From: "L-Soft list server at Indiana University (1.8d)" To: "ARTF@MemoryAlpha.nil" File: "LOISCLA-GENERAL-L LOG0102A" ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 08:03:38 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Fanfic Question--Concussions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/31/2001 8:07:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, zimri@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << * What exactly does it mean to have a concussion: >> I think this is when the head is hit hard enough so that the brain smacks the inside of teh skull and has a bit of swelling as a result. Definitely something to be watched. --Laurie ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 13:10:29 -0000 Reply-To: LabRat Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: LabRat Organization: LabRat Subject: Medical Reference Site (Was Concussion...) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I mailed this privately to Erin in response to her question, but I = suddenly thought that it might be useful for some of our other authors = too.=20 It's called Medical Matrix, its a medical database, and I've found it an = invaluable research source in the past. It's search engine based, so = basically you just type in the disease or condition you want information = on and take it from there. It's also primarily designed for the health = professional, so if you need it, you can really get really quite in = depth clinical information out of it. Really it's up to you how complex = or simple the information you find is. I've also found it very simple to = read and use. http://www.medmatrix.org/Index.asp LabRat :) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 08:47:03 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Fanfic Question--Concussions In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all :) I wanted to say a big 'THANK YOU!' to everyone who helped me with the concussions answers. I tried to email everyone a private thank you, but in case I missed someone, I really appreciate your help! Also, Dia wrote: > Thanks also to Nan, Carol, and Ann >for helping Erin, as I now have visions of a forthcoming new fic from a >wonderful drama author LOL. I don't know about 'wonderful,' but I'm totally flattered that you think so. :) As for forthcoming...I had a few minutes yesterday to work on 'Darkest Hour (Beyond Tomorrow)' and wanted to take advantage of it to write some notes and scene ideas, hence the concussion question. But who knows how much time I'll have to write now with Kerth nominations open. :) Anyway, thanks for all your help, everyone! I really appreciate it. :) Back to Kerth stuff, Erin __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 11:06:11 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Charlotte Fisler Subject: Re: New Story OneSuperchild can save a world. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Wendy Thank you for your comments. Carol emailed me and thinks we can make still make these changes so below spoiler space is what I sent her. S P O I L E R S P A C E NOTE CAPS DENOTE CHANGES: Yes, please. We both missed the Olson/Olsen thing. Please do the search and replace. Below is a revised intro paragraph. I explain the method Mobile used at the end of her story to have the two superheros exchange places and would like you to use caps before Our Lois, and Our Clark and Alt Lois and Alt Clark. I also conclude by stating - this may be necessary even for those who've read Mobile's story - that my story takes place entirely in the alternate universe right up front. I do not, however, want to relieve the confusion as to which Clark Alt Lois is with until HE tells her. Just before the end of Mobile's story, OUR Clark, still in the Alternate Universe in Centennial Park where a thunderstorm is raging, is attempting to return to his own universe by exchanging places with Alt Clark. THIS HE HOPES WILL HAPPEN IF BOTH HE AND HIS COUNTERPART ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY STRUCK BY THE SAME BOLT OF LIGHTENING IN THE DIFFERENT UNIVERSES. THUS HE WILL FLY DIRECTLY INTO THE PATH OF A BOLT. IF THE CHANGE IS NOT MADE, HE PLANS TO CONTINUE TRYING. Alt Lois is with him in hopes of learning immediately if the exchange is successful. In our universe, Alt Clark and OUR Lois are also in Centennial Park where OUR Lois had been desperately trying to persuade a reluctant Alt Clark to return to his own universe ALSO BY FLYING DIRECTLY INTO A BOLT OF LIGHTENING. My story starts immediately after the first unsuccessful attempt of the two superheroes to exchange places AND TAKES PLACE ENTIRELY IN THE ALTERNATE WORLD. Also the first sentence of the story, we can mention that this is Our Clark and Alt Lois. Might help a bit and it doesn't take anything away from the plot. Before the next bolt of lightening threatened, OUR Clark picked up ALT Lois and took her over to the park's baseball shelter. << Oh, and I guessed you were going to have Clark's little trick with the bullets reverse the paralysis! That was nice. :)>> Thank you. I knew an astute reader would figure it out. Charlotte ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 11:36:59 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Kerth Nominations Now Open! OK, all you L&C Fanfic readers -- get those nominations lists ready! Effective today, February 1, the Kerth committee is accepting nominations for the 2001 Kerth Awards. The nominating period runs through Sunday, February 18, so now is the time to nominate your favorite stories of 2000! The stories getting the most nominations in each category will be placed on the official ballot next month. To nominate your favorite stories, first go to: http://www.ida.net/users/davek/kerth_nominating.html Read the Kerth nominations FAQ, then submit your nominations to Erin Klingler, Kerth Coordinator, at . Be sure to use the subject line "Kerth Nominations" on your email! If you need general information about the Kerth Awards, or to find a list of eligible stories and categories, visit the main Kerth page at: http://www.ida.net/users/davek/kerths.html Happy nominating! Kathy Brown Kerth Committee ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 14:05:34 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Another very good field for the Best Episode Adaptation Quiz! Again, I merely chose for this quiz eleven of the stories which would be eligible in this category. There are other stories which are eligible, and if I didn't happen to choose your favourite, then please by all means nominate it! And stories in this quiz could equally well be nominated in other categories. :) The answers are: 1 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? by LabRat 2 - That Lois Lane of Mine, by Rose Cookson 3 - Superiority, by Nicole Wolke 4 - Taking Responsibility, by Irene Dutchak 5 - Trust Me, I=92m a Reporter, by Yvonne Connell 6 - Shattered Illusions, by Wendy Richards 7 - Growing Pains, by Ann McBride 8 - Strange Relationships, by Nan Smith 9 - Strange Visitor Revisited, by Irene Dutchak and Wendy Richards 10 - A Matter of Ethics, by Nan Smith 11 - Forget it - Not! by Supermom And the scores: again, some people did extremely well indeed, and will, I assume, have no difficulty in compiling their nominations! Yvonne gets 4 points, and a slap on the wrist for not recognising a story she beta-read! Adam scores a near-excellent 21 points Pam gets 15 points Marilyn scores 5 points Bethy gets a very good 18 points Tricia scores 13 points Cindy is just ahead on 14 points Ann gets 6 points, plus a bonus for her excellent summary of Yvonne=92s Trus= t Me, I=92m A Reporter Dia scores 14 Kylie gets 12 points Tim scores a very good 16 points Maureen: a valiant 2 points Helene scores 9 points Tasha scores a close-to-excellent 20 points and comes fourth Chiara gets 9 points And the joint winners are: Hazel, with 22 points, and full marks! Sorry, but as I didn=92t think of it beforehand, no extra points for naming the eps, but well done anyway! And Anne, who scores another full marks! 