anything for him.  He
>withdrew into his own little shell, not letting Laura or us help him.
>He definitely changed at the time, Lois."
>
>Lois brought her hand up to wipe Clark's tears away.  "How many times
>did Jimmy give us time off at the Planet to go see C.J. in Chicago?
>Thirty?  Forty?"  She sighed.  "It was a good thing we used 'Superman
>Express,' otherwise we would have gone broke with the airfare," said
>Lois, trying to lighten up the mood.
>
>It worked somewhat.  Clark smiled as he fed Lois more of the cake.  "I
>don't know what would have happened if Jo didn't come into his life.
>The circumstances were so much like our first meeting, it was history
>repeating itself."  Clark chuckled at the memory.
>
>"Oh, don't remind me!  I'm still kicking myself after all these years
>for ignoring you at first.  But it was the other way around this time,
>with C.J. trying to push Jo away.  But I knew, I KNEW, that when he
>started talking about her that Jo Shuster would be the one for him.
>It took awhile though for C.J. to realize it."  Lois grinned in spite
>of herself, remembering how the same happened to her and Clark.
>
>"She didn't take C.J.'s revelation very well either, as I recall,"
>Clark said. "Like a certain person I know," he added teasingly.
>
>Lois rolled her eyes.  "At least C.J. didn't wait until he made sure
>that Jo would say 'yes' to his marriage proposal..."
>
>"Ouch," Clark winced.  He had to agree with that.
>
>"... and whereas your parents flew over and knocked some sense into
>us, Jo decided to come flying to Metropolis just to talk to ME.  You
>gonna finish that?" Lois asked, indicating Clark's cake.
>
>Clark gave his cake to her, and watched her as she continued eating.
>He could never grow tired of watching her, whether it's at work,
>around the house, in bed, or even eating a piece of wedding cake.  It
>fascinated him.
>
>"I don't think I'm the only one who eats like an eight-year-old and
>look like Mr. Hardbody," Clark commented.
>
>"Is that supposed to be a compliment or an insult?" Lois asked,
>eyebrows raised.
>
>"What do YOU think?" Clark retaliated.
>
>"Well, I think you must really need glasses now, because I'm not
>exactly Mr., or I should say Ms. Hardbody.  I'm more like Mr.
>Hardbody's grandmother."
>
>"Lois, I'll say it again, and as many times you want.  You're very
>beautiful to me.  Always have been, always will be."
>
>"Oh, Clark," Lois whispered, tearing up with the simplicity of his
>words.  She couldn't believe how lucky she was, being married to
>Clark, with two grown children (though no grandchildren yet, since
>Laura was married only six months), and still part of the "Hottest
>Team in Town" in Metropolis.  "I'm glad that C.J. and Jo FINALLY got
>married.  I've never known two people who were more in love than they
>are."
>
>"I do,"  Clark said.  He leaned forward and gave Lois a tender kiss to
>prove his point.  The kiss deepened, and a split second later, Lois
>found herself lying on the sofa with Clark on top of her, kissing her
>lips, her chin, and placing a line of kisses down her neck.  Lois
>arched her back and moaned.  'God, what Clark still does to me, after
>all these years,' she thought.  'Here we are, necking like a couple of
>teenagers.'
>
>Clark pulled back with a twinkle in his eye.  "Let's say we move the
>celebration to our bedroom, shall we?"
>
>Lois grinned, and, reaching up, ran her tongue around his earlobe.  "I
>thought you'd never ask," she purred.  With that, Clark took Lois in
>his arms and flew upstairs into the bedroom.
>
>The End
>
>

Dear Felix,

What a wonderful story.  I loved every bit of it, but I must tell you, the
beginning gave me some serious heartburn. I thought the ending was
fantastic.  I hope you write some more, as it encourages others to write,
keeping LnC alive <g>
Again, great story

Liz
ereid@iol.ie
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Hi everyone,

I recently scanned in the interview that Dean gave to Entertainment Weekly
magazine in February 1996 for a few FoLCs who requested it, and before I
delete the file, I thought I'd offer to email it to anyone else who is
interested.

The article is in 5 attachments -- the cover photo, an inside photo, and
the 3 pages of text.  All together, it is a large file, around 1 Mg, which
I would send as an attachment in an email.

This is the interview that I refer to in my intro paragraph of "Winners",
where I thank Dean for his insight into Clark's pre-Lois sexual experience.
;)

If anyone is interested, please write me *privately* by the end of the week
(Nov 5) and I'll send out the file over the weekend to the list of
interested parties.

Thanks,

Kathy

______________________
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To Wendy and Anne:  Her P.R. stuff says 5'6", but who can say how real that
is.  She is petite in girth which is very deceptive on screen.  I believe
the euphemism used to be fine-boned--avoids  negative words like skinny.
Jude
----- Original Message -----
From: Wendy Richards <w.m.richards@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK>
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Subject: Re: Pumps and court shoes

> On Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:19:46 -0700 Judith Williams
> <judithwilliams@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:
>
> > Wendy, thanks for the clarification.  By the way, now I know why you
refer
> > to Lois as small.  I'm a little over 5'2", so Lois (Teri) at 5'6 is
> > definitely tall to me.  May I think of you as statuesque?  Jude
>
>
> She's 5'6"??? She looks tiny! I'd have guessed 5'3" at most!
>
>
> Wendy
>
> ----------------------
> Wendy Richards
> w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk
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Kathy - I'd like a copy of the interview. Thank you
merry
truitt22@flash.net

Kathy Brown wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I recently scanned in the interview that Dean gave to Entertainment Weekly
> magazine in February 1996 for a few FoLCs who requested it, and before I
> delete the file, I thought I'd offer to email it to anyone else who is
> interested.
>
> The article is in 5 attachments -- the cover photo, an inside photo, and
> the 3 pages of text.  All together, it is a large file, around 1 Mg, which
> I would send as an attachment in an email.
>
> This is the interview that I refer to in my intro paragraph of "Winners",
> where I thank Dean for his insight into Clark's pre-Lois sexual
experience.
> ;)
>
> If anyone is interested, please write me *privately* by the end of the
week
> (Nov 5) and I'll send out the file over the weekend to the list of
> interested parties.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kathy
>
> ______________________
> Kathy Brown
> kathyb@springnet1.com
> kathyb@lcfanfic.com
> KathyB on IRC
> ______________________
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>TNT has returned Lois and Clark to dayly showings at 8am >CST.  Yaaaaa!!!!!

After extensive research involving a slide rule, three calculators,
two maps and a blackboard, I've concluded that this is 9 a.m.
EST.  Drat.  I don't think I'll be able to convince my boss that
I have to come to work every day at about 10:30 a.m.

Peace
(I was just kidding
about the blackboard...)
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 > If anyone is interested, please write me *privately* by the end of the
week
 > (Nov 5) and I'll send out the file over the weekend to the list of
 > interested parties.
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Kathy >>

Please keep in mind Kathy's request to keep this a private email request.

We've all done it (I'm just as guilty), but please check your Send To: addy
before hitting that send button ;)

Thanks,
Anne ;) (who's read enough spew this weekend <g> Trying not to say that in a
bad way ;)

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I'm not sure if anyone has said this already but, just in case: Those of us
that live on the east coast, Lois and Clark is on at 9 not 8 for us.
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Hi son! Sorry we haven't talked in so long. We had a small crisis with a
couple of the cows this year. Nothing to worry about though! I wish I was
talking to you on the phone, but your mother insists I use
this,....contraption. She says its the future and I should be deft at using
it. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that if you need any man to man advice
about Lois' pregnancy just let me know. As far as the seeing her sick I can
definately tell you I know how you feel. It still kills me to see your
mother
sick with the flu. I may not have been through the experience of Martha
actually being pregnant, but I can and will try my best. I can definately
give you future advice on after the baby is born though! I'll never forget
when you were a baby! I still thank our lucky stars for you every day. Well,
any fears or concerns you have, I'm here! Please confide them in me as you
always have. If Lois needs to talk, I know she usually turns to Martha, but
she can always turn to me too. Good luck with the Lara situation, or was it
Lana? You know I can never get these name straight!
                                                        Love, Dad
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Hi:

Some time ago someone e-mailed about copies of R&B - sorry I forgot who
that was.
Haven't heard from anyone since then .....could that person drop me a line
pls?

Samantha
_____________________________________________________
The past tempts us, the present confuses us and the
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Jude wrote:
> Nov. 1 was designated as the day to relay gratitude to all those
toilers
> behind the scenes who keep the websites up-to-date and so
beautiful...
<snipped> Today is All-Saints day
> and in my book you certainly qualify for recognition.

I'm trying to avoid a "me too" post here, but Jude said it so
perfectly, I'm not sure what to add.

Having worked in or with archives at various points in my career, I
have a first-person appreciation for the unsung heroes who manage to
organize gigabytes of prose and make it available and easily
accessible to the rest of us.   Lois and Clark may be gone as a
first-run tv show, but the characters live on in fanfic, thanks in
large part to your efforts!

Pat

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Hi everyone.. i've started a new rpg on a yahoo club.  The people
participating and myself would love to share it with the rest of you.. the
problem is that the file is kinda huge.. should i attach it to my email?
Will most of you be able to read it?

Thanks.
Alexis ;-.)
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My friend has a finished story and she is looking for someone to help her
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>Anyway, I wanted to let you know that if you need any man to man advice
>about Lois' pregnancy just let me know. As far as the seeing her sick I can
>definately tell you I know how you feel. It still kills me to see your
mother
>sick with the flu. I may not have been through the experience of Martha
>actually being pregnant, but I can and will try my best.

I don't mean to be overly picky, but I am wondering what kind of 'man to
man'
advice on pregnancy Jonathan could give Clark. Jonathan himself admits that
he
doesn't know anything about having a pregnant wife. I am guessing that
seeing
your wife sick with the flu, while unpleasant, might not be on par with
months(?) of morning sickness.

On a related note, I was wondering if anyone had ever written a story where
Martha had a difficult time dealing with Lois being pregnant. I know that
Martha is most often written as the perfect mother, but I would imagine that
she could have some feelings of jealousy and sadness associated with the
pregnancy of her daughter-in-law, especially since we know that it was
Martha
who had the fertility problem.

-Christy
 kubitc@kenyon.edu

* * * * * * * * * *

"An idea ran back and forward in his head like a blind man, knocking over
the solid furniture." -Fitzgerald
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Ok, I forgot to post this here.  I know that some of you don't ever go the
mb's, but I keep forgetting to send this out to the list, too, for some
reason.  Consider my wrists slapped and go ahead and read the story.  Let m=
e
know what you think, as always.  I'll have the next part up as soon as I
can.  Which might not be very soon.

The Black Circle part 7

Tank carefully sipped hot coffee from his Styrofoam cup as he stepped off
the elevator and surveyed the hallway.  All was as quiet as he had expected
it to be at this early hour.  One of the police officers standing guard
outside room 34 glanced at him.  The nurse exiting a room two doors down
walked past him without a blink.  Of course, that was nothing more than he
expected.  He was, after all, dressed as a nurse.  They=92d probably just
assumed he was coming on duty.

He nodded amiably at the police officers as he strolled past, feeling
completely at ease.  He was, after all, back in his element, and doing the
things he did best =96 tricking and spying on people.

The woman at the nurse=92s station looked up as he approached.  Her nametag
identified her as Nurse Beckman.  =93Hi.  You=92re the new nurse?=94

Tank nodded.  =93I=92m Tom Wilcox. =93  He glanced down the hall at the pol=
ice
officers.  =93When did they get here?  They weren=92t here yesterday aftern=
oon
when I left.=94

=93Didn=92t you hear the news?=94 the woman lowered her voice.  =93They fou=
nd the
FBI agent last night and brought her here.  They=92re protecting her from
whoever kidnapped her!=94

=93Really?  Wow!  I should listen to the news more often.=94

Nurse Beckman glanced down the hallway at the police officers.  =93You shou=
ld
be glad you weren=92t here last night!  It was crazy!  You know that new
superhero?  Sara?  She=92s the one who . . .=94

A crash down the hall interrupted her.  Tank turned to see Joy Sowell, full=
y
dressed in her own clothing, kicking one of the police officers in the
stomach.  The other officer was already down, apparently unconscious.=20
Shards of pottery around him made it obvious what she=92d done to him.  As
Tank watched, Joy kicked the officer she was fighting in the knee, then hit
him in the throat.   He went down, clutching his throat.  She grabbed the
officer=92s gun, then turned and ran for the stairs.

Nurse Beckman was staring in astonishment.  Tank grabbed the phone and
shoved into in the stunned nurse=92s hand.  =93Call for help!=94

She blinked at him in confusion for a moment before she reached for the
phone base and began pushing numbers.

Tank was already moving, running after Joy Sowell.  Where could she possibl=
y
be going?  More importantly, why?  Was it because of that summoning circle
he had witnessed the night before?  None of that would matter, of course, i=
f
he couldn't keep up with her.

He reached the stairway door just minutes after Joy.  He threw the door ope=
n
and looked around frantically for a moment before he spotted her on the
stairs below him.  She glanced up at the sound of the door opening and he
quickly stepped back and out of her sight.  Wen her footsteps resumed, he
followed as quickly as he dared.

Agent Sowell exited the stairs at the ground floor.  He followed suit.=20
Fortunately for him, it was still early enough that there weren't many
people around besides hospital personnel.  He followed just a short distanc=
e
behind Joy as she went down a short hallway and out an emergency exit.  The
alarm that sounded didn't seem to register on her in her determined effort
to go . . . somewhere.

Sowell stepped out into the parking lot in front of a slow-moving car and
flashed what Tank presumed was her FBI Identification at the driver, then
went around to the drivers door.  "Federal emergency!  I need your car!"

Tank raced for his own car as Sowell practically dragged the driver out of
the car.  He pulled his keys from his pocket and thumbed the auto-unlocker
on his keychain, finally glad that he'd sprung for the thing a few months
ago.  He jumped into his car just in time to see Joy, in her stolen vehicle=
,
roaring across the hospital parking lot towards the nearest street outlet.

He followed her out of the hospital parking lot and onto the city streets.=
=20
For the first couple of blocks he had to fight to remain inconspicuous, but
after that it was a battle to stay with her.  She didn't seem to have
noticed her, though.  It was just that the traffic level had picked up.

After an hour, the traffic thinned suddenly, allowing Tank to notice that
they were moving steadily toward Suicide Slum.  Tank racked his brain for
clues as to why they would be going there.  He remembered vaguely someone
mentioning a secondary meeting place . . . that was it!  That was what she
had to be aiming for!  He also knew, now, that the summoning circle of the
previous night had definitely been used to take control of the good Special
Agent Sowell.

The area they were driving through was very typical of the slum.=20
Dilapidated, grungy buildings rose up on both sides of the cracked pavement=
.
Garbage strewn alleys separated the buildings.  The cracked sidewalks were
sparsely populated by the occasional bum.

Up until now, Tank had managed to avoid coming to this section of town.  No=
w
that he'd seen it for himself, though, he realized that the rumors hardly
did it credit.

There was also no way he could go unnoticed for long, here.  Not driving an
intact car like he was, anyway.  Fortunately for him, though, Agent Sowell
had slowed her car and seemed to be searching for something.  Abruptly,
Sowell pulled her stolen vehicle to a halt at a corner and got out.  Tank
pulled his car into a nearby alley and parked it.  He jumped out and locked
the car up, hoping that his car would still be intact when he got back to
it.

He was starting to head for the corner to peek at Agent Sowell, when a blac=
k
clad figure landed next to him.

"What the . . ." He looked at the superhero, then up at the sky.  "I though=
t
you couldn't fly!"

Sara frowned at him.  "I can't.  I jumped off the roof.  What are you doing
here?"

"I'm watching Agent Sowell, remember?  She took off from the hospital 'bout
an hour ago."

"I heard the hospital alarm." She said, still frowning.  She sighed.  "I
haven't been able to keep up with everything, so I tried to ignore it."

Tank had met the girl the night before, at the warehouse, after she'd
returned from taking Agent Sowell to the hospital.  Agent Reed had
introduced them.  Sara had been dubious at the time about letting a civilia=
n
work with them on this, but, after the FBI Agent had told her of Tank's
connections with the Circle and his defection from them, she'd been willing
to work with him.  He'd stayed with her while she scanned the warehouse, at
Cindy's request, and had gotten to know her fairly well--well enough to get
her to trust him on the case, anyway.

"I think she's meeting someone here.  Probably someone from the Inner
Circle." Tank told the girl.

She nodded.  "I followed that Inner Circle guy here.  She's probably meetin=
g
him."  She looked around.  "We're going to need a better spot to spy on the=
m
from."  She gestured to him.  "Come here."

He went over to her, puzzled.  "Where're we going?"

She put one arm around his waist.  "Hang on."

He did so, and she jumped.  They landed on the roof of the 3-story building
with a soft thud.  She grinned at his look of astonishment, then headed ove=
r
to the edge of the building nearest to Joy Sowell and peered over.  Tank
joined her after a moment.

Joy had indeed met with a man.  Tank couldn't tell who it was from above,
like this, due to the hat the man was wearing..  They were standing close t=
o
the building and conversing in low voices.  Tank and Sara backed away from
the edge and Sara stared down at the rooftop intently, evidently using her
special vision to watch the two.

"What are they saying?" Tank asked in a low voice.

Sara hushed him impatiently, expression intent.  "They're talking about som=
e
kind of big meeting tonight.  Something about the time?"  She shook her
head.  "Alignment?  Of what?"

Tank nodded and spoke in a quite tone.  "They've been planning something bi=
g
for a while, now.  It has to be timed just right, though, so that the moon
is in alignment with . . . something.  I'm not sure what.  Apparently it
pretty rare, though.  And they have to be in the right place."

Sara nodded, still listening intently.  Tank grinned at her.  It was
strange, he thought, just a few months before he'd been a petty criminal
working for the Black Circle.  Now, he was helping one of the biggest
enemies of the Circle against his former associates.  She was such a
pleasant person to work with, too.  Sure, she had some rough edges, but so
did he.  She was beautiful, though, and what a figure!  He wondered idly if
she had a boyfriend.  Probably did, he thought.  A pretty girl like her
wouldn't have any trouble getting a boyfriend if she wanted one.

She muttered something under her breath.  "Tank, do you have a phone?"

He pulled out the cell phone Cindy had given him the night before when he'd
volunteered to keep an eye on Joy.  "Here."

She accepted the phone and quickly dialed a number.  "Hi.  I need to talk t=
o
Lois."

There was a pause, then, "Hi, Lois.  Its me. . . I didn=92t find Superman, =
but
I did find something unusual.  Joy Sowell has left the hospital . . .  I=92=
m
not sure.  I spotted her talking to this guy with the Black Circles symbol
tattooed onto his wrist.=94  She paused for a moment and looked at the roof=
top
then said, =93I=92ve gotta go.  She=92s on the move.  Remind me to get a ce=
ll
phone after this, ok?=94 She paused again.  =93I heard.  I think I can.  Wh=
ere
should I bring her? . . . Sure.  See you there.  . . You got it, Lois.=94

She snapped the phone shut and handed it back to Tank.  "Tank, I'm going to
grab Agent Sowell.  Can you follow that Inner Circle guy for me?  It's
really, really important that we find out more about their plans."

"Sure.  Just as long as you get me down from here first." Tank agreed
amiably.  Right he'd do just about anything for this girl.

Sara smiled, looking relieved.  "Thanks."  She pulled a scrap of paper and =
a
pen from one of her boots and scribbled something on it.  She handed the
paper to him.  "If you find something, call this number.  It's Lois' cell
phone number.  I'll probably be with her.  If I'm not, she'll know how to
contact me."

Tank took the slip of paper and tucked it into his pocket.  He wondered idl=
y
what else the girl stored in her boots.

They hurried back to the alley they had met in, and Sara put her arm around
his waist again.  They jumped off the roof, landing softly beside his car,
which was, surprisingly, still intact.  Sara released him and they hurried
over to the sidewalk.  The two they had been spying on were walking in
opposite directions, now.  Joy Sowell got into her stolen car and drove
away.

"Good luck, Tank," Sara said to him before racing off after the car.

Tank spared his car one last look, sure he wouldn't see his car in one piec=
e
again after this, before he slipped around the corner after the Inner Circl=
e
member.

to be continued . . .

"Always give generously--a small bird or rodent left on the bed tells them,=
 "I care.""  from All I need to know about life I learned from my cat.
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Please keep it coming, Nan!  The story is great and your cliff-
hangers are so painful!!!!!!  Not to mention tantalizing.

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At 10:23 PM -0500 11/1/99, No Name Available wrote:
>Hi everyone.. i've started a new rpg on a yahoo club.  The people
>participating and myself would love to share it with the rest of you.. the
>problem is that the file is kinda huge.. should i attach it to my email?
>Will most of you be able to read it?
>

Alexis, if you are talking about attaching a large file to a post you make
to this fanfic listserv - DON'T!  Attachments are not allowed on this list.

If you have a large fanfic you wish to make available to people, great, but
I suggest you post a description of the story and ask that people request
the file from you directly via private email.

Good luck with your Role Play,

Kathy

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I know this sounds redundant - - but me too - I appreciate all the hard
work  all you behind the scenes people do and all you people who work on
websites and archives
merry

Pat wrote:

> Jude wrote:
> > Nov. 1 was designated as the day to relay gratitude to all those
> toilers
> > behind the scenes who keep the websites up-to-date and so
> beautiful...
> <snipped> Today is All-Saints day
> > and in my book you certainly qualify for recognition.
>
> I'm trying to avoid a "me too" post here, but Jude said it so
> perfectly, I'm not sure what to add.
>
> Having worked in or with archives at various points in my career, I
> have a first-person appreciation for the unsung heroes who manage to
> organize gigabytes of prose and make it available and easily
> accessible to the rest of us.   Lois and Clark may be gone as a
> first-run tv show, but the characters live on in fanfic, thanks in
> large part to your efforts!
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Subject:      Query for Ladies that have already had children

If there are no serious complications how soon after birth can a woman
return to active life style?  Active like...Chasing bad guys...Dangling
over the jaws of death...picking up a full bag of groceries?

James
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Subject:      A question of circumcision

Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son circumsized?  Do we think
Clark is circumsized?

What are your thoughts and feelings about this?  In the US it is still a
fairly common practise, depending on where in the country you are.  What
about the rest of you non-US members?

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Good Lord, James!  What kind of fanfic are you
writing?!!

Here's an interesting hypothesis - what if Kryptonians
don't have foreskins?  I understand that there is a
quite normal mutation where some boys are born without
this bit of skin.

To answer the other part of your question - I'm in
Canada, and my son is not.  I'd say about 50 - 70 % of
boys are circumcized still especially if their dad is
so that they will look the same.  We weren't sure what
to do, my son was in infant ICU at birth and somehow
the whole thing never came up with all the other
problems we had. (He's perfectly healthy now)  I say -
why bother?  Supposedly circumcision decreases penile
sensation, and there have been studies done that show
that it is not really a health risk to not do it.
However, there is always the possibility that there
may be an error made or an infection caught at the
time of circumcision.  It's an individual decision.

Hope this helps.

Irene

--- James Tull <mr_d8a@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son
> circumsized?  Do we think
> Clark is circumsized?
>
> What are your thoughts and feelings about this?  In
> the US it is still a
> fairly common practise, depending on where in the
> country you are.  What
> about the rest of you non-US members?
>
> James
>

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James, the textbook answer is 6 weeks after.  But
remember, looking after a newborn is incredibly
tiring.

Irene

--- James Tull <mr_d8a@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> If there are no serious complications how soon after
> birth can a woman
> return to active life style?  Active like...Chasing
> bad guys...Dangling
> over the jaws of death...picking up a full bag of
> groceries?
>
> James
>

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James,

http://www.cirp.org/ should provide you with ample information
on the subject. Lois and Clark, I don't think would have a son
circumcised, not for any of the reasons you'll find on that web
page, but rather they wouldn't want to risk anyone finding out
that he's Superman's son.

I seem to recall the subject of Clark's status was raised by an
nfic author, I believe there was also a poll?

LM
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It's recommended that a woman who has had a baby take it a little easy, and
not lift heavy things for 2 to 4 weeks post-delivery.  She can hemorrhage
if she overdoes it.  Ordinary activities of daily living are encouraged,
however.  The more she gets up and moves around, the faster she gets back
to normal.  I'd advise against the chasing of bad guys for a few weeks,
though

Nan Smith

James Tull wrote:

> If there are no serious complications how soon after birth can a woman
> return to active life style?  Active like...Chasing bad guys...Dangling
> over the jaws of death...picking up a full bag of groceries?
>
> James
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It's very rare over here, apart for religious reasons.

Wendy

On Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:19:11 -0500 James Tull
<mr_d8a@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son
> circumsized?  Do we think Clark is circumsized?
>
> What are your thoughts and feelings about this?  In the US
> it is still a fairly common practise, depending on where in
> the country you are.  What about the rest of you non-US
> members?
>
> James

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Summary:  Everyone always assumed that H.G. Wells was responsible for
the magical appearance of the baby at the end of "The Family Hour".  But
what if he wasn't?

Doppelganger:  Part 12-A

Someone had entered the first room and was probably even now following
the path she had taken, bare minutes behind her, if that.  She ran,
silent in her rubber-soled running shoes, back toward the stairwell and
slipped through the door.  With shaking fingers, she closed it quietly
behind her and hurried up the steps, her heart thumping so hard in her
chest that it was almost suffocating.  She reached the landing and
tugged on the door, but the heavy panel would not budge.  It had been
locked and, considering who might be only a minute or two behind her,
taking the time to pick the lock didn't seem like a good idea.  She
would be in the direct view of whoever emerged from the door below her.

She looked upward.  The building was ten stories tall, and the stairwell
was pitch black.  Her penlight was producing a feeble orange glow now,
which showed her almost nothing.  She switched it off and felt for the
handrail.  Once she had a firm grip on it she began to feel her way
upward, one step at a time, trying to make no noise at all.  Mentally,
she counted her steps.  From the first floor landing to the one for the
second floor, she counted fifteen steps, and again felt for the door.

It was locked as well.  With no more debate, she hurried upward trying
to control her breathing.  In the echoing stairwell, any noise she made
would be magnified tenfold.

Below her, two floors down, the door opened.  Dim light flooded the
stairs below her, brilliant to her eyes which had adjusted to pitch
darkness.  She pressed herself back against the wall, desperately trying
to breathe quietly, hoping that he had not seen her.

"Lois."  The voice was distorted by the multiple echoes of the enclosed
space.  "Give it up, Lois.  You haven't got a chance."  There was the
scuffing sound of a footstep on the stairs.  Lois waited no longer, but
began to climb as fast as she could manage in the dim light reflected
from below her.

There were footsteps behind her now, also running up the steps.  She
reached the next floor and tugged for an instant on the door.  Locked.

The building was ten stories tall.  Perhaps if she got a good lead on
him she could make it to the roof and have a few vital seconds to unlock
the exit door.  Lois was in excellent physical shape.  Whoever was after
her might or might not be, but it was beginning to look as if she didn't
have a choice.  She didn't want to have to face him down unless there
was no other option.  Lois ran up the staircase as fast as she could
manage, not bothering to stop to check any of the other doors.  Every
time she did that she lost a little of her advantage.  Adrenalin gave
her the strength that she might not otherwise have had as she raced
upward taking the stairs two at a time.

Her pursuer was pounding up the steps behind her, but she was holding
her own, perhaps even gaining a little.  Plain old fear had its uses, a
detached part of her brain reflected even as she started up the eighth
flight, the breath tearing in her throat and her lungs feeling as if
they were on fire.

She could hear his gasping breaths, loud and hoarse, bouncing off the
walls, and his footsteps sounded uneven.  She reached the next flight,
staggered upward on legs that felt like jelly, and hauled herself to the
top.  The door to the roof swam unsteadily before her eyes.  She lurched
toward it, fully expecting it to be locked as well.

The latch moved under her hands and she almost fell outwards into
brilliant, afternoon sunshine, onto the rough, gravelly surface beyond.

No time to rest; She could hear his footsteps below her.  She scrambled
to her feet, panting harshly, and pushed the door shut and ran.  There
had to be a fire escape somewhere around here!

The roof door squealed open a second time, and she knew suddenly that,
fire escape or not, she wasn't up to the task of descending a metal
ladder the same distance that she had just climbed.  The world was
swimming crazily before her eyes.  She sucked in her breath and
screamed.  "Superman!  Help!"

"No, Lois!  Don't do this!"  The voice behind her, undistorted by the
echoes of the cavernous stairwell, was horribly familiar.    She spun
about to face her tormenter and disbelief jolted through her like an
electric shock at the familiar face which, this close, even the beard
and mustache could not disguise.

A sonic boom shook the building, and a red and blue clad figure was
touching down at her side..  The world began to spin slowly around her,
melting into a blur of wavering colors, and faded away into nothing.

*     *     *     *     *

"Lois!  Oh, God, Lois!  Honey, wake up!"  Lois could faintly hear her
husband's frantic voice in the far distance.  With great difficulty, she
forced her eyelids open a crack against the lead weights that seemed to
be trying to hold them shut.  Superman was holding her in his arms, and
she thought, with a faint stirring of concern, that she had never heard
him sound so frightened.

Somewhere a vague fragment of  memory awoke and she muttered, "Did you
get him?"

"Lois?"  Clark smoothed the strands of hair that were sticking to her
sweat-dampened skin back from her forehead.  "Lois, wake up."

Her eyes flew open and she tried to sit up.  Clark caught her against
him.  "Lie still, honey.  It's all right."

"*Did you get him*?"

"Get *who*?"  Clark looked puzzled.  "I didn't see anyone.  I heard you
yell and when I got here I saw you faint.  It scared me half to death!
What happened?"

"I'm all right, Clark."  She started to push herself up again, but
stopped at a wave of nausea.  "Well, maybe I'll sit still for just a
minute."

Clark surveyed her with concern.  "Do you feel all right?"

She shook her head.  "No, but I will in a minute.  It was *him*.  I
*saw* him.  Up close."

Clark looked dubious, but he had the good sense not to voice any doubts
he might feel aloud.  "Do you want to tell me what happened?"  He still
hadn't released her, she noted, and his face gave away his emotions far
more than his voice.

"Clark, I'm really all right, I promise.  I just ran up seven flights of
stairs, nonstop."

His forehead puckered.  "Lois, for your poor, befuddled husband's sake,
will you *please* just tell me--in order--what happened?"

In a few short sentences, she sketched the bare outlines of what she had
done in the past two hours.  "So I'm all right, but we managed to lose
him again," she said finally.  "I know I scared you, passing out like
that, but I was exhausted from running up all those stairs, and then I
got a close look at him--just for an instant--before you arrived."

"Who was it?" he asked finally.  "You recognized him, didn't you?"

She nodded.  "The drawing wasn't really very accurate.  And it isn't the
real one, you know.  It can't be.  It has to be a clone."

"Luthor," he said.

"Yes."

He looked down, obviously scanning the structure below them.  "There's
no one down there, now, that I can see.  But I can't see into the
basement."

"Lead lining?"

He nodded.  "I guess that would be logical, if there was something they
didn't want me to find out about."

Somewhere below them there was a muffled explosion, and the surface
beneath them shook.  Clark scooped Lois into his arms and rose into the
air as it swayed perilously beneath them.  More explosions, and the ten
story office building simply disintegrated into dust and rubble,
collapsing in upon itself as Superman lifted her high above it to escape
the flying debris.

*     *     *     *     *

 "Superman found the vault door," Clark was saying.  "The clone chambers
were pretty much crushed beyond recognition, though.  If Lois hadn't
gotten these pictures we'd have no idea what they were."  He gestured at
the photos that lay on the conference table, courtesy of Jimmy Olsen.
"Inspector Henderson's having investigators look over the debris, and
thanks to your photos, Lois, they'll have some idea what to look for.
They brought S.T.A.R. Labs in on it, too, since they handled the first
set of clones confiscated from LexLabs."

"You're sure of what you saw, Lois?" Perry asked.  "Are you certain it
was Luthor?"

"I'm sure, Perry."

Clark glanced at his wife.  Her face was still pale, and she looked
tired.  All this stuff was taking a toll on her, he thought.  They had
believed Luthor was gone.  Now they had him in another incarnation--only
this time it was a clone.  The question was, did he have the original's
memories?  How could he?  And yet, the obsession that the original
Luthor had had over Lois seemed to be very much intact.  The other
question was, if this Luthor had the original's memories, why didn't he
seem to know that Clark was Superman?

"Why is he after CJ, though?"  Jimmy's voice broke through Clark's
abstraction.

Lois answered that.  "I don't know, Jimmy.  We know he seems as obsessed
with me as the real Luthor was.  Maybe he figures ...oh, I don't know."

Clark glanced at his watch and stood up.  "You've got my story on the
fire, and Lois's on the building, Chief.  Do you mind if I take Lois
home?  She's had a tough day."

"Clark, I'm okay."

No, you're not, he wanted to say, but he didn't.  "It's already past
six," he continued. "We're going to want to get an early start on this
thing, tomorrow."

"Yeah, you're right," Perry said.  "Get on out of here, kids.  See you
in the mornin'."

Lois's phone rang as Clark was cleaning off his desk.  She picked it
up.  "Lois Lane...Hello, Dr. Klein."  Clark had to consciously refrain
from eavesdropping.  He saw her nod.  "All right.  Clark and I are just
getting off.  We'll drop by S.T.A.R. Labs on the way home."

Clark's eyes met hers in a silent question.  She hung up.  "Dr. Klein
has something important he needs to tell us, Clark.  He wants to talk to
us personally."

They rode the elevator down to the parking lot level, and Clark
carefully checked over the rental car before either got into it.  When
they pulled out onto the street, Clark asked, "Did he say anything
else?"

"You didn't listen?"

"Lois, you know I don't like to do that."

"He didn't say anything else, but he didn't sound upset.  I kind of have
a good feeling about this."

"It's about time something went right," Clark said.  "So the clone was
Luthor's backup plan, huh?"

She turned left under the nose of a yellow light.  "I have the feeling
that the clone is only part of it, Clark.  There were *two* chambers,
remember.  Who was in the other one, and why will everyone on earth be
in danger if Luthor succeeds with whatever he's up to?  And why is a
*clone* obsessed with me?  I take it we're both agreed that he seems to
be obsessed with me."

"I think that's obvious, Lois."

"So, does he have Luthor's memories, and if he does, why doesn't he know
that you're Superman?"

"I've been thinking about that last one," Clark replied, slowly.  "It
might have to do with exactly *when* the clone was made."

"What do you mean?"

"Luthor found out about me the day he died.  We know the clones were
made well before that.  They couldn't have been made afterwards, because
Henderson's men raided the lab and confiscated everything.  We don't
know how this Luthor got the original's memories, although he seems to
have most of them, but what if he was given them some time before that
last day?  I think this clone must have been already made and stored in
that clone cylinder, waiting its signal, whatever it might be, to take
over if Luthor failed.  He may be short anywhere from several days to
several weeks of the original's memories."

Lois accelerated past a slow-moving truck and dodged in front of a bus
to beat the red light at the next intersection.  Clark stoically ignored
his wife's driving.  Lois was a skilled Metropolis driver.  All of her
tickets were for parking violations.  He had discovered them one day
when he opened the glove compartment, looking for the Jeep's maintenance
schedule.

"If you're right, that's one problem we won't have to worry about," she
said.

"I think I'm right, or close enough," he said.  "This Luthor doesn't
know Superman's secret."

"That's one point in our favor," she said.  "This scheme of his seems
crazy, though.  A clone to finish what he started?  It wouldn't do *him*
any good."

Clark nodded.  "I agree, it *is* crazy.  But I don't think Luthor was
entirely sane at the last.  Everything he built had come crashing down,
one way or another, because of you, me and Superman.  I think he was so
obsessed there in the last few weeks of his life that he would have gone
to any lengths to defeat Superman, and prevent Clark Kent from marrying
the woman he wanted."

"Clark, you're talking about yourself in the third person again."

He grinned slightly.  Lois still had her sense of humor.  Things
couldn't be too bad.
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Doppelganger:  Part 12-B

By Nan Smith

Dr. Klein was waiting for them in his lab, and ushered them into his
small, cluttered office without a word.  He closed and locked the door
and waved them to chairs.   Clark tried to read the expression on his
face, and utterly failed.  If he hadn't known better, he would have
thought Dr. Klein was looking almost...smug?  His nose was red, but he
wasn't sneezing.  He smiled slightly at Clark's inquiring look.

"Antihistamines are wonderful things," he remarked, humorously.  "Thanks
for suggesting them, Lois.  I have most of your answers, and I won't
keep you in suspense.  I ran several tests to be completely sure.  CJ
shows absolutely no sign of doppel-buffo frog DNA."

Lois closed her eyes and let out her breath.  "Then he's *not* a clone."

"I'm not done," Dr. Klein said.  "He doesn't show any sign of human DNA,
either.  CJ is a Kryptonian."

"*What*?"  Lois almost jumped out of her chair.

Dr. Klein smiled slightly at her.  "Lois, I suspected it on the second
test, so I ran several more to confirm it.  CJ is unquestionably a
Kryptonian.  Then I did a couple of genetic comparisons and came up with
three matches right off the bat.  That, combined with his appearance,
makes me suspect CJ may be a clone of Superman, without frog DNA to
complicate things.  I'm going to run more tests to be absolutely sure.
I still have the sample Superman gave me when that woman claimed he was
the father of her son.  I'll use it as a basis for comparison, but I
don't think I'll be surprised by the results."

Lois clenched her fists in her lap.  "Is CJ going to deteriorate the way
the Lois clone did?"

Dr. Klein shook his head vigorously.  "Absolutely not, Lois.  His cells
are as healthy as...as Superman's.  For his species, he's a perfectly
normal little boy, who should live a perfectly normal lifespan--whatever
that may be for a Kryptonian.  Natural clones appear in nature all the
time, you know.  They're called identical twins.  CJ is Superman's
identical twin brother--only 30-some years younger."  He regarded the
two of them with a smile.  "You two are going to have a big
responsibility--to raise CJ to be as good a man as Superman."  He added
casually, "I'll be keeping these records with the ones I keep for
Superman.  Nobody ever has access to them but me, so no one else will
ever see them.  Even the computer files are invisible.  CJ's secret is
safe."

"We know that, Dr. Klein"  Clark said, a little awed at the loyalty of
the scientist.  Dr. Klein still surprised him, sometimes.  He got to his
feet.  "You've just answered a lot of questions.  We can't ever thank
you enough."
*     *     *     *     *

"Wow," Clark said, very quietly, after he had closed the car door.  He
made no move to start the engine.  "This has sure been a day for
revelations."

"That's for sure."  Lois had an odd expression on her face.  "I said I
had a good feeling about this."

Clark turned toward her in the seat and took her hand.  "Does it bother
you?  That CJ is...well, me?"

"Clark he *isn't* you!  Any more than one twin is its brother or
sister.  He's your *brother*.  And *our* son.  No, it doesn't bother me
at all.  We have a healthy baby boy, I know where he came from, and I
don't care.  I love him.  That's all that matters."

Clark regarded her with awe.  He'd expected something like this from
her, but it was still astonishing to him.  "I married an incredible
woman, you know that?"

She lifted an eyebrow at him and grinned impishly.  "Naturally."  Her
smile faded.  "How did they manage to clone you, Clark?  I thought you
said that lock of hair was destroyed."

"It was.  I suppose Luthor could have kept a few strands separate from
the lock he gave the clone, in hopes of the technology improving enough
that he could create a longer-lived Superman."

"It fits him," Lois said.  "He always had backup plans."

"Just like this time," Clark said.  He stopped as an idea hit him.  "Of
course! That's it!"

"What?"  Lois looked puzzled.

"Let me think this through," Clark said.  His mind was racing.  "How's
this for a hypothesis?  The first clone was defective and died after
only a few weeks, right?"

"Right."

"And they had to have accelerated his growth, right?"

"Right."  Lois said, looking puzzled.

"Okay, so that means Luthor hadn't had him around very long.  He didn't
really have time to develop any real loyalty to Luthor, and the clone
betrayed him after he realized what Luthor wanted him to do was wrong."

"Well, yes," Lois said.  "You're basically a good person, Clark.  I
don't think Luthor ever realized how much that's a part of what you
are.  The clone had it, too, underneath."

"Maybe," Clark said.  "But tell me, Lois, what if the clone had been
raised for twenty years by someone like Luthor?  Do you think he would
have acted the same way if he'd been taught a completely different set
of values by someone who had taken the time and effort to secure his
loyalty?"

"What are you getting at?"

"You told me that Luthor said the Type A clones had a lifespan of a
hundred years.  If this Luthor clone is a Type A, and I'd say he
probably is, then he has a long time to live.  He can afford to wait
awhile.  Suppose that's why they created CJ?  Suppose the Luthor clone
was intended to raise CJ, gain his loyalty and then, after he was grown,
have him challenge me, the way he had the first clone do?  He'd have the
advantage, then.  And can you imagine what would happen to Earth if
Luthor had a young, unprincipled Superman under his control?"

They stared at each other, appalled.  Then Lois said, "Of course, that's
only a theory."

"Yeah," Clark said.  "But I'll bet I'm at least partly right.  Why else
would he be so desperate to get his hands on CJ?  CJ is the key to
Luthor's revenge, but he doesn't have any powers right now.  First he
has to grow up, and if we raise him he won't have the values Luthor
needs for him to have."

Slowly, Lois nodded.  "And someone left him with us to try to stop it,
just like he sent that letter to Bender.  Everyone knows we're
Superman's closest friends.  But who would have done it?  CJ must have
been in that other cylinder I saw.  Who could have known where he was
hidden?"

Clark shook his head.  "One of Luthor's employees?  Maybe one who
decided the plan was wrong?"

"Or," Lois said, "maybe one who was just scared by the whole idea.  Even
if I were a criminal, the thought of something like that would terrify
me."  Her eyes widened suddenly.  "Oh my God!"

"What?"

Lois pulled down her safety belt and fastened it.  "Take us home,
Clark!" she commanded.  "I think I know, but I don't want to say who
until I check something!  It fits all the facts, but...let's go!  What
are you waiting for?"
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James Asked:
>>
Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son circumcised?  Do we think
Clark is circumcised?

What are your thoughts and feelings about this?  In the US it is still a
fairly common practise, depending on where in the country you are.  What
about the rest of you non-US members?
<<

Here (Israel) most of the men are circumcised, probably because God said so
<g> (Genesis, 17:10). All the boys are circumcised at the age of eight days.
Many new immigrants choose to be circumcised when they arrive here.

I know that circumcision is also common among Muslims, also for religious
reasons.

Over the past few years there have been many debates about the advantages
and disadvantages of the subject. Some claim it reduces the chance to get
Penis Cancer, while others see it as a barbaric act. The fact is that over
95% of the Jewish men are circumcised, most of them in the old fashioned way
(without anesthesia, by a circumciser, and not by a doctor).

Hope that helps.

Yael.

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However, I can't help pointing out that he looks fabulous in suits,
especially the tuxedo vairety:)

Carolyn

P.S. and you are going to reply that he looks fabulous in anything or out
of anything:)

>In a message dated 10/30/99 3:25:41 AM EST, cschnall@MAIL.MED.CORNELL.EDU
>writes:
>
><< I thought I read somewhere that Dean arranged to borrow the clothes
because
> he didn't have that kind of stuff in his own wardrobe.  This would
coincide
> with some interviews in England after S1, where he said he has t-shirts
and
> jeans in his wardrobe.
>  >>
>
>Hmm.. t-shirts and jeans.. eh?  Well that's MY kind of man! <G>
>
>Alexis ;-.)
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Of course he does! :-)  I think every female on this list will agree with
that, too! ;)

Tara

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However, I can't help pointing out that he looks fabulous in suits,
especially the tuxedo vairety:)

Carolyn

P.S. and you are going to reply that he looks fabulous in anything or out
of anything:)

>In a message dated 10/30/99 3:25:41 AM EST, cschnall@MAIL.MED.CORNELL.EDU
>writes:
>
><< I thought I read somewhere that Dean arranged to borrow the clothes
because
> he didn't have that kind of stuff in his own wardrobe.  This would
coincide
> with some interviews in England after S1, where he said he has t-shirts
and
> jeans in his wardrobe.
>  >>
>
>Hmm.. t-shirts and jeans.. eh?  Well that's MY kind of man! <G>
>
>Alexis ;-.)

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At 11:34 AM 02/11/99 -0500, Linda Mason wrote:
>James,
>
>http://www.cirp.org/ should provide you with ample information
>on the subject. Lois and Clark, I don't think would have a son
>circumcised, not for any of the reasons you'll find on that web
>page, but rather they wouldn't want to risk anyone finding out
>that he's Superman's son.

Here in Oz, most babies are routinely injected with -I think- Vitamin K
within a short while after birth, unless there is a vigorous objection by
the parents.  I wonder whether a needle would break on baby Kent's foot
when the nurse tried to inject him/her?

I guess my point here is, at what age/stage would baby Kent's powers start
to appear?  Clark didn't start getting powers till he was at least 10, as I
recall in the TV show (the Alt-Clark "was pretty fast" but unable to save
his parents when they died) - so presumably he got all his childhood
injections according to schedule?  Wonder if a Hybrid terran/kryptonian
would be in a class all it's own, or would side more with one parent or the
other?
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James:  Circumcision  for other than religious reasons has been in and out
of fashion since 1966, the year of Clark's birth.  My son was born in 1962
and it was almost a matter of course that boys would be circumcised, but
this was done at the time of birth in a hospital by the attending physician.
Clark, almost certainly would not have been circumcised after he arrived on
earth as he was already more than a month old from the looks of the baby in
Tempus Fugitive.  We can only speculate about the customs of Krypton, but
Irene has brought up a good point.  "What if", indeed.  Meanwhile back here
on earth, there was a time when circumcision was not recommended.  Now,
apparently, its being done again.  Pick a time and place and go with your
imagination.  Jude
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> Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son circumsized?  Do we think
> Clark is circumsized?
>
> What are your thoughts and feelings about this?  In the US it is still a
> fairly common practise, depending on where in the country you are.  What
> about the rest of you non-US members?
>
> James
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In a message dated 11/02/1999 10:19:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
mr_d8a@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son circumsized?  Do we
think
 Clark is circumsized? >>

I think the bigger question is what would they have done on Krypton as he
was
already several months old when arriving on earth. Plus, unless there was
some religious reason there as there is here on earth, it's unlikely. And I
think Martha and Jon would have avoided any unnecessary doctor visits due to
the strange circumstances that they found Clark in. Plus, in a very rural
area, it's probably less common.

--Laurie
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In a message dated 11/2/99 1:23:43 PM EST, cschnall@MAIL.MED.CORNELL.EDU
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<< Carolyn

 P.S. and you are going to reply that he looks fabulous in anything or out
 of anything:)
  >>

Are you talking to me? {Alexis asks as she blushes} ;)

Alexis ;-.)
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>Here in Oz, most babies are routinely injected with -I think- Vitamin K
>within a short while after birth, unless there is a vigorous objection by
>the parents.  I wonder whether a needle would break on baby Kent's foot
>when the nurse tried to inject him/her?

I had a similar concern when I wrote about the medical history of Lois &
Clark's children in a fanfic (Family Ties). In the US at least, there is
also
a test done where a newborn is pricked with a needle on the bottom of
his/her
heel, to draw blood to test for phenylketonuria. (PKU is a genetic defect in
protein metabolism which leads to an excess of the amino acid phenylalanine,
which, if not properly metabolized, causes brain damage. The blood test is
done soon after birth since if you catch it it time, you can start the child
on a special diet to prevent the brain damage. And the diet does work, BTW;
I
have a relative with PKU who is completely normal.)

In writing my story I didn't deal with the issue of circumcision, but
decided
that the Guthrie test for PKU was done on L&C's children but showed no
abnormalities (ie, their skin was vulberable to needle puncture). My
hypothesis was that since the children hadn't yet been exposed to sunlight
(the cause of Clark's powers), they hadn't had a chance to develop
invulnerability yet. I decided that, genetically, this was more likely than
having Lois's human genes interact to hasten the formation of powers. Delay,
perhaps, but not hasten.

-Christy
 kubitc@kenyon.edu

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If the cape fits....:)

Carolyn

>In a message dated 11/2/99 1:23:43 PM EST, cschnall@MAIL.MED.CORNELL.EDU
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><< Carolyn
>
> P.S. and you are going to reply that he looks fabulous in anything or out
> of anything:)
>  >>
>
>Are you talking to me? {Alexis asks as she blushes} ;)
>
>Alexis ;-.)
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Can someone give me the website for the fanfiction mirror site?

Thanks in advance,
Lori
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Lori -

    Here you go:

     <A HREF="http://www.lcfanfic.com/index.html">Lois & Clark
Fanfiction</A>
or http://www.lcfanfic.com/index.html

Have fun!

-Rachel  :)
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In a message dated 11/2/99 5:44:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, CreoleL@AOL.COM
writes:

<< Can someone give me the website for the fanfiction mirror site?

 Thanks in advance,
 Lori
  >>

Lori,

The *mirror* site for the fanfic archive is :

http://www.win.net/~lcw/fanfic/index.html

At least it was last I checked.  However, today, when I tried to visit it,
the connection was refused.  (???)  Keep trying it maybe, or it's possible
I'm out of the loop and the URL has changed since the archive moved a while
back.  :)

The *actual* fanfic archive works just fine though.  <g>  The URL for that
is
:

http://www.lcfanfic.com

Hope this helps!  :)

Take care!  :-)
Genine
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That's odd.  I have a different address.  I have:
http://bsd.lcw.win.net/~lcw/fanfic/index.html

Nan Smith

Genine Murray wrote:

> In a message dated 11/2/99 5:44:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
CreoleL@AOL.COM
> writes:
>
> << Can someone give me the website for the fanfiction mirror site?
>
>  Thanks in advance,
>  Lori
>   >>
>
> Lori,
>
> The *mirror* site for the fanfic archive is :
>
> http://www.win.net/~lcw/fanfic/index.html
>
> At least it was last I checked.  However, today, when I tried to visit it,
> the connection was refused.  (???)  Keep trying it maybe, or it's possible
> I'm out of the loop and the URL has changed since the archive moved a
while
> back.  :)
>
> The *actual* fanfic archive works just fine though.  <g>  The URL for that
is
> :
>
> http://www.lcfanfic.com
>
> Hope this helps!  :)
>
> Take care!  :-)
> Genine
> SuperGem4@aol.com
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Hmmmm...  Well I just tried them both, and both of the URLs worked.  I guess
I was just trying to access the site at a bad time.  Oh well... guess there
*is* more than one mirror then!  That's good to know!  :)

Take care!  :-)
Genine

In a message dated 11/2/99 6:04:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
deimos1@EARTHLINK.NET writes:

<< That's odd.  I have a different address.  I have:
 http://bsd.lcw.win.net/~lcw/fanfic/index.html

 Nan Smith

 Genine Murray wrote:

 > In a message dated 11/2/99 5:44:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
CreoleL@AOL.COM
 > writes:
 >
 > << Can someone give me the website for the fanfiction mirror site?
 >
 >  Thanks in advance,
 >  Lori
 >   >>
 >
 > Lori,
 >
 > The *mirror* site for the fanfic archive is :
 >
 > http://www.win.net/~lcw/fanfic/index.html
 >
 > At least it was last I checked.  However, today, when I tried to visit
it,
 > the connection was refused.  (???)  Keep trying it maybe, or it's
possible
 > I'm out of the loop and the URL has changed since the archive moved a
while
 > back.  :)
 >
 > The *actual* fanfic archive works just fine though.  <g>  The URL for
that
is
 > :
 >
 > http://www.lcfanfic.com
 >
 > Hope this helps!  :)
 >
 > Take care!  :-)
 > Genine
 > SuperGem4@aol.com
  >>
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Dear James

I have thought about whether or not Clark has been circumcised and I think
that due to the unusual circumstances in which Martha and Jonathan found
Clark, they would have been reluctant to have any kind of in depth medical
examination or procedures performed on him.  As for Clark's son, I think
that both him and Lois would probably have discussed this and come up with
the decision that they would leave it up to him to decide when he is old
enough to make that decision, as both of them always come across as great
believers in personal choice.  I would love to hear what others think about
this - its an interesting subject.

Here in the UK, it is not common practice for boys to be circumcised as a
general rule, other than for medical or religious reasons.

Kind regards
Eileen B
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> Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son circumsized?  Do we think
> Clark is circumsized?
>
> What are your thoughts and feelings about this?  In the US it is still a
> fairly common practise, depending on where in the country you are.  What
> about the rest of you non-US members?
>
> James
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Dear James

It really depends on the woman really.  There is a woman I know at work that
had a baby on Saturday and was back to work on the following Monday!
Personally, I think that is a bit soon.  I have had four children and felt
fine a few days afterwards but found that I started to get tired easily
after six weeks or so.  This is usually  after the original high has worn
off and you maybe find yourself getting up six or seven times a night, have
to get up extra early in the morning to fit in the morning feed before you
go to work and then rush home again to feed the baby before you feel the
dams might burst (so to speak).  Even if you have the best baby in the
world, emotionally it is a wrench for most mothers to leave their babies
very soon after the birth, even if they feel in tip top physical shape.

I am speaking from personal experience but every woman feels differently so
you are probably going to get dozens of conflicting answers.

Kind regards
Eileen B
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> If there are no serious complications how soon after birth can a woman
> return to active life style?  Active like...Chasing bad guys...Dangling
> over the jaws of death...picking up a full bag of groceries?
>
> James
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Thanks Rachel!!!!

Rachel wrote:
>Lori-
> Here you go:

   >  <A HREF="http://www.lcfanfic.com/index.html">Lois & Clark
Fanfiction</A>
>or http://www.lcfanfic.com/index.html

>Have fun!

>-Rachel  :)
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Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry-I'll have to try them all!!!
Thanks again!!
Lori
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At 6:08 PM -0500 11/2/99, Genine Murray wrote:
>Hmmmm...  Well I just tried them both, and both of the URLs worked.  I
guess
>I was just trying to access the site at a bad time.  Oh well... guess there
>*is* more than one mirror then!  That's good to know!  :)

> http://bsd.lcw.win.net/~lcw/fanfic/index.html

> > http://www.win.net/~lcw/fanfic/index.html

No, there is only one mirror site ... I have no idea why the two different
URLs work, but as far as I know, they both end up at the same place.  I've
never heard Lauren mention using two different sites before, and if I had
to bet money, I'd say she has enough work keeping up the main site plus her
one mirror, without adding a second mirror site. <g>

For the record, I would have given out the second URL listed above, but if
the top one works as well, then great. :)

If you are having trouble with the main site, though, let us know ... well,
actually, wait a few hours, try it again, and *then* let us know. <g>
Sometimes servers get overloaded or go down, and there is nothing we can do
about it.  All we could tell you would be to wait.  However, if you've
tried over a long period and still can't get through, please let us know!

Kathy

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hey i was just wondering if you could take me off this list, thanX -- katie
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then of course there are women in third-world countries who go right back to
whatever work they were doing (collecting food, sewing t-shirts, cutting
parts
for shoes, etc.) as soon as possible.

At 08:35 AM 11/02/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>It's recommended that a woman who has had a baby take it a little easy, and
>not lift heavy things for 2 to 4 weeks post-delivery.  She can hemorrhage
>if she overdoes it.  Ordinary activities of daily living are encouraged,
>however.  The more she gets up and moves around, the faster she gets back
>to normal.  I'd advise against the chasing of bad guys for a few weeks,
>though
>
>Nan Smith
>
>James Tull wrote:
>
>> If there are no serious complications how soon after birth can a woman
>> return to active life style?  Active like...Chasing bad guys...Dangling
>> over the jaws of death...picking up a full bag of groceries?
>>
>> James
>
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At 10:19 AM 11/02/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Do you think Lois and Clark would have their son circumsized?

Lois, a feminist, would find the practice barbaric and keep any son of hers
from undergoing the torture.

>Do we think Clark is circumsized?

Unless his Kryptonian parents were Jewish, I doubt he is. I further doubt
the
Kents would have risked taking him to a doctor (hospital?) for such a
procedure.

This all assumes that CK is built like a human "down there"... ;)

Debby
Debby@swcp.com
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If there are no complications, women are normally cleared to return to work
six weeks after the birth of a child.  In reality, it depends on the woman
as
to how quickly she feels up to running after bad guys and dangling over the
jaws of death.  For a very healthy, in shape woman, maybe four weeks.

Ann
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I had an emerg C-section and that is supposed to heal in 6-8 weeks but I
was under the weather for considerably longer than that due to other
complications.. I would say ballpark, women are back to pre pregnacy
activities as soon as 8 weeks after delivery for mostly everything but the
mental aspect.. that takes longer..hope that this helped a bit
Marnie Rowe
Bumpkin@cgocable.net
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I have a question for a fanfic that I'm working on.

I'm looking for a disease where both parents have to
be carriers, and that the gene for the illness has not
yet been discovered.

For example, if both parents are carriers for
Tay-Sachs, a child born to them would have a very
strong possibility of having the illness or of being a
carrier for the illness. However, in the case of
Tay-Sachs, the gene has been isolated and there are
tests to see if the person is a carrier or if the
developing baby has the illness.

I can't think of anything that doesn't have the tests
available.

Thanks,
Irene

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>I'm looking for a disease where both parents have to be carriers, and that
the >gene for the illness has not yet been discovered.
>
>For example, if both parents are carriers for Tay-Sachs, a child born to
them
>would have a very strong possibility of having the illness or of being a
>carrier for the illness. However, in the case of Tay-Sachs, the gene has
been
>isolated and there are tests to see if the person is a carrier or if the
>developing baby has the illness.
>
>I can't think of anything that doesn't have the tests available.

Irene,

I was unclear about something in your question: do you not want the gene to
have been discovered because you don't want there to be a test for the
disease, or for some other reason? I'm asking this because you don't need to
know the gene to test for the disease; doctors diagnosed diseases long
before
we had genetic screening, or even knew what genes were. Also, does the
disease
need to be carried by both parents or could it be X-linked (most often
carried
by the mother, expressed by a son)?

-Christy
 kubitc@kenyon.edu

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Hi Irene

What kind of disease did you have in mind?  There are hundreds of disorders
where the causal gene is not known - and in a large number of instances,
there may be more than one gene involved in the development of the
disorder.  There are a number of genes that influence Fragile X syndrome,
for example.  More complex disorders, like some of the psychiatric
disorders, or heart disease, have both genetic and environmental
influences, and locating the genes in these cases can be extremely
difficult (I know - that's what I do for a living!)  I'd be glad to help in
any way I can though, so I'll have a look through some references if you
let me know what kind of disease you have in mind.

Linzy
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On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 06:57:17 -0800, Irene D. <sirenegold@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>I have a question for a fanfic that I'm working on.
>
>I'm looking for a disease where both parents have to
>be carriers, and that the gene for the illness has not
>yet been discovered.
>

If you want an infant to be ill:

Krabbe's disease, a rare, incurable genetic disorder
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Linda wrote:
>
>Krabbe's disease, a rare, incurable genetic disorder
>

yes, but there's a genetic test for it which can be carried out pre-natally
if necessary - see
http://www.krabbes.net/

Linzy
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On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 11:06:52 -0500, Linda Mason <deanishot@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 06:57:17 -0800, Irene D. <sirenegold@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>>I have a question for a fanfic that I'm working on.
>>
>>I'm looking for a disease where both parents have to
>>be carriers, and that the gene for the illness has not
>>yet been discovered.
>>
>
>If you want an infant to be ill:
>
>Krabbe's disease, a rare, incurable genetic disorder

Sorry about being so brief before...work <g>

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/patients/disorder/krabbe/krabbe.htm

Krabbe's, also known as Globoid-Cell Leukodystrophy.

Krabbe's (kra-BAYS) is an inherited disease that children get
only if both their parents are carriers. A couple who carry the
gene have a 25-percent chance of passing the disease on to each
of their children, and a 50-percent chance the children will carry
the gene but not be affected by it.

Children with Krabbe's lack an important enzyme that helps
brain and nervous system development. They fail to acquire mental
and motor skills, even those as simple as holding up their own heads.
Eventually, they become deaf and blind, and they usually don't live
past the second birthday.

LM
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On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:27:52 +0000, Linzy Hill <spjwlah@IOP.KCL.AC.UK> wrote:

>Linda wrote:
>>
>>Krabbe's disease, a rare, incurable genetic disorder
>>
>
>yes, but there's a genetic test for it which can be carried out pre-natally
>if necessary - see
>http://www.krabbes.net/
>
>Linzy

True, but it's difficult, thank goodness, with today's medicine to have
a disease which you know both parents have to be carriers and yet we
don't know which gene. If you want to talk about 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
years ago, that is a much different story.

Try this:http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ord

LM
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On Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:01:29 -0000, hummingbird <hummingbird@NETLINEUK.NET>
wrote:

>>As for Clark's son, I think that both him and Lois would probably have
discussed this and come up with the decision that they would leave it up to
him to decide when he is old enough to make that decision, as both of them
always come across as great believers in personal choice.<<

But by that age wouldn't the choice be taken out of his hands, so to
speak?  By the time he's a teen he would probably already be getting pretty
hard to cut on.

James

PS. Thanks for all the input.  This is turning up all kinds ideas.
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Thank you to everyone for their answers to this
question.  I appreciate the info and feel that I now
have enough to work with.

Irene

--- Linda Mason <deanishot@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:27:52 +0000, Linzy Hill
> <spjwlah@IOP.KCL.AC.UK> wrote:
>
> >Linda wrote:
> >>
> >>Krabbe's disease, a rare, incurable genetic
> disorder
> >>
> >
> >yes, but there's a genetic test for it which can be
> carried out pre-natally
> >if necessary - see
> >http://www.krabbes.net/
> >
> >Linzy
>
> True, but it's difficult, thank goodness, with
> today's medicine to have
> a disease which you know both parents have to be
> carriers and yet we
> don't know which gene. If you want to talk about 10,
> 20, 30, 40, 50
> years ago, that is a much different story.
>
> Try this:http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ord
>
> LM
>

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On Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:01:29 -0000, hummingbird <hummingbird@NETLINEUK.NET>
wrote:
<< >>As for Clark's son, I think that both him and Lois would probably have
 discussed this and come up with the decision that they would leave it up to
 him to decide when he is old enough to make that decision, as both of them
 always come across as great believers in personal choice.<<

 In a message dated 11/03/1999 10:23:39 AM Pacific Standard Time,
mr_d8a@YAHOO.COM writes:
>> But by that age wouldn't the choice be taken out of his hands, so to
 speak?  By the time he's a teen he would probably already be getting pretty
 hard to cut on.

 James>>>

I also think not only would it be pretty hard to cut on him at this age, but
what man in their right mind would actually walk into a surgery such as this
unless there were some problem?  I mean I am a woman, but I know I speak for
my husband when I say that he wouldn't go get circumcised later in life,
unless there was something seriously wrong that warranted the circumcision
(i.e. infection, disease etc).  I mean it looks painful enough for the
infant, I'd hate to see what it would do to a grown man :-) Even if there is
anesthesia, there is gonna be some pain after!!  Just my  humble opinion!!
:-)

Lori
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Yes, Lori, I've read that it is EXTREMELY painful for
an adult to undergo this procedure.

Irene
(Who can just picture all the male FoLCs wincing as
they think this comment over!)

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> On Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:01:29 -0000, hummingbird
> <hummingbird@NETLINEUK.NET>
> wrote:
> << >>As for Clark's son, I think that both him and
> Lois would probably have
>  discussed this and come up with the decision that
> they would leave it up to
>  him to decide when he is old enough to make that
> decision, as both of them
>  always come across as great believers in personal
> choice.<<
>
>  In a message dated 11/03/1999 10:23:39 AM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> mr_d8a@YAHOO.COM writes:
> >> But by that age wouldn't the choice be taken out
> of his hands, so to
>  speak?  By the time he's a teen he would probably
> already be getting pretty
>  hard to cut on.
>
>  James>>>
>
>
> I also think not only would it be pretty hard to cut
> on him at this age, but
> what man in their right mind would actually walk
> into a surgery such as this
> unless there were some problem?  I mean I am a
> woman, but I know I speak for
> my husband when I say that he wouldn't go get
> circumcised later in life,
> unless there was something seriously wrong that
> warranted the circumcision
> (i.e. infection, disease etc).  I mean it looks
> painful enough for the
> infant, I'd hate to see what it would do to a grown
> man :-) Even if there is
> anesthesia, there is gonna be some pain after!!
> Just my  humble opinion!! :-)
>
> Lori
>

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>
>
> I also think not only would it be pretty hard to cut on him at this age,
but
> what man in their right mind would actually walk into a surgery such as
this
> unless there were some problem?  I mean I am a woman, but I know I speak
for
> my husband when I say that he wouldn't go get circumcised later in life,
> unless there was something seriously wrong that warranted the circumcision
> (i.e. infection, disease etc).  I mean it looks painful enough for the
> infant, I'd hate to see what it would do to a grown man :-) Even if there
is
> anesthesia, there is gonna be some pain after!!  Just my  humble opinion!!
:-)
>
> Lori

Dear Lori

You are so right believe me.  My son had to be circumcised when he was two
and a half for medical reasons and I can assure you it was very painful for
him for quite a few days afterwards and my poor husband - who had a similar
medical problem had to be circumcised three years ago at the age of 47!  It
made him feel really poorly and he was in quite a bit of pain as well so
no - I wouldn't recommend it at any age.

Regards

Eileen B
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Don't know if this is the place for this.  If not, just let me know.  Last
night I was watching JAG.  During the first 5 minutes there was a Radio
Shack Ad featuring Teri looking gorgeous with lots of short, very curly hair
and that big beautiful smile.  She looked to be very happy and having a lot
of fun. (I know, that's called acting.)  As with most of her commercials, it
only played once.  I don't know what happens to them, but I see them once
and then never again.  Any way, it's out there. Keep looking for it.  Jude
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Was part 3 to this story ever sent out,  because I am really enjoying it but
I didn't seem to have gotten the last part.   If it was sent out, do you
think one of you great people out there could send it to me at
angelsvamptress@hotmail.com ?

Thanks!!!
Jen

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Kind of a short segment today.  I'm getting ready for the grand finale
and this is the best place to stop for that.

Summary:  Everyone always assumed that H.G. Wells was responsible for
the magical appearance of the baby at the end of "The Family Hour".  But
what if he wasn't?

Doppelganger:  Part 13

by Nan Smith

Clark brought the car to a halt in front of the brownstone, and Lois was
out the door almost before he had turned off the engine.  By the time he
had locked the doors and climbed the steps to their house, she was
already inside and tugging at the bookcase.

It swung open as he closed the doors and locked them.  "What are you
looking for?"

"The letters.  I need you to do a handwriting comparison.  Boot up the
computer, will you?  Pull up those documents we scanned out of LexCorp's
archives when you did your expose' of the whole clone mess.  I have a
pretty good idea what to look for, now."

He did as she asked, and by the time she had located the letter that had
come with CJ the night they had found him, and the letter to Bender,
Clark had the requested files ready.  Lois bent over the computer, and
called up a specific document.  "There.  Compare the signature to the
handwriting, would you?"

Clark's eyebrows had gone up when he saw what she had retrieved, but he
removed his glasses and bent to the task.  A few very long seconds
later, he looked up.

"Well?" Lois demanded.

"Have I ever told you how brilliant you are?" he said.

"Yes, but you can say it again."

"Well, you're unbelievably brilliant.  I would never have guessed it in
a thousand years.  There must be some good in him, after all."

"You always say there's good in everyone," Lois reminded him.

"I guess so.  But it's encouraging to see the proof of it sometimes.  He
could have killed CJ; it would have been safer.  Instead he brought him
to us.  How did you know?"

"It was the only thing that fit all the facts," Lois said.  "After all,
who would be more likely to know where the clones were kept than the man
who made them?"

"No wonder Mamba disappeared after he was released from prison," Clark
said.  "He must have gone to the building when he got out; he might even
have tried to do something about the Luthor clone.  We'll never know for
sure.  But Luthor must have been secured in that vault where no one
could get to him, so instead he stole CJ, dropped him off on us, and ran
for his life."

"Probably one of the most sensible things he ever did," Lois agreed.
"You know, I still don't like him very much, but I'm grateful to him.
We owe him a lot.  It wasn't his fault that Bender didn't turn that file
over to you, like Mamba asked him to.  If he had, we might have been
able to prevent this before it started."

"Yeah, but there's nothing we can do about that," Clark said.  "We still
have to deal with the Luthor clone.  He's going to be after CJ as long
as he lives."

"Then we have to convince him that CJ isn't his Superman clone," Lois
said.  There was a determined glint in her eye that Clark had come to
know well.  "Somehow.  What I'd like to know is how Luthor did a
transfer of his own memory.  He apparently didn't for the Lois clone."

"How could he?" Clark asked.  "If they duplicated Luthor's memories in
the clone, they were able to because Luthor was available--probably
right after he was released from prison.  But they couldn't do it for
the other Lois, because they didn't have you.  All they could do was
teach her what they thought you should know."

She was nodding.  "That makes sense.  But the actual transfer is
something else.  Barring super-scientific duplicating machines out of
Star Trek, how could they accomplish it?"

"Well, he was going to transfer your souls into the clone bodies," Clark
pointed out.  "It seems to me that it would be just as impossible, and
yet Luthor was apparently confident it would work.  I can't see him
risking his precious skin on anything he wasn't certain of.  Maybe he
was so sure because he'd already seen something similar--like a memory
transfer."

"Asabi," Lois said, her voice hard.  "It had to be Asabi.  He was going
to do the transfer.  Then you came, and he ran away."

"Maybe we should check him out tomorrow," Clark said.

"Tomorrow?  Why not tonight?"

"Lois, it's nearly eight o'clock.  His store is probably closed."

But Lois was already grabbing her purse.  "The only way to be sure is to
check.  Come on."

They had to park the car halfway up the block because of the renovation
going on over most of the street.  The asphalt was torn up in chunks,
and red warning cones and temporary NO PARKING signs were scattered over
the area. The little store on the corner of Birch and Jefferson was
closed up tight.  The lights were off, and there was no sign of activity
to be seen.  Lois gazed at the building in frustration.  "Darn!  I guess
you were right.  We'll have to come back tomorrow."

"Yeah." Clark said.  "Oh, well, as long as we stick together I don't see
anything to worry about, and I have no intention of going anywhere
tonight.  The emergency services can handle things for once.  Superman
is taking the night off."

"Clark, I can take care of myself."

"I know you can.  But this is Luthor, Lois, not your ordinary criminal.
Unless there's a major disaster, I'm not going anywhere."

Almost on the word, Lois's cellular phone rang.  She reached into her
purse for it.  "Hello?"

"Hello, Lois?  It's Martha.  Is Clark anywhere around?"

"He's right here, Martha.  Is something wrong?"

"Well..."  Clark's mother seemed uncertain.  "I'm not really sure, but
he told us to call you if anything happened that seemed unusual."

"What happened?" Lois asked, at once.  "Is CJ all right?"

"He's fine," Martha said.  "He's sound asleep in his playpen.
But...well, a salesman came to the door a little while ago.  That's not
all that unusual--we get them now and then.  But this one was trying
awfully hard to get me to let him inside so he could demonstrate his
products.  I had to slam the door on his foot to get rid of him.  I
thought he'd left, but a few minutes ago Jonathan saw him again.  He's
sitting out on the road in his car, right by our fence, watching the
house with a pair of field glasses.  I'm a little worried."