22 points! Thank you, and well done, everyone. The next quiz, Best Innovative Idea, is coming up shortly. :) And don't forget that nominations open today!! Wendy --------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 14:33:39 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Time for my final quiz... Innovative Idea is a newly-named category this year, and replaces the old Original Premise category. An Innovative story is one which uses a novel idea, one which hasn't so far been used in Lois and Clark fanfic. Some of these Innovative Ideas come straight from the author's own imagination, and some are inspired by books or films; the winner of Original Premise last year, for example, The Penfriend, was inspired by a book called Racing the Moon. Two stories in this quiz were inspired by either books or comics. One weird feature of innovation in RL is the concept of simultaneous invention; it's quite common for the same idea or invention to be developed completely independently by two different individuals or teams of researchers. And the same thing happened in relation to innovative ideas this year: completely coincidentally, two authors stumbled on the same premise. Both stories were written and uploaded at around the same time, so there was no possibility of one being inspired by the other. Therefore, although the premise is similar, both are eligible in this category; and both are in this quiz. So, without further ado, here is a reminder of the rules, and below that, the quiz itself. RULES: Identify each story and its author accurately to be awarded a correct answer. This is an open-hard-drive and archive quiz, so feel free to check your answers if you wish. These stories, as usual, are identifiable by either a QUOTE or an EXTRACT. Please indicate whether you guessed the answer from the quote or the extract. Two points for a full correct answer from the quote, and one point from the extract. DISCLAIMER: Two =91disclaimers=92 here. First, just because, in my subjective decision- making process, I have singled these stories out for the Innovative Idea quiz, that should not be taken in any way to suggest that other stories are not deserving of nomination in this category. Your choice is every bit as good as mine! Second, just because, let=92s say, Story 6 and Story 3 are included here as Innovative, that does not preclude anyone nominating them in other categories, such as Tearjerker or Revelation, and the same goes for the other stories in this quiz. Multiple nominations of one story ARE permitted!= So, without further ado, here is the quiz; DON=92T FORGET THE SPOILER SPACE!= S P A C E Quote 1 "Hey Jorel...you never see Army food before? How'd the hell you get here anyway?" Quote 2: "Oh, I don't know. Now that I'm a ghost, you could find yourself haunted for life if you tick me off." Quote 3: "May I take you back to your dorm, Ms. Lyons?" Quote 4: "Lana, you don't understand. Flying, it's -- it's incredible. Whoever I am, whatever I am, flying is a part of me. I can't deny it." Quote 5: "He left me a letter!" Lois stood up, pulling the letter from her handbag, waving it in the air. "He told me everything, but he didn't even say goodbye!" Quote 6: "Are you saying that Clark Kent isn't Superman?" Quote 7: "Can I ask who recommended me?" Quote 8: "Don't be so obtuse - you have to have figured it out for yourself by now!" Quote 9: "I'm sorry, Lois. I think we should have met ... I would have liked to know you." Quote 10: "Don't look so smug, Wayne. Half the staff think I'm a gold-digger." s p a c e Extract 1: "Mr. Wells? Where did you go?" "I am right here but I need to go back to Lois. I am much too old to be here for any length of time, but I have put you in the same platoon as your father. Just do not slip and call him father. I will return to you later tonight. You will be on duty alone and that will be the best time." Before Clark could say anything, the little man had disappeared again. Looking around, Clark noticed that he was standing now between several other young men in this swamp. Then he noticed an officer standing in front of him. Clark looked around, it appeared he was at some sort of airbase. There were about five helicopters behind him. "We're waiting on you. Do you need a written invite?" The officer looked at Clark and asked again, "Jorel, Private Jorel." Clark stood up straighter, "Jorel, sir." Clark responded, surprised someone knows his name, 'Mr. Wells is good.' The officer looked at him again funny as the rest of the kids standing next to him tried not to snicker. "Jorel, grab that ruck sack and get your green little ass on Chopper three." Clark grabbed the large green backpack at his feet and threw it on his back, almost falling over. Without his powers suddenly little things seem to hurt as he ran over to the third chopper and got handed a M16 and four magazines of ammo. "Here's your new girlfriend, kid," the sergeant said to him. Taking the piece of steel in his hands, Clark's mind wandered past the word 'girlfriend.' Extract 2: "Lois," said a familiar sounding voice. Lois shook her head. He wasn't here. It was just her grief. But then her name was repeated. Lois was immediately on her feet. It sounded like him, but she knew it couldn't be. 'Who are you?" she asked into the darkened apartment. "Don't try anything, I know karate." She heard a soft, almost relieved laugh. There was no mistaking that sound. "Clark?" she asked hesitantly. "Yes," Clark replied. She looked in the direction of the voice. She could make out a silhouette in the darkness. She reached over and flicked on the light. She let out a sob as she saw Clark standing by the sofa. He was alive. It only took her a moment to cover the distance separating them. He reacted quickly, moving around to the other side of the sofa. She stopped and looked at him in confusion. "Umm..." Clark said, clearing his throat. "It's just... Something strange is happening here, Lois. I don't know what it is or if it's contagious, but I don't want you exposed." Lois felt a sinking feeling in her heart. "What do you mean?" she asked quietly. "Well, I was in my apartment earlier this evening. My folks were there, but they couldn't see or hear me, although Mom seemed to sense something. Then, while I was waiting for you, I discovered... It's easier if I show you. Maybe you'd better sit down." "Just show me, Clark." Extract 3: Their souls were intertwined, always together. Wherever his was, there was hers, two lovers destined to meet and fall in love over and over again throughout time. As long as he was alive, she was there, too. Somewhere. For twenty years he had been waiting and searching for her, and now here she was. Slowly, he began to smile. He had time to win his Lois again and someday-- much later--he would tell her the whole story. It was about time that Clark Kent, descendent of the reporter who had once worked for the Daily Planet, and a free lance journalist who traveled the globe, took a job here in Metropolis. And in a few days he would make a point of meeting a certain dark-eyed, dark haired journalism major named Lori... Superman rose silently into the night, headed for the home he had once shared with Lois. CJ and his wife lived there now, but he knew he would be welcome. He always was. And tomorrow, he would take his resume to the Daily Planet. Anyone who had looked up at that moment wouldn't have believed the sight that greeted their eyes, for they would have seen Superman doing loop-the- loops across the sky. Life was suddenly full of promise once more. Clark Kent was coming home. Extract 4: Perhaps... Perhaps we, too, would have stumbled upon the compromise of a secret identity that would allow my husband to remain Clark Kent, while his powers served as an instrument for helping others. If it hadn't been for that hag and her heartless disregard of Clark's privacy, it may very well have worked. I'm sure I would have always worried that someone might make the