"I don't blame you!"  Lois glanced at her husband.  "Did you hear that?"

He nodded.  "I sure did.  Maybe I'd better go get CJ."

"No maybe about it!" Lois said.  "Go!"

He held out his arms.  "Come on."

"Clark, just go!  You'll get there faster without me.  I'll be fine.  I
promise, I'll go right home."

He hesitated for a long second, then nodded reluctantly.  "All right,
but I'm going to walk you back to the car, first," he said.  "It'll only
take a minute."

"Then  let's hurry!"  She lifted the phone to her ear again.  "Hold on,
Martha.  Clark will be there in a few minutes!"

They hurried back toward the car.  Lois paused with her hand on the
door.  "All right, I'm here!  Now go!"

"All right."  Clark half-ran toward the darkness of an alley twenty feet
away and vanished within.  A moment later, she heard the "whoosh" of
Superman's takeoff, followed by a sonic boom.

She opened the car door and got in.  Too late, she realized that in her
concern over CJ she had neglected a basic safety measure which every
woman in Metropolis was taught from the moment she learned to drive.

"Hello, Lois," Luthor said

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>I guess my point here is, at what age/stage would baby Kent's powers start
>to appear?  Clark didn't start getting powers till he was at least 10, as I
>recall in the TV show (the Alt-Clark "was pretty fast" but unable to save
>his parents when they died) - so presumably he got all his childhood
>injections according to schedule?  Wonder if a Hybrid terran/kryptonian
>would be in a class all it's own, or would side more with one parent or the
>other?

In the US, it's required that people get a tetanus shot at 15.  By 15,
Clark's invulnerability definitely would have developed, wouldn't it, since
he could fly at 18?  I wonder how that was dealt with.

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Hi
I am new to the list and i am not sure if this is what you want, but i
know from an immunology course that most likely lois and clarks off
spring will be able to contract all human and kryptonian diseases unless
lois or clark were immune to these in which case their antibodies have a
greater probability of transfering than not to impart this immunity.  If
you wish though, you could consider clarks genetics of immunity
incompatilbe (not recognizable by macrophages and neutrophils) while
still being genetically compatible for reproduction and therefore the
offspring will not contract any human or kryptonian diseases because
their (the childs) biology will not recognize the markers that allow an
immune response (histocompatability).  (i apologize if this is too much
detail)  Therefore, the point of this is that you need to decide how
compatible the genetic markers of humans and kryptonians are which will
decide if there will be immunity problems.  a story could go either way.
the childs immune system will be unique becasue of those organisms which
clark was exposed to while still on krypton unless he left at less than
2 0r 3 months (i think, but at 6 mo it matters).
Regarding the onset of powers, any age would be fine since there is no
real reasoning except for the sun beacuse he began to develop before
puberty so no guidlines can be infered.
Finally, circumcision is not painful for the infant when it is done in
the jewish religeon.  the child does not have a fully establish nervous
system to experience the pain (which is demonstrated by neurologic test
Babinski) the child only cries from being cold.  I don't know about post
infantcy but there is anastesia.  generally, circumcision was normal
practice among all for a period but again people are moving away from it
because of the decline in complications with out which is a result of
the increase in circumcisions.  Again, this is a personal call.
hope that helps
sorry it is so long
mary

Jessi Mounts wrote:
>
> >I guess my point here is, at what age/stage would baby Kent's powers
start
> >to appear?  Clark didn't start getting powers till he was at least 10, as
I
> >recall in the TV show (the Alt-Clark "was pretty fast" but unable to save
> >his parents when they died) - so presumably he got all his childhood
> >injections according to schedule?  Wonder if a Hybrid terran/kryptonian
> >would be in a class all it's own, or would side more with one parent or
the
> >other?
>
> In the US, it's required that people get a tetanus shot at 15.  By 15,
> Clark's invulnerability definitely would have developed, wouldn't it,
since
> he could fly at 18?  I wonder how that was dealt with.
>
> Jessi
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Jonathon may not have had a pregnant wife but he knows the thoughts that
went
through his head while they where trying for children. So he knows what
Clark
might be feeling about the prospect of having a child
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In a message dated 11/3/99 6:24:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jessi914@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< In the US, it's required that people get a tetanus shot at 15.  By 15,
 Clark's invulnerability definitely would have developed, wouldn't it, since
 he could fly at 18?  I wonder how that was dealt with. >>

That's not true... I'm 19 and i have never had a tetanus shot :)

Alicia
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In a message dated 11/03/1999 8:19:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mzell001@UMARYLAND.EDU writes:

<< Finally, circumcision is not painful for the infant when it is done in
 the jewish religeon.  the child does not have a fully establish nervous
 system to experience the pain (which is demonstrated by neurologic test
 Babinski) the child only cries from being cold.  >>

Are you saying that infants don't feel pain? I find that hard to believe.
Even frogs feel pain. (No clone joke intended.)

--Laurie

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At 5:23 PM -0600 11/3/99, Jessi Mounts wrote:
>In the US, it's required that people get a tetanus shot at 15.  By 15,
>Clark's invulnerability definitely would have developed, wouldn't it, since
>he could fly at 18?  I wonder how that was dealt with.

Is this a new requirement, Jessi?  I never received a tetanus shot at 15
... in fact, I had my first one two years ago, at 29.  (And it didn't hurt
nearly as much as I thought it would ... maybe it's really true that once
you have a baby, normal pain doesn't phase you anymore. <bg>)

BTW, in the comics, Clark obtained his invulnerability sometime after the
age of 4.  (At 4, he fell out of a tree and broke his arm.)  If you go by
that continuity, there would be no problem getting him his required baby
and Kindergarden immunizations.

Kathy

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At 12:43 PM -0800 11/3/99, Judith Williams wrote:
>Don't know if this is the place for this.  If not, just let me know.  Last
>night I was watching JAG.  During the first 5 minutes there was a Radio
>Shack Ad featuring Teri looking gorgeous with lots of short, very curly
hair
>and that big beautiful smile.  She looked to be very happy and having a lot
>of fun. (I know, that's called acting.)

I saw it too (not during JAG, though ... I saw it during "Once and Again").
It's funny how different people see things differently.  I was so surprised
to see the commericial, since I hadn't heard she had made a new one.  But
the main reason I stood there with my jaw hanging down is that I didn't
think she looked very good at all.  I didn't like the hair, and I thought
she looked really thin (especially in her chin and neck).

Now I also admit I was turned off because I'm always dismayed when Teri
uses her "ditz" persona in appearances (the Discover ones weren't like
that! Why are so many of the others?)  She kept doing that giggle thing
which, while I liked it in Lois, I always feel dismayed when Teri does it
in interviews.  She has so much going for her; I just hate to see her sell
herself as an airhead goofball.

Oh well ... at least she's working.  Gotta keep that beautiful little girl
in "how to use the potty" books. (Hey, she's almost 2; won't be wearing
diapers that much longer. <vbg>)

Kathy

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In a message dated 11/03/1999 11:28:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM writes:

<< If you go by
 that continuity, there would be no problem getting him his required baby
 and Kindergarden immunizations. >>

Well, there's another possibility, too. I find that when I get health forms
from kids for the summer program we run, I occasionally get one that says
for
tetanus shot "not given by choice" --in other words, the parents chose NOT
to
have their children immunized at all. Sometimes it's religious reasons, and
sometimes not. I'm not sure what the schools do in this situation as they
are
required to have immunizations (some colleges require proof, too), but I
know
of at least one family that has chosen this that home schools the kids. This
generally works fine as long as most of the kids in that society are
immunized so that diseases like smallpox aren't around for the unimmunized
kids to be exposed to.

Of course, you have to remember that Martha and Jon DIDN'T know that baby
Clark would not be susceptible to earth diseases. They didn't know he was
from another planet for sure. You have to try to see it from their position
at that time, not from the hind sight that makes us so wise <g>. Which would
make people more suspicious---refusing to have Clark immunized or getting
him
the shots at a doctor or clinic?

--Laurie
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Summary:  Everyone always assumed that H.G. Wells was responsible for
the magical appearance of the baby at the end of "The Family Hour".  But
what if he wasn't?

Doppelganger:  Conclusion

Clark entered the bedroom of the brownstone through the window, CJ in
one arm.  The baby was sound asleep and, now that he knew what to look
for, he could see himself clearly in the tiny features.  This little boy
was his brother, as well as his son--the only creature on Earth who was
actually biologically related to him.  There was no way on the face of
the planet that he would allow Luthor to get CJ in his power.

Lois wasn't in the house.  He couldn't hear her heartbeat, but he hadn't
taken that long--barely fifteen minutes from the time he had left her
beside the rental car, and most of that had been used during the return
trip.  She had not had time to reach home yet.  Still, he felt a faint
stirring of uneasiness.

Moving quietly, he laid CJ in his crib and spun back into his civilian
clothes.  With meticulous care, he closed and locked the window and left
the room.  Lois should be home in a few minutes.

Ten minutes later he was pacing the floor.  Surely she should be back by
now.  All right, she might get annoyed, but he didn't care;  he was
worried.  He went to the phone and punched in the number to her cell
phone.

The phone rang and rang and rang.

By the time he hung up, he had progressed from worried to frantic.  Lois
would have answered the phone if she could have.  And she should
certainly have gotten back by now.  Something was badly wrong. He needed
to go look for her, but he had no idea where to look, and he couldn't
leave CJ alone.

He went to the phone and, after a moment of internal debate, dialed
Perry's number.

"Hello?"  His editor sounded grumpy.  Clark could hear soft music
playing in the background.

"Perry, I've got a bit of an emergency."

"Clark?"  Perry's voice changed.  "What's the matter?"

"Lois has disappeared.  I need to go try to find her, but I don't have
anyone to watch CJ.  I remembered that you offered..."

"Say no more," Perry said.  "It just so happens that Alice is here.
We'll watch him for you.  Bring him over, and you go find Lois."

Yeah, he'd interrupted Perry's date, all right.  "Chief, if you're busy,
I can call Jimmy."

"Nope.  You heard me, son.  Bring him over.  Alice agrees with me."

"I'm on my way,"Clark told him, and hung up.  Ten minutes later he was
knocking on the door of Perry's home.  Alice, in a black, cocktail
dress, and a strand of pearls, opened the door.

"Hello, Clark."  Her eyes went immediately to CJ.  "Oh, my, he's getting
so big!  Give him to me and don't worry about him."

"Thanks, Alice..."

"Go!"  In many ways his editor's ex-wife reminded him of Lois.  "Hurry!
Lois may be in trouble!"

"Yes, ma'am."

As soon as the door was closed behind Alice, Superman was in the air.

A flight over to Birch and Jefferson showed him that the car was sitting
exactly where he had left it, and Lois's handbag was lying on the front
seat.  A note lay prominently atop it.

"Kent: If you want to see your wife again, have Superman bring the baby
to the abandoned subway tunnel under Suicide Slum, nearest the 23rd
Street Station.  Tell him to come alone."

He read the note twice.  The handwriting was Luthor's, all right.  His
impulse was to rush directly over to the station, but he resisted it.
Luthor would never make things this easy, and he certainly had no
intention of letting Clark have Lois back.  No, it had to be a trap for
Superman.

*     *     *     *     *

"There you go, Lois.  I hope you won't be too uncomfortable until I can
complete my business with Superman," Luther said, pleasantly.  He pulled
experimentally on the chain of the cuffs that held her to the chair.
Her hands were behind her back at an angle that made any movement
distinctly painful, and the chain of the handcuffs was looped through
one of the round, wooden posts of the chair back, preventing any
effective attempt at escape.  "After I have...what do you call him--CJ?
How conventional of you, naming him after Kent--we'll be on our way to a
new life in Europe, well away from Metropolis and your husband."  He
moved around until he was facing her.  "It's unfortunate that you didn't
wait for me, you know.  I would have married you.  But, sometimes one
can't have everything one wants."

"Why do you want CJ?" Lois gritted.  She yanked futilely on the
handcuffs, and only succeeded in bruising her hand.  "He's of no use to
you!"

"My dear," Lex said.  "Surely you, brilliant reporter that you are, have
realized by now that CJ is no ordinary child."

"What?"  Lois stared at him, hoping that her acting skills were
convincing enough.   She tried wiggling her hand against the circlet on
one wrist, then the other.  The left one seemed marginally less tight
than the other.  "What on Earth are you talking about?"

Luthor smiled.  It chilled her to see Luthor's smile again, the smile of
a man she had believed was dead, on the face of his doppelganger.
"Lois, CJ is a clone.  A very special clone, which I had constructed for
a very special purpose."

"Don't talk about yourself as if you're the real Luthor!" Lois said.
"Lex Luthor is dead.  You're nothing but a cheap copy."

The smile on Luthor's face faded slightly.  "Don't push me too far,
Lois.  As I was saying, CJ is special.  He's a clone of Superman.  Do
you have any idea what I'll be able accomplish when he's grown and has
developed his powers?"

"You're out of your mind," Lois said.  "CJ is a relative of Clark's.
His teenage cousin couldn't keep him, so we took him."

Doubt flickered over the clone's face for a second.  "Don't lie to me,
Lois.  Superman will bring him to trade for you, and Superman will die.
Then I'll have the only Superman.  A Superman that is loyal exclusively
to me."

So he intended to kill Superman.  Big surprise there.  "You don't have
any Kryptonite.  Even a clone can't be so stupid not to know that only
Kryptonite can kill Superman."  As she spoke, she was glancing
surreptitiously around the tunnel   Luthor had some sort of plan.  She
had to find out what it was.  She wiggled her hands against the cuffs
again.  It hurt, but staying Luthor's prisoner was worse.  There had to
be a way to get these things off.

Naked electric bulbs illuminated the immediate area, but beyond the
circle of light was blackness.  Next to the wall, ten feet away and
almost out of her line of sight, some sort of control panel had been set
up; heavy cables ran away from it into the dark.  Luthor chuckled,
softly.  "Not only Kryptonite, Lois.  I see that you've noticed my setup
here.  See this?"  He gestured at the controls.  "One other thing is
known to harm Superman.  Surely you remember Lenny Stoke?  I knew him
during my stay in prison.  He told me all about his sound weapon."

"What?"  Lois stared around the tunnel, now picking out the speakers
placed here and there on the walls.

"Oh, yes.  Since Kryptonite seems to be so hard to come by, I had to
come up with a backup plan.  Fortunately, the Museum of Crime isn't so
well guarded as S.T.A.R. Labs.  Nor does it have its property so well
hidden."

"That break-in," she said.  "It wasn't vandals.  It was you."

He nodded.  "Superman will bring CJ to trade for you, as I said, and I
intend to kill him.  The sound is set at a level that can only affect
someone with Super-hearing.  Don't place your hopes in Superman, my
dear.  He won't make it across the room."

"Superman would never give an innocent baby to a monster like you.
Neither would Clark."

"He will."  Luthor smiled at her, and there was sheer cruelty in the
smile.  "Both of them are in love with you.  They'd do anything for
you.  They're fools.  I love you, too, but I'm not foolish enough to
give you your independence, Lois.  I have no intention of putting up
with your tantrums the way that weakling husband of yours does."

"Clark is ten times the man you are," Lois said.  "You're a fool if you
think he'll let you get away with this.  A *real* man treats his wife as
an equal partner, not a servant.  I'm ashamed that I even *considered*
marrying Lex Luthor when Clark is so incredibly superior in *every*
way!"

"*I* am Lex Luthor."

"No, you're not.  You're a fake.  A copy of a third rate crook who was
*nothing* without his money and a bunch of toadies to follow his orders
He couldn't even make his money honestly!  His whole empire was based on
lying and cheating!  And now *you* think you can raise a Superman to be
loyal to you?  Don't make me laugh!  Even if you ever *do* find your
Superman clone, he won't follow you, because people didn't follow Lex
out of loyalty, either.  They followed him out of fear and greed!  A
Superman *you* raised wouldn't be any more loyal than any of the
others!"

The clone's face had flushed faintly--out of anger, Lois thought.  She
was getting to him., all right.  But his voice showed no sign of
annoyance.  "Don't worry about me, my dear.  I always get what I want,
and it would be wise for you not to oppose me."

"You won't get *me*," Lois fairly spat at him.  She pulled at the cuffs
again.  The skin of her wrists felt raw, and a wetness that might be
blood gathered under the metal that gripped them.  "I'll fight you until
the day I die!"

"That can be arranged."

"Oh, really?" Lois said, sarcasm dripping from every word.  "Then
there's the measure of your so-called ‘love' for me!  The *real* Lex was
sprayed with that pheromone compound.  He couldn't help himself, but
you're not him.  All you have is the memory of loving me.  The *real*
Lex would never have threatened to kill me!"

Luthor smiled tightly at her. "You have spirit," he said.  "That's one
of the qualities I admire about you, Lois.  But there's such a thing as
too much of a good quality.  You'll learn to control it.  What if I *am*
a copy?  I have everything the original had.  I remember being Luthor,
and all the things he did.  Even the original cell that I grew from came
from him.  I am Lex Luthor in everything that matters.  Haven't you
heard the saying:  ‘A difference which makes no difference *is* no
difference'?"

"How did you get the memories?" she asked.  "Are they fakes, too?"

"By no means.  That was Asabi's work.  Very good work, too.  I have the
memory of it--it's the very last memory I have of being in the old body
before I woke up in this one."

Lois pulled on the cuffs again.  They were too tight.  No matter how
hard she tried to compress her hand, it wasn't going to slip through.
She pulled hopelessly against the unyielding metal.

And felt the wooden post, around which the chain of the cuff was looped,
wiggle slightly.

"So I owe this mess to Asabi?" she said, viciously.  "Remind me to thank
him when I get out of here!"

"My dear, I have no intention of letting you go.  And you might as well
stop fighting.  Those handcuffs aren't going to come off."

She pulled at the cuffs, feeling the post wiggle again.  It was
loosening, very slowly.

"Why do you want me, Lex?" she asked, more for the distraction value
than anything else.  "You don't love me.  We both know it."

The clone looked thoughtful.  "I suppose it's because Kent has you," he
said, finally.  "Kent and Superman both want you, and I can't allow them
to win.  Not again.  They've hurt me too many times.  But I *do* love
you, Lois, and I'll prove it.  In time you'll learn to love me."

"Not in this lifetime."

Luthor didn't answer.  He smiled without humor and turned toward his
control panel.  Lois jerked on the handcuffs.  Her wrists felt as if
they were burning, but the wooden post was much looser.  She pulled
slowly and steadily, now, and suddenly it was free at the base.  Lois
squirmed, trying to work the chain of the handcuffs down.  If she could
just slip it over the bottom of the post, her hands might not be
completely free, but she would no longer be fastened to the chair.

The clone glanced at her, hands on the controls.  "Lois, I'm getting
bored with this conversation.  Nothing you say can change what's going
to happen.  You might as well accept it."

She used a four-letter word.  "You know, you're insane.  You had a
chance to start over, free of Lex's crimes, and you chose to throw it
all away.  You didn't have to follow in his footsteps.  But now you're a
criminal in your own right.  Kidnapping, murder, attempted
murder...you're running up quite a list for being only a month or two
old."

"Six weeks," he said, with a slight smile.  "I awoke six weeks ago."

"That's a lot for six weeks," she said.  She tugged on the handcuffs
again, striving to slide them lower on the post.  And suddenly the chain
of the cuffs was free.  Although her hands were still fastened behind
her, she wasn't a helpless prisoner anymore.  Now, all she had to do was
figure out how to use the advantage she had acquired.

And at that moment Clark Kent walked casually into the light.  "Hello,
Luthor," he said.

For a split second everything froze, and Luthor looked astonished.  Then
he recovered.

"I told you to have Superman bring the baby," he said.

"I know you did," Clark said.  "Why should what you want interest me?"
He looked casually around the area, pinpointing the speakers.  "It seems
Superman was right.  It *was* a trap for him."  He took a step toward
Luthor.

"Don't move, Kent," Luthor said.  "Superman wouldn't send you alone.
He's here, somewhere, waiting for you to distract me."  He brought his
thumb down.

Lois stood up, the chair falling over backwards at the movement, and
Clark charged forward.  He couldn't do anything "super" Lois knew.  It
would reveal his secret a second time to Luthor, and he was too far away
at normal speed to stop the clone.  Without another thought, cuffed
hands and all, she ran at Luthor.

She couldn't hear the sound.  It was pitched too high for the human ear
to detect it, but the result was immediately apparent.  Clark stumbled
and fell, just as she hit Luthor with her shoulder at waist level.

Taken by surprise, and off balance, he fell to the floor.  With her
hands cuffed behind her, she knew she was no match for him but all she
needed was a second.  If she didn't succeed, Clark's secret would be
out, which wouldn't matter anyway because he would be dead.

Clark had crumpled to the floor, and was trying feebly to crawl toward
the control panel.  With all one hundred and ten pounds of her body
weight, Lois landed knees first on Luthor's stomach.

The clone's breath whooshed out of him in a strangled grunt.  She took
advantage of the few seconds respite she had gained and squirmed
around.  One foot tangled in the thick power cable, and she wound her
ankle in its coils.  Gasping, Luthor struck blindly at her.  His fist
connected with her cheekbone and for a second she saw stars but she
didn't stop.  She tugged at the cable wrapped about her ankle, trying to
jerk it from the machine.

The cable held.  She jerked at it again.

Luthor's hands gripped her about the torso, dragging her back from the
controls of his weapon.  She gave one last, frantic yank.  The huge
cable came suddenly free of whatever power receptacle it had been
connected to.  The whirring machine gave a low whine, remarkably like
that of a big animal, and the tremendous hum of power died.

Luthor released her and lunged for the cord.  Then Clark was on him,
pinning him to the floor, and a carefully gauged punch ended the unequal
struggle.

With a gesture of distaste Clark stood up, wiping his hands on his
pantlegs as if to clean them of some contamination, then bent to help
her to her feet.  Very gently, he snapped the handcuffs from her
wrists.  She brought them around in front of her to examine the damage.
The cuffs had left red marks, she saw, but the wetness she had felt had
only been perspiration.   She turned to look at Clark.  He put out his
arms, and she walked into them without a word.  It was over.

*     *     *     *     *

The silver Jeep Cherokee gleamed in the sunlight as it maneuvered along
Metropolis's busy streets.  Lois Lane, behind the wheel, glanced at her
husband where he sat in the passenger seat, watching her drive.

"What are you grinning at?" she asked.

"You," he said.  "You're like a kid with a new toy."

"Well," she defended, "I loved my Jeep.  I'm going to miss it, but this
one is almost as good."

"‘Almost', huh?"

"Okay, just as good.  But this one is ours, not mine--and *you* don't
even need one!"

He chuckled.  "I promise, you can drive it most of the time."

"All right."  She smiled back, and glanced at CJ in the rear, strapped
securely into his safety seat.  The baby, as usual when in a moving car,
was sound asleep  "So what happened to all that stuff of Luthor's that
you found back in the tunnel?"

"Most of it is in police impound," Clark said.  "But Superman saw to it
that the ‘Project: Doppelganger' files went to S.T.A.R. Labs.  They're
in Dr. Klein's hands, now.  The case against Luthor is pretty clear cut
without it.  I don't think the D.A. is too anxious for it to become
public knowledge, anyway."

"How about CJ?  Is anyone going to be asking about him?"  Lois waited
anxiously for the reply.  It had been worrying her since last night.
But Clark was shaking his head.

"Dr. Klein told Henderson that Luthor had made a big mistake--that he
had already examined CJ at our request and that CJ was a perfectly
normal little boy.  The suspicion has already been voiced that whoever
sent Bender the letter may have done away with the Superman clone,
himself."

"I wonder who could have started a rumor like that," Lois murmured.
Clark smiled slightly.

"So that pretty much ties up the loose ends," he continued.  "Luthor
won't be bothering anyone for awhile, although the legal system is tying
itself into knots over exactly what legal rights a human clone has.
With all the charges against him he's going to be out of circulation for
several years, at the very least.  Things can go back to normal--or at
least as normal as things ever get for us."

Lois shook her head in contradiction as she pulled into a parking place
in front of the brownstone and cut the engine.  "No, Clark.  One thing
is never going to be the same."

"What do you mean?"  Clark's face took on a concerned expression.  "You
haven't had second thoughts about CJ, have you?  I mean, raising a child
with super-powers isn't going to be quite the norm, but--"

"No, of course not," Lois said, quickly.  "It's just...well, you know
how tired I've been recently, what with the accident, and all."..

Clark frowned.  "Yes.  To tell you the truth, I've been worried.  The
whole thing was pretty hard on you.  I've been thinking, maybe we ought
to ask Perry for a few extra days off.  It isn't as if we don't have it
saved up."  He looked at her suddenly.  "You *are* all right, aren't
you?  You're not sick or anything?"

"No, I'm not sick."  Lois reached over and took his hand.  "You worry
too much, Clark."

He put his other hand on top of hers.  "I can't help it, honey.  You're
too important to me for me *not* to worry.  And you've looked so
exhausted ever since all this started--anyway, I thought maybe a short
vacation to Smallville, or anywhere else you want to go might be worth
it."

"Not a bad idea," Lois mused.  "I could use it."  She glanced back at
their son sleeping soundly in his car seat.  "But that's not what I was
trying to say.  You see, I started to get a little suspicious a few days
ago, but things got so crazy that it kind of slipped my mind, especially
since I didn't really believe it.  But , well, it didn't go away, and
then I missed again, and so I thought I'd better find out before I said
anything, and..."

Clark looked as if he had been trying to follow the involved explanation
and gotten completely lost.  The bewildered expression on his face was
almost funny.  Lois giggled.  "I'm sorry, Clark, I'm babbling.  I
thought this would be so easy to tell you and...well, I guess I'd better
just say it.  I took a test from the drugstore this morning.  I'm seeing
a doctor this afternoon, and if the one he performs comes back positive,
too, Superman's going to have to have a long, heart to heart talk with
Dr. Klein..."

The End
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New Fanfic (ongoing) "A Day in the Life of Metropolis"
All characters are property of DC Comics, WB, Lois and Clark etc.. unless
otherwise noted.

Feedback is welcomed whether public or private.  But no grammar please! =)

Summary:

This is the first installment of a rpg club I created on yahoo.  We came up
with a story line, and we can correspond through email, dialoge, etc..
Anything goes.  If you want more information on this club or if you would
like to join in the fun yourself please go to: <A
HREF="http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/adayinthelifeofmetropolis">Yahoo! Clubs
adayinthelifeofmetropolis</A>

Thanks.
Alexis ;-.)
{"ADITLOM, arbitrator}

Cast List
(some of these people are on this fanfic list and some are not}

Clark Kent/Superman : Alexis W. (that's me!)
Martha and Jonathan Kent : Tina T.
Lois Lane :  Alexis W.
Lucy Lane : Liz
Ellen Lane: Tina T.
Dr. Sam Lane: Rachel M.
Perry White: Ivy
Jimmy Olsen: Abie Marie
Cat Grant: Renda
Lex Luthor: Dave
Mayson Drake: Renda
Dr. Klein: Andrea C.
Inspector Henderson: Rachel M.
Bruce Wayne/Batman: Lisa H.
Sam Falcon: Lisa H.
Dick Grayson/Nightwing: Dave
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF METROPOLIS, roleplaying game.

WEEK #1 (10/13-10/17/99)

Our Story Begins
(Perry White-irar1)

"I trust that we'll be talking again soon, Mr. Wayne,"
[Perry White genially said as he put down the phone.
He's been with the Daily Planet for the King knows how
long, and he's seen owners and publishers come and go.
But one of the reasons why the Daily Planet is the
best and highly respected newspaper in the world is
that its owners respected the Fourth Estate and trusted
 the journalists to do their work.  Recently, the Daily Planet=20
has been put up for sale, and Bruce Wayne just expressed his
 interest through a phone call. Perry White has heard of=20
Wayne - who hasn't? The young multi-millionaire seems
 like a gentleman, and the Planet would probably be in=20
good hands if Wayne did end up as its new owner. Still,
Perry wants to know more about Bruce Wayne,
particularly why he is thinking of acquiring the Daily
Planet.

If anyone can get to the bottom of things, it would be
Perry White's team. He has the country's best
investigative reporters, and he goes out of his office
to look for one of them.]

"Lois! [He calls out as he sees Lois Lane] I just
spoke on the phone with Bruce Wayne. Seems like he's
very interested in being the Daily Planet's new owner.
Now I want you to get the scoop. You know the drill."
[Perry says in his usual gruff, no-nonsense manner]=20
>tbc<=20

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Our Story Begins
(Lois Lane - lois_lne)=20

"Bruce Wayne, Chief? Is that man insane??? But if you want me too, I=20
guess I will interview him. Maybe he will actually have something=20
intelligent to say!"

Lois looks around for her partner. Clark is not there because he is out=20
being Superman. Fortunately Lois was off talking to the layout person=20
about her article, when Clark had to fly off. This time he didn't have=20
to give an excuse.
>tbc<=20

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Cat Grant Society Ball
(Cat Grant- RenCarr1)

The elevator doors opened to the news room of the Planet, and Cat Grant=20
stepped out. She prissed past Perry, Jimmy and Lois, with a wave of her=20
sexy hand she replied..."Hello handsome to Clark, Hi Chief and hi Lois!=20
Where did you get that dress at a flea market?" Cat walked on down to her=20
desk leaving the trio at the elevator. "Oh, a note from my favorite=20
Billionaire, Bruce Wayne. Meow!" Cat picked up the phone, dialed Bruce=20
Wayne's number and left a message after the beep.

"Hi sexy! It's me Cat Grant, I'd love to be your escort to the Society=20
Ball, for the Enviromental help group. Bruce, can't wait to see you=20
again.  Regards, Cat. Oh, and if you see Mayson Drake at the Metropolis
Cour=
t=20
house today, tell her to wear Haute Coutour and not Preta Porta!" Sorry,=20
Bruce, I know you think she is a wonderful lawyer, but her fashion sense=20
leaves much to be desired. Chow for now Cat!=20
 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Cat Grant Society Ball

Cat hung up the phone, looked up to see a rather perturbed Mayson Drake=20
in front of her. "Oh, Mayson, you heard my little joke to Bruce?" "Yes,=20
Cat, I did!" Mayson replied and didn't smile. "Cat, I know that you=20
believe yourself to be God=92s gift to men, but you have know clue how=20
to treat a man, much less have a meaningful relationship with a man."=20
"Oh and you can?" Cat asked. "Mayson, you dress like you shop at the=20
thrift store and your nails are not that great, and everyone knows that=20
you have a thing for Clark Kent, so why are you here today?"
"Cat, I am here today to give you my firms check for the Enviromental=20
Ball, and to let you know that Clark Kent shall be my escort! So put=20
that in your catnip and smoke it!" And with that Mayson walked away from=20
Cat and headed to the elevator.
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Ball Invitations to Planet/Wayne Staff

You are cordially invited to the Wayne Foundation/Daily Planet=20
Enviromental Ball, Friday, October 23rd at 7:00p.m. at the Wayne=20
Foundation Observatory in Gotham City.

Guest Speaker will be Superman from Metropolis, Bruce Wayne, Wayne=20
Foundation, and Catherine Grant, Wayne Enviromental Ball Chairperson,=20
and Daily Planet Reporter.
Black Tie and Ball attire is mandatory.
RSVP Catherine Grant, Daily Planet 555-5364=20
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Update Bruce

<Beep> Hi Bruce, this is to update you on the ball. All invitations have=20
been mailed and I noticed that the Planet Staff are receiving them as I=20
am speaking to your machine.

If you have any questions, or need me to do anything else for the ball=20
call me.

Later Handsome,
Cat=20
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Lois to Cat

You and Bruce Wayne? HA! The day you and Bruce get close is the day that=20
I can talk Superman into folding up his cape so to speak and be my=20
escort at the ball! No offense Cat but you are just not his type. And=20
for your information, I am having lunch with the guy on Monday. I know,=20
I know.. you can stop drooling. <G>

I guess I will be forced by Perry to attend your stupid ball. The=20
problem is that I don't have a date yet. I guess I could always ask=20
Clark, but it will be strickly business! But please whatever you do,=20
don't tell Clark that I am interested. I know how you like to spread=20
rumors.
Lois

PS. Can you please stop trying to kiss Clark the French way whenever you=20
walk into a room! Maybe Clark has fallen to your charms like every other=20
guy, but I am getting really sick of seeing it!=20
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Re: Cat to Lois:
Bruce, Clark

Oh Lois, don't be sooo uptight, afterall, Clark and I are just friends.=20
He is escorting your competition, Mayson Drake!!!
Regarding my so called stupid ball, you don't have to attend at all.=20
This ball is for the Wayne Foundation's Enviromental Charities and I am=20
helping Bruce with this function.

By the by, Superman is the guest speaker.
So get the "Bats" out of your bellfrye Lois, your presence is not=20
required not needed at the Enviromental Ball.

Now about French kissing, you'd to better to worry about Mayson Drake=20
than little ole me! She really has a thing for your boyfriend Clark.
Rumors, really Lois you need to get out more!
Chow! Cat Meow=20
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 Re: Lois to Cat:
Bruce, Clark

Superman's going to be there??? Well, why didn't you tell me Cat!=20
Sheesh!

And on the subject of Mayson Drake, I don't care what Clark does with=20
her in his spare time. Like I told him once before, he can do the=20
horizontal mamba with the Metro Cheerleading squad. He can be busy with=20
Mayson, while I keep Superman occupied. Superman's going to need someone=20
to look after him. <G>

Lois
And BTW, Clark Kent IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND! Sheesh!=20
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Re: Cat to Lois:
Bruce,Clark

Lois, denial is the most serious form of flattery. Deny you feelings for=20
Clark all you want to...
I guess I shall see you at the ball.
Later,
Cat

* * * *
Lois Lane to Mr. Wayne

Dear Mr. Wayne,
It has come to my attention that you are interested in buying the Daily=20
Planet. My editor is running a series of pieces of each on the=20
prospective buyers. We would sort of like to do a short expose.. okay=20
more like a short bio on you. If you are interested, then please let me=20
know. Maybe we can meet for lunch. My phone # here at the Planet=20
is area code: 1-(731)555-9397.
Thanks.
Lois Lane
Daily Planet=20
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Re:Mr. Wayne to Lois Lane
(Bruce Wayne- Sam_Falcon)

Dear Miss Lane,
I will meet you for lunch, but it needs to be a short interview, for I=20
have things to take care of back in Gotham and will return there=20
shortly. 12:30, on whichever day works for you.
Bruce Wayne=20
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Lois Lane to Mr. Wayne

Mr. Wayne,
Well how about this Monday? I can pencil you in for 12:30 on that day.=20
It's okay if the interview has to be short. I have things to do=20
myself,like.. well you never know when Superman might show up. And since=20
I am offically the person who keeps an eye on him... Well okay I lied. I=20
am not the official person, i mean nobody is. But I know him the best,=20
so I always have to stay on my toes!
Lois Lane
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Re: Mr. Wayne to Lois Lane

Miss Lane,
That works fine. See you then, but where? I am not as familiar with=20
Metropolis as you are.  Superman seems to be a hot topic around here.=20
Back in Gotham, Batman is the talk of the hero game. Well, I've got=20
a conference call to attend, talk to you Monday at 12:30.
Bruce Wayne
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Re: Lois Lane to Mr. Wayne

We can go to my uncle's cafe. It is called the Americana. But since you=20
are not familiar with Metropolis why don't you meet me at the Planet.
Lois Lane=20
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Re: Mr. Wayne to Lois Lane

That works for me.
By the way, ask Clark, if I don't see him, to give Superman a warning.=20
Richard is coming to town. Superman should understand the message, if he=20
doesn't, have Clark add, the problem is a certain bird.
Bruce Wayne

* * * *
Clark to Mom and Dad
(Clark Kent- lois_lne)

Hi Mom and Dad!
Gee, was I busy today! I spent most of my day being Superman. If it=20
wasn't one crisis it was another. To add to that I had people flinging=20
microphones in my face. Some of those people can be real sleazy. :( I=20
felt so bad because Lois was without a partner, but as usual it didn't=20
seem to matter to her much. Part of me really wishes one day she will=20
miss me as Clark. I know she misses Superman, I mean she babbles about=20
him all day. But one day I want to hear her babble about Clark for a=20
change! LOL!

Let me just say I am really looking forward to flying home this weekend=20
for some of your home cooking Mom.. Yummy!

Well I am going to go take a hot shower before I head off to bed. I had=20
a long day...

Love you both,
Clark
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Re: Mom and Dad to Clark
(Jonathan and Martha Kent - RingoS4)

Hi Clark,

We are so looking forward to seeing you this weekend. I will make your=20
favorite dinners and we can have those late night talks we used to have.=20
I only wish you can stay longer because we miss you.

I guess when you have Superman for a son you have to understand that=20
people are going to need him and that means you might not get to spend=20
that much time with him.=20

What time will you be getting in? I want to have dinner ready when you=20
get here on Friday night, so if you have to leave (to help someone) you=20
will do it on a full stomach.=20

And honey about Lois, you just have to give her time. She just hasn't=20
realized that she loves you yet, just give her time.
Well we have to get to bed, see you Friday night.

We Love you,
Mom & Dad
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Re: Clark to Mom and Dad

Hmm... well let's see. I get off at 6pm my time, so that will be 5pm=20
your time I think? So i should be home 10 seconds after that! LOL!=20
Unless Perry needs something or Lois is giving me the evil eye! ;p~
And Mom, why didn't you tell me that you missed me so much! :( This=20
weekend will be kinda slow so I can spend the night if you like. I miss=20
sneaking out late at night to play catch with myself. When I got older I=20
snuck out to snuggle with Lana in the hayloft. Oops, that was supposed=20
to be *our* little secret. Speaking of Lana, I wonder if she still lives=20
in Smallville?

See you tommorow.
Love your son,
Clark
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Re: Mom and Dad to Clark

Clark,

You know me I never complaign. Yes I miss you but I know you have your=20
own life in Metropolis and as Superman you get called away at times. I=20
can live with that.

Oh about Lana, I heard that she is touring Europe right now but she will=20
be back in Smallville soon

Anyway I look forward to seeing you on Friday, your food will be waiting
Love,
Mom
* * * *

Sam to Bruce
(Sam Falcon - Sam_Falcon)

Bruce-

You wanted an update of how things are in Gotham, well they're all right.=20
But I'm getting really sick of Richard, but when was that news.
The two of them haven't been too busy, they have had to go out. I think=20
it was too take care of Ivy and The Riddler.

No trouble at the house, yet . . .Don't take that the wrong way, I'm=20
just joking. I'm staying out of trouble, just writing. The book is going=20
well. Well I guess that's everything.

When are you coming back? I hear rumors that you are thinking of buying=20
the Planet. How much time will you have to spend in Metropolis, you've=20
got so much to do here and . . .?
Sam
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Bruce to Sam

Sam-
Thanks for the update. You should have told me that Richard was on his=20
way here, but maybe you just found out (I'm not angry and I know it=20
sounds like I'm yelling - it's just that kid infuriates me - you know=20
that). You know why I'm like this, I hate being gone this long. I've=20
warned Superman about his coming as well. =20

Get ready for a big event at the Observatory. I totally forgot I asked=20
Cat Grant to arrange part of it for me (remind me not to introduce you=20
lol). She's arranged for Superman to be the guest speaker, not sure how,=20
since she can't possibly know how to get in touch with him. Maybe I can=20
arrange an appearance by Batman, since Gotham is his city (maybe he can=20
get you and I out of the whole thing). I'll get back ASAP.
Be careful!
Bruce=20
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* * * *

Dick Grayson phone mail to Bruce Wayne
(Dick Grayson - Nightwing 810)

(Beep...)Bruce? It's me... Listen, I know we haven't been getting along=20
great lately. And I know you're going through a lot. I've talked to=20
Alfred, and we both agree that maybe I need some time away. I'll be=20
traveling to Metropolis in the next few days.=20

I know your feelings about Superman, and your whole shpeal about "not=20
trusting him because he isn't even human", but I really think he can=20
teach me some things. I'm going to try and contact him, whether you like=20
it or not.

Just wanted to let you know where I'll be. Alfred has the number of the=20
hotel. Hate answering machines... (beep)

* * * *
Note on the desk of Lois Lane
(Lex Luthor - Nightwing810)

Miss Lane,
I would be charmed if you could join me for lunch on Monday sometime=20
after 12:15. I'll send Nigel by to pick you up. I have much to tell you,=20
I'm sure you'll be interested in a decision I have recently made.
Until then...
Lex
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Re: Note on the desk of Lois Lane

Lex....

It's so nice to hear from you! Maybe I can finally get that exclusive=20
from you. ;)

I can meet with you anytime after 12:30 on Monday. I have a previous=20
engagement. Tell Nigel to pick me up at the Americana Cafe.

Thanks.
Lois

* * * *
Lois to Clark

Clark...

I don't know if you have heard about the Planet up for sale, but I was=20
wondering if I could come over to your place after work on Friday? Lex=20
sent me some email saying that he wants to meet me on Monday and for=20
some weird reason I feel he might be connected to all of this Planet=20
stuff.

Oh, btw did I ever tell you how much I hate computers? Well at least=20
when they are acting up. I think I'd better end this email because my=20
laptop looks like it wants to crash on me! I feel like I want to throw=20
it out the freaking window!!!! Arggh! Maybe I will ask Jimmy to stop by=20
sometime and take a look at it. I figure it might have something to do=20
with my phone line. Then again maybe Superman can just give it a stern=20
talking to.

Goodnight.
Your friend,
Lois=20
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Re : Clark to Lois

Yeah that's fine. I think I can spare a couple of hours, just for you.=20
<G> We can walk to my place together, after work. That is if you don't=20
mind the escort.

About your computer problem. I am not so sure if Superman could help you=20
with that one. Maybe you could just yell at it like you do with me! LOL!=20
Just kidding! ;)

Sweet dreams and goodnight.
Clark
* * * *

Lois to Lucy

Hey Luce,

Did Mother say anything about having lunch with us this weekend? I sure=20
hope not! I mean no offense to the family but Mother is the last person=20
I want to deal with right now! Can you believe it, the Planet is up for=20
sale again? One of those men interested in buying it is Bruce Wayne. I=20
don't know much about Mr. Wayne but I am supposed to have lunch with him=20
on Monday. Plus Lex wants to meet with me after. Hmmm.. two rich men=20
after my attention, I wonder what that is supposed to mean? All I can=20
say is that if Superman asked me to meet him, I would drop everything=20
for that man! Heck I would do anything with that man! Okay.. I better=20
let that comment go.. ;X

I love you sis, and please feel free to visit me this weekend.=20

Love,
Lois=20
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Clark to Mom

Hi Mom=85

I will be *flying* in later then I thought.  Lois wants to meet with me
after work to discuss something so I think I=92d better oblige.

I know this sounds weird but I am grinning from ear to ear after
reading her email.  She actually signed off with =93your friend.=94=20
She thinks of me as a friend!  I can=92t believe it!
Maybe she was tired or something. LOL

Please keep my food warm.  I promise I will get home
to you guys as soon as possible! =3D)

Love,
Clark
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Re: Mom to Clark

Clark,

I am sorry to hear that you won't be joining us for dinner, I will keep=20
it warm for you. I will probably snack on something to tide me over so I=20
can eat with you when you get here

I am glad that Lois called you a *friend*. I wonder what she wants and=20
does she know that you are supposed to see us this weekend.
Oh well, I guess you will get here when you get here.
See you when you get here.
Love,
Mom=20

* * * *
Clark Kent to Bruce Wayne

Bruce-

Lois was over at my place tonight and she told me about a warning for=20
Superman. I told Superman about the little bird and well he is going to=20
keep that in mind, so thanks.

Did you hear about Cat's ball? Are you really going to escort her? I=20
know this sounds completely insane but if Lois doesn't have a date I am=20
considering asking her.

Well I got a flight to catch. I am going to visit my parents this=20
weekend.
Clark=20
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 Re: Bruce Wayne to Clark Kent

Clark-

You're welcome for the warning.
I heard about the affair and sent Cat a message, letting her know I was=20
not going. I . . .can't go . . . for personal reasons.

Lois says she wants to do an expose on me, better watch what I say,=20
right Super. . . well never mind that.
Bye, talk to you later
Bruce
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Re: Bruce Wayne to Clark Kent

Clark-

I just remembered I have to go, since it is in Gotham, but I won't be=20
escorting Cat. I won't be alone though, don't pass that on. Tell you=20
about it later.
Bruce
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Re: Clark Kent to Bruce Wayne

I figured you weren't going with Cat, but are you still attending the=20
ball? It says that both Superman and you are going to be there? I am=20
sorry but I don't remember Superman telling me this!
Clark=20
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* * * *
In Lois=92 Apartment

Lois was so tired that after she came home from Clark's place, she took=20
a hot bath and then went to bed.

Lois laid on her bed, dressed in her Superman nightie. In her arms was=20
the teddy bear that Clark won for her back in Smallville. She never let=20
go of that thing at night.

A rattling noise came from the front window. A man dressed all in black=20
came through the window and walked into the bedroom. He picked up a=20
pillow and brought it above her face. When Lois groaned he smashed her=20
face with it. Lois screamed....

Meanwhile Clark was en route to his parent's home when he heard Lois'=20
bloodcurdling scream. He immediately headed back in the direction=20
towards Metropolis. In record time he was in Lois' bedroom fighting off=20
the attacker. Superman didn't have to do much because when the attacker=20
saw him, he ran off. Superman was so concerned with Lois' well-being,=20
that he forgot about the attacker and gave Lois mouth to mouth. Lois was=20
revived and she coughed a bit.

Superman: "Are you all right?"
Lois : "Yeah, I think so. (cough)
What happened?"
Superman: "I think someone tried to kill you."
Lois: "Oh? Well that's weird. I mean I haven't done anything lately to=20
anger anyone..."
"Yeah," Clark answered uncomfortably. He was still holding her in his=20
arms and he set her back down on the bed. Lois was acting like she was=20
okay, but he knew she was lying. He could tell it in her voice. He=20
wanted to stay there forever. To hold her in the darkness. He wanted to=20
kiss all of her troubles away...=20

For a momment the pair just stared into each other's eyes. Then Clark=20
found his eyes wandering across her body. He noticed her Superman=20
nightie.

Superman : "Uh, Lois. Nice pajamas."
Lois blushed, "Ah, these old things.. My other pajamas were dirty, soI=20
had to resort to this. Sorry."
Superman: "Oh, you don't need to apologize. I think it is sorta cute in=20
a weird, sorta twilight zone way. But, uh, it looks like everything is=20
okay here, so I am going to fly.."
Lois: "Well, Superman.. I.."
Superman: "Bye.." (WHOOSH)
Lois: "Superman..."

She cried after Superman left. Lois was really scared and she was going=20
to ask him to stay for the night but he flew off before she got a=20
chance.
>tbc<=20
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Clark to Mom

Ok Mom, I know you are going to hate me for this.. but I had not choice.=20
As you well know, I should of been home by now. But Lois is sleeping with=20
me. Now IT'S NOT WHAT you think, Mom.. she is just sleeping in my arms.=20
Okay that sounded bad too. Lemme explain.

Tonight Superman was called to her house because someone tried to=20
smother her with a pillow. I was so shooken up by the event that I flew=20
home and decided to stay here since it was so late. Before I knew it=20
Lois was pounding on my door in tears. Lois was so out of it that she=20
didn't realize that she walked all the way over here in just her Sman=20
nightie. She was VERY scared so she asked to stay here. She brought over=20
the Princess Bride and we weren't even 5 minutes into the movie when she=20
fell asleep.

Mom, this is what dreams are made of. Here is the woman I love, the=20
woman I really care about, asleep in my arms. I can't sleep. All I can=20
do is watch her sleep and run my fingers through her long, beautiful=20
hair... I just wish we were together like this due to different=20
circumstances.

Again, I am soo sorry Mom! As soon as I see Lois off in the morning, I=20
will fly on over! I promise! =3D)
Love,
Clark=20
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Re: Mom to Clark

Clark,

OMG who would try to kill Lois? She must be so upset of course I=20
understand. You had to be there, I mean you couldn't just leave her when=20
she was like this.

Ok well then we will make you a plate and put it in the fridge so you=20
can heat it up when you get here, now that we have this new microwave=20
you bought us for christmas. :)

I guess I have to get used to you not being able to come whenever you=20
want to, especaially when someone needs Superman to save them. I just=20
have to get used to it

Well its late so we are going to turn in now. Its ok if you don't=20
make it this weekend, i mean try to make it if you can, but if you can't=20
its ok

goodnight,
Mom=20
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Re: Clark to Mom

I am glad that you understand. I never thought you wouldn't.
I really need to get some sleep and the couch isn't exactly the place to=20
do it. I think I will carry her to my bed. I just hope she doesn't=20
scream when she realizes who's arms she's snuggling in.
See you tommorow.

Goodnight,
Clark
PS. I don't need to use the microwave. I can just use my heat vision.=20
LOL!=20
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Re: Mom to Clark

Oh Duh, I forget LOL of course you don't need the microwave.=20
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Clark to Mom

Well Mom, my worst dream came true.. sorta... Lois woke up and screamed=20
when she realized she was in the same bed with me. I felt so bad because=20
she accused me of trying to put the moves on her. I tried to explain but=20
you know Lois she just picked up her movie and stomped out of my house.
Mom, I am really concerned about Lois and the person who tried to kill=20
her. I asked Cat to look up some info on Lois' attacker but I am still=20
worried he might come back. I want to see you and Dad also, so should I=20
ask Lois to come with me? Or should I just keep flying back and forth=20
and check on her?
Please help!
Love your son,
Clark=20
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Re: Mom to Clark

Clark,
You can ask Lois if she will come, i mean we haven't seen her in a long=20
time either. But if she says no, stay there and keep an eye on her. You=20
can always come some other weekend, I mean we aren't going anywhere.
Well, let us know what you decide
Love
Mom

* * * *
Superman to Lois
(Superman- lois_lne)

Hello Lois...
Clark let me borrow his laptop. I have distrubing news. The man who=20
tried to kill you last night was one of Lex's men. I don't trust you=20
being all alone this weekend and with Clark out of town it makes me more=20
nervous. If it were up to me I would be with=20
you 24/7 but I am Superman=20
and obviously I will be called away. I would really appreciate it and I=20
think Clark and Perry would really appreciate it, if you would let me=20
fly you to Smallville. I know you don't partcularly like it over there,=20
but Clark has promised to stay out of your way and if you want to see=20
more of me then my wish is your command! ;) I just want to make sure you=20
are safe, so please say yes? Answer this ASAP and I will be there to=20
pick you up.
Your friend,
Superman=20
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Re: Lois to Superman

"My wish is your command?" Um Superman have you been experiencing any=20
sharp blows to the head lately??? What I think you meant was, "Your wish=20
is MY command!" LOL! But nevermind that, you have never said anything so=20
sweet to me like that before... As much as I detest Clark right now=20
(long story, I can tell you on our flight) I guess I will go with you.=20
Superman, I know this may sound insane, but I would do anything for you.
I'll be waiting...
Love,
Lois=20
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* * * *

Dr. Klein to Lois and Clark
(Dr. Klein- FoLCandi)

Dear Lois and Clark,

Please feel free to contact me whenever you want to. I'm getting bored=20
in this weird lab...I don't have much work to do in these days! I'll get=20
crazy if I don't get more work to do...
p.s.: if you see Superman please tell him the same. (Hopefully something=20
about helping to save the world from some evil pest *g*)
your Mad Scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs :o)
-Dr. Klein-=20
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* * * *
Superman to Dr. Klein (message encrypted)

Dr. Klein-
This is a special message that only you can encode.
I got permission tonight from Ms. Lane, for you and your scientists to=20
take DNA samples from the pillow that was used by her attacker. I know=20
there will probably only be fingerprints (I x-rayed the pillow myself)=20
but it is better then nothing. Maybe this way we can positivly identify=20
Ms. Lane's attacker. Ms. Lane is going to be out of town this weekend,=20
staying with Mr Kent's parents in Smallville. Please don't let anyone=20
else know about it. I fear for her safety. I will drop off the pillow to=20
the lab, before I fly Ms.Lane to Kansas.

Thanks.
Superman=20
=20
* * * *

Lois to Lucy

Lucy-
If mother wants to know where I am this weekend, just tell her that I am=20
on assignment or something. Last night I was attacked by some freak! Now=20
my partner Clark has gotten everyone including Superman, worried about=20
my safety! Clark can be such a scardy cat sometimes! Anyway, Superman is=20
flying me out to Smallville tonight to stay with Clark's parents.=20
PLEASE, whatever you do, DON'T TELL MOTHER that I am there! Knowing=20
Mother, she will start booking the orchestra for *my* wedding!
I will keep you posted.

I love ya sis...
Lois=20
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Re: Lucy to Lois
(Lucy Lane - EMCAV)

Lois-
You... spending the night at a guys house! I'd never thought that I=20
would see the day! What's Clark like? Is he cute?=20
Anyways... don't do what you always do and get yourself in trouble. Be=20
cautious! I won't tell Mom, but she has been trying to reach you... so=20
you might want to contact her yourself if you get the chance.
Love,
Lucy
PS- Keep me updated!!!!=20
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Re: Lois to Lucy

Hey Luce!
Clark cute??? The man is a hick from Smallville, what do you think?=20
Clark is nothing like Superman.. now Superman... he's the cute one, well=20
actually he is more then cute, he's sexy.. ::sigh:::
Whoops! I am getting ahead of myself here. Yes I am staying at a guy's=20
house. This is the first time I have had a guy in my presence since..=20
C.. well nevermind about him!
If you absolutely need to contact me, I have attached the Kent's phone=20
#. But only use it in extreme emergencies!
Why am I not surprised that Mother has been trying to contact me! That=20
woman can never let me out of her sight! Sheesh.
Take care and I hope to see you soon!
Love,
Lois=20

* * * *
=20
Update Clark

<Beep> Clark, about that little matter you wanted me to check into...The=20
fingerprints are still being investigated at present. I'll let you know=20
if they put a name with the prints left at the scene of Lois' latest=20
debaucle.

I heard it through the grapevine that she came to you in her hour of=20
need. Cheer-up Clark, you just may win the prize if that is what you=20
really, really want.
Later,
Cat
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Re: Update Clark

Hi you've reached Clark Kent's automatic email response system. I am out=20
for the weekend but I will be back by Monday.
Thanks.
Clark Kent
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=20
Clark=92s ans machine

<Beep> Clark! It's me Mayson, Cat Grant ask me to let you know if=20
anything developed on the fingerprints. Well they have and you need to=20
call me. I am also going to call your parents house just in case your=20
still there.
Be careful!
Mayson
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The Kent=92s ans machine
msg Clark

<Beep> Mr. and Mrs. Kent. This is Mayson Drake, and if Clark is still at=20
your house please have him call me as soon as he can. My cell phone=20
number is 909-1224. Tell Clark that Lois needs protection. I have asked=20
the police to guard her. Also, if Clark can get in touch with Superman, I=20
think he should. Tell Clark that Lex Luthor is involved in this latest=20
attack on Lois Lane.
Thanks,
Mayson Drake=20
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Re: Update Clark

Ok that's fine Cat. Superman, going to the ball, in Gotham? That seems a=20
little odd to me... Now I understand why Lois was ranting and raving=20
over the phone why she was going to your ball all of sudden. Sheesh!
Keep digging on this masked man and let me know as soon as you find=20
something out. And please if you see Mayson could you tell her not to=20
call my parents home. Their phone number is supposed to be unlisted in=20
Metropolis so they had no idea how she got it and my Mom got a little=20
scared!
Thanks.
Clark=20
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Re: The Kent=92s ans machine
     msg to Clark

Hi Mayson,
I finally got the answering machine. Thanks for the info. I had a=20
feeling that Lex might be behind it.

Personally, I think Lois needs more then the police protecting her. She=20
will need Superman protection. I am hoping I can get Superman into=20
talking Lois into coming to Smallville. Smallville is a place where I=20
doubt Lex and his men will be out to find her. I just hope Superman can=20
pursuade her. Then again, what am I saying. She worships the man!
Thanks again,
Clark
PS. I owe you one Mayson! <G>=20
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Re: The Kent=92s ans machine
     msg to Clark

<Beep> Clark, you need to get Superman to move Lois ASAP! I can't talk=20
over this unsecure line, could you meet me at my office say 5:00pm, and=20
after Superman has delivered Lois to a safe and secure enviroment?
Call and let me know!

And you don't owe me anything, Clark, except maybe dinner sometimes.
I am concerned about your friend and partner, Lois, I know she doesn't=20
like me very much, but you can ask Bruce Wayne, and he'll tell you that=20
I am a competent attorney and investgator.
Thanks and see you soon :O)!
Mayson=20
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Re: The Kent=92s ans machine
     msg to Clark

Yeah I will meet you @ 5:00pm Mayson. I will have Superman fly me back=20
to Metropolis. The Kents can look after Lois until I get back. We will=20
have to make this meeting very brief since I am really worried about=20
Lois!
Thanks for all of your help Mayson! I really appreciate it! =3D)
Clark

* * * *
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Inspector Henderson to
Mayson Drake
(Inspector Henderson- lncswing)

Ms. Drake -=20
I've been hearing various rumors about the attempt on Lois Lane's life,=20
but my men and myself have been drudging around in the mud for quite=20
some time. While I'm not saying we depend on the attorney's office for=20
help, by any means, would you mind giving us a few tips, if you have=20
any? I'm assuming that you're being smarter than we are. The police can=20
only help, after all.
Sincerely,
Inspector Bill Henderson=20
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Re: Mayson Drake to
Inspector Henderson

Dear Inspector Henderson: I have my private investigators on the afore=20
mentioned case at the requests of Mr. Clark Kent, and Superman.=20
As you know I come from a family of investigators and lawyers, I am=20
named after a family friend... Atty. Perry Mason, and my Grandfather is=20
Mr. Paul Drake, of Drake Investigations. Now, I believe if you will ask=20
the Metropolis officers that are currently on this case, they can fill=20
you in on the pertinent details. I suggest you do this in person and not=20
on the phone or by e-mail, because this case has many roads and many=20
leaks. My office is at your disposal if you need any clarification=20
regarding the attempt on Ms. Lane's life.

Give me a call and we'll do lunch. And I look forward to seeing you and=20
Commissioner Gordon of Gotham City Police at the Enviromental Ball=20
10-23-99.
Regards,
Mayson Drake=20
=20
* * * *

Dad to Lois
(Dr. Sam Lane-lncswing)

Hi, honey -=20
Your mother has been driving me absolutely nuts, and I have no idea why!=20
She keeps on talking about Lois this and Lois that...on and on and on=20
about a pillow and night and smothering... Help me out here! Tell me=20
what's going on, or at *least* tell your mother to shut the heck up!
I'll be out of town for a while, honey - I'm looking for some exotic=20
plants in the Congo. I'll spare you the details.
Love ya,
your father=20
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Re: Lois to Dad

Thank you so much Daddy for sparing me the details about that plant. I=20
don't know whether to say have fun or what.

About Mother, how the heck did she find out about that harmless little=20
smothering inncident? Only Superman and Clark know. I wonder how it=20
leaked?

This couldn't come at a worst time, because now with Mother at odds and=20
ends about where I am, I will never be safe!

Tell her that I am okay right now. I am out of Metropolis but I am okay.=20
She can reach me on my cell phone if she ABSOLUTELY needs to talk to me.=20
No offense Daddy, but I hope I never hear from her!
Love,
Lois=20

* * * *

Invitation to Henderson
and Commissioner

You are Cordially Invited to attend the Wayne Foundation/Daily Planet=20
Enviromental Ball Saturday, October 23, 1999 at 7:00 pm.
Black Tie/Ball attire required.
RSVP to Catherine Grant, Ball Chairperson and=20
Daily Planet Reporter.

PS: Inspector Henderson, you need only RSVP for yourself. I have already=20
received the Police Comissioners RSVP. Also received Gotham Cities=20
Police Comissioner's RSVP as well as their Police Inspector.=20
Hope to see you Inspector Henderson at the Ball...=20
=20
* * * *
Mayson=92s voice mail

Hi you've reached my communicator: I am not able to answer in person at=20
present at the tone, leave the message.
Regards,
Mayson Drake
<Beep>
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Mayson=92s voice mail

Hello pretty girl: Perry and Paul here, just checking on you, hope you=20
are doing okay in Metropolis. Let us know if we can assist you in the=20
case you mentioned to us yesterday! Afterall what is family for.
Love you!
Perry and Paul
PS Mayson, be careful, Luthor is a master criminal. Watch your back.
Paul and Perry=20
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WEEK #2 (10/18 to 10/24/99)

A day in the country...

Superman had dropped Lois off hours ago. Clark was no where to be found.=20
Lois changed into a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt. It was kinda=20
chilly so she also wore a blue, plaid shirt.

She walked into the field behind the Kent farmhouse and sat down under a=20
huge oak tree. Lois was a city girl, but for some reason she felt=20
unusually at peace. Lois thought this would be the perfect opportunity=20
to work on her novel. She took out her notebook and started to write,=20
when she felt the wind blowing through her hair. She looked up. It was=20
Superman. Lois put her notebook and pencil down and walked over to him.

Lois : "Superman!"

Superman" "Hi, Lois. I am glad I found you here. I am so worried about=20
you!"

Lois : "Worried?"

Superman : "Yes. I just came back from Metropolis. Clark talked to=20
Mayson Drake. Ms. Drake is really concerned about your safety. She has=20
reason to believe that your attacker was one of Luthor's men."

Lois : "What???"

Superman : "I know you and Ms. Drake don't see eye to eye, but please=20
trust her. Or at least, please trust me!"

Lois: "Well, I..."
Superman: "I know you're very independant and the idea of having=20
a body guard probably makes you cringe, but please let Clark look after
you=20
until this is solved."

Lois: "Well Superman, I..."

Superman: "Lois, please listen to me. I don't know what I would do if I=20
lost you. I would be lost. I mean you're...you're...I..."

Lois: "Superman?"

Superman took his hand and brushed it across her cheek. Lois let out a=20
small gasp as he brushed his lips on hers. She moaned as he kissed her=20
mouth full. His hands traveled up to her shoulders. Lois let Superman=20
take her outer shirt off. Her shirt floated to the ground.

Lois: "Oh god..." she whispered.

Her emotional outburst startled Superman.
Superman: "OH MY GOD! What am I doing??? I gotta go!"

Lois : "Superman, wait!"

Superman wasn't listening. He was too embarrassed by his conduct. He=20
flew off into the afternoon sky.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: A day in the country...

Martha walked outside and found Lois resting against the barn with her=20
head in her lap

Martha: "Lois, is there anything wrong? I was just coming to tell you=20
that lunch is on the table if you feel like eating."=20

Lois: Yeah.. Uh.. I think. I just have a lot of things on my mind. Like=20
how I have to go back to Metropolis tommorow to meet with Bruce Wayne.

Martha: Lois, couldn't you have Clark or someone else do the interview?=20
I mean, there is someone out to kill you and from what I have been=20
hearing from Clark, its bigger than they orginally thought.
I would feel safer knowing you were here, I care for your safety.=20

Lois: I appreciate your concern Martha, but I have to go back and go=20
through with this interview. Even Clark knows that. And besides I think=20
people are making way too much of a fuss over a little incident in my=20
apartment.

Martha: A little incident?  Lois someone tried to kill you! I wouldn't=20
call that a little incident.

But I can't force you to stay, if your mind is made up, I guess all I=20
can do is worry about you.

Lois: I wish my Mom was more like you. She worries but she is also=20
really annoying! For example I got an email from my sister Lucy today=20
and she said that my mother has left me 20 messages on my answering=20
machine! I mean sheesh!

Martha: That is sweet of you to say Lois. I know your mother must care=20
for you, I mean she wouldn't have left any messages if she didn't. That=20
is just her way of showing how much she cares (even if it is annoying at=20
times).

* * * *

Dr. Klein to Clark Kent

Clark,

Superman has brought the pillow to S.T.A.R.-Labs. I'm just working on=20
it. It's very difficult, but don't worry, I'll figure out who tried to=20
kill Ms Lane. Promised! I'll let you know when I find something.
Doc Klein
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Dr. Klein to Clark Kent/
     Evidence

Dr. Klein: Officer O'Malley calling regarding the evidence in your trust=20
of the Lane Case. If your lab determines anything that we can use to=20
bring the person responsible for this crime on Ms Lane to justice,=20
please let us know asap. We are working to help Ms. Lane in this matter.
Officer O'Malley
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Dr. Klein to Clark Kent/
      Evidence

Officer O'Malley,
I'm trying my best and I'm working as fast as I can. I promise to give=20
you a call or something as soon I have figured out who did this crime to=20
Ms. Lane.Thanks for informing me
Dr. Klein=20
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Re: Dr. Klein to Clark Kent/
      Thanks :0)

Dr. Klein: Many thanks for you hard work and efforts in this matter.
If at anytime, I can help you in anyway, please feel free to call on me.
Thank you from the MPD.
Officer O'Malley

* * * *

In the farmhouse

Clark: "Lois, Mom says that dinner is ready."

Lois: "Oh Clark, I think I will skip it. I am not that hungry anyway."

Clark: "Oh? Well I won't bug you then."

Lois: "Actually Clark, could I talk..."

Lois never gets a chance to finish her sentence. Clark has shut the=20
bedroom and door and left. Lois burries her face in her pillow and=20
cries.
>tbc<
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: In the farmhouse

Martha: Lois isn't coming to dinner? I hope she is feeling well. Well,=20
just in case she gets hungry later I will put a plate aside for her to=20
heat up later.

Jonathan: That sounds like a good idea. She will probably get hungry=20
later.=20

Martha: I heard that she wants to go back to Metropolis and because of=20
what I have been hearing from you son, I don't think it=92s a good idea.=20
But when Lois has made up her mind, no one can talk her out of it,=20
except maybe Superman=20

Clark : "Mom, I don't think Superman is the best for Lois right now.=20
Superman sorta did something that well, he sorta lost control and showed=20
her a little too much how he felt about her. He didn't do.. well you=20
know.. but he did... give her more then a peck on the cheek. That's why=20
she has been so reserved. I want to talk to her, but I can't because I=20
keep thinking about what Superman, uh, I mean what I did! Sheesh!" (Clark=20
buries his face in his hands.)=20

Martha goes over and sits down next to her son and puts her arm around=20
him.

Martha: Oh Clark, you must be feeling so bad, it was bound to happen=20
because you love her so much! But it was good that it happened when you=20
were Superman, because she would probably hate you otherwise. But you=20
know what you have to do, you have to, as Superman, talk to her about it.
You can't just let it go, it would just eat both of you up inside.

Jonathan: Your mother is right, you must talk to her about it. We are=20
always here for you but this is something you must do.

Clark: "Well, as much as I don't want to bring the subject up again, I=20
could try talking to her on our flight back to Metropolis. Maybe that=20
way we can clear the air or something.

I'd talk to her right now, but I just x-rayed the bedroom door and she=20
is sleeping peacefully. I don't want to distrub her." =20

* * * *

Lois to Lucy

Hey Lois!

What's up? I thought that you would keep me informed about what has been=20
going on. I went to your office to see if you were back... but Perry=20
said that he didn't want me to know to much... he said he would tell you=20
to talk to me. Why is everyone acting so strange???? Well, I hope you're=20
all right. I think Mom is starting to wonder as well. You should check=20
your home messages, because I think she has left you about 20... what a=20
suprise....

Well, anyway... when you get this message, contact me right away!
Love,
Lucy=20
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Re: Lois to Lucy

Oh God not 20 messages! Should I even bother listening? OY!
Lucy.. something happened to me last night, well it isn't bad but it's=20
something I need to share, sister to sister. I should be back about noon=20
tommorow. I am going Superman Express.. well I hope I am. I can't say=20
anymore becauseI am afraid someone might tap into my email or=20
something.

I will call you once I get back to my office.
Love,
Lois=20

* * * *
Manic Monday

Perry White went out of his office, and with a serious/troubled/annoyed=20
look, went to search the reporters milling around in the newsroom.
Finally, having seen the reporter he was looking for, the illustrious=20
editor in chief of the Daily Planet called out...

"Lois! What happened to the story on Bruce Wayne talking about buying=20
the Planet?!? I assigned that to you ages ago! We're running a newspaper=20
here, in case you forgot."=20
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Re : Manic Monday Decoy!!!