connection between Clark and whatever secret identity he adopted, but at least we would be relatively safe. The scenario seems rather doubtful, but it *might* have happened. But we'll never know, because a selfish, conniving woman callously used Clark for her own benefit, destroying our future. She needed his powers, and she ignored the man and the ramifications of her actions to get what she wanted. Perhaps she even thought that she meant well, as Clark has tried so often to convince me; but she certainly didn't stop to consider Clark's welfare. No, she only wanted to get back to her own little world, and she didn't care what happened to Clark after she'd gone. And now Clark Kent is dead. *My* Clark Kent is dead. All that's left is the lonely superhero -- someone that I do not know. Oh, Clark... Extract 5: Clark looked up, and Lois was almost dazzled by his smile. He spoke to the children, then slowly rose to his feet. He was dressed in a simple white robe, and his feet were bare. Lois rushed forward. "Cla..." His sudden frown reminded her of the presence of others in the room. "Superman!" He grinned. "What took you so long? I expected you here yesterday." Lois gaped for a moment before saying, "I decided to take the scenic route. You know how much I love country living...I thought I'd pick up a few souvenirs along the way, see the sights, do the whole tourist thing. You know, Dear mom and dad, I'm having a lovely time in Quazistan. Send money." She dropped her knapsack and rushed into his arms. They held each other for several long moments, and Lois felt tears gathering. They had been through so much, and while it had only been a little more than three weeks since Clark had left Metropolis, it seemed like an eternity. It felt good to be wrapped in Clark's arms. It felt natural, and right. If there had been any doubt in her mind that they were not meant to be together, it would have been dispelled by what she was feeling now. They had allowed so much to come between them, foolish things that didn't even matter. Life was short. No one knew when the next bullet or missile... or land mine might fall. All they could do was to enjoy every moment as though it might be their last. Extract 6: "We have come by an exclusive video tape that proves conclusively that Superman has a secret identity. He has been masquerading among us for years under this identity. First, we will show you the tape, then we will give you the name and what we know about this man." Clark's heart almost stopped beating. There was a picture on the television screen of Lois kissing him in his apartment. His mind skipped ahead. He knew what was coming next before he saw it. This wasn't happening. This couldn't be happening. He didn't watch the rest. He switched off the television and turned toward Lois. One day. He had planned to tell her tonight. He had waited one day too long. "Lois," Clark said softly. "Don't, Clark. Don't deny it. Not to me. Not again." "Again?" "Diana Stride." "Oh," Clark said, pulling in a sharp breath. The last time someone had figured out his secret, he had managed to convince everyone, including Lois, that Diana Stride had made the whole thing up. He could still remember the guilt he felt looking into her eyes as he finished his press conference. "Lois, I'm not going to deny it. Not to you." That got Lois' attention. She spun around and glared at him. There was no mistaking the intense anger in her eyes. In fact, had she been blessed with heat vision, Clark had no doubt that he would now be a pile of ashes on the floor. "Why not, Clark?" she asked, the sarcasm dripping from her voice. "I might just believe you again." Extract 7: "Do you hear the people sing?" demanded the chorus, prompting St John to silently bemoan the fact that, yes, indeed he did. The house lights had been switched on at five o'clock and the jabber of voices shortly after that had alerted St John to the fact that the theatre staff had arrived and were making their checks for the readiness of this evening's performance. The show had started on the dot of seven, since when he had waited patiently as the performance crawled onwards. Les Miserables wasn't his thing. All those raggedy people leading desolate lives with precious little reward on Earth, only the promise of eternal bliss and an eventual place in heaven - a heaven in which St John did not believe - to keep them going just didn't engage his interest. It was, to his mind, an utterly unsatisfactory tale. The only character with whom he could remotely identify was an inn-keeper-turned-thief called Thenardier because they both held the view that the best way to happiness, or at least material comforts, was to take what they wanted from others less dishonest than themselves. Not for them the ideals that drove the story's agitators to man a barricade and stand against the French authorities. St John flexed his fingers and toes, trying to dispel their stiffness. His position had proven to be even more perfect that he had hoped. The lights immediately behind him blinded the performers on the stage to his presence and, situated so high above the stage, it was most unlikely that anyone in the audience would think to glance up, let along spot his black-clad form. Although he'd positioned the gun earlier and was satisfied that it was directed at Newcomb's seat, he kept checking his aim through the infra-red sights. St John knew that, if necessary, he'd be able to fire blind into the audience and still have a reasonable degree of confidence that the bullet would find its mark. However, he would only do so as a last resort. He liked to take as few chances as possible and he liked to see his bullets doing their job. He took pride in his work. Extract 8: Well, Asabi could be trusted, that was beyond question, and the manservant would also be very useful in the matter of helping him to learn control over some of these powers. Already he had discovered how easy it was to exert just too much strength: he'd almost broken Gretchen's arm and by her sharp cries of pain at one point he'd suspected that he'd cracked or broken a couple of her ribs. A charming, apologetic smile had convinced her not to make too much fuss at the time, though. But he did need to make sure he could control his abilities properly. Then there was Nigel: Nigel St John, the former member of the British Secret Service, who had certainly served him faithfully for several years - would he still be loyal? Luthor suspected so, although he had never been foolish enough to reward Nigel with his absolute trust. He was only too well aware that the man had double-crossed his former employers. Once a rat, always a rat... that was a motto well worth remembering, Lex reflected with a half-smile. But if Nigel couldn't be trusted, given the extent of his knowledge of Luthor's affairs it made far greater sense to have him inside the metaphorical tent rather than out: there, at least, Luthor could keep a close watch on him. And if Nigel did prove to be unreliable, then it wouldn't be difficult to deal with him. Mrs Cox was in prison; he'd have to decide whether it would be wiser to leave her there, or take the risk of breaking her out. Not a risk in the sense that he might get caught - hardly, with the abilities he now possessed. But she was a known associate who had been convicted of being an accessory to many of his offences. So if he did secure her release in a non-legal manner, the police would be looking for her. Not a good idea. As for regaining his empire and wealth... well, he would have to hope that his closest associates had not availed themselves of the opportunity provided by his death to track down his overseas deposits and hidden reserves. The gold, the Swiss and Channel Islands bank accounts, the stocks and shares held in his ex-wife's name... dear Arianna, he reflected suddenly. She was now in prison herself, after her rather crude attempt at framing Lois Lane for what should have been the murder of Superman. Botched, of course, he thought