Hi Perry White, I am Lois Lane, let's go into your office and chat. Now,=20
Mr. White, I am a decoy for Ms Lane until we can bring her out of=20
protective custody. Mayson Drake, and my Inspector will fill you in on=20
all the details. Just know that Lois is safe. For now just call me Lois.=20
And here is that story you are needing on Bruce Wayne and his research=20
into buying the Planet. Any questions?
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Message to Perry (URGENT)
To quote you Chief, "What in the sam hill is going on here?" Am I am in=20
some kind of time warp? It is only Sunday and already I hear I have a=20
replacement! A replacement, Perry! A replacement!!!!!! LOIS LANE DOES=20
NOT NEED A REPLACEMENT! (Don't ask me how I found out about this.. I=20
have my sources.) I need.. no scratch that I WANT to get out of=20
Smallville ASAP. Superman said he will be back here tommorow to pick me=20
up. I WILL be back in time to interview Mr. Wayne. So if I get back and=20
Ii see that replacement at my desk, I SWEAR I will scream! And we all=20
know how ugly that can get.
Lois.. the one and ONLY Lane!=20
=20
* * * *
Note on the desk of Lois Lane

Miss Lane,
I see you have missed our date for this afternoon. I can only hope you=20
are safe. Please let me know if things are all right.
Lex
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Note on the desk of Lois Lane

Are you feeling okay, Lex? Today is only Sunday. I will see you=20
tommorow.
Lois

* * * *
Interpole, Insp. Henderson

Inspector, Interpole is very interested in the case involving the Daily=20
Planet female reporter. Those finger prints matched one of Interpole=92s=20
five most wanted hit men. Mayson Drake has been alerted as this is also=20
a DA office case because of the ties to the underworld.
Metropolis investigating Officer O'Malley=20
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Re: Interpole, Insp. Henderson

Officer O'Malley -=20
So this is bigger than we first thought. I'm sure that Drake will=20
approve of Interpole's help, but don't quote me on that. MPD is doing=20
all it can to track down this guy, and as for me, well, I keep closer=20
tabs on Lane and Kent than they'd probably like, if they knew. And=20
Metropolis is a city that sees murders everyday, which I'm sure you=20
already know. Contact me whenever and we'll try and work an arrangement=20
out.
-Inspector Bill Henderson
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Re: Interpole, Insp. Henderson

Inspector; Operation Closed Door has begun. Metropolis PD will sphere=20
head the operation and keep Interpole among other agencies fully versed=20
on the details of this operation. A file "Your Eyes Only" has been sent=20
to you under guarded courier.  DA's Personel Mayson Drake also receiving
thi=
s=20
file.
Will advise as information is available.
Locksley of Scotland Yard sends=20
sends regards!
Sincerely,
O'Malley, MPD=20
=20
* * * *
Bruce to Sam

Sam-
Lois flew to Smallville. Clark must be going crazy with that attempt=20
that was made on her life . . .We both know something that would do the=20
same thing to me. . .has done the same thing.
Are things still okay? I know Barbara will let me know if anything=20
unusual happens. I miss. . .Gotham (you know what I mean).
Will be home soon.
Bruce
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
 Re: Sam to Bruce

Bruce-
Richard's in Metropolis? I would have warned you if I knew he was going.=20
He just took off and it was a welcome relief.
I certainly hope we can get out of that, I always get so nervous at=20
those things, I've never been very good in crowds.
I am always careful, I know better than to walk down strange alleys at=20
night. Even better, I never go out at night alone.
Sam=20

* * * *
Bruce to Lois

Lois
I am not one for interviews, but I've heard so much about you and am=20
looking forward to meeting you. I do plan to go back to Gotham late=20
Wednesday, if something should come up, we can meet at another time.
Bruce=20
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Re : Lois to Bruce

I look forward to meeting you too, Bruce. Thanks for the kind words. I=20
can only hope that people in Gotham think highly of me too.
Lois
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

{continued in part 4}
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Re: Bruce to Lois

Actually it isn't someone in Gotham who talks about you all the time,=20
it's a mutual "friend" from Metropolis. Some people in Gotham do get the=20
Daily Planet and I can't speak for all of them, but I do know that some=20
of the ones, I've talked to at least, respect you a great deal for=20
working in the profession you do and excelling at it the way you do.
Bruce=20
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Re: Lois to Bruce

A friend, eh? Who in Metropolis knows you? I thought this was your first=20
visit here, Bruce? Oh well, maybe we can talk more about this later.=20
I've gotta go to bed now. I have a long trip ahead of me from Smallville=20
to Metropolis.
See you tommorow,
Lois
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Bruce to Lois

Who ever told you this was my first trip to Metropolis was mistaken. How=20
else would I know Cat Grant? She's not the friend by the way.
I've got another email to send, have to go, see you tomorrow.
Bruce

* * * *

Luthor personal journal
entry

(as I am playing chess, with an unknown opponent)
Strategy is always key. One must know the strengths, and the weakness of=20
each piece on the board, and be able to exploit it. Power comes to those=20
who are prepared.
The pieces in this game are complex. Of course, we have our share of=20
pawns, Dark Knights, and even a bishop or two. Each with his or her own=20
method of protecting the king.
"Ignore all, and go only for the King" That's the way Jomini would play=20
the game.. risking every resource for the thrill of victory.
My task, here, is to isolate the king, and claim the queen for my own.
I will have the Man of Steel in check, and I will succeed.
I plan to have Nigel provide me with discrete information on this Mr.=20
Bruce Wayne. A kindred spirit, perhaps... but no less difficult to=20
eliminate.
I detest elimination. It always pains me to see someone fail. And every=20
time I am forced to do so, I feel I have failed.
Failure is unexceptable...
Check.=20

* * * *
message to Clark Kent

<Beep> Clark? This is Richard Grayson. I was wondering if I could come=20
by and talk to you sometime soon. It's about Bruce.=20
Thanks... talk to you soon.=20

* * * *
RSVP to ball

Miss Grant -=20
Just dropping you a quick note to tell you that I'll be there for that=20
ball...thanks for inviting me, but you're gonna regret ever talking to=20
me at all when you see me in one of those penguin get-ups. I'll probably=20
end up getting thrown out.
-Insp. Bill Henderson
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Re: RSVP to ball

Dear Inspector Henderson:
I love a man in a Tux :O) See you at the Ball
Later,
Cat

* * * *
Lois Lane to Lex Luthor (urgent!)

Hi Lex..

There has been a change in plans. My flight out of Smallville has been=20
cancelled and I need a way to get home. Could you fly over here with=20
your private jet and then you and I can talk before I have to meet with=20
Mr. Wayne?

Thanks.
Lois
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Re: Lex Luthor to Lois Lane (urgent!)

Miss Lane,
Of course, my dear... anything I can do to help. I'm looking forward to=20
being in your presence again.
I was shocked to hear of the vile plot to bring you harm. In fact, I=20
have, myself, seen to your personal security upon your return to=20
Metropolis. I will never let anyone hurt you.
I must ask you though, why you choose to spend time with Clark Kent. I=20
would have been more than willing to have you stay with me in the Lex=20
Corp penthouse, where I already have a room reserved and kept for you.=20
You are always welcome with me.
We have much to discuss, my dear. I feel that our relationship will soon=20
reach new heights. And it is with this that I'd like to now formally=20
invite you to spend the evening of the ball in my company.=20
I'll have Nigel set aside a block of time for your dress shopping.
My jet will be at your disposal.
I patiently await your presence, my dear.
Lex=20
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Re: Lois Lane to Lex Luthor (urgent!)

OMG Lex...
I uh.. wow! I had to cover my mouth when i read your email. I am shocked=20
and flattered, that you asked me to the ball, but I am not one for=20
dates. I will probably go by myself. But, I will definately save a dance=20
for you, if that's all right?

Thanks for letting me use your private jet. I didn't know if I would=20
ever make it back. On the subject of Kent, don't ask me why I went with=20
him. I guess I had one momment of insanity. We're all entitled to that=20
from time to time, right?

Well I need to get some sleep here, but thank you so much. I look=20
forward to talking to you again.
Sincerely,
Lois=20
=20
* * * *
Where=92s Lois?

Clark: OMG!! Mom and Dad.. OMG!!!
Have you seen Lois? I let her sleep in today but when i walked into her=20
room she wasn't there!!!! Superman was supposed to fly her back to=20
Metropolis today. I don't think anyone abducted her because all of her=20
things are gone.. but who knows...
{Clark starts pacing in the farmhouse and running his fingers wildly=20
through his hair.}

Martha: =93Clark, calm down! I thought you knew, Lois said she told you.=20
Lex Luthor's private jet came to pick her up and I tried to stop her but=20
she said you knew and said it was fine. OMG I am so sorry I should have=20
gotten you up.=94

Clark : "OMG!!! She is on a private jet with Lex??? The rumor is that=20
one of his men tried to kill her! I mean it's not confirmed yet but I=20
don't think she should of taken any chances.=20
{Clark stares out the window.}
I should fly after her, but Superman is to blame for all of this.. it's=20
all his fault!=94

Martha: =93Honey, Superman is you. I'm sorry but you can't blame Superman=20
without blaming yourself. and maybe you should fly home and talk to her=20
as Superman and straighten things out.=94

Jonathan walks in the room
Jonathan: =93Your mother is right, besides we are worried about her so go=20
let Superman keep an eye on her.=20
=20
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Mayson Drake to Clark Kent

Clark hi, I just received word from a friend at the Metropolis Airport=20
that Luthor's jet left with Smalville as it's destination. I just got=20
this message and thought I'd let you know.
Talk with you later.
Mayson
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Where=92s Lois?

Clark is looking at a message on his laptop.
Clark : "It says here that Mayson spotted Lois and Lex walking out of=20
his private jet at Metropolis airport. I must get back to Metropolis to=20
make sure Lois is okay.
I love you guys."

Clark kisses his Mom on the cheek and then he spins around into the=20
famous red and blue suit and flys off.

=93We love you too, try to make it back to visit us more often,=94 Martha
calls off to Clark as he flys off. She falls into her husbands arms and=20
cries.

Jonathan: =93There, there honey. He comes home when he can. I mean he
can't=20
come home too often or people would get suspicious.=94

Martha: =93I know, but it still hurts.=94

* * * *
Email to Lois Lane @ Planet

Hi Lois, hope that you are well after the breakin at your apartment. If=20
you need my help regarding that matter, please let me know.=20
Looking forward to seeing you at the Enviromantal Ball in Gotham City on=20
10-23.
Regards,
Mayson Drake=20
=20
* * * *
Journal entry of Lex Luthor

Beginning a game can sometimes be most difficult. Each move one makes=20
may uncover the plan of the greater game at hand.
"The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple=20
before the battle is fought." Sun Tzu puts this in such an elequent=20
fasion. And calculations I have made, from the most detailed possible=20
events... to the most insignifigant of happenings.
I have to seperate the Queen from the King to capture her... to make her=20
mine.
I know that Lois Lane is the most beautiful creature I will ever meet...=20
and I want nothing more than her hand in marriage. And her happiness...
But with that, I must eliminate any "steel" walls that stand in my way.
That is why I have come here... to Smallville. The middle of America...=20
a small town that has no value and has never produced anyone of=20
importance to me.
I'm not sure what to expect when I hear the plane hatch open.
Miss Lane is the type of elegant creature that can stun even the=20
strongest of me... and she seems to bring out the weakest.
I watch as she asends the stairs gracefully.
She does not notice me at first...a good sign... I plan on surprising=20
her, although such a task is quite difficult when considering such a=20
woman.
I watch as she turns to my direction...=20
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On the plane

{special contributions by lois_lne and Nightwing810}

Lois: "Hello Lex. Thanks for letting me travel on your jet. I mean you=20
didn't have to fly all the way to Smallville to come and get me."
Lex: "Of course I did, my dear...only the best for you...champagne?"
Lois: "Champagne in the morning? Oh what the heck! I mean my weekend was=20
even weirder then that."
Lex: "Excellent. Nigel, a glass for the lady."
Nigel hands Lois and champagne glass and she smiles.
Lex: "Miss Lane...Although you have already answered my query...I'd like=20
to ask you again."
Lois: "Ask me what?"
Lex: "I would be more then honored to escort you to the ball as my=20
guest. In doing so, of course, you will have an exclusive with the=20
planned new owner of the Planet."
Lois: "Lex, I'm honored. But you know me, I'm not much for escorts."
Lex: "Miss Lane...
Lois...
Please...I understand how you feel..."
Lois: "Lex...I would love to have an exclusive but maybe on more=20
intimate terms. Away from the ball, away from the crowds."
Lex: "But I mean only to enjoy your company and time... and I can assure=20
you that this will benefit you more than you can possibly know. And I'm=20
sure this will permit itself for more...intimate encounters."
Lois: "It's just my boss isn't too fond of you, I'm sorry to say. So=20
it's best that I attend the ball and stay close to Mr.Wayne. I need to=20
observe this man. I need to know how this man ticks."=20
Lex: "I see...well then...far be it for me to come between you and your=20
work...I understand how important it is to you, and I only want to=20
support you."
Lois: "Thanks Lex. But please stop by and say hi. I'd be honored to save=20
you a dance." Lois blushes.
Lex: "A dance with you is worth all of the time in the world... I look=20
forward to that."
Lois smiles.

* * * *

Perry White and Alice

<Beep> Hi Chief and Alice! Cat here, just called to say that the=20
Enviromental Ball is going to be a smash hit, and that The Planet will=20
get many great reports for copy. Yeah, the President of the US will be=20
in attendance along with the elite of Metropolis and Gotham City.=20
Looking forward to seeing you both there.
See you at work Chief. Thanks Alice for all your help with the Ball.

Later,
Catherine Grant

* * * *
Cat enters work and ask Perry a?

Swoosh went the elevator doors, out stepped=20
a lean and sexy dressed Cat=20
Grant. She blew a kiss to Perry White and Jimmy Olsen as she made her=20
way to her desk. Stopping behind her chair, she stretched like a *cat*=20
awaking from a nap, took off the sheer jacket to reveal an even sexier=20
dress underneath. Cat turned to see every eye trained on her. "What?"=20
"Haven't you seen Verecesce before?" "Dolce and Gabahana?" With a wave=20
of her Haute Courtoured arm she sat down and starting typing her column=20
on her computer. "By the way Perry, has anyone heard any news regarding=20
Lois?" Cat asked her Chief.

* * * *
Cat to Bruce Wayne

"Hi Bruce, I need you to let me know if you want gold, silver, balloons=20
for the ball to fall from the ceiling at midnight, or would you prefer,=20
black and gold ones in a more Sowene celebration way?" "Please let me=20
know, as your business associate in this matter, I really do need your=20
input." "I know it seems trivial to a man, but you'd be surprised how=20
many people will judge the success of the ball on it's decorations."=20
"Thanks again, for allowing me to help with this charity ball. Most=20
people, men in general don't realize that underneath my fashionable=20
fashion, is a very smart person." "Thanks, Bruce!"
Later,
Cat Grant=20
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Re: Bruce Wayne to Cat

Cat,
Let's go with the gold and silver.
Bruce
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Re: Cat to Bruce Wayne,
    Thanks :0)

Okay Bruce, I think Gold and Silver is the perfect choice. Thanks for=20
your input. I'll call the balloon company and let them know to go ahead=20
with the gold and silver balloons and streamers.
Thanks again.
Catherine Grant
* * * *
Message to Clark  from Mayson
 Urgent!

<Beep> Clark, hi it is Mayson. I hope you got my message. Lois is with=20
Lex and if you can get in touch with your friend Superman, now would be a=20
good time. I can't go into the details over the phone but know this,=20
Interpole is still looking for the person or persons who tried to kill=20
Lois, according to the MPD, they are still at large and have large money=20
backing them up. Clark, it is very important that Superman look after=20
Lois, he is probably the only one who can, and you know how I feel about=20
his running around in that outfit with that big "S" like he is the=20
Savior. Well Clark this time he maybe Lois's only savior.
Call me if I can help.
Bye for now,
Mayson
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Re: Message to Clark from Mayson
   Urgent!

<Beep>=20
Hi Mayson,
I just got back to Metropolis. I'm here at home but I have a few things=20
I need to finish before I head on over to the Planet. Can you please=20
keep an eye on her? Or have someone track her something like that. And=20
let me know if something goes wrong.. ASAP! I heard that Lois is going=20
to interview Mr. Wayne later on today and I will probably stop by to see=20
how she is doing. But PLEASE DON'T TELL HER THAT I KNOW! That will just=20
anger her and if you know Lois she will try running away from me and=20
then all hell might break loose!
Thanks,
Clark
<BEEP>=20
=20
* * * *

Mayson to Inspt. Henderson

<Beep> Inspector Henderson, Mayson Drake here. Please call me at your=20
earliest convience, I need to talk to you about a matter of the upmost=20
importance. Thank you for your assistance and informtion that came down=20
from your department.
Call me ASAP
Mayson Drake
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Re: Inspt. Henderson to Mayson

<beep>
Ms. Drake, Inspector Henderson here. I called back as soon as I=20
could...I hope I'm not too late. You wanted to talk to me about=20
something urgent? Call me back, I'll be at the precinct.
Later.

* * * *
President to attend
Environmental Ball!!!

Catherine Grant Reporting
October 23, 1999, the President of the United States, will attend the=20
Wayne Foundation/Daily Planet's Enviromental Ball. With a guest list=20
that already read like a "Who's Who," the Leader of our Country RSVPed=20
his accecptance today via telephone on Air Force One, on his way to a=20
conference on weapons bans.
The President was upbeat
and looking forward to the ball and relaxing a=20
little.
Bruce Wayne was quoted "It is a great day for this ball, to have our=20
President in attendance!" Security will be heightened, so come early and=20
plan to go through an elaborate security check system before entering=20
the ball.
This years total to be raised is 100 million dollars. So come prepared=20
to donate to this worthy cause. Save our Enviroment, Save our World!=20
=20
* * * *

Cat leaving the Planet attacked!
Help!!!

Cat Grant cleared her desk for the evening. Walked to the elevators and=20
entered. Leaving the Planet, and walking toward her car, she felt like=20
she was being followed. Cat looked around but didn't see anyone. As she=20
put the keys into the lock of her car door someone grabbed her from=20
behind. "Help!!!! Help!!!" Cat screamed, her attacker put his hand over=20
her mouth. Cat kicked him in the leg and managed to get her arm free,=20
she then took her keys and hit him in the eyes. Her attacker=20
stumbled=20
back in pain moaning. Cat ran toward the Planet and rambled through her=20
purse for her cell phone. Dialing 911 ... ring ring. "911...What is your=20
Emergency?" "This is Catherine Grant, I am in the parking lot of the=20
Daily Planet, and I have just been attacked. I managed to fight off the=20
attacker but he is still following me." "I am just now entering the=20
lobby of the Daily Planet building, I shall wait here until help=20
arrives." "911 Operator, yes Ms Grant, stay there until the unit=20
arrives." "Yes, I will!" "Ms Grant, stay on the line with me until the=20
police arrive, and tell me anything about your attacker." "Well, he is=20
about 6'2", 225 lbs, smelled of whiskey, he was wearing a black=20
jumpsuit, no gloves and he had dark hair and blue eyes. Also, he had an=20
insignia on his suit, Lexcorp. I hope that helps!" "Thanks Ms Grant, I=20
am typing all this into the computer, hold on and let me pass it on the=20
the officers on the way to you." "Okay, I'll hold on!" Cat went over the=20
the security guard and told him what happened. Shortly, the MPD arrived=20
and took Cat's statement. "Ms. Grant, you were lucky that you could get=20
away from a man so much larger than you." "Oh, Officer, I took defense=20
classes, these days a girl can't be too careful." Cat smiled as she told=20
the officer. Still visiably shaken, the security guard got Cat a cup of=20
herb tea and a chair to sit on. The officer askrd her to go to the=20
hospital and let them see if they could get skin samples of her attacker=20
from underneath her fingernails. Cat agreed. "I need to call Perry White=20
and let him know that I might be late to work in the morning, I am=20
rather sore after tangeling with that bad man." Cat called and left a=20
message with Perry and let him know that her column was ready so there
would be no gap where her column goes.=20

* * * *
Re: Mayson to Inspt. Henderson=20

Inspector Henderson, hi Mayson Drake here. I am sure that you know that=20
Catherine Grant of the Daily Planet was attacked last evening in the=20
Planet Parking lot. Well, I talked with you officer and it seems that=20
this attack and the one on Ms Lane maybe connected. I learned this just=20
a few minutes ago. The other reason I called you is about Ms Lane=92s
case,=20
Interpole called me and told me they were also calling you. I am calling=20
on my secure line and I can tell you that Ms Lane is in grave danger and=20
it all points to Lexcorp and it's over seas connections. Inspector, if I=20
can assist you or your department in anyway, please let me know.
Mayson Drake=20
=20
* * * *
{continued in part 5}
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{continued from part 4}

Cat leaves the hospital=20
and goes home!!!

A tired, sore and mentally beaten Cat Grant made the way from her car to=20
her apartment and with a *sigh* of relief she opened the door and threw
her=20
purse on the sofa. Locking her door, she then proceeded to check all the=20
windows. Cat then went to her bathroom, stripped off the dirty cloths=20
and bagged them as per the MPD instrunctions for evidence, then she drew=20
a bubble bath and gingerly stepped in..."Ah, that feels like paradise."=20
Cat replied to herself, as she sat in the bubbles, listening to calming=20
music and sipping champagne. She picked up her tape recorder and started=20
talking..."Dear diary... Why is it that everytime Lois gets a hang nail,=20
Superman is right there to kiss the boo boo, but I am almost killed and=20
no one cares?" Click.. Cat stopped the tape and started to cry...=20
"Everyone thinks I am just a stupid female, with no sense and no=20
feelings, if they only knew... If anyone even cared." "Well, Father I=20
guess you were right when you said that I would have been better off a=20
cheap stripper in a Vegas act." "Afterall, just because you are a=20
billionaire and Mother is a Doctor, I am the family disappointment,=20
because I enjoy fashion and being a society reporter." Cat cried=20
somemore, and looked at the bottle of pain pills the ER doctor had=20
perscribed for her. "Hum, if I died would *anyone* care?" "Oh well, I=20
won't think about it tonight, I'll think about it tomorrow." Cat put the=20
pills in her medicine chest and decided to suffer through the pain.=20
The next morning Cat woke up to find that her muscles were so bruised=20
and ached so badly that she had to phone the Planet and let them know=20
that she would'nt be in that day. She then showered and put on jeans and=20
a big tee shirt, put her long hair in a pony tail and settled on the=20
sofa to write her column on her laptop and then fax it in to the Planet.=20
"Life is lonely, especially when you are misunderstood."=20
=20
* * * *
Richard Grayson narrative

I never really noticed how much brighter Metropolis is compared to=20
Gotham. I've been here several times... some as Robin... some as a=20
circus performer with my family. I always enjoyed performing here, and I=20
used to dream of the day I would meet HIM.
At night when I was younger, I used to stay up late, with the lantern=20
hanging over my bunk in our trailer, reading one of Miss Lane's articles=20
about Superman in the dim light. Dad used to always scold me about how I=20
was destroying my eyesight, and I would be no use as a performer if I=20
kept this routine up. But I didn't care. I wanted too much to be like=20
him.
Superman has, in many ways, been as much of a mentor to me as Bruce has.=20
If anything is testiment to that, it's the new identity I've taken as=20
Nightwing... a homage to both men.
Bruce took me in, when I had no family, no place to go. He and Alfred=20
gave me a home... and something else we find so hard to say around Wayne=20
Manor. For all that they have given me, I hope I can do the same for=20
others. I hope I can be as good as Bruce has been, and I don't want to=20
let him down.
And that is why I have come here... to help Bruce and Clark.
Lately, Bruce hasn't been acting himself. And it's certain that the two=20
of us are not getting along all that well. Alfred suggested I leave town=20
for a while, and try to put some distance between me and Bruce.=20
I think this may have something to do with Sam. I'm not sure why I would=20
say such a thing, but I can't say I completely trust her. Ever since she=20
came into Bruce's life, Bruce has been much more moody, and even Batman=20
and Robin (or now, Nightwing) can't seem to get along. I'd like to know=20
what right she thinks she has to come into Wayne Manor, and destroy our=20
lives in this way. I was shocked to find out Bruce had told her the=20
secret, and showed her the cave. How he could have treated her in this=20
way, and looking back on how he treated me when I first came to the=20
manor.
I know Clark is having some problems with Miss Lane. He cares so much=20
about her, but because of Superman, there isn't much he can do to show=20
it. And that's the real difference between Clark and Bruce. Bruce never=20
learned how to show what it is he feels.=20
Just how does this attack fit into what I've uncovered. I can't go to=20
Bruce if we continue to bicker... and I need help.
There's so much at stake here... And Bruce taught me to be a detective.=20
I have to find out how all of this comes together.
I have to find Clark. I have to get him to talk some sense into Bruce=20
before it's too late.=20
But the only thing I can do now is wait.=20

* * * *
Voice mail for Lois Lane

<Beep> Miss Lane? My name is Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne's ward. I know=20
you're Clark Kent's partner, and I was wondering if you knew where he=20
could be? I've been trying to reach him for the past few days with no
luck. I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
Also... umm... I know you don't know me... but... Clark was telling me=20
about your sister... and I ahhh... was wondering if she would be=20
available for the ball?=20
Well... I'd better go. Thanks for your help.=20
hate these machines...
<Beep>=20

* * * *
Lois Lane=92s  perspective

Lois hung up the phone.
*Oh, jeez, not another nut trying to ask my sister out! When will these=20
guys stop calling me!?!*
The Planet seemed weird to Lois. Ever since she stepped off the plane=20
with Lex, her mind seemed like a blur. She felt like someone was=20
watching her.
Maybe it had to do with that passionate kiss Lex gave her outside of his=20
private jet. She didn't expect it. All he did was pull her into his arms=20
and kissed her mouth full. She stumbled a bit when she returned to her=20
Jeep. This past weekend she had been kissed by two POWERFUL men and she=20
didn't know what to think.
*Get a grip girl! You have a job to do. Mainly trying to find out more=20
about Mr. Wayne.*
Lois picked up her bag and walked out the Planet. She was off to the=20
Americana Cafe.
>tbc<=20

* * * *
Message to Clark from Mayson
Urgent!

Mayson dialed the Planet and asked for Clark Kent. She got his voice=20
mail...<Beep> Clark, Inspector Henderson still has protection following=20
Lois, and no I won't tell her that you know. By the way, I called=20
Catherine Grant, she was attacked last night in the Planet parking lot!=20
She is sore and bruised, but otherwise okay.
Talk with you later!
Mayson Drake=20
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Re: Message to Mayson from Clark
     Urgent!

Clark calls into the Planet phone system. He listens to Mayson's=20
message.
*OMG! Cat was attacked! Damn sometimes I hate this job! I should of been=20
there for her!*
Clark feels guilty about not having Superman around when Cat needed him.=20
He decides to pay Cat a visit before he heads off for the Planet.
>tbc<=20

 * * * *
Cat calling Planet, sick day

"Daily Planet, how may I direct your call?" "Hi Marie, it's me Cat=20
Grant, I need Perry White=92s voice mail, please." "Right away Ms. Grant,=20
late night?" "Marie, just get me Perry's voice mail!"
"Sure, Ms. Grant, right away." <Beep> Perry, it's Cat, I was attacked in=20
the parking lot last night and I am black, blue and alot of other=20
colors, very sore and just cannot make it into the office today." "Don't=20
worry, I am fine, those martial arts classes I took really paid off last=20
night! Cheers! Cat" "Oh, yes, Perry, I faxed my column in to you today."=20
"Bye for now...Cat."
Cat hung up the phone and sipped her tea. She tried to get up and ended=20
up falling, her muscles had locked up on her. "Drat, this is just not=20
happening to me!!"
Cat finally made it to the bed and got her heat pad turned on, she=20
finally drifted off to sleep. Dreaming about her childhood, and her=20
abusive father. She woke up in a cold sweat..."Thank God it was only a=20
nightmare!" Cat managed to get to the shower and let the warm water flow=20
over her sore and bruised body. "Everyone has their own private hell,=20
mine just happens to be that no one believes that I amount to much,=20
except perhaps Bruce Wayne, at least he doesn't hit on me everytime we=20
meet for the Enviromental Ball meetings, he is always the perfect=20
gentleman." "Maybe too perfect! Naw, Bruce is wonderful. I hope we can=20
become friends someday, it would be nice to have a male friend, someone=20
who just wants to be with you as a friend and not after what he can get=20
in the bedroom!" "Well, we shall see." Cat towelled off and started=20
brushing her long, lovely hair. Life for the Society Reporter wasn't as=20
good as her peers at the Planet thought, if only someone would reach out=20
to her in friendship instead of the stares and jibs that most of them=20
threw her way. Only time will tell...=20

* * * *
Cat at home narrative
Depressed!!!

Mayson had called Cat earlier to check on her health and see if she=20
could help. After Cat's shower she donned some comfy sweats, she looked=20
like a vunerable school girl, pale and brusied as she sat alone and=20
depressed in her apartment, trying to read a book or watch TV. "Man, how=20
do people deal with just sitting?" Cat asked to no one. "This isn't the=20
life for me, I need to be busy, working on my society scoops, helping=20
Clark and Mayson keep an eye on Lois, giggle!" "Oh well Cat, you do have=20
your looks, giggle now thats a joke, I look like a bruised apple!" Cat=20
turned off the tv and went out onto her balconey to watch the busy pace=20
of Metropolis below her. "I wonder if I should call my folks?" "Nah,=20
they really don't give a flying fig if I live or die, because I didn't=20
become a lawyer and I didn't take a position in Daddy's company." "Well,=20
I won't be broken, I will survive!" Cat sat down in her lounger and=20
watched the birds flying from building to building. "Wish I could=20
fly..."=20

* * * *
Cat to Bob Mackie=92s
Fashion House!

Hi this is Catherine Grant, and Bob is designing a gown for me for the=20
Wayne Foundation's Ball... I need to get Bob to raise the neck line=20
some, I was attacked and have some bruises that I need to cover-up. Yes,=20
long sleeves would be nice. Thank you so much, I know that this is short=20
notice, but I don't think make-up will cover these marks. The color and=20
fabric is still perfect as usual. Bob you are my favorite designer.
Love ya!
Catherine Grant=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Bob Mackie=92s Fashion House
calls Cat!!!

Ring...Ring..Click.."Hello, Cat here!" "Hello Ms Grant, this is Bob's=20
house calling to let you know that your gown is ready." "Oh, thank  you=20
for calling, could you send it to me via special messenger?" "Sure Ms.=20
Grant, that is no problem! Do you want us to messenger it to your home=20
or to the Daily Planet?" "Please messenger it to my apartment, you still=20
have the address?" "Yes MsGrant, we still have your home address, I=20
shall send it out now." "Thank you very much bye bye now." Cat hung up=20
the phone and smiled... "Wow, I can't wait for the ball, looking forward=20
to some work and fun in a beautiful gown." Cat looked up the phone=20
number of the shoe designer and called to make sure that her shoes were=20
ready.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Cat calls shoe designer!!!

Ring....Ring.... "Vincenzo's designer footwear, how may I direct your=20
call?" "Hi, this is Catherine Grant, and I need the order department."=20
"Hold for your department." "Order department, may I have your name and=20
order number?" "Hi, Catherine Grant and my order number is C7121.." "Ah,=20
Ms Grant your order is ready and being messengered to your home this=20
very day." "Thanks so much, and tell Vincenzo hello and many thanks. Bye=20
now." Cat hung up the phone and attempted a little dance, whincing in=20
pain as her bruises and cracked rib reminded her that she wasn't 100%=20
well. "Ohhhhh, this just is not fun." "But at least I have a designer=20
gown and designer shoes with matching purse for the Enviromental Ball."=20
Cat smiled and got a glass of water to take one of the pain tablets the=20
ER doctor RXed her.=20

* * * *
Cat to Bruce Wayne

<Beep> Hi Bruce, just wanted to let you know that I was accosted in the=20
Planet's parking lot last evening. I am fine, so don't worry. I just=20
called to let you know because it may end up in the crime section of the=20
Daily Planet and I didn't want you to be concerned. I am sore but fine.=20
I finished ordering all the things for the Ball and the catering service=20
called to say they are ready.

Later,
Cat=20

* * * *
Cat=92s doorbell rings...Clark is there!!!

Cat was sittin on the balcony when the doorbell rang, she gingerly=20
walked from the balcony to her door, opening it she was surprised to=20
see Clark Kent standing there. "Hi Clark!"  =93Come in, Clark." "Did
Perry=20
tell you I was taking a sick day?"...=20

Clark : "Hi Cat."=20
He walks in the door and gives her a hug.
Clark: "No, Mayson Drake left me a message about you being attacked. She=20
thinks it might be connected to Lois' attacker but they don't have any=20
leads. I just wanted to make sure you were okay. That's all.

Cat: "Oh I forgot that Mayson could tell you too. I just assumed that=20
you'd been to work and the Chief filled you in on the attack!" Clark=20
enters Cat's arpartment, and Cat hands him a cup of Oolong tea. "Thanks=20
for stopping by to check on me, aside from a cracked rib and bruises and=20
locking up muscles, I am fine." Cat tells Clark then sips her tea.=20
"Clark, I remember that the man had a Lexcorp insigna on his jump suit!"=20
Cat told him. "I just hope I never have to go through that again." Cat=20
said and a look of terror filled her eyes.=20

Clark : "I know how scary it can be. I mean you should of seen Lois when=20
I found her, uh I mean when Superman found her. He told me how scared=20
she looked. And don't worry I won't let anything bad happen to you=20
again. I will ask Superman to keep an extra eye out for your=20
well-being."
Clark leans over and kisses Cat's cheek. As he is kissing her cheek he=20
hears someone yell for Superman.
Clark: "Oh my gosh, I just remembered I have an overdue library book. I=20
will call you later, I promise!"
Clark rushes out the door.

Cat: Clark thanks for stopping by to make sure I am okay. Cat smiles as=20
Clark kisses her cheek...Thinking *"Wow he is such a sweet person!"*=20
"Okay Clark, you better get that book back." Cat walks with Clark to the=20
door and waves to him as he walks towards the elevators. Closing her=20
door, Cat makes her way back to the tea. She picks up Clark's empty cup,=20
looks inside at the tea leaves. "Wow, Clark is a very lucky man indeed!"=20
Cat puts the empty cups in her sink, then takes a book and blanket up=20
and goes back to her lounger on the balcony. "It is nice to have=20
someone who cares about your well being." Cat said to herself. A dove=20
flew onto her railing cooing as if to agree with her.

* * * *
Cat to Perry

<Beep> Hi Chief, it's me Cat. I am still very, very sore from my attack.=20
I have one cracked rib and lots of bruises. I am calling to let you know=20
that I am taking another sick day as per my doctor's orders.=20
Call me Chief if you need anything.
Oh I just faxed tomorrows=92 column to you so that you can put the paper
to=20
bed.
Bye!
Cat=20
=20
* * * *
Cat to Jimmy Olsen

<Beep> Jimmy, please see that the photos that you and I picked out for=20
the columns for this week go to Perry so he can put them with the=20
column's as they appear in the Planet this week. Thanks, Jimmy, I owe=20
you one.
Later,
Cat=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Jimmy to Cat
(Jimmy Olsen-folc_ite)

Hey,Cat=85 I've got the photos, no prob. Gimme a minute or two to catch
up=20
on all of my msgs=85 I'm about seventy behind. Then, I'll be available to=20
shoot pics of whatever it is you want, whenever you want.=20
 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Cat to Jimmy

<Beep> Hi Jimmy! It's Cat...Remember the pictures for this week=92s=20
column are on your desk! I know you are busy and that the Planet keeps=20
you hopping. But thanks for getting those photos (already shoot and=20
processed) to Perry! :O)
And don't forget that on 10-23-99 bring your camera for the Wayne=20
Foundation's Enviromental Ball that the Daily Planet is also sponsoring!=20
And bring a date :O)!!!
Thanks Jimmy, for all your help!
Later,
Cat=20
 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Cat to Jimmy

<Beep> Hi Jimmy it's me again, Cat. I meant to say the photos already=20
shot and processed, not shoot! This pain medication has me a little=20
loopy. Have a good day Jimmy.
Later,
Cat

* * * *
MPD picked up evidence from Cat

Two MPD officers stopped by Catherine Grant's apartment and picked up=20
the clothing that Cat was wearing when she was attacked. The clothing=20
will be examined for dna evidence.=20

* * * *
Jimmy makes a phone call...

<beep>
Um, Lucy? This is, uh, Jimmy Olsen. Hi. I was, um, wondering if, well, I=20
know this is gonna sound dumb, because I haven't seen you in a while,=20
but, have you got any plans for the night of the 23rd? 'Cuz there's this=20
ball for the Wayne Foundation and, well, I was wondering if, um, well,=20
you'd like to go with me=85 Gimme a call today if you're interested. My=20
number is 555-4747=85 and, by the way, I like your machine message.=20
Thanks.=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Re: Jimmy makes a phone call...

Jimmy~
Are you asking me out on a date?
Sure, I would love to go. I heard about the ball, and kept waiting for=20
Lois to invite me, but she never takes me to those things. Thanks a=20
bunch :)
~Lucy=20

* * * *
~The Americiana Cafe~

Lois steps out of the cab when she hears the famous Superman whoosh.
She looks up and sees Superman flying off to save someone in need. She=20
smiles to herself when she thinks of how wonderfully nice it is to have=20
Superman living here Metropolis. Her smile turns to a look of pleasure=20
when she thinks of Superman's last encounter with her in Smallville.=20
Superman has feelings for her. Were they feelings of lust or love? She=20
wasn't quite sure if her feelings for Superman were lust or love?
Her thoughts of Superman are broken up when Mr. Bruce Wayne approaches=20
her. He walks up to Lois and kisses her hand.
*WOW! He's gorgous..."

Bruce - So how are you Miss Lane?

Lois: "I'm doing as fine as I guess I can be. With all of these death=20
threats floating around, let me say that I am looking forward to your=20
charity ball, Mr. Wayne."

* * * *
Sam to Alfred

Al-
Don't forget to get me at the airport this afternoon. I know you=20
wouldn't tell Bruce where I've really been. Thank god I have my labtop,=20
I was able to check my email and answer his emails.
He would understand that I couldn't stay in the house alone, but he=20
would not like my having gone all the way to Washington. I got a lot of=20
work done.
Well see you about 1.
Sam=20

* * * *
At the Airport

Sam - Do you know when Bruce is getting back?
Alfred - He was going to meet Miss Lane today.
Sam - I just barely made it back then.
Alfred - You should have told him.
Sam - The house is so big and I just couldn't stay there, I had to get=20
out and work.
Alfred - So you got enough for a new book?
Sam - Hm, hm. More than enough. Mind if I pick him up from the airport?
Alfred - Not at all. I'm sure he'll . . .
Sam - . . .enjoy that (she finished for him with a smile). Well let's=20
get home so I can unpack.
Alfred - Of course Ma'am. Follow me.
Together they walk out to the car and return to Wayne Manor.=20
 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

TO BE CONTINUED.

Look for Week #3 coming to a monitor near you sometime next week!  Until
the=
n=20
I hope you enjoy what we have put together so far! =3D)

Thanks.
Alexis ;-.)
{"ADITLOM" *super* arbitrator}
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A little later than the designated day... but I would like,
on my own behalf, to express a public note of thanks to all
the website owners and archivists who maintain such great
resources out there on all things L&C. There are people who
keep episode guides, scripts, screen captures, .ram files,
music videos, sound clips, and many more: a big THANKS to
you all, for your generosity is much appreciated.

A more personal note of thanks to the keepers of fanfic
sites, especially Kathy and Lauren at the Archive and Anne
at annesplace for hosting my stories and those of
many others all out of the goodness of their hearts - you
guys are wonderful.

And a final, especial thanks to Menolly. I now have my very
own website, all thanks to her; she's designed it, hosted
it, and is currently adding the story files. It's at
www.chantico.com/wendy   Many thanks, Anne!!

Wendy

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Wendy Richards
w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk

~~Find my fic at:~~
www.lcfanfic.com
http://moveto/nfic
www.chantico.com/wendy
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Thanks from me too James.

It's 9 am eastern and I'm in heaven too since I work afternoons only.

They just jumped back to the 2 part premier, no ultrawoman episode so I'm
not
sure what they're up to as far as episode scheduling is concerned, but I'll
be happy reguardless.

This am was the first Trask episode so if they keep it up they will be
posting them in the original order.

Charlotte
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As many of you know, my first taste of fan fiction came
in the most deliciously chocolatey form of TUFS bars,
er, eps <g>

I recently wrote a long and babbling letter of gratitude
to Craig Byrne, one of the coordinators of TUFS, but the
sentiments I expressed to him are really meant for all
of you, who contribute to the beauty of Folcdom
and specifically to the stress reducing, life enhancing,
waff-inspiring miracle drug we affectionately refer to as
Fanfic.

Thank you to all the fanfic goddesses who are such good sports
and let themselves be appropriately worshipped <g>
And to all the keepers and contributors
who give us sites, newsletters, message boards and
e-mail lists :o)

With special appreciation for everyone who participated
in TUFS  which opened the door that lead down the
hallway that brought me here.

These are my wishes for all of you:

Your time, efforts, creativity, and contribution are
very much appreciated and I only wish God repays
what I cannot.

May your Clark [or your Lois <g>] find you and
your Lexes be banished to alternate universes <g>
may you never encounter Lord Nors
and the only Tempus you see, be on TV
and may your Lana Langs be few and far between
May you have Jimmys and Perrys to work and laugh with
and may those you love appreciate who you are
as much as what you do.

(you can consider the above the equivalent
of "live long and prosper" in MaggieBabble)

Thank you very much.
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On Thu, 4 Nov 1999 11:44:19 -0500 Maggie
<maggie13@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:

> May your Clark [or your Lois <g>] find you and
> your Lexes be banished to alternate universes <g>
> may you never encounter Lord Nors
> and the only Tempus you see be on TV
> and may your Lana Langs be few and far between
> May you have Jimmys and Perrys to work and laugh with
> and may those you love appreciate who you are
> as much as what you do.

Maggie, I love it!! Someone, put that quote on a website
somewhere, with suitable screen caps/ jpgs!

Wendy
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I loved It!!  What a great ending to a spectacular story!  You had me on the
edge of my seat the whole time!  I wouldn't change one single thing!  :-)
GREAT WORK NAN!!!

Lori
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Wendy, thank you for your gentle reminder regarding "Archivists Day."

I, probably more than any other FoLC in existence, owe a tremendous amount
of gratitude to all those who have created fanfic web sites, synopses web
sites, music videos, quotes pages -- the list goes on and on. Without
Debby's FTP site and Margaret's web page that eventually pointed me towards
the archive, I would never have heard of Lois and Clark, much less become a
FoLC myself!

So here's to you, archivists. And thanks.

Hazel
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I too would like to that the archivists.  When LandC went off the air, i
lost my one hour break but thanks to them and all of the wonderful
writers i am able to enjoy the creativity of the worlds landC authors.
I often find myself glued to a story losing complete track of time:)
You are all amazing.
mary

On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Hazel wrote:

> Wendy, thank you for your gentle reminder regarding "Archivists Day."
>
> I, probably more than any other FoLC in existence, owe a tremendous amount
> of gratitude to all those who have created fanfic web sites, synopses web
> sites, music videos, quotes pages -- the list goes on and on. Without
> Debby's FTP site and Margaret's web page that eventually pointed me
towards
> the archive, I would never have heard of Lois and Clark, much less become
a
> FoLC myself!
>
> So here's to you, archivists. And thanks.
>
> Hazel
>
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Nan, congratulations on a fabulous ending to a well constructed story.  I
enjoyed it greatly.  May your momentum continue on to the "next" story.
This
is definitely a contribution to the highest quality level of L&C fiction.
Thanks.      LaurieD
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Check the TNT Lois and Clark site for a viewing schedule.

http://tnt.turner.com/scifi/loisandclark/
 Jude
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> Thanks from me too James.
>
> It's 9 am eastern and I'm in heaven too since I work afternoons only.
>
> They just jumped back to the 2 part premier, no ultrawoman episode so I'm
not
> sure what they're up to as far as episode scheduling is concerned, but
I'll
> be happy reguardless.
>
> This am was the first Trask episode so if they keep it up they will be
> posting them in the original order.
>
>
> Charlotte
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Kathy wrote:  <She has so much going for her; I just hate to see her sell
herself as an airhead goofball.

Oh well ... at least she's working>

Right, Kathy.  And would that she would work more.  I think her career has
been mishandled worse than any  actress' since Sean Young. (Such promise in
Blade Runner.)  Teri  had some wonderful opportunities to build on, but
poor judgment (based on bad advice?) seems to have put her in a cul-de-sac.
She has squandered  her  dealing power and opted for underplaying weird
roles in films that boosted other actresses.  After watching 4 seasons of
LNC, I regard her as an actress of tremendous underutilized talent.  It's
too bad her best film portrayal to date is one she'd probably like to
disown.  "Dani" in *The Cool Surface* was fascinating and intriguing, the
only worthwhile thing in a really bad movie.  Jude
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>I think her career has
>been mishandled worse than any  actress' since Sean Young. (Such promise in
>Blade Runner.)  Teri  had some wonderful opportunities to build on, but
>poor judgment (based on bad advice?) seems to have put her in a cul-de-sac.
>She has squandered  her  dealing power and opted for underplaying weird
>roles in films that boosted other actresses.

I think both Teri & Dean are examples of the difficulty in moving from TV to
success in movies. I think of the stars of Friends; here is a show that is
so
unbelievably popular (and I can't understand why), and its stars' movies
have
pretty much bombed: The Pallbearer, some movie about Matt LeBlanc did about
a
monkey, a Jennifer Aniston movie where she's pregnant and wants her gay
friend
to help raise her child, Matthew Perry's Fools Rush In (I watched this
initially to see who Jon Tenney was and ended up liking it)... The only big,
successful film with any Friends stars that I can think of is Scream.

>After watching 4 seasons of
>LNC, I regard her as an actress of tremendous underutilized talent.

It seems to me that an actor often has to make the choice between having
success in movies or in TV. Maybe it is just how they are categorized by
casting directors. Oftentimes movie acting is considered "real" acting; many
TV actors want to move to film, but seldom do you hear a film actor dying
(and
unable) to do a TV show. And it seems that many TV actors want to get out of
TV and into movies, maybe for more prestige, higher salary, less trying work
hours.

I remember both Dean & Teri complaining about their L&C hours, citing them
as
reasons they wouldn't want to do another TV series; I've heard the same from
other TV actors as they exit their shows. They sometimes change their tune
when they've tasted unemployment for a while. I recently read an article
about
Sela Ward in which she says that she promised herself to never do another TV
show after Sisters, and here she is, back on TV. She credited it to smart
writing and strong characters, but I haven't seen the show so I can't
comment
on that.

I think doing theater could be a way for Teri to get more appreciation as an
actor, but, for that to happen, she's got to actually do something after
Cabaret... As for Dean, I don't know whether he's planning to find work as
an
actor or writer/director, but in reading the 1996 ET article from Kathy, it
seems like Dean had some role offers during L&C and was perhaps a bit too
choosy. He said, "Every day there's a new [script], twice a week there's a
new
deal." He goes on to ask, "Why make a dog?" I agree with that sentiment, but
there's also some truth to the saying, "strike while the iron's hot"; I hope
Dean & Teri haven't missed their chances.

-Christy
 kubitc@kenyon.edu

* * * * * * * * * *

"An idea ran back and forward in his head like a blind man, knocking over
the solid furniture." -Fitzgerald
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Hello ALL

Don't you think we're being a little selfish?????

No matter how much we enjoy them (Teri & Dean) on screen or off (as the case
may be) they each seem to be HAPPY?!?!.  The other day, I was watching
something on lthe TRAVEL CHANNEL I think.  Anyway Dean was there with the
show's hostess and when she made comments about him being superman, the man
of steel and all that, he just smiled.  Incidently, the whole show had
something to do with daredevil type thinks.  You know bungy jumping and the
like.  Dean was doing something on arial combat.

All I'm trying to say is that regardless of our wishes, maybe, just maybe
the
reason neither has do much as far as acting is that they are happier with
what they are doing  now.:-)

Disappearing back to the darkness
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In a message dated 11/4/99 2:33:50 PM Central Standard Time,
kubitc@KENYON.EDU writes:

<< I think both Teri & Dean are examples of the difficulty in moving from TV
to
 success in movies. >>

The truth is, more often than not, it requires something that doesn't depend
on great or even mediocre acting --- a break. A break in a movie or at least
a role in a movie that "clicks" with the audience. Brad Pitt's resume reads
surprisingly similar to Dean's, commercials, small parts in TV shows, a
continuing role in a soap opera and Dallas, small movies (even parts so
small
he's uncredited), and then suddenly "A River Runs Through it".  Bruce Willis
was a star of Moonlighting, but was cast in Die Hard and his movie career
was
set.

There is absolutely no beginning an actor can't overcome. Arnold
Swartzenegger was discovered in a documentary about body building, but his
first movie was "Hercules Goes Bananas". A horrible movie if you couldn't
tell from the title ;) Love the guy or hate the guy, but he worked up to the
top from the bottom. This also brings up Sally Field. If she could overcome
Flying Nun and being the female companion in Smoky and the Bandit movies,
anything for anyone is possible <g> Tom Hanks spent half his TV time in drag
on Bosom Buddies, now he's one of the most respected and in demand actors in
Hollywood.

As for TV being exhausting, that depends entirely on the format. Dean and
Teri were the *leads* in an hour drama format show with supporting cast.
That
meant they had to be in every episode and be in every episode a *lot*.  It
was filmed like a movie, rather than taped like a sitcom. A sitcom, whether
leads, ensemble or whatever, has the cast come in during the week and
rehearse from about nine in the morning till three in the afternoon, and
then
the rest of the day is theirs. They tape a show twice in front of a live
audience. That's why a sitcom can run for years, but most single and double
lead dramas last five years or less unless real money incentive is throw in
to encourage the cast to sign on again after their five year obligation is
up.

On a lead (non ensemble) drama, the lead could be in the makeup chair at six
in the morning, and still be working at midnight. Anyone who's seen the
dailies have seen Dean and Teri doing the same lines over and over again. It
doesn't even matter if they don't make a mistake, the director might want
another take done a different way, and then do the scene all over again from
another point of view. They had eight days to shoot an episode, and so all
50
plus pages had to be shot in that time frame or they'd be behind schedule.
By February, the show was playing catch-up to the point that you'd be seeing
an episode less than two weeks after it had been filmed. Mark Zarate,
special
effects supervisor, said that sometimes they'd be putting finishing touches
on an episode Friday for an episode that had to air Sunday. It was a killer
pace for all concerned.

Dean and Teri always can "make it" in movies, but again, despite their
acting
talents, looks or charisma, a break in the right part often decides whether
they'll be an "in demand" star or relegated to obscure independent films or
end up as someone's next door neighbor or father in a sitcom <g>

Zoomway@aol.com
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><< In the US, it's required that people get a tetanus shot at 15.  By 15,
>  Clark's invulnerability definitely would have developed, wouldn't it,
>since
>  he could fly at 18?  I wonder how that was dealt with. >>
>
>
>That's not true... I'm 19 and i have never had a tetanus shot :)
>
>Alicia
>

Maybe it's just in the state of Missouri.  Or my school.  At any rate, I
know that if I didn't turn in proof of my tetanus shot by such and such a
date, I wouldn't be allowed back in school.  Which is way I ended up in a
crowded immunization office full of screaming five year olds for two and a
half hours waiting for them to stab my arm with a needle *this* *big*.  But
that's another story and completely off topic.

Jessi
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I can't believe it's over. I was eagerly looking forward to the next part
each day!

Hey, don't forget you've left two people out there on the loose who know the
truth. Maybe you could continue...

--Laurie
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<fontfamily><param>Times</param><bigger>Hi FoLCs:

Sorry, I didn't put a spoiler space on my review of S5, Eps 1 and 2:(

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Reconstruction by Leanne Shawler

Ok, some minor technical stuff:  I started reading the version with the
pix, (love those, especially since the one of Teri in the Wall of Sound
outfit looked like a back stage shot, as in off camera) but my printout
lost some text in Act 1 (I also love the Teaser, Acts, breaks etc.
formatung).  So I had to go back and get the text only version.  I am
hoping this will not happen a lot.

Another interesting aspect is the British-ness of the writing.  This is
not a critism and there was fair warning.  I happen to love reading
British Lit, Dick Francis, for instance.  I guess the difference is
that I expect that to be set in the UK (not all of them, but most of
them:)).  This is L&C with a British slant.  It was interesting and I
celebrate our collective diversity:)

There were a few lines that made me ROTFLMBO.  One was a line about an
alien from outer space and the other was LL's lease requiring her to
change floors:)  The other day, in the Witness, she says she's in 105
on the phone to the Superintendent's wife, if I got that right.  So I
was very amused:)

Now, my brother, who edits my stories, would say that the premise is
improbable.  LL would probably not be asked to go under cover instead
of a female cop. OTOH, she would jump at the chance.  I am practiced at
suspending disbelief and feel that if this ep were filmed, the whole
case could be made visually, by having Teri play Christa Bell in the
teaser.  Then there would be no doubt that LL was the right one for the
job.  I also enjoyed all the discussion about taking chances, LL's
penchant for getting into danger, and the echos of the dialogue from
Family Hour.  After eps 1 and 2, which were almost out of this world,
wonderful though they were, this one seemed more firmly based in the
L&C world we know and love.  I think this is totally appropriate.  You
would want an engaging, unusual two-parter to be the season opener, and
they were a terrific follow-up to the S4 finale.  I loved this ep for
the atmosphere of L&C getting on with their lives, while they are
waiting to figure out Clark's cycle and start their family.  Excellent
story choice for Ep 3.

I really felt that the ends of acts were paced just right.  Good WHAMs
when needed. I was happy to see and ep featuring Henderson.  I really
felt CK's anxiety.  Interesting lesson in how things can go wrong even
with Sman on the case.  Also, Act IV was sooooooooooo exciting:)  I
could picture LL's fight with the murderer.   The aftermath was well
done and compelling.  I thought the ep signalled a shift in their
thinking which would be required in the process of having a family
eventually.  Other nice touches: Bobby Big Mouth, the female cop and LL
in revealing clothing which would have shown Teri off.

</bigger></fontfamily>Thanks,

Carolyn

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If LnC were to take a 3-week honeymoon, and actually leave the apartment,
where could they go?

I already have them going to Spain, possibly Cancun.

I'm considering Switzerland and or Belgium (the chocolate factor).  Because
the story takes place in February, I don't know how that would work.

Would they like to see Disney?

The south pole??

Thanks everyone.  You can e-mail me privately if you wish.

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Lois always wanted to go to Hawaii.  I don't think tourist attractions would
be high on their list.  Cancun would work.  Teri went sailing in Fiji.
Jude
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> If LnC were to take a 3-week honeymoon, and actually leave the apartment,
> where could they go?
>
> I already have them going to Spain, possibly Cancun.
>
> I'm considering Switzerland and or Belgium (the chocolate factor).
Because
> the story takes place in February, I don't know how that would work.
>
> Would they like to see Disney?
>
> The south pole??
>
> Thanks everyone.  You can e-mail me privately if you wish.
>
> JOY:)  {also perky on IRC}
>
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Hi FoLCs:

Just got a cute but religiously oriented joke about circumcision, sort of,
and since religion as a topic may not be appropriate here, and since it is
OT, please feel free to e-mail me privately if you wish to see the joke.

Thanks,
Carolyn
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Zoom wrote:  Dean and Teri always can "make it" in movies, but again,
despite their acting
talents, looks or charisma, a break in the right part often decides whether
they'll be an "in demand" star or relegated to obscure independent films or
end up as someone's next door neighbor or father in a sitcom <g>

I agree, Zoom.   Teri has had a break just not found her venue.  And does
she want to act or be a big star.  The two are more frequently mutually
exclusive than not.  Strong careers can be built by choosing good roles
whether they are on TV or  in movies.  English actors move from stage to TV
to movies with only one goal: to do good work.  Judi Dench and Helen Mirren
are only 2 examples of actresses with long and laudable careers in the 3
mediums (media?).

Sally Field (as you mentioned) and Jessica Lange both came back from nadir
to have outstanding acting careers AND stardom.  But they were helped by
people they knew who gave them good advice. Does Teri have such advisers?
Field worked on The Flying Num with a member of the Actor's Studio who
founded a similar group in Los Angeles, and who recognized Field's talent
and urged her to join the group and study.  She did and her big break came
on a TV drama, Sybil, where she proved she could act on an equal standing
with Joanne Woodsward.

Lange was given a break by Bob Fosse, whose roving eye wanted to cast her in
a personal role.  She stuck with her career.  One of the differences between
Teri, Field and Lange is that Teri is now older than they were when they
were working their way back.  Hollywood is not a place for a beautiful
actress to  be over 35 (stupid mentality).  Also, Teri probably will want to
have another baby  soon. Lange worked in film while having a couple of
children.

I guess  the point I'm trying to make is that if you want to have an acting
career, then you act.  I hope she's getting *some* scripts she's willing to
work with, because selfishly, I'm getting tired of watching these same
videotapes over and over again.  Thank goodness I can read fanfic and
visualize.  Jude
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>><< In the US, it's required that people get a tetanus shot at 15.  By 15,
>>  Clark's invulnerability definitely would have developed, wouldn't it,
>>since
>>  he could fly at 18?  I wonder how that was dealt with. >>
>>
>>
>>That's not true... I'm 19 and i have never had a tetanus shot :)
>>
>>Alicia
>>
>
>
>Maybe it's just in the state of Missouri.  Or my school.  At any rate, I
>know that if I didn't turn in proof of my tetanus shot by such and such a
>date, I wouldn't be allowed back in school.  Which is way I ended up in a
>crowded immunization office full of screaming five year olds for two and a
>half hours waiting for them to stab my arm with a needle *this* *big*.  But
>that's another story and completely off topic.

In California, where I grew up, shots were required for both public and
private schools. And every year, my brother and I turned in the religious
exemption forms so we didn't have to get our shots.

Here in Kansas, to enroll a child in school _today_, you need to provide
their birth certificate and immunization records. Whatever those may be.

Misha
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At 05:15 PM 11/04/1999 -0500, Joy wrote:
>If LnC were to take a 3-week honeymoon, and actually leave the apartment,
>where could they go?
>
>I already have them going to Spain, possibly Cancun.

Cancun is in Mexico, specifically on the Yucatan peninsula... where a
huricane
might hit ;)

>I'm considering Switzerland and or Belgium (the chocolate factor).  Because
>the story takes place in February, I don't know how that would work.

Hot chocolate in front of a fire place.

>Would they like to see Disney?

...tarred and feathered?

>The south pole??

Fortress of solitude? or Fortress of Whoopie?

>Thanks everyone.  You can e-mail me privately if you wish.

Not a chance ;)

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well done. i enjoyed this story.

Sharon L Gilbert, Ph.D.
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I vote for Europe in general.  The Alps in February are wonderful.  As a
matter of fact I got pregnant with my oldest son on a ski trip to Austria
in the middle of February.  Of course I know that Lois may already be
pregnant in your story.........but just wanted to let you know how romantic
it was.  My hubby and I lived in Europe for 4 years starting about 3 years
after we got married.  We travelled all over and some of our most romantic
adventures while we were there.  Three weeks in Hawaii is a bit long as
would be 3 weeks in Cancun or Fiji.  But there's so much to see in Europe
that the time would fly by, hopefully helping to keep Lois' mind off the
impending test results.
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On Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:15:01 -0500, Joy Sowell <jsowell@MAIL.COM> wrote:

>If LnC were to take a 3-week honeymoon, and actually leave the apartment,
>where could they go?
>
Do you mean to say that they didn't?  I assumed that they did manage to get
to Hawaii at some point between the events of Soul Mates and Brutal Youth.
Was anything said in the series to suggest otherwise?  (If it was, I have a
feeling that the BBC must have left in on their cutting room floor.)

Just curious.

Chris
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Chris wrote:

> Do you mean to say that they didn't?  I assumed that they did manage to
get
> to Hawaii at some point between the events of Soul Mates and Brutal Youth.
> Was anything said in the series to suggest otherwise?  (If it was, I have
a
> feeling that the BBC must have left in on their cutting room floor.)
>
> Just curious.
>
Good point, Chris. Don't have access to my tapes to check, but I seem to
have the impression that they stayed in the apartment and I think I got that
from the elevator scene in BY. Course, that *was* left on the cutting room
floor by the Beeb - or most of it - so that may be why you were never left
with that impression at that. Could be entirely wrong though. It's only a
vague memory - which, with my brain, can never be relied on, I've learned.

Interesting. Must get at my tapes and check it out.

LabRat :)
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On Fri, 5 Nov 1999 05:42:14 -0500 Chris Carr
<c.carr@VIRGIN.NET> wrote:

> > Do you mean to say that they didn't?  I assumed that they
> did manage to get to Hawaii at some point between the
> events of Soul Mates and Brutal Youth. Was anything said in
> the series to suggest otherwise?  (If it was, I have
> a feeling that the BBC must have left in on their cutting
> room floor.)
>

Hi Chris,

Only very recently I saw for the first time just what the
BBC left on the cutting-room floor from Soul Mates. The end
of SM was... very revealing ;)  I don't have an uncut copy,
but I'm sure someone over here who has would be willing to
make you one.

Best,

Wendy

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I would like to add my thanks to those who look after the archives and al=
l
other sites dedicated to L & C.  You keep alive our interest and our love=

in the series.  As an avid reader and a writer I am grateful for the hard=

work you do in maintaining these sites and giving us all so much pleasure=

in exploring their contents.  I appreciate your dedication.

Yours Jenni Debbage
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On Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:23:22 EST The Zoomway
<Zoomway@AOL.COM> wrote:

> Dean and Teri always can "make it" in movies, but again,
> despite their acting talents, looks or charisma, a break in
> the right part often decides whether they'll be an "in
> demand" star or relegated to obscure independent films
> or end up as someone's next door neighbor or father in a
> sitcom <g>

Absolutely! The 'right part' certainly can make someone's
career, and even resurrect a dead one, as John Travolta
certainly knows <g>. On the other hand, the wrong part...
hmm, remind me, how much in demand are Sylvester Stallone,
Demi Moore and Arnold Schwarzenneger these days?  ;)

Wendy

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Sharon, I tried 5 times to send this to your e-mail address, but since
my computer refuses to listen to the address I type in, I'm replying on
the list.  Thanks for letting me know what you thought of the story.  I
will be doing some rewriting and filling in of detail before I send this
story on to the Archive.  I hope you and others who read it will take a
look at it after it appears there and let me know what you think of the
changes.

Nan Smith

Sharon Gilbert wrote:

> well done. i enjoyed this story.
>
> Sharon L Gilbert, Ph.D.
> Center for Community Inclusion
> University of Maine at Orono
> 5717 Corbett Hall
> Orono, ME  04468
> 207/581-1219
>
> We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we
> are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.
>         ~C.S. Lewis
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In a message dated 11/5/99 5:42:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
c.carr@VIRGIN.NET writes:

<< Do you mean to say that they didn't?  I assumed that they did manage to
get
 to Hawaii at some point between the events of Soul Mates and Brutal Youth.
 Was anything said in the series to suggest otherwise?  (If it was, I have a
 feeling that the BBC must have left in on their cutting room floor.)
  >>

I just recently watched Soul Mates on tape, and at the end of it, Clark
says,
"We can still make that reservation in Hawaii."  Lois responds something to
the effect of, "No way.  We're not leaving this room."  I think that's why
they couldn't really answer at the beginning of Brutal Youth when asked
about
Hawaii.  Having not been there, they didn't know how it was. <bg>

Ann
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I would like to add my appreciation to the many wonderful people who manage
archives, mailing lists, message boards, and anything else I left out.  You
all make it possible for us readers  to fuel our L&C addictions.  I'm sure
it
takes a lot of time and effort, and for that I am sincerely grateful.

Ann
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Thought I would put in my two bits.

There is a disease/genetic disorder, who's name escapes me at the moment,
that is always eventually fatal and which cannot be tested for ahead of
time.

Child's skin does not have the ability to repair damage done by UV
radiation.  Any exposure to sunlight and certain light sources will cause
permanent damage to the skin.  The suffers of this disorder are eternally
banished to the night.

It is a very rare disorder.  Most children do not survive into their teens
because it is usually not discovered until conciderable damage is already
done.

These families usually can't stay to long in any one area because they have
to live such topsy turvy lives.  Most are accused of child abuse because if
they have to travel during the day the children must be covered from head
to toe, even in the heat of summer.

Still can't think of the name.

Does anybody know?

James
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In a message dated 11/5/99 7:29:25 AM Central Standard Time,
w.m.richards@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< Absolutely! The 'right part' certainly can make someone's
 career, and even resurrect a dead one, as John Travolta
 certainly knows <g>. On the other hand, the wrong part...
 hmm, remind me, how much in demand are Sylvester Stallone,
 Demi Moore and Arnold Schwarzenneger these days?  ;) >>

Well, probably as "in demand" as Travolta was before his "comeback". In
today's Hollywood a "comeback" generally means "hitting again", but not
necessarily being out of work in the interim.  That is, to "come back"
means
you had a string of films that didn't hit big at the box-office, and then
...
boom .... one hits again. In old Hollywood, a comeback meant someone who was
once a star, but deliberately left the limelight or was seen as "old hat"
and
wasn't getting hired.  Then, someone took a chance, coaxed them out of
retirement, and they got a chance to shine again.

Today, Hollywood *is* about typecasting, and so any star who fears being
typecast isn't terribly savvy about today's Hollywood. Want a vulnerable,
reluctant hero? Hire Harrison Ford. Want a "street wise" reluctant hero?
Hire
Bruce Willis. Want a younger one? Hire Will Smith. Want a "take charge",
dedicated but sympathetic character? Hire Tommy Lee Jones. Want humor and
pathos? Hire Robin Williams. Want a "guy next door" type? Hire Tom Hanks.
Want a sweet "girl next door" type? Hire Sandra Bullock. Want one that's a
little quirkier? Hire Meg Ryan. Want one with more of an edge? Hire Julia
Roberts. Want a woman who "suffers" nobly? Hire Susan Sarandon. Want a sexy,
unrepentant type of woman? Hire Sharon Stone. Want a sexy vulnerable type
that men want to protect? Hire Kim Bassinger. Want an intimidating woman?
Hire Kathleen Turner.

If you think of Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black, Volcano and The Fugitive,
he
is the *same* character. He might have different names and job descriptions,
but as a character, he is the same person in all of those films. While all
of
the above mentioned actors and actresses have played "against type", they
often haven't done so as successfully. I didn't like Harrison Ford's
character in Mosquito Coast, and I don't like not liking him <g>  I didn't
like Sandra Bullock in Forces of Nature, or Will Smith in Wild Wild West.
Some did, but certainly not enough to make either film a box-office success.

If or when Dean and Teri "hit" in something, it won't be surprising if they
are hired time and time again to play the same "type" of character after
that
or even to play *exactly* the same character in sequels. Is it fair? Oh,
please, this is Hollywood we're talking about <g>

I'm also posting this to the discussion list in hopes the thread might shift
to over there, because it's really gotten way off topic for the fanfic list.

Zoomway@aol.com
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In "Dead Lois Walking", at the Cozy Motel, Lois says, "We never did have
that out of  town honeymoon."  Sounds like they never got to Hawaii.  Jude
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> In a message dated 11/5/99 5:42:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> c.carr@VIRGIN.NET writes:
>
> << Do you mean to say that they didn't?  I assumed that they did manage to
get
>  to Hawaii at some point between the events of Soul Mates and Brutal
Youth.
>  Was anything said in the series to suggest otherwise?  (If it was, I have
a
>  feeling that the BBC must have left in on their cutting room floor.)
>   >>
>
>
> I just recently watched Soul Mates on tape, and at the end of it, Clark
says,
> "We can still make that reservation in Hawaii."  Lois responds something
to
> the effect of, "No way.  We're not leaving this room."  I think that's why
> they couldn't really answer at the beginning of Brutal Youth when asked
about
> Hawaii.  Having not been there, they didn't know how it was. <bg>
>
> Ann
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Hi Thomas:

Can you give some more detail about the program you saw featuring Dean?

Dean doing bungy jumping sounds like a fantasy:)

Thanks,
Carolyn
cschnall@mail.med.cornell.edu

>Hello ALL
>
>Don't you think we're being a little selfish?????
>
>No matter how much we enjoy them (Teri & Dean) on screen or off (as the
case
>may be) they each seem to be HAPPY?!?!.  The other day, I was watching
>something on lthe TRAVEL CHANNEL I think.  Anyway Dean was there with the
>show's hostess and when she made comments about him being superman, the man
>of steel and all that, he just smiled.  Incidently, the whole show had
>something to do with daredevil type thinks.  You know bungy jumping and the
>like.  Dean was doing something on arial combat.
>
>All I'm trying to say is that regardless of our wishes, maybe, just maybe
the
>reason neither has do much as far as acting is that they are happier with
>what they are doing  now.:-)
>
>Disappearing back to the darkness
>Thomas (USMC)
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Sorry to come late to this thread but did anyone suggest Tahiti?

LL mentions that early in S1, like in Neverending Battle?

Thanks,
Carolyn
cschnall@mail.med.cornell.edu

>In "Dead Lois Walking", at the Cozy Motel, Lois says, "We never did have
>that out of  town honeymoon."  Sounds like they never got to Hawaii.  Jude
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>
>
>> In a message dated 11/5/99 5:42:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> c.carr@VIRGIN.NET writes:
>>
>> << Do you mean to say that they didn't?  I assumed that they did manage
to
>get
>>  to Hawaii at some point between the events of Soul Mates and Brutal
>Youth.
>>  Was anything said in the series to suggest otherwise?  (If it was, I
have
>a
>>  feeling that the BBC must have left in on their cutting room floor.)
>>   >>
>>
>>
>> I just recently watched Soul Mates on tape, and at the end of it, Clark
>says,
>> "We can still make that reservation in Hawaii."  Lois responds something
>to
>> the effect of, "No way.  We're not leaving this room."  I think that's
why
>> they couldn't really answer at the beginning of Brutal Youth when asked
>about
>> Hawaii.  Having not been there, they didn't know how it was. <bg>
>>
>> Ann
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From:         Marilyn Puett <no1supermom@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: MoreHoneymoon ideas

Go to http://travel.yahoo.com/Destinations/Europe/ and you can research the
various European countries regarding accomodations, restaurants, museums,
attractions, etc.  I've been to Lucerne and Zurich, Switzerland and to
Salzburg and Innsbruck, Austria, but only for an overnight in each city.  I
have however spent several days in Vienna...........it's not in the Alps,
but it is VERY romantic and just the kind of place that I think Clark would
take Lois for a honeymoon.  There are museums, the opera, cruises on the
Danube, the Spanish Riding School with the Lippizan stallions, the Vienna
Boys Choir.  And it is close enough to other cites to be used as a base of
operations for short excursions to Salzburg or to Budapest, Hungary for
example.  Europe is also full of old castles that can be visited and
toured.  Some have even been turned into hotels so you can spend the night
in a castle.  The winters are no worse in Austria than anywhere
else.......if they can handle Metropolis weather, then Austria is no
different.  And when it's cold, you can build a cozy fire and snuggle in
front of it.  Just a few ideas for you to play with...........
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In a message dated 11/05/1999 2:29:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
Zoomway@AOL.COM writes:

<< If you think of Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black, Volcano and The
Fugitive,
he
 is the *same* character. He might have different names and job
descriptions,
 but as a character, he is the same person in all of those films. While all
of
 the above mentioned actors and actresses have played "against type", they
 often haven't done so as successfully. I didn't like Harrison Ford's
 character in Mosquito Coast, and I don't like not liking him <g>  I didn't
 like Sandra Bullock in Forces of Nature, or Will Smith in Wild Wild West.
 Some did, but certainly not enough to make either film a box-office
success.
>>

Just to add to this, you may notice that there are two things that sell
movies. 1) Special Effects, 2) Sex. That is just what the main demographic
wants to see, and that is the result of this type casting. Hollywood makes
movies for one reason: Money. You well never see an executive producer sit
down and say, "All right, which one of these scripts will make a great
movie?" No, they say, "Which one of these scripts are going to get the
audience into the theater." Face it, we go to see to movies to be
entertained
and when a big name like Tommy Lee Jones is staring in a movie like Double
Jeopardy, or Brad Pitt in a movie like Fight Club, it draws us to the
movies.
Such evolves the type casting. From the movies that Teri and Dean have
picked
so far, they do not fall into this group of type-casted movies. They
actually
seem to pick movies that have some aesthetic content. Look at 2 days in the
Valley, was that your typical movie? What about Best Men or Dogboys? Both
movies that went beyond special effects and actually told a story. The types
of movies that Dean and Teri are making are produced by smaller production
companies. This is actually a good thing because in effect they are helping
the production company by their star power, however, they probably aren't
making that much money for working very hard on their job. It is (pardon my
pun) a catch 22.

Jess~
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Sheesh! you *know* you are a groupie
when the *review* of a an ep makes you
bright and sunny and happy all over <g>

Thanks Carolyn!
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In a message dated 11/5/99 1:53:24 PM Pacific Standard Time,
cschnall@MAIL.MED.CORNELL.EDU writes:

<< Hi Thomas:

 Can you give some more detail about the program you saw featuring Dean?

 Dean doing bungy jumping sounds like a fantasy:)

 Thanks,
 Carolyn
 cschnall@mail.med.cornell.edu
  >>

I haven't seen the program myself but i have heard enough about it.  Dean
goes on a fighter jet along with his then g-friend Gabby Reese.  At the end
of the thing he gets sick. :(  I think it took a lot of guts for Dean to
face
his fears like that. =)

Alexis ;-.)
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My parents went to Austria for their honeymoon back in 1972.  They both
loved
it there.  I have never been there but i have seen the pictures.  I too
agree
it is a very romantic and *out of the way* place! <G>

Alexis ;-.)
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I would like to add my own thanks to all those who help fuel my L&C
addiction.  Although I rarely leave lurkdom, to let those know that their
efforts are appreciated, is worth the trip.  Thank you again for all your
work.
Second reason to leave lurkdom is to pay homage to Nan and 'Doppleganger'.
This story was fantastic.  Rarely to I rush to my computer to see if there
has been another installment, but your story kept me on the edge throughout.
Excellent work that I sincerely envy.
Catherine
>
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Anyone know when the presses would be running and when they wouldn't at a
paper like the Planet?  It's just a small detail in my fic, but I'd like to
get it right.