in amusement. Arianna was never the cleverest at coming up with a failsafe plan. Now, when *he* set out to kill Superman.... Extract 9: She leaned across the desk to get a better look, but at that moment he sighed and tilted the chair back, staring sadly at the ceiling. Lois frowned. She'd seen him give the cold shoulder treatment to some of the staff, but never to her. "What is it? C'mon, Perry, I can't have annoyed you this badly, and even if I did, it's unfair to snub me when I don't remember why." He shifted restlessly in his chair, then spoke softly, as if to himself. "Ah, Lois, darlin', where are you?" Lois frowned, feeling the first touch of fear. "I'm right here, Perry, can't you see me?" She waved a hand in front of his eyes, then stopped, frozen by his utter lack of reaction. He wasn't that good of an actor. She looked away, and a mock-up front page caught her eye. It was incomplete, with space reserved for an as-yet unwritten top story, but one of the lesser headlines jumped out at her. "Space Station Prometheus Nearly Complete; Messenger Launch Scheduled" Lois didn't follow the space program very closely, but surely enough time had passed ... unwillingly, her gaze tracked upwards to the paper's date, and her breath stopped. She had been in the jungle only yesterday. There had been no time for her to heal; there had hardly been enough time to return to the States in any condition. Recent events impinged on her mind, insisting on alternative explanations. No one had talked to her, acknowledged her in any way. They couldn't see her, she realized. She wasn't really there. Extract 10: "Lois?" Lois started at the sound of the voice. "Bruce? What are you doing here this time of night?" "I do my best work at this hour," he said, but his voice sounded troubled. "How about you?" "Something happened to me tonight." She turned the monitor towards him. "I had to write." Bruce looked at the screen and read Lois' account of the incident. He read the last paragraph aloud. "'Is this what we've become? A society so violent, so twisted, that this is the kind of hero we produce? If so, God help us. But God help the Batman most of all.'" He turned the screen back around. "You realize there will be those who read your article and wonder if the men who almost assaulted you would have shown the mercy you seem to want Batman to show." "That's *exactly* the point! He had no more regard for human life or dignity than those street punks." "But he saved you." "Bruce," she said softly as she rose from her chair. "He's so powerful. There's almost no limit to what he could do to improve the world instead of adding to its pain." Have fun! Wendy ---------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:01:07 +0200 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Hazel Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >Time for my final quiz... And three cheers, Wendy, for a job wonderfully done! Thanks for all your hard work. :) S P O I L E R S P A C E >Quote 1 >"Hey Jorel...you never see Army food before? How'd the hell you get here >anyway?" Clark goes back in time to the Vietnam War to prevent a medical problem from happening to Jonathan. Let's see now... Mary Scibetta's "Working Against Time." >Quote 2: >"Oh, I don't know. Now that I'm a ghost, you could find yourself haunted >for life if you tick me off." Either Pam's "Tryst" or M.L.'s "Out of Time." I have to check the other quote first. :) It's M.L.s "Out of Time." >Quote 3: >"May I take you back to your dorm, Ms. Lyons?" Ah! Nan's "Home" -- the first one, which I don't think has a subtitle. >Quote 4: >"Lana, you don't understand. Flying, it's -- it's incredible. Whoever I am, >whatever I am, flying is a part of me. I can't deny it." Certain Point of View, by me. :) (and nice quote and extract, btw!) >Quote 5: >"He left me a letter!" Lois stood up, pulling the letter from her handbag, >waving it in the air. "He told me everything, but he didn't even say >goodbye!" Shayne's Dear Lois >Quote 9: >"I'm sorry, Lois. I think we should have met ... I would have liked to >know you." Okay, *this* is Tryst, by Pam Let's try the extracts now... >Extract 6: > He had planned to tell her >tonight. He had waited one day too long. It has a vague Wendy-like feeling to it... Hm. Not sure I've read it. I'll probably slap myself on the forehead when I realize what this one is. :) >Extract 7: Love, Loyalty, and Luthor, by Chris Carr >Extract 8: Wendy's When Lightning Strikes Twice >Extract 10: Stupid! I should have realized this from your intro referring to comic book inspirations! This is Zoomway's "Speeding Bullets." Get the illustrated version if you can. :) Well, I've done better. But that's okay. Thanks for some great quizzes, Wendy; it's been fun trying to keep up to your level of quality! :) Hazel, off to put the finishing touches on Best Villain and Lost Ep for next week ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 15:15:46 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Cindy Leuch Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea OK I've been doing better of late, let's see if this one is up to snuff.... (spoiler space) 1)never read it, but it sounds interesting.... 2)Out of Time by ML Thompson (extract) 3)Home by Nan (quote) 4)A Certain Point of View by Hazel (quote) 5)Dear Lois by Shayne (quote) 6)I KNOW I've read this, but I can't place it.... 7)Love, Loyalty, and Luthor: Learning Curves II by Chris Carr (extract) 8)When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy (extract) 9)Trysy by Pam (quote) 10)Speeding Bullets by Zoom (quote) How's that? -Cindy ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 13:19:05 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Irene D." Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii S P O I L E R S P A C E I'll give this a try! Quote 1 I don't know. :( Quote 2: ML Thompson's Out of Time Quote 3: Nan Smith's Home - fantastic story! Quote 4: Not sure. I'll have to check the excerpt. Quote 5: Sigh. Quote 6: Double sigh. Quote 7: I'm beginning to sound like a kettle; I'm sighing so much! Quote 8: When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy Richards. I *love* the revelation in this story! Quote 9: Tryst by Pam Jernigan. Just a beautiful, beautiful story! Quote 10: Speeding Bullets by Zoomway Extract 1: I don't think I read this. Extract 4: Aha! A Certain Point of View by Hazel Extract 5: I should have recognized this from the quote as I beta-read this, but my only excuse is that there were a proliferation of letters from Clark to Lois this year! Dear Lois by Shayne Terry. Great story! Extract 6: Oh, this is by ML Thompson, too. Um, I'm too lazy to check the title today, but I think this is called I Will Always Love You. Extract 7: Love, Loyalty and Luthor, Learning Curves II by Chris Carr. How'd I do? Irene ===== www.originalequestrianmusic.bigstep.com __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 20:47:08 +0100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S p o i l e r S p a c e > Quote 1 > "Hey Jorel...you never see Army food before? How'd the hell you get here > anyway?" No idea. > Quote 2: > "Oh, I don't know. Now that I'm a ghost, you could find yourself haunted > for life if you tick me off." ML Thompson's Out of Time. > Quote 3: > "May I take you back to your dorm, Ms. Lyons?" Nan Smith's Home. > Quote 4: > "Lana, you don't understand. Flying, it's -- it's incredible. Whoever I am, > whatever I am, flying is a part of me. I can't deny it." Taking a guess... Hazel's A Certain Point of View? > Quote 5: > "He left me a letter!" Lois stood up, pulling the letter from her handbag, > waving it in the air. "He told me everything, but he didn't even say > goodbye!" Um... not sure... > Quote 6: > "Are you saying that Clark Kent isn't Superman?" Nope. > Quote 7: > "Can I ask who recommended me?" Don't know either. > Quote 8: > "Don't be so obtuse - you have to have figured it out for yourself by now!" Sigh... > Quote 9: > "I'm sorry, Lois. I think we should have met ... I would have liked to > know you." Pam Jernigan's Tryst. > Quote 10: > "Don't look so smug, Wayne. Half the staff think I'm a gold-digger." Nope. > Extract 1: Taking a guess, but less than sure... Klair El's Dance with Wells? > Extract 5: Ah! Should have known from the quote. This is Shayne Terry's Dear Lois. > Extract 6: ML Thompson's I Will Always Love You. > Extract 7: Chris Carr's Learning Curves II: Love, Loyalty and Luthor. > Extract 8: Yowsa!! Almost didn't recognise a story I beta-read! Phew! This is Wendy Richards' When Lightning Strikes Twice. > Extract 10: Still no idea. Helene :) Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:08:17 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "MoesyL47 L." Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E I'm pretty sure I've read the others -- just can't place them at the moment. Extract 2: Out of Time, ML Thompson Quote 3: Home, Nam Smith Extract 4: Certain Point of View, Hazel Quote 5: Dear Lois, Shayne Terry Extract 8: When Lightning Strikes Twice, Wendy Richards Quote 9: Tryst, Pam Jernigan Extract 10: Speeding Bullets, Zoomway ************ Maureen ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 15:25:16 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Adam Labotka Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 2: Out of Time by ML Thompson Quote 3: Home by Nan Smith Quote 4: Certain Point of View by Hazel Quote 5: Dear Lois by Shayne Terry Quote 9: Tryst by pam Jernigan Quote 10: Speeding Bullets by Zoomway Excerpt 7: Love Loyalty and Luthor by Chris Carr Excerpt 8: When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy Richards ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:24:38 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ow! muttermuttersomanywordstorememberinaWendyficmuttermutterhowdoyouexpectmetore memberthemallmuttermuttermutter Wendy said: Yvonne gets 4 points, and a slap on the wrist for not recognising a story she beta-read! Yvonne (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:37:42 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh, dear, here we go... s p o i l e r s p a c e Quote 1 Nope Quote 2: Whenever I see ghosts mentioned, I automatically assume it's Pam's ghostly Lois story. Quote 3: Nope - oh, unless this is yours, Wendy? When Jon Kent rescues Sarah on the campus. Except I don't think her surname was Lyons, so maybe it's Nan's story where a very old Clark meets a reincarnation of Lois? Quote 4: I'm guessing A Certain Point of View, by Hazel. Quote 5: Nope Quote 6: Nope Quote 7: No idea Quote 8: Sounds a bit like me, but I'm not sure ;) Or it could be Wendy. Oh, I'm so confused! I think I'm starting to get her style muddled up with my own. Quote 9: Nope Quote 10: Nope Extract 1: Still no. Extract 2: Now it doesn't sound a bit like Pam's story, and I haven't the foggiest notion what it is. Extract 3: Still sounds like Nan's story. Just spotted Lori, so it's got to be one of Nan's Home series. Extract 5: Ah, ha! Quazistan means it's Shayne's thingy. Dear Lois, that's it! Extract 6: Ah - is it Ann's Growing Pains? Except it can't be, because she knew who he was in that. Darn. Extract 7: Wild guess at Chris Carr's story about St John and Lex. Or was it Tempus? And did I have a brain once upon a time? Extract 8: Got to be Wendy's When Lightning Strikes Twice. Extract 9: Now *this* sounds like Pam's story. I'm hopeless! Extract 10: Bruce must be Bruce Wayne, otherwise known as Batman, but other than that, I have no idea. (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 19:24:47 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Natascha Kortum Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >S >P >O >I >L >E >R >S P A C E > > > >Quote 1 "Hey Jorel...you never see Army food before? How'd the hell you get >here anyway?" Mary Scibetta's Working Against Time >Quote 2: "Oh, I don't know. Now that I'm a ghost, you could find yourself >haunted for life if you tick me off." ML Thompson's Out of Time >Quote 3: "May I take you back to your dorm, Ms. Lyons?" Nan Smith's Home >Quote 4: "Lana, you don't understand. Flying, it's -- it's incredible. >Whoever I am, whatever I am, flying is a part of me. I can't deny it." Hazel's A Certain Point of View >Quote 5: "He left me a letter!" Lois stood up, pulling the letter from her >handbag, waving it in the air. "He told me everything, but he didn't even >say goodbye!" Shayne Terry's Dear Lois >Quote 6: "Are you saying that Clark Kent isn't Superman?" Ok, I take a guess: I Will Always Love YOu by ML Thompson >Quote 8: "Don't be so obtuse - you have to have figured it out for yourself >by now!" Wendy Richards' When Lightening Strikes Twice (SuperLex) >Quote 9: "I'm sorry, Lois. I think we should have met ... I would have >liked to know you." Pam Jernigan's Tryst >Quote 10: "Don't look so smug, Wayne. Half the staff think I'm a >gold-digger." Zoomway's Speeding Bulletts > >Extract 7: Chris Carr's Learning Curves II: Love, Loyalty, and Luthor Ok that's it for today. Boy am I exhausted! Thanks again, wendy for the excellent quiz(zes). Natascha _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 19:36:44 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit s p o i l e r s p a c e Q1 - Don't know Q2 - Seems familar Q3 - Don't know :( Q4 - Don't know :( :( Q5 - Dear Lois - Shayne Q6 - I know but the name is on the tip of my touge! Q7 - Don't know :( :( :( Q8 - When Lightening Strikes Twice - Wendy! Q9 - On the tip of my touge! Q10 - Speeding Bullets - Zoom E1 - I don't think I've read this. E2 - Ok going on Wendy's on channel hint (since I kinda already knew #6), it must be ML Thompson - Out of Time E3 - I still don't know E4 - I still don't know :( E6 - I Will Always Love You - ML Thompson E7 - I still don't know :( :( E9 - Tryst - Pam Anne PS - Good night, Wendy, missed ya on channel! ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 17:33:27 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Tim Porter Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1 Working Against Time by Mary Scibetta Quote 2: Out of Time by ML Thompson Quote 3: Home by Nan Smith Extract 4: A Certain Point of View by Hazel Quote 5: Dear Lois by Shayne Terry Extract 6: I Will Always Love You by ML Thompson Extract 7: Love, Loyalty and Luthor: Learning Curves II by Chris Carr Extract 8: When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy Richards Quote 9: Tryst by Pam Jernigan Extract 10: Speeding Bullets by Zoomway Wendy thankyou for the time and energy you have put into the quizzes. They have been alot of fun! ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 20:03:22 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ooh, one of my favorite categories s p o i l e r s p a c e Q1: Um... off to a bad start! Q2: Out of Time, by ML Thompson :) Q3: Home, by Nan Smith Q4: I'm betting this is Certain Point of View, by Hazel Q5: umm... Q6: err... Q7: hmm... Q8: sounds vaguely Wendy-ish, somehow :) Q9: Tryst, by me (I hope I get this one right! ) Q10: clueless... let's see if the extracts help me... E1: Nope, haven't read it, tho I think I've heard of it - it's a Vietnam thing, isn't it? E5: Quazistan! A dead giveaway ;) Dear Lois, by Shayne Terry E6: Oh, I should have known this ... I Will Always Love You, by ML Thompson E7: Learning Curves II: Love, Loyalty and Luthor, by Chris Carr E8: When Lightning Strikes Twice, by Wendy E9: Aha! Speeding Bullets, by Zoomway Just for once the extracts helped me a lot :) Good quiz, Wendy! -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 20:52:00 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jacalyn Sue Newman Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" S P O I L E R S P A C E >Quote 1 Gotta be "Working Against Time >Quote 2: Ghosts? Pam's Tryst >Quote 3: Gotta be one of the Home stories, and I'll guess the first one. (Nan Smith). >Quote 4: Ummm.. A Certain Point of View? >Quote 5: It will come to me....someday. >Quote 6: No clue >Quote 7: Shot in the dark guess here- going