Thanks,
Yvonne
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Since my email doesn't seem to handle YAHOO, I have to send this to the
list.  When is the next installment coming
out?

Nan Smith

James Tull wrote:

> FIRST DRAFT! All comments and suggestions are welcome.
>  Please let me know publicly of any blatant plot
> holes.  Please let me know privately of any
> grammatical/spelling blunders.
>
> After having done this a couple times here is what I
> would like feedback on.
>
> Relationships:
> Am I getting them right?
> Am I focuing enough on them or too much?
>
> Detail:
> Am I going into to much detail or not enough?
>
> Believeability:(I know it's sci fi but humor me)
> Does it seem realistic enough given the circumstances.
>
> Personal:
> I REALLY thrive from input.  Good,  Bad.  I can take
> it.
>
> Title :7 Days of Superman
>
> Author: Mr. D8a
>
> Rating: PG-13
>
> Genre: Crossover
>
> Summary: I don't know what to say that won't give it
> all away.  Superman fails to stop the nuking of
> Washington DC and gets some help from Frank B. Parker
> from Operation Backstep.
>
> Personal Note:  This story, in no way, links in with
> Mr. D8a's and Elisabeth's Lois and Clark universe.
> This is purely the creation of Mr. D8a's mind...so
> beware! (okay there is some dialog help from
> Elisabeth)
> Copyright Stuff: Lois and Clark and the rest of the
> show's entourage are the property of DC, Warner, ABC,
> and Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson.  Seven Days
> is the property of UPN.
>
> BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
> SEVEN DAYS (Details supplied by
> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9329/SevenDays/)
>
> Act II
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Tuesday, October 5, 1999
> 8:31am EST
> Metropolis
> Central Park
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Frank stumbled out of the sphere and ripped off his
> helmet, gasping for air.  His first sight is that of
> the Metropolis Hall of Justice.  He also realized that
> he was quickly being surrounded by people.  His
> 'landing' had flipped a park bench and knocked over a
> sizable evergreen.
>
> "It's alright.  It's just a promotional for a movie."
>
> A twelve year old boy walked up to him and asked point
> blank,  "If this is for a movie promotion, then where
> are the cameras?"
>
> Frank put on his best smile while thinking up a
> plausible reason for the lack of cameras.  A girl that
> was obviously his sister came over to collect him.
> "Herb!  Stop bothering the man.  Do you want him to
> have to do that all over again?"
>
> <Herb!>
>
> "But!  But...!"
>
> "I'm sorry sir.  Herbert is always asking questions
> and challenging things."
>
> "That's quite alright miss.  It's people like your
> brother that keeps the rest of us on our toes.  You
> wouldn't happen to know the location of a nearby
> phone?"
>
> Frank's arrival was observed by more than the people
> in the park.  Across the street a pair of
> bespectacled, aging eyes watched the whole thing
> happen.  The years had not been kind to this
> individual.  But events had nearly come full circle.
> It was time to make one last stop before the circle
> was complete, or at least she hoped so.  It was time
> to go to Smallville.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Tuesday, October 5, 1999
> 8:52am EST
> Metropolis
> Daily Planet news room
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>  Clark's head snapped up as he picked up the call that
> a huge blue sphere had landed in Central Park.  <No
> fatalities, but definitely worth investigating.>
> Lois' phone rang just as he was about to tell her that
> he was taking off.  The look on her face caused him to
> pause.  He also kicked his Super hearing into high
> gear.
>
> "... in danger.  Meet me in fifteen minutes by the old
> fountain in Central Park.  Be sure to bring that
> *super* husband of yours. [Click]"
>
> It was a tossup as to who looked more shocked.  Clark
> held up a finger and took a quick Super look at the
> day care for Alex and found him quietly napping on his
> little pillow and blanket.  Clark next looked at the
> old fountain in Central Park to find a thin man with a
> short hair cut studying his watch intently.  There was
> a loaded gun in his shoulder holster, but other than
> that there didn't seem anything dangerous about the
> man.  But then again they all looked normal enough, at
> first.  By this point Lois had crossed over to Clark's
> desk and laid her hand on his shoulder.  He looked up
> at her and they were both in agreement.  Clark got up
> and together they went off to face the unknown.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Tuesday, October 5, 1999
> 9:01am EST
> Metropolis
> Old Fountain in Central Park.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Lois and Clark arrived at the Old Fountain.  Their
> fountain.  The fountain where Clark had proposed to
> Lois and Lois had proposed to him.  It seemed defiled
> by the man sitting on its edge.  As they approached he
> stood up to greet them with a wry grin on his face.
> He started to give Lois a through going over with his
> eyes, then remembered whom she was married to.
>
> "You must be Lois Lane and" turning toward her
> companion,  "*you* are Clark Kent..." his voice
> dropped to near whisper as he continued,  "a.k.a.
> Superman."
>
> "I have know idea what you are talking about."
>
> The grin started to get bigger.  "Then why'd you
> come?"
>
> Lois spoke up at this point.  "We are good *friends*
> of Superman and we take personal interests in any
> attack on him or his privacy.  What is it going to
> take to convince *you* people that my husband is not
> Superman!"
>
> "*You* people?"
>
> "People like you.  You make your threats, make our
> lives miserable, and in the end you are proven wrong!"
>
> The grin threatened to change into annoyance but
> compromised on a flat smile.  <This one's a
> firecracker! >  "Let's start from the top, ma'am.  I
> did not threaten your husband..."
>
> Lois' eyes rolled up at this point.
>
> "...I came to help him.  I am Agent Frank B. Parker, I
> am with the NSA and I *am* here to help.  Have you
> ever heard of a character named Tempus?"
>
> "TEMPUS!!" blurted both Lois and Clark.
>
> "Good.  That makes it easier."
>
> "There is *nothing* easy when Tempus is involved.  How
> did you find out about him?"
>
> "I can't reveal my sources, but, we do know a few
> things.  First, he's here to kill Superman."  Frank
> looks pointedly at Clark as he says this.
>
> "Well *duh*!  There's a surprise for you!"  The
> sarcasm dripped from Lois' mouth.
>
> Frank gave Lois a look that bounced right off.
> "Second, he's gotten his hands on an old SS-5 nuclear
> missile that's been juiced up to deliver a three
> megaton hybrid uranium-Kryptonite payload and has it
> pointing at the Presidents bedroom.  He plans to
> launch it from a little isle west of Cuba.  I have a
> friend going there now to talk to the Governor Castro
> and find out what she can."
>
> "He would destroy a city just to get rid of
> m...Superman!  A three-megaton explosion would destroy
> the entire Capital!  Hundreds of thousands would be
> killed and injured!"
>
> "Actually millions."
>
> "Huh!?"
>
> "Never mind.  Third, he plans to tell everyone and
> their cousin that you are Superman.  I've seen the
> evidence.  It's pretty convincing *Mr. Kent*."
>
> "He's tried it before and we proved him wrong before."
>
> "Okay!  Have it your way.  And fourth, he plans to
> kill both Ms. Lane and your child after having
> disposed of *Superman*."
>
> The look on Clark's face sent chills down Frank's
> spine.
>
> "Alex!  We have to get back to the Planet!"
>
> "Ms. Lane I assure you your child is fine.  Tempus'
> plans are not supposed to begin until tomorrow at
> around 8:00pm.  I suggest that we *contact* Superman
> and he and I can go to Cuba to deal with this maniac."
>
> Before Clark could finish drawing a breath, Lois
> launched.  "If you think I'm just going to *sit* here
> while you and Superman tackle Tempus, you've got
> another think coming.  Your going to need all the help
> you can get and I have had a *whole* lot more
> experience than you with this time traveling madman!
> This is so typical..."  at this point Lois is going
> full steam and starts to pace as she starts to rant
> about government agencies and the military mind set.
> As she paced it became obvious to Frank that she was
> ignoring him.  Frank moved closer to Clark.  He
> started to speak in hushed tones.
>
> "I can see why you married her.  No one but Superman
> could be her husband and survive."
>
> "As I have said before, I am not Superman.  But I can
> speak from personal observation that even Superman
> does not know what to do with her sometimes.  I think
> it would be best if you let her go.  It will make all
> our lives easier in the long run."
>
> "I seriously doubt that?  But you're the expert."
>
> Lois was on her fiftieth circuit on the same spot when
> Frank caught her attention.
>
> "Ms. Lane..."
>
> "And further more...."  Lois looked at Frank like it
> was the first time seeing him.  "What!"
>
> "I think we should all go.  So how do we *contact*
> Superman?"
>
> "We need to make arrangements for Alexander's care.
> We will meet you back here in an hour."  Clark got a
> questioning look on his face.  "You don't have
> anything to do with a large blue sphere that landed on
> the other side of the park do you?"
>
> "I have no idea what you are talking about, sir.  See
> you 10."  Frank watched them walk off and then looked
> for a place to eat. <Decisions.  Decisions.  Well,
> there's The Stuffed Croissant; Missy's Deli; the
> Kountry Kitchen; or Casa de James?  Must be really
> authentic Mexican food there.  NOT!  Einy meiny mieny
> moe, into Missy's here I go.>
>
> **
>
> "Clark, you can't go as Superman!  For one thing if
> Agent Parker has seen proof of your other identity
> then he will not be fooled for one second by the lack
> of glasses and your spandex bound body."
>
> "But at the same time if I go as me and  Tempus uses
> the Kryptonite against me then everyone present will
> know I am Superman.  At least with me going as
> Superman then only Mr. Parker will be a potential
> problem.  Besides I could give him the full treatment,
> if you know what I mean?"
>
> "That dashing grin usually works better on women than
> men and from the way he started looking me over at
> first definitely proves his hormones fit his gender
> type.  Neanderthal."
>
> "In this instance I have to agree with you.  Though at
> the same time I have a feeling about him.  I can't
> explain it, but I think we can trust him."
>
> "You can trust him all you want but that still doesn't
> take care of Alex.  It wouldn't be fair to Jimmy or
> Lucy to have them watch him for longer than an
> evening."  All of a sudden Lois stopped and looked
> close to tears.  Nearly horse  she whispered "Oh
> drat!"
>
> "What is it Lois?"
>
> "We were going out tomorrow night.  We've been
> planning this for over a month.  Jimmy and Lucy were
> going to watch Alex for us.  Now I suppose we will
> have to cancel.  It takes months to get a reservation
> at Foucault's.  We could be gone for days.  And where
> does that leave Alex?  I suppose that you'll
> super-speed drop him at your folks, but It will be yet
> another time that we are away from him for a long
> time.  I'm surprised that he even knows who we are!"
>
> "I know you feel like you're barely there for him
> during the week.  This coming from the woman that
> spends every coffee break and half her lunches in the
> Daily Planet's Early Editions day care.  And you know
> how much I have cut back on my 'extra-curricular
> activities.'"
>
> "I know you have cut back as much as you can.  And I
> know that your heart breaks when you have to ignore a
> cry for help.  I'm not begrudging you that.  The world
> needs you.  I've never asked you to stop helping
> people, and I won't start now.  But I've been looking
> at the last two years of our lives and something has
> *got* to change.  It's been months since we've had any
> time alone, but I still feel like we don't spend
> enough time with him.  The hours we keep are
> atrocious...hectic...completely unacceptable if we
> hadn't been doing this for so long.  I know we spend
> nearly every waking hour together but mostly it's
> Daily Planet time or commuting time or stake out time
> or chasing bad guy time.  Now it's Tempus time.
> Combine that with the world's hold on your time and
> there is no time for *family* time or us time."  By
> the time Lois finished, she was almost in tears.
>
> Clark reached his arm around her shoulders and held
> her close, stroking the back of her hair and making
> quiet 'shh'ing sounds.  When he first came to know
> Lois Lane she seemed like an unstoppable force of
> nature, not caring who got hurt as long as she got
> what she wanted.  But that was just a façade.  The
> real Lois Lane peeked out every once in a while and
> surprised even her.  Being around Clark had softened
> her and helped her to include others in a heart once
> deeply hurt by another.  He took her face in his hands
> and looked deeply into her eyes.
>
> "Lois, whatever it takes, I will find more time for
> us.  It will involve sacrifices on both our parts, but
> I will do whatever you ask.  I will support whatever
> decision you make.  If you think we should cut back
> our hours I will go to Perry and ask for reduced
> hours.  If you want to go back to half days so that
> you can spend more time with Alexander, so be it.
> It's not like we can't live on just my salary if we
> wanted to.  Perry and the Planet have been very good
> to us.  I think it's time that they bend a little
> more.  You're right, the hours we work are completely
> unacceptable now that we have a family and I am bound
> and determined to do whatever is necessary to put my
> family first.  Even above Superman."  A tear rolled
> down his cheek as he said the last few words and the
> look on his face said he meant business.
>
> "Let's go home and call your Mom and Dad and see if
> they want to spend some time with their grandson.  It
> looks like Tempus's days are numbered."
>
> End Act II
>
> =====
> Mr. D8a
> Philipians 4:8
>
> Quote of the Year
> If we destroy the ideas behind our society what is the point of having the
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I guess that means my VCR is going to be working overtime-School starts at
seven.<g>
Sam

>From: Kristin Olsen-Molnar <Teri44isme@AOL.COM>
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>I'm not sure if anyone has said this already but, just in case: Those of us
>that live on the east coast, Lois and Clark is on at 9 not 8 for us.

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Hi everyone

Can somebody help me with a slight technical problem?

Instead of getting a lot of EMails every day, I would like to read mail =
sent to the list maybe once or twice a week.  Does anyone know if I go =
nomail, whether I can still access the list and update myself on what is =
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I would be grateful for some help on this, as I have just changed my PC =
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Date:         Sun, 7 Nov 1999 13:59:46 +0100
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hey Chris :-)

> Do you mean to say that they didn't?  I assumed that they did manage to
get
> to Hawaii at some point between the events of Soul Mates and Brutal Youth.
> Was anything said in the series to suggest otherwise?  (If it was, I have
a
> feeling that the BBC must have left in on their cutting room floor.)

I'm pretty sure they didn't go to Hawaii. In the first scene of Brutal Youth
(the famous ceiling scene <g>) they're still in Clark's appartement and
Clark
says to Lois: "You know, I could still make these reservations for Hawaii"
and
Lois answers: "We're not leaving this room."

Also after they arrive at the Planet on their first day back, Jimmy asks
them:
"How was Hawaii?" and our "happy couple" obviously is at a loss for words
<g>.

take care
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Subject:      Where do ideas come from? (WAS Re: Honeymoon ideas)

Originally I had been wondering whether the idea that Lois and Clark hadn't
gone to Hawaii had been created by imaginative fan fiction writers.
However, I'm convinced now that they didn't get to Hawaii, and that idea
did come from the series, itself.  Judith was quite right about the dialogue
in Dead Lois Walking.  Quite by chance, that was the episode that the BBC
repeated yesterday, and that line had been left intact.

On Sun, 7 Nov 1999 13:59:46 +0100, Nicole Wolke <NKWolke@EIFEL-NET.NET>
wrote:

>
>I'm pretty sure they didn't go to Hawaii. In the first scene of Brutal
Youth
>(the famous ceiling scene <g>) they're still in Clark's appartement and
Clark
>says to Lois: "You know, I could still make these reservations for Hawaii"
and
>Lois answers: "We're not leaving this room."

Ceiling scene?!  That sounds like something else I've missed!

I do wonder, though, how many ideas that crop up in fanfics have been
created by fans rather than lifted from the show, itself.  For example, I've
read stories in which Clark doesn't like flying in aircraft.  Where did that
idea originate?

Also, while I was watching DLW, I could have sworn that Dr Klein is wearing
a wedding ring in one scene (when he's on the phone).  I don't think I
imagined it.  So why do fanfics make him unmarried?

Just curious

Chris
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Chris, in answer to your question about Clark not
liking to fly, that is based directly on Dean Cain. He
has admitted many times in many different interviews
that he doesn't enjoy it.

Irene

--- Chris Carr <c.carr@VIRGIN.NET> wrote:
> Originally I had been wondering whether the idea
> that Lois and Clark hadn't
> gone to Hawaii had been created by imaginative fan
> fiction writers.
> However, I'm convinced now that they didn't get to
> Hawaii, and that idea
> did come from the series, itself.  Judith was quite
> right about the dialogue
> in Dead Lois Walking.  Quite by chance, that was the
> episode that the BBC
> repeated yesterday, and that line had been left
> intact.
>
> On Sun, 7 Nov 1999 13:59:46 +0100, Nicole Wolke
> <NKWolke@EIFEL-NET.NET>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >I'm pretty sure they didn't go to Hawaii. In the
> first scene of Brutal
> Youth
> >(the famous ceiling scene <g>) they're still in
> Clark's appartement and
> Clark
> >says to Lois: "You know, I could still make these
> reservations for Hawaii"
> and
> >Lois answers: "We're not leaving this room."
>
> Ceiling scene?!  That sounds like something else
> I've missed!
>
> I do wonder, though, how many ideas that crop up in
> fanfics have been
> created by fans rather than lifted from the show,
> itself.  For example, I've
> read stories in which Clark doesn't like flying in
> aircraft.  Where did that
> idea originate?
>
> Also, while I was watching DLW, I could have sworn
> that Dr Klein is wearing
> a wedding ring in one scene (when he's on the
> phone).  I don't think I
> imagined it.  So why do fanfics make him unmarried?
>
> Just curious
>
> Chris
>

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Chris Carr wrote:

> In A Voice From The Past, it's pretty clear that Dr. Klein is unmarried,
> Chris.  He has a *girlfriend* who apparently told him he was a god.

Nan

>
>
> Also, while I was watching DLW, I could have sworn that Dr Klein is
wearing
> a wedding ring in one scene (when he's on the phone).  I don't think I
> imagined it.  So why do fanfics make him unmarried?
>
> Just curious
>
> Chris
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Hi Eileen!

>Does  anyone know if I go nomail, whether I can still access the list and
>update  myself on what is happening?   &C  fanfic list.   Kind regards

Someone out there will surely give you a more complete answer than this,
but if you check out loiscla's archives on the web, there will be
information there regarding downloading a week's worth of logs. When I went
away for a month in the spring, I went nomail and then requested the five
weeks' worth when I came back. You send the request to the listserv (*not*
to the list!), and it mails you back the logs. They're long, but worth it.
:)

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Hi everybody!
Once again I'm in need of your help. For the fanfic we're (still)
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he'd curse a woman? What are mild swearwords and what curses are
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Hi, everyone.  This is one of my latest projects.  It is on Zoom's board,
but I was told I should post it here.  It's a 2-parter, but I'll have to
mail a dozen or so installments of each part.  I welcome any feedback.  I'd
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Daily Planet: A few days before Christmas, prior to, and in lieu of
"Season's Greedings" in Season 2.
Lois and Clark have just finished a story uncovering a major embezzlement
scandal at the orphanage.
They have LAN'ed it to the evening editor, and they are getting ready to
leave for a well deserved vacation.

Clark bounces up to Lois's desk, grinning from ear to ear. "Lois, cheer up.
It's Christmas!!"

Lois grumpily replies, " SO WHAT? Do I come hopping up to you like the
Easter Bunny at Arbor Day?"

Clark, concerned about her lack of the "Christmas Spirit," asks, " 'So
what?' Christmas is absolutely the *best* time of the year. The way that
everyone is filled with the spirit of peace, happiness, and goodwill towards
men is almost magical."

Lois replies in a tone that shows her exasperation, "You mean the way that
everyone is filled with the spirit of greed and conspicuous consumerism."

"I thought that you were looking forward to seeing Lucy. You haven't seen
her in a while, and the holidays *are* about spending time with family and
loved ones."

Disappointed, Lois answers, "She just called. She can't make it after all."
Forcing a smile, she continues, "It seems that her latest boyfriend wanted
to take her to Aspen to go skiing with his fraternity brothers and their
girlfriends."

Trying to cheer her up, Clark tells her, "Well, in that case, you are coming
home with me to Smallville."

Lois smiles at Clark, but tells him, "Clark, that's sweet. Really, it is.
You just said that Christmas is a time for family; I wouldn't want to
intrude. Please, give my best to Martha and Jonathan."

Clark, hoping he can persuade her to come, grins at her in that special way
that makes her insides melt, even though she won't admit it. She thinks to
herself that it is probably a good thing that he doesn't know what that look
does to her. "Lois, they'd love to have you. I can't stand the thought of
you spending Christmas alone. I did say that Christmas is a time for family
and loved ones. You are my best friend, and that qualifies you as a loved
one." He says, but he thinks, 'Lois, I do love you. Stop whining Clark.'

Lois answers resignedly, "Okay, but only if you call your parents and make
sure it's okay first. I don't want to impose."

Cheerfully, Clark replies, "I'll call them right now." He picks up the
phone, dials, and Martha answers it.

"Hi, mom."

"Clark! It's good to hear from you. Is everything okay?"

"Yes. Lucy can't make it to Metropolis, so I asked Lois to join us in
Smallville for Christmas. She doesn't want to impose, so she says she
doesn't want to come."

"Let me speak to her."

Clark grins an "I told you so" grin at Lois. "She wants to talk to you."

"Hi, Martha."

"Hi, Lois. What is this nonsense that Clark was telling me about you not
wanting to impose?"

"I *tried* to tell Clark that Christmas is a time for family, and that you
and Jonathan would probably like to spend it alone with him." (She shoots
Clark a look that would mortally wound any other guy.) "But, you know how
stubborn your son can be."

Martha, laughing, responds, "Lois, whether or not you realize it, you *are*
family. I've never seen my boy as happy as he has been since he started
working with you."

This statement intrigues Lois. "Oh really?"

"Yes, really. Don't tell him I told you this, but he was disappointed when
you told him Lucy was going to visit you. (Lois's mouth starts to twitch
upward.) He even got tickets to see "The Nutcracker" in Kansas City on
Christmas Eve."

Lois grins broadly in spite of herself. "Really? I didn't know that."

"Yes. He gave the tickets to Jonathan and me, but I'm sure he'd let me give
them to you."

"Martha, that's really not necessary. You don't have to bribe me to visit. I
just don't want to impose. Anyway, you two deserve a little time two
yourselves."

"Trust me, it is no imposition. So, you'll come?"

"Okay, I'll come."

"Great! We're looking forward to seeing you soon."

"You too, Martha. Bye."

"Bye, Lois."

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Lois, now grinning at Clark, says "Okay, Kent. It looks like you are going
to have one more for Christmas. I'd better call the airlines now so I can
get a flight."

"Lois, you don't need to do that."

"Clark, Kansas is a bit too far to drive."

Clark, with a sheepish grin, replies, "Lois, I don't plan on driving." She
gives him a confused look. "I asked Superman to give me a lift. He was happy
to do it. You know, he really likes my mom's homemade brownies. I'll have
him give you a lift, and then come back for me. How soon can you be ready?"

"I need to pack, so have him meet me at my apartment in an hour. Clark, by
the way, thanks for asking me to spend Christmas with you. It really does
mean a lot to me."

"It means a lot to me that it means a lot to you, Lois." He hugs her briefly
and then walks her to the elevator. He then notices that they are under the
mistletoe. He nods in its direction, and without warning, kisses her
playfully on the lips. "I'll see you in Smallville."

"See ya." She steps into the elevator. After the doors close, she lets out
the breath she did not know she was holding. Since she is alone, she thinks
out loud. "WOW! Who would have thought that Clark's kisses could affect me
like that? WOW!"

Clark, still tuned into Lois, hears her heart beating faster than usual.
Then he hears her musings and grins. Since he is not alone in the newsroom,
he mutters under his breath. "Maybe, this will be a very special Christmas
after all."

Lois hurries around her apartment getting ready to leave. It doesn't take
too long to pack only a few days' worth of clothes, but she doesn't want to
leave her apartment until she has picked it up a bit. She is ready fifteen
minutes before Superman arrives. While she waits on Superman, she flips on
the television. She laughs at the program she finds. "Why can't Rachel SEE
that Ross is more than a friend? They are so obviously MEANT for each
other."

Superman arrives at her open window at this moment. He hears her comment and
laughs. "Sometimes it is hard to see what is right in front of you, Lois."

Lois, startled by Superman's arrival, and embarrassed at being caught
watching "Friends", blushes. "Hi, Superman. You're a few minutes early."

Superman stifles a grin and replies, "I can always come back later if you
aren't ready."

"No." Lois says. "I'm ready. I was watching television until you arrived."

"It's okay." Superman says. "I like 'Friends' too. I just wish Rachel would
see Ross for who he really is."

"Or that Ross would tell Rachel how he really feels," Lois replied. (She is
shocked that the super hero likes that show, she doesn't want to embarrass
herself by babbling about it, but after all, she *is* a great reporter.)
"So, Superman, what other shows do you enjoy watching?"

"Lois, I rarely have time for television. I do like LNN, that way I can find
out if I am needed in another part of the world."

"What do you have planned for the holidays? Even super heroes deserve some
time to relax."

Superman decides that while he needs to be honest, he should also help his
case as Clark. "I will be spending it where I am needed most."

"Oh, where are you needed most at Christmas?"

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"I'm glad you are going to be with Clark over Christmas. He's so excited
about your visit. The last time I saw Mrs. Kent, she was making another
batch of brownies because Clark said that you love them so much."

"I'm looking forward to it myself. I really like Smallville more than I let
Clark know. It's a small town, but I understand that the indoor plumbing is
reliable, and they've paved some of the streets within the past year. So, I
guess it's livable. It has a big heart, too. Everyone is friendly. Not the
fake kind of friendly like most people in Metropolis, but those people
really do care about each other."

"I know what you mean. It's like an extended family."

"That's what Clark said about it."

"Well, Lois. Great minds *do* think alike. Are you ready to go?"

"Yes." He scoops her and her suitcase up, and flies them to Smallville.

Martha is waiting on the porch. Before Superman flies away, Lois notices
Martha look at him in awe. She thinks that the folks in Smallville probably
don't get to see Superman very often.

Superman flies off as Lois walks up the steps. He thinks that mom looked
appropriately awed.

Martha thinks that Clark looks great in his suit, even though he was unsure
about it at first. "Hi, Lois. It is so good to see you." Martha hugs the
younger woman who has so totally captured her son's heart.

"It's good to see you too. I'm really looking forward to spending a few days
here."

Clark, walking outside to greet his guest, teases Lois. "Just think, a few
hours ago you were dreading Christmas."

His arrival startles Lois. "Clark! I didn't realize you were here already."

"Superman brought me earlier. I wanted to be here when you arrived." He
hands her a freshly baked homemade double chocolate brownie. It is a
chocolate brownie with chocolate frosting, and it has chocolate chips in it.
It is still warm.

Lois happily accepts the decadent treat. "Mmmm. I love these. Martha, do I
taste two types of dark chocolate in the brownie, and a third in the
frosting?"

Clark grins. "I know you like them Lois. That is why I told mom to make sure
she made plenty of them."

"Lois, I do believe that you are the first person to guess that."

"Mom, Lois is the *queen* of all things chocolate."

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Martha looks at the two and smiles. "Why don't we go inside. Jonathan built
a lovely fire before he went into town. He'll be back any minute, and I have
some good old-fashioned egg nog ready for you."

Martha walks toward the front door, ahead of Lois and Clark. As soon as they
cross the threshold, she points to the door frame. "Clark, Lois, look above
you."

They look up to see a fresh sprig of mistletoe above the door. Lois and
Clark both blush, not at the thought of kissing each other, but at the warm
tingly feeling that they each remember from earlier that day.

"Mom!", "Martha!" they exclaim at the same time.

"Come on, you two - it's tradition," Martha argues.

"It is a long-standing tradition, Lois", Clark tells Lois hopefully.

"Yes, it is," Lois agrees.

They share a brief, albeit sweet, tender kiss. As they pull apart they each
think WOW, and they grin at each other like teenagers!

Jonathan enters the house, clearing his throat.

"Hi, dad." "Hi, Jonathan." The two partners say at once. Martha exits the
room under the guise of getting every one some eggnog.

Lois can't hear Martha's laughter in the kitchen, but Clark can. He knows
that his mom really wants Lois to fall for him, almost as much as he does.
On one hand he appreciates the matchmaking attempts, but on the other hand,
he doesn't want his mother doing everything for him.

"It's good to see you two again." He hugs his son, and then Lois. "Clark, I
hate that we need to leave so soon after your arrival, but we don't want to
be late. Traffic will be bad tonight in Kansas City, so we'll stay overnight
and get an early start in the morning. Tomorrow we'll all spend the day
together. Are you ready, Martha?"

Martha walks back into the living room dressed for an evening out, and not
for an evening by the fire at home. She hands cups of eggnog to both Lois
and Clark. "I'm ready if you are, dear", she tells Jonathan. They walk hand
in hand out to the front door. They share a brief kiss under the mistletoe.
"We'll see you two tomorrow." She then leaves with her husband to go see
'The Nutcracker'.

Lois watches them get into the truck and drive up the road. "I smell a set
up." She grins at Clark, who grins back.

"I forgot that those tickets were for tonight, honest. I originally got them
for us because I know that you like that ballet. When I found out that Lucy
was going to come to spend a few days with you, I gave them to my parents. I
haven't thought about it since."

"Clark, it's okay. We're two adults. It's not like we've never spent anytime
alone together. At least this time we don't have a megalomaniac sociopath
after us."

"We could go into Smallville and catch a movie if you like."

"Clark, your parents have a satellite that gets a thousand channels. I'm
sure that we can find something to watch here. Also, unless you can suddenly
fly, we don't have transportation."

Clark looks at her. "Huh?"

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"Your parents took the truck to Kansas City. Remember?"

He grins sheepishly. "Oh, yeah. I didn't think about that. I guess you're
stuck with me then."

"Clark, you are my best friend, and believe it or not, I actually enjoy
spending time with you."

"I know, and I like to spend time with you, Lois. I hate that we rarely get
to spend much time together, outside of work."

"Well, we are definitely outside of work now. Why don't you pick a movie,
and I'll go find more of those brownies."

"Or, you can take your things upstairs to my room. By the time you get back,
I'll have us a plate of those brownies. I know where my mom hides them. I'll
also have something for us to watch."

"Clark, I'm not going to kick you out of your room; I'll sleep on the
couch."

"You'll do no such thing. You are the guest. Mom would kill me if I let you
sleep on the couch." In a teasing tone he adds, while wiggling his eyebrows
"or, if you want, we could share the bed-it is a really big bed."

"CLARK KENT! What would your parents say?"

"Mom would say that it is about time, and dad would agree with her."

Laughing, Lois agrees. "You're probably right."

A few minutes later, Lois joins Clark in the living room. He is sitting on
the couch. He has brownies and cream soda on the coffee table. The fire is
still crackling in the fireplace, and there is a nativity scene on the
mantle. Lois notices family pictures on the end table by the television, and
on the wall. She instantly feels comfortable, more at home than at her own
home.

They spend the night talking, laughing, and watching cable. At 1:30 a.m.
Lois begins to yawn.

"Lois, it's getting pretty late. We're both tired. Why don't you go upstairs
and go to bed? I'll see you in the morning."

"Okay, Clark. I do want to thank you again for letting me spend Christmas
here. I had a good time tonight, and I really didn't want to be alone over
the holidays."

He gets up and walks with her to his room so he can change clothes and brush
his teeth.

"I'm really glad you came, Lois. I didn't think you'd believe I was snowed
in, which is what I was going to tell you." He smiles at her. "Give me five
minutes, and the bathroom will be all yours." He brushes his teeth, and
changes into a pair of black sleep shorts. An old pair of shorts, the kind
that are soft from repeated washings.

When he exits the bathroom, he notices yet another sprig of mistletoe.
"Lois, I wonder if there is any mistletoe in Smallville other than what is
in this house." He leans in and kisses her tenderly. Not like he WANTS to
kiss her, but in a way that is more than the *friendly* way he kissed her
earlier.

When Lois pulls away, she smiles at him. "Goodnight, Clark."

Clark smiles back at her, happy that she seems so happy. "Goodnight, Lois."

After she has brushed her teeth and changed into her pajamas, she reflects
upon the day. "I'm actually spending three days in Smallville with Clark.
Wow, those kisses! Maybe I should let him know that I do want to be more
than 'just friends.' What does he want? He said that he didn't love me back
in September, but I wonder if he still feels that way-those kisses, mmmmm."
She falls asleep, thinking about the implications of dating her partner and
best friend.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Clark has cleaned up the living room, and pulled out
the sofa-bed. He, too, is pondering the day's events. "Wow! What a day. Lois
is actually here, to be with me, and not on a story, and those kisses,
mmmmm. Maybe I should tell her that I want to be more than her 'best
friend.' She told me that she loves me like a friend. But after today, who
knows?"

In the morning, Clark wakes up early. He pushes the bed back into the couch.
He takes a shower in the downstairs bathroom at superspeed, and cooks an
old-fashioned country breakfast. The smells of fresh coffee, bacon, and
Belgian waffles awaken Lois from a very good dream.

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Lois, thinking out loud, "After a dream like that, Clark and I really need
to talk." She brushes her teeth, and puts her hair into a ponytail. She then
joins Clark downstairs for breakfast. When she walks into the kitchen, what
she sees stops her. Just like in her dream, Clark is wearing a pair of
black, silk sleep shorts, and a smile.

Clark greets her cheerfully. "Good morning, Lois."

Lois smiles at the very handsome man in front of her. "Yes, it is a very
good morning. It's my day off, and I'm up and going before eight o'clock. It
must be something about being in the country that helped me sleep so well."

Clark, in a teasing voice asks, "Coffee, tea, or me?" as he hands her a cup
of coffee, fixed just the way she likes it.

"You mean I have to choose? It *is* Christmas Eve you know." Lois knows that
she can tease with the best of them. She may have been quite bold in her
dream, but in the light of day, she wants to keep things light. At least for
now.

Clark, deciding that he does not want to carry the tease any further, just
smiles as she enjoys that first sip of morning rejuvenation. "Lois, Mom and
Dad will probably be in shortly." He heard the car come up the road, so he
knows that they will be there quite soon. "I thought after breakfast, we
could all go pick out the tree. Then we could eat lunch in town. I need to
pick up a few last minute items anyway."

"Me too, Clark. By the way, do you have any suggestions on what I can get
your parents?"

"Lois, you don't need to get them anything."

"I know, but I want to. I already got them a Christmas gift, but it is not
very personal. I would like to get them something special to thank them for
their hospitality, and I think that I should get them something nicer. After
all it *is* Christmas, and they are always so good to me. I never really had
a family Christmas as a kid. Even before my parents got divorced, dad would
work all day, and mother would complain."

"Lois, I'm sure we can find something. You are going to have that wonderful
Christmas this year. I guarantee it. Now, how many waffles do you want?"

"Two, with powdered sugar, please." She smiles at him. He returns the smile,
and because he is staring at her, staring at him, the bacon begins to smoke
a bit. He turns back to his cooking. As he does this, she admires his fine
masculine physique. Her eyes drift to where his silk boxers cling to his
taught, well muscled, rear end. 'Now *that's* what I want for Christmas,'
Lois says to herself. As soon as her brain registers that thought, she
shakes her head. 'No, it can't be. Can it?' Right then, voices coming from
the living room interrupt her thoughts.

"Martha, Jonathan. How did you two like the ballet?" Martha and Jonathan
enter the kitchen dressed casually in jeans. Martha is wearing a bright red
and green sweater with 'Merry Christmas' written on it. Jonathan is wearing
a bright flannel shirt.

"Lois, it was wonderful. Clark, thanks again for the tickets. The weather
was clear, and we got an early start. That way, we were able to beat all of
the Christmas Eve traffic. We had a marvelous time." Martha said as she
hugged her son and Lois hello. "I see that you have breakfast almost ready."
The smell of slightly overdone bacon hits her nose. "Lois, did you help cook
breakfast?"

"I've only been up for three minutes. Clark here deserves all the credit. He
loves to eat big country breakfasts. Personally, I don't know how he does
it, or where he puts it. I guess you can take the boy off of the farm, but
you can't take the farm out of the boy."

Martha laughs. "I know. We got up early this morning, even though we *could*
have slept a bit later. But, we wanted to get back here to see you two."

Jonathan smiles at his wife. "She felt a bit guilty about leaving right
after you two got here last night."

Clark sees the conspiratorial look passing between his parents. "Breakfast
is ready. Why don't you put your suitcases in your room, and I'll have it on
the table by the time you get back."

Martha and Jonathan walk upstairs, and true to his word, when they return
their breakfast is waiting. While they are upstairs, Clark sets the table.

"Lois, I think Mom and Dad stayed overnight to give us some privacy. Did you
see the way they looked at each other just now?"

Lois takes a deep breath, and then releases it. 'Okay, Lane. Just spill it,'
Lois tells herself. "Clark, I'm an investigative journalist, of course I
know what they are up to. I think it is sweet that they want us to be happy.
I just wish I knew what you want."

"What do you mean Lois?"

"I mean one minute you are attentive and caring, and then, poof, you
disappear. We haven't had more than a handful of uninterrupted conversations
since we met. After I told you that Lex proposed, you told me that you loved
me. Then, you took it back. You said that you just want us to be friends.
Then, last night, you kiss me in a way that is more than just very friendly.
Clark, what *do* you want?"

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"Lois, I know what I want. I'm looking at it." He reaches up and caresses
her cheek. "I want to be with you, as more than just 'best-friends'. I also
don't want to lose what we have. Tell me what you want, Lois."

"This." She closes the distance between them and kisses him passionately.
She backs slightly away, and stares into his eyes. "Clark, if you are going
to run away, tell me now."

"Lois, I'm not running anywhere, unless it's with you." He kisses her again,
pulling back when he hears his parents coming down the creaky steps. "We'll
definitely continue this conversation."

True to his word, breakfast is on the table when Martha and Jonathan come
back to the kitchen.

"Mmm. This is delicious, son." Jonathan compliments Clark as Martha watches
Lois and Clark glance at each other.

"Yes, Dear, they're very sweet." Martha thinks that both the waffles and the
young couple in froint of her are sweet.

Martha decides that she needs to talk to Lois. She knows that the young
woman likes her son, but does Lois know that yet? "Lois, I have a few
last-minute things I need to pick up in town. How would you like to join
me?"

Lois smiles at her friend's mother. "That sounds great Martha. Clark and I
were just talking about going into town after getting the tree. Maybe we
should go shopping first."

Martha thinks quickly. "Sounds great. Clark, your father could really use
your help on a few things around the farm. Why don't you two meet us at
Maisy's for a late lunch. Say around 12:30?"

Never being able to say no to his mom, but wanting to spend time with Lois,
without parental supervision, agrees. "Sure, mom. Twelve-thirty it is. But,
before we leave town, I'll need Lois's help with something."

Martha gets up and takes her now empty plate to the sink. "I'm sure you
will."

As they shop in the Men's section at Belks, Martha notices how much Lois
talks about Clark. When Martha looks at getting a new pair of jeans for
Jonathan, Lois remarks that Clark has a "really great pair of black jeans."
When Martha tries on a charcoal gray sweater, Lois mentions that "Clark
looks REALLY good in charcoal gray."

"So, Lois. How are things going between you and Clark? I mean REALLY going?"
Martha pays for her purchases, and then she and Lois walk toward Maisy's
diner. It's a two block walk from the department store.

"Honestly, Martha, I have no idea. He told me last Spring, after I accepted
Lex's proposal, that he loved me. When I was about to tell him that he was
more than just a friend, he took it back. This morning he told me that he
wants to be more than best friends. I don't think I could take it if he
changes his mind again. I do know that when he kissed me this morning, I
felt something that I've never felt before."

"Oh, honey. You need to tell him how you feel. He values your friendship
above all else. He would never do anything to jeopardize that. I'm sure that
Clark felt that you needed a friend at the time, and that you did not want
to be rushed into another relationship. It is obvious that you care a great
deal more about him than you let on."

"It is?"

"Yes, dear. It is. 'Clark has a great pair of black jeans. Clark looks
REALLY good in gray.' Every time we saw something new, you mentioned his
name. You've got it bad, honey." Martha grins.

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"Martha, I do love Clark. There, I said it. That felt good. I LOVE Clark
Kent." She smiles like she just found out that she won the Metropolis Power
Ball lottery.

Martha tells Lois stories of Clark's childhood as they walk down the street
and enter the diner.

Clark and Jonathan enter the diner at this point. He talks quietly so that
he is not overheard. "Dad, it's a wonder that we were able to land and not
one person seemed to notice us. It's almost as if everyone in town is lost
in their own world."

The women do not see the men as they approach the back booth where they are
sitting.

"Lois, tell him that you love him. Tie him down if you have to."

"Tie who down, mom?" Clark inquires, totally unable to wipe a huge smile off
of his face.

"Nothing, Clark. It's just girl talk." Lois tells him. Since her back is to
her son, Martha winks at Lois, causing them to both break out in a fit of
giggles.

Martha has an idea. She stands up and mentions that she has to talk to Maisy
about something. She winks at Jonathan. He kisses her on the cheek as she
passes him.

When Martha returns they all enjoy a quick sandwich. After lunch, Martha
asks Jonathan to accompany her on her last errand. "Lois, Clark, I just
remembered that I had one last errand that I need to run. Can we meet the
two of you back here in an hour?"

"Uh, okay." Clark tells his mother as he looks at her with curiosity. "Lois
and I had a few things to do anyway."

As the four of them leave the diner, Martha points out a freshly hung sprig
of mistletoe above the door. Lois looks to Clark, almost expectantly. He
doesn't disappoint her. He pulls her to him and kisses her passionately on
the lips. Lois wonders what has come over Clark, but she does not question
it. Instead she deepens kiss, with their tongues engaging in a game of tag.

The diner, pretty much empty at this point, is forgotten momentarily as the
partners enjoy a new aspect of their relationship.

After they separate, Martha exclaims, "It's about time you two kissed like
you meant it."

Lois's and Clark's eyes lock and they smile. For a moment they see only each
other. As they realize that Martha and Jonathan are talking to them, they
force their attention to the older couple.

Clark looks apologetically at Martha. "I'm sorry Mom. I didn't hear you.
What did you say?"

Martha rolls her eyes at her son. "Clark, you've heard everything else I've
ever said to you. Never mind. We'll be back in an hour. Okay?"

"Okay," Lois and Clark say simultaneously.

The two couples go their own way.

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After they are out of earshot, Martha tells Jonathan that she had Maisy
plant the mistletoe where Clark and Lois would have to go. Jonathan chuckles
at his wife's matchmaking.

"Let me guess," he says. "There are no last-minute errands."

"You know me so well Mr. Kent."

"I hope so, Mrs. Kent. We have been together for thirty-five Christmases
now. "

While Jonathan and Martha stroll down Main street looking at all of the
decorations and reminiscing about past holiday seasons, Lois and Clark walk
into Mr. Jones' ice cream parlor. When their banana split arrives, they
start to talk at once, as they push the dessert around the plate with their
spoons.

"Lois-" , "Clark-" They each take a deep breath, then, "Me first." They say
at the same time.

"Clark," Lois begins, "I need to tell you something."

"*I* need to tell *you* something."

"No, Clark. I'm going first this time. You have always been there for me
when I needed someone the most. Your unconditional support has been a pillar
of strength when I felt weak. You are my best friend, and I love you for it
--"

Clark, thinking that Lois is about to give him the "we can still be friends
speech", tries to stop her by starting to stand up. "Lois, I don't want to
hear you say that you only love me as a friend. Okay? I think that you made
that perfectly clear a few months ago."

"Clark, listen. I'm trying to tell you something."

"No, Lois. Don't." He looks at her as though she had just slapped him.

Lois, unsure of what is happening, but sure that he is off base regardless,
takes a deep breath. "Clark, damn it! You are going to stay in this booth
right here, and listen. You are not going to run off to return a library
book, or get your teeth cleaned. You will, however, finish this
conversation." She pulls him back down to the booth. "Clark, I have been
thinking about us a lot lately. Today, when I was talking with Martha, I
realized something. Something I've known subconsciously for a while now. I
love you. Not just as a friend either. I really do love you. I'm IN love
with you."

That said, Lois takes a deep breath. However, that breath is short lived as
Clark hugs her to him and kisses her like he has never kissed anyone before.
"Wow!" They both say, and then laugh.

"Now, Clark. What did you want to say?"

"I was going to say the same thing. Then I thought that you were going to
give me the same response that you gave me that day in the park. We had just
sat on the bench, kinda like we are sitting in this booth right now. I don't
think that I could take hearing that from you again. I had just told you I
loved you, and you rejected me. You rejected me for not one, but two
different men. You told me to contact Superman for you."

Lois, remembering that horrible day last spring, appears appropriately
contrite. "Clark, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that it sounded like that. You
know, I guess we are even."

"Even?"

"Yes, even. That day outside the Planet, I wanted to tell you that I felt
more than friendship towards you. Then, you took back what you had said
earlier. That hurt, Clark. It hurt a lot."

"Oh, Lois. I wish I had known. If it makes you feel any better, I had my
fingers crossed the whole time. I have loved you from the moment you stormed
into Perry's office during my interview. I never stopped loving you."

She needs to say something. He had his fingers crossed? What is this
elementary school? "Clark, do you realize that because you lied that day, we
have both missed out on what we really want? If you want to play the 'but I
crossed my fingers' game like an eight year old, then you don't get to play
the same games as a twenty-eight year old. Understand?"

"Tell me about these twenty-eight year old games."

"Well, they take place long after naughty eight year olds are in bed,
asleep."

"In that case, I'm glad I'm twenty-eight." He grins a lopsided grin at her.

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"Oh, Clark." She kisses him. He feeds her a mouthful of ice cream, and then
licks the residue off her lips.

"Clark, I still need to get something for your parents. Do you have any
suggestions?"

He picks up her hand, lacing his fingers through hers. "Actually, how about
if we get them something from *both* of us?"

"That's a great idea, but what?"

"My dad was saying how much he would like to take a long vacation this year.
With the farm, week long vacations are few and far between. Would you be
willing to spend your vacation this July helping me on the farm this year so
that they can have a full week off? They've always wanted to really get
away, and this would give them that opportunity. By then, the crops will be
in the ground. We'll just have to maintain them. We do have a hot tub, so it
won't all be work."

"Clark, that is the nicest, most unselfish thing I have ever heard. I'd love
to do it. Why don't we get them a few of those disposable cameras, and a
photo album? Then we can go to Hallmark and design a card that tells them
what we are going to do."

"That sounds like a plan to me. Lois, are you sure? It will be a lot of
work, you know."

"Yes, I know. I'll also have a very good looking farmboy to help me out.
Clark, did you ever go skinny dipping in the lake?"

"Lois!"

"Clark!"

"Yes, but I've never been in it with you."

They walk from store to store happily discussing their plan. Neither of them
notice the knowing looks that all of the long-time residents give them.
After an hour, they meet back at the diner. Clark and Lois get there before
Martha and Jonathan. They have the present for the older couple wrapped and
tucked neatly in a shopping bag. When Martha and Jonathan return, a couple
minutes late, Lois and Clark are under the mistletoe, kissing.

Jonathan squeezes his wife's hand as he looks at the younger couple.
"Martha, I think you've created a monster. If I didn't see the bag in
Clark's hand, I'd swear they never moved. I'd like to talk with our son
before he leaves in a couple of days, assuming he can tear himself away from
Lois long enough to carry on a conversation."

Martha, noticing how Clark seems to be tuning them out, teases her husband.
"Jonathan, they are young and in love. I remember how *you* were when we
first got together. Besides, he's wanted Lois to notice him for a year and a
half. I guess he got what he wanted for Christmas this year."

"You're right, dear. However, we do need to get going. The Christmas tree
isn't going to cut itself down, you know."

Lois and Clark, coming up for oxygen, realize for the first time that they
are not alone. They are usually the first to notice every detail, no matter
how small. However, they are to busy exploring their new relationship to
become completely focused on anything besides each other.

Lois is the first to recover her voice. "Hi, you two. Are you ready to go?
I'm so excited about picking out a tree. I've never actually seen one being
cut down before."

Clark grins at his girlfriend, and then at his parents. "Mom, Dad, you'd
never believe that this is the same person who ranks Christmas on the same
level as Arbor Day."

Lois pokes him. "Hey, trees play a major role in both."

The four of them laugh as they walk toward the truck. Lois ponders that the
Kents only have one vehicle, but decides that Clark and Jonathan must have
caught a ride with someone, probably their neighbor, Mr. Irig. They all pile
into the truck's extended cab and head towards the farm to pick out a tree.

Later that evening, after they have almost finished decorating the tree,
Martha pulls out a small box and places it on the fireplace hearth before
going into the other room for a moment. Lois's curiosity wins out over her
manners. She walks over to Clark, and puts her arms around his neck. She
whispers softly into his ear. "Clark, what's in the box?"

"It's a family tradition, you'll see." He then kisses her lightly on the
lips. "I have a surprise for you."

"A surprise? For me?"

"No, Lois. It's for Lucy." He tells her, with a hint of sarcasm. With a
smile he says, "Of course it's for you."

Her eyes light up like the Christmas tree behind her. He calls to the other
room. "Mom, are you ready?"

Martha comes back into the living room with a small box. "Lois, this is for
you, from all of us."

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She accepts the box from Martha with a smile. "Thank you, everyone." She
opens it up to find a beautiful, hand-blown crystal ornament with her name
and the year engraved in it. She holds it up to the light to examine it more
closely. "This is gorgeous! I'll treasure it always." She hugs Martha, then
Jonathan, then lastly, Clark. She lingers with Clark for a moment, before
Martha explains this tradition. She carefully picks up the box from the
hearth.

"You see, Lois, every year we put our own ornaments on the tree last. There
is one for every member of the family."

She passes Jonathan his ornament "Jonathan's and mine from our first
Christmas together thirty-five years ago," and she kisses him lightly on the
lips, and then he hangs the beautiful object with 'Jonathan and Martha, Our
First Christmas' inscribed on it, on the tree. He smiles at his wife, and he
recalls the day he bought the ornament.

"Martha, I always knew that I would spend the rest of my life with you. I
thought that our first Christmas together deserved something special that
would always remind us of that time." Jonathan walked back to Martha, and
gave her a hug and a kiss.

Then, Martha hands Clark his ornament. Like the other two, it is crystal.
Its inscription reads 'Clark Kent, Christmas 1966', "Clark's from his first
Christmas," she kisses her son the cheek. He hangs it on the tree below his
parents' ornament. "I've always loved this ornament. It is similar to other
crystal ornaments, but it's unique too."

"Lois, now you hang yours."

Lois walks over to the tree and hangs her ornament next to Clark's. Lois
wipes the tears of joy out of her eyes. "Oh, Martha." She goes over to hug
this woman who is as much of a mother to her as her own mom. "This is the
best present any one has ever given me. No wonder Clark loves this season so
much. He has a wonderful family with whom he can share it."

Clark walks over to Lois, and puts his arms around her. "Now you do too,
Lois." She turns in his arms and kisses him tenderly. He whispers, "I love
you."

She smiles at him and whispers, "I love you too."

Jonathan puts on some Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra Christmas music. They
put the festively wrapped presents under the tree. Afterwards, the two
couples dance for a while. As the evening deepens, Martha and Jonathan
become sleepy.

Martha yawns, and then exclaims, "As much as we'd like to stay up a bit
later, we are getting tired. We'll see you two in the morning. Good night."

"Good night, Martha, good night, Jonathan."

"Good night, Mom, good night, Dad."

The two older Kents go upstairs to bed, leaving the younger couple alone.

Lois grins at Clark and asks, "So, do you want to join me upstairs?"

Clark grins back. "More than you know, honey. However, I think we should
take things slow."

Lois, surprised asks, "what did you say?"

"That I think we should--"

"No, before that. You called me honey. No one has ever called me that.
Surprisingly enough, I like it."

"Good. If you like it, I'll use it."

"There is something else that I like."

"What's that?"

"This." She closes the distance between them and kisses him tenderly.
"Exactly how slow do you want to go Clark?", she teases.

"Lois, some things are definitely worth the wait and should not be done at
super speed."

Lois sighs. "Clark, you aren't jealous of my old crush on Superman, are
you?" She notices him grimace slightly. "You are. Well, let me tell you that
you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Yes, I've always been attracted
to Superman. Yes, I was even a little bit in love with him; I guess I always
will be to some extent. Clark, I have never felt anything for anyone, even
remotely like what I feel for you."

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"Lois, I need to tell you something. You need to promise me though that
you'll listen to me, and let me explain."

"Clark, I love you. You can tell me anything. You know that." She looks
deeply into his eyes, she sees her own sincerity reflected back to her.

"What I'm about to tell you, I've never told a soul. As far as I know, only
my parents know this, and it must remain a secret. I trust you, Lois. This
is a dangerous secret, but you deserve to know this before we take our
relationship any farther."

"Clark, you're scaring me. You aren't a spy or anything, are you?"

"No, Lois. I'm not a spy. I'm Superman." He looks into her eyes, waiting for
the inevitable explosion.

"Funny, Kent. Seriously, what is it? She considers his expression, and
stands a bit in awe as she watches him.

He takes off his glasses, and runs his hands through his hair, combing it
off of his face. "Look closely, Lois."

"You *are* Superman!" She begins pacing back and forth a few times.
Suddenly, she stops and faces him. "Clark, how could you keep this from me?
I *thought* I was your best friend! I *thought* you loved me! How *could*
you keep this from me?" She drops her glance away momentarily, before
returning her focus to his eyes. "I thought you trusted me."

"Lois, I do love you. I love you with every fiber of my being, so much that
it hurts sometimes." He puts his hands on her shoulders, and rubs them
gently. "You are my best friend. I did not tell you sooner, because knowing
puts you at risk. Lois, on a regular basis, you are shot at, kidnapped, and
lowered into vats of flesh-eating acid. If a criminal found out about me,
you would become an even greater target."

"Yeah, and those are the *good* weeks. You have a point. It makes sense.
It's even thoughtful. It explains all of the bad excuses, and the running
off. However, you talked to me as though you were two different people. I
told you things about your other persona that I wouldn't have said had I
known. Oh, God, Clark. You must have been hurt terribly when I rejected you,
and then threw myself at Superman. I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, Lois. If I had not led you on as Superman on occasion, then I
wouldn't have been in that predicament in the first place."

"Yes, Clark. Why did you treat me like I was someone special sometimes, and
then ignore me at others? That hurt, a lot."

"I wanted to be with you. You seemed to like the super hero a lot, but you
could barely stand the 'hack from nowheresville."

She looks deep into his chocolate colored eyes. "Clark, I'm so sorry. I know
that I should probably be furious with you, and break something, a lot of
somethings. I can't though. You are my best friend, and I hurt you. No
wonder you didn't tell me. I didn't believe you when you tried to warn me
about Lex, so of course, you wouldn't have wanted me to know this then." She
hugs him tightly, as though he were a lifeline in a stormy sea.

"Lois, how would you like to go on a midnight flight? The stars are bright
tonight, and I've always wanted to show them to you above the clouds, where
we could get a better view."

"I'd love to, Clark. What did I ever do to deserve you?"

"That's funny. I was going to ask you the same thing."

He spins into Superman, as Lois watches, awestruck. "Wow, Clark. That was
pretty amazing."

Caressing her cheek with the palm of his hand, "Lois, you are pretty
amazing." She grabs her coat, and the two of them go outside. Clark lifts
Lois into his arms.

As they ascend to the stars, Lois whispers, "I've flown with you dozens of
times before, yet it seems like this is the first time."

"Well, Lois, in a way it is the first time. It is the first time that you
know me for who I really am, and how I really feel."

They drift along the cloudless sky for a while in a companionable silence,
relishing in the nearness of the other. Finally, Lois speaks up. "Clark,
you've given me all I really want for Christmas by being here for me."

"Lois, that is precisely what I was thinking." He kisses her lightly, then
continues. "As much as I'd like to stay up here with you all night, we'd
better get back.

"You're right. I guess I just don't want the day to end."

They fly back down to the farmhouse. When they arrive they walk back into
the family room, he spins back into his Clark clothes. Then, they sit
side-by-side in front of the tree.

"Clark, this has definitely been the best Christmas I have ever had. I want
to thank you for that."

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"Mine too, honey. When you told me that you loved me, for me, and not my
powers, I felt as though I finally belonged. For years I have always felt
like an outsider, just slightly different, just slightly out of place,
alone."

"Clark, you don't need to feel like that ever again. You are not alone any
more, and you certainly belong." She hugs him and unsuccessfully tries to
stifle a yawn.

Clark speaks softly in her ear as he holds her. "Lois, it's late. It's been
a wonderful, but long day. Why don't you go upstairs to bed. I'll see you in
the morning. Okay?"

"Okay, Clark. Under one condition."

"What's that, honey?"

She smiles at the endearment. "That you carry me. I think I might just be
too tired to walk up the stairs."

"I think I can do that." He scoops her into his arms, and carries her to his
old bedroom. He then sets her gently down by the door, and kisses her
goodnight. "Door-to-door service."

"Mmm. Good night, Clark. I love you."

"Good night, Lois. I love you too." He kisses her one last time, and then
goes downstairs. After a brief errand, he goes to bed as well. They both
sleep better than they have in a long time.

Christmas morning dawns clear and cold in Smallville, Kansas. Martha and
Jonathan awaken early, and start the traditional Kent Christmas breakfast.
As they pass through the living room in route to the kitchen, they notice
their son floating about six inches above the couch with a smile on his face
as they walk into the kitchen.

"Jonathan, he looks more peaceful than I think I've ever seen him."

"He sure does, Martha. I think we'd better wake him up before Lois comes
down though. I don't think that she's ready to see him sleep floating just
yet."

"Don't worry, dear. Clark usually gets up pretty early, and Lois may enjoy
being able to sleep in. It is her vacation, after all."

Meanwhile, upstairs, Lois starts to stir. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee
beckons her awake. She opens her eyes and smiles. She tiptoes out of bed,
not wanting to disturb the peaceful quiet of the morning. She puts on her
robe and slippers and starts downstairs.

At the same time downstairs, Clark opens his eyes. The memories of the
previous day come back to him and he smiles. He floats down to the couch and
sits up. He contemplates waking up Lois, when he feels two arms wrap around
his neck.

"Merry Christmas, Lois." He turns around and kisses her firmly.

"And a very Merry Christmas to you too, Clark. I do need to tell you
something."

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"What's that?" he asks a bit concerned.

"You look really good in this outfit. You should wear it more often."

Clark looks down and only sees an old pair of black sleep shorts. "Huh?"

"I admired these shorts on you yesterday. Black is a good color for you, and
they do show off your physique quite well." She kisses his shoulder and
neck, while she runs her hands up his side, and then down his back.

They walk into the kitchen and join Martha and Jonathan for breakfast.
Martha sees the two walk arm in arm into the kitchen. "Merry Christmas, you
two! We didn't expect you to be up for at least another hour."

Clark smiles at Lois, who smiles back. Lois speaks up first. "Merry
Christmas. We only have two more days of vacation, so we didn't want to
waste the time sleeping."

Martha and Jonathan look at each other and wonder if Lois *knows* yet.
Jonathan pours a cup of coffee for Clark and hands it to him. "Son, it's
mighty chilly this morning. I bet you'd really love a hot cup of coffee."

Clark, understanding what his dad is trying to say, replies with a grin,
"Thanks, dad, but, you know that the cold doesn't bother me."

"Okay, son. Lois, how do you like your coffee?"

Before she can reply, Clark answers for her. "Nonfat creamer, artificial
sweetener, extra caffeine."

Lois smiles at Clark. "He knows me too well, Jonathan." Jonathan hands her a
cup, which she gratefully accepts. "Thanks, Jonathan."

The four sit down to a breakfast of Martha's special pancakes. "These are
delicious, Martha" Lois exclaims.

Clark explains, "It's another Kent family tradition, honey. We have a big
pancake breakfast, then we go into the living room and open the gifts."

Lois smiles at him. She gets a pleasant shock at being called 'honey' in
front of his parents, and on being included in these family traditions.
Martha and Jonathan did not miss the term of endearment, and they smile
warmly at the young couple.

"Mom, Dad, would you excuse Lois and me for a minute?" His parents nod at
him, and he leads Lois into the living room. "Lois, I don't want to rush
you, and I know that this is fast, but I feel like Harry in 'When Harry Met
Sally'. He said when you want to spend the rest of your life with someone,
you want to start the rest of your life right away. That is exactly how I
feel about you. Would you possibly consider marrying me? You don't have to
say yes right away, but would you at least think about it?"

"No. No, I don't need to think about it."

Clark's expression of hope falls into one of disappointment. "I'm sorry. I
knew that this was too fast."

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"No, Clark. I don't need to think about it. I would love to marry you. I
know that I love you, and that you love me. The rest is just details. Now
shut up and kiss me." Clark pulls his fiancee to him and kisses her in a way
that leaves them both gasping for air when they finally pull apart minutes
later. Clark zips over to the table by the couch, where he left his things
the night before, and then zips back to Lois. He slips a beautiful ring on
her finger, and they share another kiss.

"Lois, we better go back to the kitchen before Mom and Dad come looking for
us."

"Okay, if we must."

"We must. Lois, we *do* need to eat breakfast. Besides, Mom loves weddings.
She will be able to help with the plans after breakfast. We do need to
decide on the date."

"How about this summer, right before your parents leave? We can do it here.
If it's here, Mother won't feel quite as controlling. Naah."

"Honey, that sounds great. But, do you really want to spend your honeymoon
working on a farm?"

"Well, how about a week before they leave? That will give us some time
alone. Besides, we can have Superman help with some of the work, giving us a
bit more free time."

"That sounds perfect."

They walk into the kitchen. Clark clears his throat to get their attention.
"We have an announcement to make." Lois holds up her hand. "We're getting
married."

Martha and Jonathan hug both Lois and Clark and congratulate them. Breakfast
conversation revolves around talk of the upcoming wedding. After breakfast,
the four walk into the room with steaming mugs of hot chocolate. They unwrap
all of the gifts. When Martha and Jonathan get to the last two presents,
they reach for the one from Lois first.

"Wait!" Martha and Jonathan look at Lois, wondering why she would tell them
to wait. "I want you to open the one from Clark and me together, first."
Clark looks at her quizzically, because she never told him what she got for
them, only that she wanted to get them something more. Martha and Jonathan
open the gift. They read the card, which tells them that they are going on a
vacation away from the farm this summer. The card also says that Lois and
Clark will take one of their vacation weeks then, and fill in for them. They
delightedly look through the basket filled with two disposable cameras, a
picture album, sun block, travel sized toothbrushes, and other goodies.

Martha gets up and hugs first Clark, and then Lois. "You guys didn't need to
do all this. We love it. Thank you."

Jonathan, smiling at his son and Lois, reaches over to hug them both. "This
is the most thoughtful gift you've ever given us, son. You are the best kids
that we could have ever wanted. Thank you. Lois, welcome to the family."

"Thank you, Jonathan. You and Martha have always treated me so well, and I
really appreciate that. Now, you can open my gift to you. It is more of a
thank you for your hospitality gift, but it goes with the other one." Martha
opens the little box wrapped in bright red paper. She looks inside and sees
a credit card sized item with little Supermen flying around on it. "I know
that you two call Clark a lot, so I thought that I would pick up the tab for
a few hours. After we decided to send you on a vacation, I figured that you
could call us from anywhere, without having to worry about having change.
The little Supermen were so cute. I thought that it was just a Metropolis
thing when I bought it, but now, I guess it is even more appropriate."

Martha hugs her future daughter-in-law. "Lois, it's perfect." They relax by
the tree enjoying the Christmas music on the radio, Christmas candy, and
being with each other.

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That night snow starts to fall. When the older couple goes up to bed, they
point out that the snow is really coming down pretty hard. Lois and Clark
sit by the fire, with their arms wrapped around each other, kissing. As they
start to get a bit carried away, they don't notice the radio turn off. Their
focus is only on each other, until Clark pulls away.

"Lois, if we don't stop now, I don't think I'll be able to."

Lois looks into his passion-filled eyes, even more sexy than usual in the
firelight. "Do you really want to stop? Clark, I would love nothing more
than to make you as happy as you've made me today. I want to show you how
much I love you." She closes the distance between them and kisses him
lightly. "Clark, do you want to stop? After all, 'slow' is subjective."

"No, honey, I don't. However, I don't want to rush you, and my parents' room
is next to mine."

"Clark, they went upstairs an hour ago. I'm sure they are asleep. If they
aren't, they certainly won't be listening in on us."

"LOIS! That is not an image that I want in my head. It's bad enough knowing
that they do certain things, without having my fiancee give me a play by
play. There is not *that* much counseling in the entire state of Kansas."

"Clark, forget about your parents. I hope we are still that close when we
are their age."

"You mean this close?" He leans forward and kisses her deeply.

"Clark," Lois begins to kiss his neck every few words. "Take me" kiss
"upstairs," kiss "and" kiss "make love" kiss "to me."

Clark scoops Lois in his arms and does as he is told.

The next morning Jonathan and Martha awaken and reach over to turn on their
lamps, but they don't work. "Well Martha, it looks like we've lost power.
I'll get the generator cranked up."

"Okay, dear. I'll go down and wake up Clark. He can survey the area and find
out how many homes lost electricity. It's rough to be without power over the
holidays, and I know that some of the people who may be visiting are not
used to roughing it."

Martha walks down to the living room, but Clark is not there. Jonathan walks
into the room to ask his son a question and notices the same thing. Jonathan
suggests to Martha that Clark probably had to leave. "He probably had to go
be Superman and didn't have time to write a note."

"He didn't have time to write a note, but he had time to make up the couch?
I don't think so." Martha grins and walks up to Clark's room. She knocks on
the door, but no one answers. She opens the door to find her son floating
six inches above the bed, with Lois laying on top of him, and the down
comforter draped over them both. She smiles at the young lovers and walks
out of the room.

"Jonathan, I don't think that Clark will want to patrol Smallville this
morning. He is floating, and he's taken Lois with him."

"I thought that he only sleep floats when he is extremely tired."

"Exactly. That, or extremely happy."

"Or both." Jonathan agreed with a grin. "It appears that my boy has really
found his place. I guess he really did get what he wanted most this year. On
Christmas Eve, while you and Lois were shopping, we had a long talk."

"About what?"

"Martha, he's the strongest man in the world, but he can also be quite
timid. He's waited for the right woman. Well, he had concerns about losing
control and accidentally hurting Lois." He grins at his wife. "I guess
that's a moot point now."

An hour later, Lois awakens in the warm embrace of her fiancee. Clark has
since lowered them both back to the bed. She snuggles even closer to Clark.
Clark, feeling her move in his arms, wakes up. He looks at his fiancee, and
kisses her forehead. He whispers softly in her ear. "Good morning."

Lois, now ready to face the day, looks into his warm, chocolate-brown eyes.
"Good morning to you, too." She kisses him lightly on the lips. "Clark, I
guess we'd better get up. I'm sure your parents have figured out by now that
you are not in the living room."

Clark grins. "Yeah, and I'm sure that they are quite happy for us. They have
never let me stay in bed this long, and I can hear them talking downstairs."

"About us?"

"Yep. Mom keeps saying 'finally', and dad keeps saying 'now, Martha'. It's
really cute. The radio said that the power is out all over Smallville. I
guess if they've gotten out the battery powered radio, they'll be cranking
up the generator as well. We should be getting up."

They both throw on sweats, but neither are able to wipe the tell-tell grins
off their faces. They walk downstairs. Jonathan, looking up, is the first to
see them.

"Good morning, you two. I've got the generator going now, so at least we
have power."

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Martha smiles at the couple before her. "I'm glad you two decided to make an
appearance."

Clark hears a cry for help. Lois notices that Clark looks distracted.
"Clark, what's wrong. You have that look on your face like you get when you
remember that you suddenly have to return a video."

Clark smiles at Lois. "Honey, I heard a car crash. It might be ten, fifteen
miles up the road. I'll be back."

"That look, that look that I've seen a hundred times. Now it makes sense.
Go, Clark. We'll be here when you get back."

"Okay, and Lois, I love you." He leans in to kiss her briefly, a mere
whisper of a kiss.

"I love you too. Now go."

He dashes out of the room, and returns as Superman. In the blink of an eye,
he disappears through the back door.

Lois, standing in awe, looks to Jonathan and Martha. "Do you ever get used
to that?"

An hour later, Clark returns. "The accident was no big deal. A car slid off
the road and into a tree, but no one got hurt. Ice-covered trees have
knocked down power lines all over town. Superman managed to clear the
debris, but it will take the power company the rest of the day to restore
power to everyone."

Lois walks over to Clark, and hugs him. "I'm sure everyone appreciates
Superman's help."

"You know, now that you mention it, everyone did seem more friendly than a
lot of the people I've helped in Metropolis this winter. They all said thank
you, offered me cookies, and told me that I should be spending the day with
my family. Some of them told me thanks, but that they could handle it
because this wasn't a real emergency. It's almost like they knew I would
rather be here. I'm not used to people thinking of Superman as having a
family."

Martha hands him a cup of hot chocolate. "I'm glad you are back. We only
have one more day together before you two go back to Metropolis."

Lois looks at him, and smiles. "I know I'm glad to have my fiancee back."

The four sit down to a lunch of leftovers. After every one has eaten, and
they've done the dishes, they play Monopoly and enjoy each other's company.
The next day, Lois and Clark fly back to Metropolis.

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Let me know what yall think either publicly or privately.

P.S.  After reading this again, I realized that it is in the present tense.
I know one should wirte fics in the past tense, so I'll fix that before it
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--- Chris Carr <c.carr@VIRGIN.NET> wrote:
> Also, while I was watching DLW, I could have sworn that Dr Klein is
> wearing
> a wedding ring in one scene (when he's on the phone).  I don't think
> I
> imagined it.  So why do fanfics make him unmarried?
>
> Just curious
>
> Chris

Haven't you ever wondered why several people have given Dr. Klein a
girlfriend named Caroline? She shows up as his girlfriend near the end
of the 4th season.(Can't remember the ep)  Superman flies her to
Metropolis to be with Dr. Klein so he will stay in the lab and work on
a computer chip.

> Ceiling scene?!  That sounds like something else I've missed!

You missed that!!!  Bummer!  Although I would have really been
surprised if the BBC left that in.  ;)
This is from memory:

It's the morning after their first night together. Lois and Clark are
lounging on the ceiling wearing a blanket and (presumed) nothing else.

"Wow!" Lois sighs with awe in her voice

"I know" sighs Clark with a large grin

"That was..."

"Yeah"

"The only thing I would like more is..."

"More?" Clark breaks in with a big grin as he moves toward her

"Yes!!" laughs Lois as she moves toward him

(Cut to the Planet before the blanket drops.)

TerriAnn

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Okay i have decided to give up on my yahoo account it is going beserk so i'm
going to use this account.  Could someone still tell me how to unsubscribe
from the other account now?

Thanks.
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I'm having problems tonight with my email.. so please excuse all of this..
i'm just trying to test thngs out!

Alexis ;-.)
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Ok all of my problems are fixed! YAY!!!!

Alexis ;-.)