for half credit- a story by Wendy Richards? (As long as her stories are, there's a good chance one of her characters said that sometime in the last year! >Quote 8: I'm obtuse. I have no idea >Quote 9: Uh oh. THIS is from Pam's Tryst. That means that the other one has to be the other ghost story that I have not yet read. I amend my answer for Q1 to be "The other ghost story!" aka Out of Time. Gotta be worth at least 1/4 credit. (You can see I gave a lot of partial credit when I graded my students! >Quote 10: Wayne. Um... there was that Bruce visits Lois story..... Clark was on New Krypton and assumed not to be returning. Sigh. I can't find it. >Extract 4: A Certiain Point of View >Extract 5: Still clueless >Extract 6: I remember reading this. That's the problem! I have read too much stuff and my brain is too full to remember titles! >E7 I REMEMBER.... (the story... not the title, I'm afraid. >E8 TRYST! >Extract 10: Ohhh. This is the one where Kal-El was found and raised by the Wayne Family. I remember the story....... what IS that title????? Sigh... Too much fanfic, too little time! Jackie -- Jacalyn S. Newman jacalynsue@earthlink.net ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 03:33:51 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Bethy Em Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed You mean the quizzes are almost done? :-( /me is very sad But wait! That means the awards are coming up! Yippee! S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1/Extract 1: I have absolutely no idea. Definitely haven't read this one. Quote 2: "Out of Time" by ML Thompson Quote 3: "Home" by Nan Smith Quote 4: "A Certain Point of View" by Hazel Quote 5: "Dear Lois" by Shayne Terry (which, unfortunately I still haven't read. :-( Gotta find some time!) Quote 6: Gotta check the extract. Quote 7: "Love, Loyalty and Luthor: Learning Curves II" by Chris Carr Quote 8: "When Lighting Strikes Twice" by Wendy Quote 9: "Tryst" by Pam Jernigan Quote 10: "Speeding Bullets" by Zoomway Extract 6: I know I've read this...just have to figure out which one it is...Okay, I'm 100% sure I've read this. But I can't remember which it is. :-( Bethy _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 23:16:37 -0600 Reply-To: truitt22@flash.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: timothy truitt Organization: tnt technical services Subject: thank you MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you Wendy and Hazel for putting all the quizzes together. I enjoyed them merry ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 16:22:53 +1100 Reply-To: Patricia Walpole Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Patricia Walpole Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable S P O I L E R S P A C E Quotes: 2. Out Of Time M.L.Thompson 3. Home Nan Smith 5. Dear Lois Shayne Terry 6. I Will Always Love You M.L. Thompson 8. When Lightning Strikes Twice Wendy Richards 9. Tryst Pam Jernigan Extracts: 4. A Certain Point Of View Hazel 7. Learning Curves ll: Love, Loyalty and Luthor Chris Carr =20 Tricia ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 17:59:06 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kylie Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thankyou for your quizzes Wendy, they have been most entertaining. I'm sorry to see that it is your last one :) Here is my answers... Quote 2: Out Of Time, by ML Thompson. Very nice fic, I read it again yesterday :) Quote 6: I Will Always love you, by ML Thompson. Quote 9: Tryst, by Pam Jernigan. I LOVE this one! Quote 10: Speeding Bullets, by Zoomway Extract 8: Has to be something of Wendy=92s. It sounds like Wendy=92s. Can I= have half a point? I know, I did bad! Kylie :) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 15:05:26 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: Story help needed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is there anyone here who is comfortably knowledgeable about accounting and the ins and outs of how banks transfer large sums of money from one to another? I need to consult re: a scheme that is the basic magufffin in "Secrets". If you're willing, please contact me personally :) Jude ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 19:30:53 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone. I am working on some fanfics - my first and I have some questions. Do I need to stick with specifics on the following items or is it okay for me to make them up? I don't know the answers, so I am asking!! Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks! For both Lois and Clark: Favorite color Favorite food Favorite movie Favorite song Any other favorites anyone can think of! Thanks for your help! CM ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 21:06:08 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/02/2001 8:37:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, cmoncado@JUNO.COM writes: << For both Lois and Clark: Favorite color Favorite food Favorite movie Favorite song >> well, we all know Lois's favorite food is chocolate . "How come everyone knows that?" --Laurie ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 00:20:13 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Re: Need some help! On Fri, 2 Feb 2001 19:30:53 -0600, Carol L Moncado wrote: >Do I need to stick with specifics on the following items or >is it okay for me to make them up? Since none of those things have really been addressed specifically in the show, you'd pretty much have to make them up if you want to use them. Seriously, though, this is your fanfic -- do what you want. :) Many things in a fanfic are "made up" so don't feel like you would be the first to do so. The only one of these that I can remember being addressed on the show was movies -- L&C watched Mel Gibson in the "Lethal Weapon" series, and liked it. Another popular movie for FoLCs to write into fanfic is "The Princess Bride". I don't believe this was ever written into the show, but fans use it because 1) the hero has a 'secret identity' and 2) Dean has said it's one of his favorite movies. But again, you could make up another answer and it would be fine! Have fun with it. :) Kathy ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 00:30:16 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Diyan Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 * * s p o i l e r s p a c e * * And finally with a moment to sit down and look at this quiz... Quote 1 "Hey Jorel...you never see Army food before? How'd the hell you get here anyway?" * this doesn=92t sound familiar at all Excerpt 1: I am much too old to be here for any length of time, but I have put you in the same platoon as your father. Just do not slip and call him father. * oh, yes, I=92ve read this: Mary Scibetta=92s "Working Against Time" Quote 2: "Oh, I don't know. Now that I'm a ghost, you could find yourself haunted for life if you tick me off." * MaryLynn=92s "Out of Time" Quote 3: "May I take you back to your dorm, Ms. Lyons?" * Nan=92s "Home" Quote 4: "Lana, you don't understand. Flying, it's -- it's incredible. Whoever I am, whatever I am, flying is a part of me. I can't deny it." * Hazel=92s CPOV Quote 5: "He left me a letter!" Lois stood up, pulling the letter from her handbag, waving it in the air. "He told me everything, but he didn't even say goodbye!" Shayne=92s "Dear Lois" I think this is when Lois first gets to Smallville Quote 6: "Are you saying that Clark Kent isn't Superman?" * well, I=92m gonna have to go look at the excerpt Excerpt 6: There was a picture on the television screen of Lois kissing him in his apartment. His mind skipped ahead. He knew what was coming next before he saw it. * MaryLynn=92s "I Will Always Love You" - this was already on my short list of stories to reread :) Quote 7: "Can I ask who recommended me?" * and excerpt for this one too nope, haven=92t read this - but the funny thing is that I was just singing Les Mis when I looked at the excerpt, because the phrase in the previous excerpt, "not to you," reminded me of when Epinone says "these are words he=92ll never say- not to me, not to me," at the end of "A Heart Full of Lov= e" Quote 8: "Don't be so obtuse - you have to have figured it out for yourself by now!" * ooo, I know I=92ve read this=85 I think it=92s Wendy=92s=85ah! It would h= ave to be "When Lightning Strikes Twice" Quote 9: "I'm sorry, Lois. I think we should have met ... I would have liked to know you." * Pam=92s "Tryst" Quote 10: "Don't look so smug, Wayne. Half the staff think I'm a gold- digger." * Zoom=92s "Speeding Bullets" ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 05:17:48 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Alexis W." Subject: "ADITLOM" (RPG) Sixty-first Installment, Week #62 (Part 1 of 1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the sixty-first installment of my rpg on yahoo called, "A Day in the Life of Metropolis." Go to: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/aditlom Private feedback welcomed! =3D) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Cast List: Lex Luthor: Dave Lois Lane: Alexis W. * * * * Lost Love It was over... There was no dramatic finality to it, no tears to be shed by him. They=20 had agreed to this. It was better this way. Her family needed her now=20 and Bruce Wayne could be there for her to provide the support necessary.=20 He couldn't be what she needed and she could no longer be what he=20 needed. Sam Falcon would be nothing more than a memory and a mistake. For years, Bruce Wayne... Batman, he had kept his affairs brief and=20 shallow, especially in light of what had come between he and Vicki, or=20 Selina, or Chase. But this time, he let himself get swept away in the=20 passion, in the raw emotion. And now, there would be nothing.=20 As Batman switched off the Batmobile's phone linkup, he closed his eyes=20 for a moment, trying to erase the months of happiness he had=20 experienced. As quickly as day becomes night, light becomes dark, the=20 woman he loved was no longer a part of his life. The Batmobile raced through the city's gritty streets toward police=20 headquarters. >tbc< * * * * Re: Lois and Lex "Lois... what's wrong with your back? Come... let me..."=20 "Ah..." she moaned in pain.=20 "It's okay Lex, really I'm fine."=20 "Apparantly, you're not.." he said softly, slowly moving his hands down=20 her back. "Now, how does that feel?"=20 "Hmm..." she sighed. "Yes, that feels good. Where's a professional=20 massager when a girl needs one!" she joked.=20 Luthor chuckled softly. "I'll try my best. But, if you'd like a=20 professional?"=20 "You know, Lex...have you ever gotten a professional massage? I think I=20 did once, but I might have been drunk because usually I'm working and=20 have no time for that!" Lois laughed.=20 Lex frowned slightly, then looked towards the door of the office. He=20 reached around Lois' back for the phone and pushed a button. "Nigel,=20 send in the maseus"=20 "Oh! Lex, I was just kidding. You really don't have to send someone in!"=20 Lois said in surprise.=20 He looked at her and smiled shyly. "No, my dear... anything you want, I=20 will deliver." He rose and bent to gently kiss her. "Besides..I have=20 something to attend to. Once that's complete, I will be at your becon=20 call." =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Lois=E2=80=99 massage Lois watched Lex walk out of the room and sighed. Soon the masseus walked into the room and asked her to undress and change into a white=20 robe. Lois walked into the bathroom and changed. When she stepped out=20 she found a table and some rubbing oils set up in the corner of the=20 room. The masseus handed her a couple of towels to wrap around the lower=20 half and upper half of her body. As soon as Lois was secure, she=20 disrobed and climbed onto the table... Lois sighed as she felt the masseus' hands rubbing her back. Her mind=20 started to drift to other things like Superman. Lois hadn't seen=20 Superman in a long time and she missed him. Her mind drifted further=20 when she imagined Superman getting a massage. The image of him actually=20 out of the outfit made her heart race! Better yet she thought about=20 Superman giving her a massage! The thought of his large and strong=20 hands, caressing her body made her quiver with sexual desire. For some odd reason, her thoughts soon turned to Clark. It suddenly=20 occured to her that Clark and Superman had similar hands. *Oh my God*=20 she thought to herself, *What if Clark is actually?!? Nah, that can't=20 be...he wouldn't have been so beaten up like he was back in the dungeon=20 like he was...Unless Kryp...What on earth I am doing here?!?* Lois=20 rambled on as she shook that thought out of her mind. *This is Clark I'm=20 thinking about!* she laughed to herself as once again she focused on the=20 relaxing massage she was receiving. >tbc<=20 =20 * * * * =20 Look for Week #63 coming to a PC near you! Enjoy! Alexis ;-.) "What we've got here is an example of human evolution: 'before and after.' =20 Clark is the 'before' and Superman is the 'after.' [Lois looks at Clark walking over.] Make that: way, way after." (Lois)=20 {LnC, Neverending Battle} =20 =20 =20 =20 ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:33:12 -0000 Reply-To: LabRat Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: LabRat Organization: LabRat Subject: Re: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > For both Lois and Clark: > > Favorite color > Favorite food > Favorite movie > Favorite song > > Any other favorites anyone can think of! Thanks for your help! > [Been a while since I've watched my tapes but, of course, several favourites of Superman's were mentioned at the end of...Church of Metropolis. (?) Including, I think - memory is a bit vague - favourite colour. He said he loved "Fly Me To The Moon' - but is it his ultimate favourite is the question? Course it's a matter of whether you think Clark made up particular favourites for his alter ego, but had different ones of his own or if his choices matched the superhero's. ;) LabRat :) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 08:46:17 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Fwd: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh, drat! Forgot Labby's 'reply to' problem... :P ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 09:44:16 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Gerry Anklewicz Subject: Re: Need some help! In-Reply-To: <28.10b5ac82.27ad65a9@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit As for favourite colour, Clark said that he'd like to see Lois in burgundy. Can burgundy be a favourite colour? Gerry ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:19:40 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Ann E. McBride" Subject: Re: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/3/01 9:54:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, Gerry.Anklewicz@NTEL.TDSB.ON.CA writes: > As for favourite colour, Clark said that he'd like to see Lois in > burgundy. Can burgundy be a favourite colour? > I don't see why not. It is a color. I never really thought that it was necessarily his favorite color, just that he wanted to see Lois in it because he thought she'd look good in burgundy. Ann ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:43:28 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea - Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Seems like some of you found this quiz a little more difficult; however, that still didn't stop a few FoLC from gaining very good scores! As always, a reminder that, just because one of your favourites might not have been used in the quiz, that shouldn't stop you from nominating it! Nothing says my subjective opinion is any better than anyone else's, after all. ;) So, here are the answers: 1 - Working Against Time, by Mary Scibetta 2 - Out Of Time, by ML Thompson 3 - Home, by Nan Smith 4 - A Certain Point of View, by Hazel 5 - Dear Lois, by Shayne Terry 6 - I Will Always Love You, by ML Thompson 7 - Learning Curves II: Love, Loyalty and Luthor, by Chris Carr 8 - When Lightning Strikes Twice, by Wendy Richards 9 - Tryst, by Pam Jernigan 10 - Speeding Bullets, by Zoomway And the scores: Hazel: 15 points Cindy: 13 points Irene: 14 points Helene: 12 points Maureen: 10 points Adam: 14 points Yvonne: 7.5 points, arrived at through some *very* complicated scoring! ;) Anne: 9 points Tim: 15 points Pam: 13.5 points, and a bonus for at least knowing what No. 1 was about ;) Jackie: 8.25 points; also some complicated scoring here, including a mini- bonus for describing the plot of Speeding Bullets. And, Jackie, you would have got more points if you=92d given me some more authors along with the titles! Bethy: 16 points Tricia: 14 points Kylie: 8.5 points (and yes, you got the half-point for recognising my writing! /me is very flattered... ;)) Diyan: 17 points And Tasha wins with 19 points! This was my last quiz for this year. Hazel is up next, with the final two quizzes covering Best Villain and Best Lost Episode; one of those will be posted tomorrow. We're not, of course, running a quiz for Best Overall Fanfic; that's far too subjective even for us to get into! Thanks to everyone who's entered or otherwise told Hazel and me that you enjoy the quizzes. I know we enjoy compiling them and seeing people enter. Most of all, I hope that the quizzes help to remind you of stories you enjoyed, whether they're included or not, and go some way towards helping you compile Kerth nominations. Which reminds me - thanks also to Dia, who a few times reminded us all of other great stories which fitted some of the categories. Oh, and for anyone who enjoys fanfic trivia and hasn't yet been to the quiz pages on annesplace, take a look at http://server2013.virtualave.net/amciotola/trivia.html Try out the quizzes; add a few questions, too! Over to you, Hazel! Wendy :) --------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 13:34:05 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Laurie Dunn Subject: Re: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/2/2001 5:37:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, cmoncado@JUNO.COM writes: > For both Lois and Clark: > > Favorite color > Favorite food > Favorite movie > Favorite song > Actually, I'm quite sure Lois asked Superman what his favorite color was, and he said "blue". It was in an ep that was on TNT within the last couple of weeks, I think. Sorry I can't be more specific. LaurieD ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:23:51 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:24:38 -0000, Yvonne Connell < yvonne@YCONNELL.FSNET.CO.UK> wrote: >muttermuttersomanywordstorememberinaWendyficmuttermutterhowdoyouexpectmetore >memberthemallmuttermuttermutter LOL, Yvonne, don't feel too bad ... I remember having an IRC conversation with Susanna one night and her quoting from a fanfic. I said "that's a good line, who wrote it?" and she said "YOU DID!!!!!!" Er ... whoops. Heh heh, has anyone ever counted the number words certain authors have put out in their stories? LOL, that could be *very* interesting. Kathy ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:51:38 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/03/2001 9:54:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, Gerry.Anklewicz@NTEL.TDSB.ON.CA writes: << As for favourite colour, Clark said that he'd like to see Lois in burgundy. Can burgundy be a favourite colour? >> maybe only if it's ON Lois . --Laurie ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 23:14:21 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 13: Innovative Idea - Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Wendy said: Yvonne: 7.5 points, arrived at through some *very* complicated scoring! ;) I can't believe it! My highest score so far, and I *still* came last! Can't the rest of you do this with one arm tied behind your back or something - give the dunce a chance?! Yvonne (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 23:40:36 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > LOL, Yvonne, don't feel too bad ... I remember having an IRC conversation > with Susanna one night and her quoting from a fanfic. I said "that's a good > line, who wrote it?" and she said "YOU DID!!!!!!" > Yup, been there; got the T-shirt ;) > Heh heh, has anyone ever counted the number words certain authors have put > out in their stories? LOL, that could be *very* interesting. > Kathy, I don't think Dia will mind...she actually sent me some figures just the other day: Wendy: 420,193 words (2,346 Kb) this year And if you count the ones she co-wrote it's a massive 571,495 words (3,214 Kb). Nan: 245,172 words (1,392 Kb) this year MaryLynn and Tank both published a little over 221,000 words Me: 169,013 words (those include co-written stories). Apparently I published the longest story, although I thought Wendy's FTGG or WLST must have been longer. I think it would also be interesting, if a little obsessive , to compare page count with word count. For example, I tend to clock up more pages than you might expect from my word count, because I write lots of dialogue in shortish sentences. Yvonne (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 15:58:11 PST Reply-To: bcheng@sfu.ca Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Betty Cheng Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores Content-Type: text/plain Mime-Version: 1.0 > > Heh heh, has anyone ever counted the number words certain authors have put > out in their stories? LOL, that could be *very* interesting. > > Kathy > Actually, for the user-adaptive fanfic website my friend and I put up a few months ago, (some of you might remember from the e-mails and posts I sent out,) I wrote a program to count the number of words, among other things, inside each fanfic. Some of the longest fanfics, among the ones that were added to the website that is, are: Caped Fear Doc. Klein's LabRat 176488 Fear of Discovery III: Coming Home Yvonne Connell 122940 So Strong a Foundation Wendy Richards 117944 When Lightning Strikes Twice Wendy Richards 112955 Strange Visitor from the Congo Wendy Richards 106054 Burnout Doc. Klein's LabRat 89227 The Healing Time Wendy Richards 81799 For the Greater Good Wendy Richards 75728 It's A Super Life Wendy Richards 44654 Tryst Pam Jernigan 44594 Just Another Undercover Assignment Wendy Richards 42695 Starfire and Sunstorm Irene Dutchak 39455 It Happened One (Super) Night Wendy Richards 38398 Big Boys Do Fly III: Torn Between Two Worlds Wendy Richards 36774 Sugar & Spice Doc. Klein's LabRat 36121 Solar Eclipse Irene Dutchak 35530 An Ordinary Man Wendy Richards 33208 Gale Force Winds Irene Dutchak 33089 The Mirror Crack'd Hazel 31706 A Conscious Choice Wendy Richards 30355 Firestorm Irene Dutchak 29755 The Penfriend Wendy Richards 25286 Redemption Irene Dutchak 25266 A Conscious Choice: The Morning After Wendy Richards 22570 Web of Steel Paul-Gabriel Wiener 21210 Big Boys Do Fly II - Close Encounter Wendy Richards 21183 In Any Universe Pam Jernigan 21151 It's Time Pam Jernigan 19236 Shattered Illusions Wendy Richards 18745 A Love So Long in the Making Wendy Richards 18092 Identity Crisis Wendy Richards 17938 That Super Man of Mine Wendy Richards 16779 Second Chances Pam Jernigan 15555 Dear Lois ... Love, Superman Wendy Richards 15125 Tales Out Of Church Irene Dutchak 15059 Taking Responsibility Irene Dutchak 14843 In Vitro Veritas Pam Jernigan 13383 See, I have a long enough attention span to read these long interesting stories. So it's not my fault I fall asleep within a minute of reading my school textbooks --- it's my teachers' fault for not making their books interesting enough. They should take some lessons from our fanfic writers --- may be if they start writing textbooks in the form of L&C fanfics, I'll start getting my homework readings done . Simba ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:01:36 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores Yvonne wrote: >>>Wendy: 420,193 words (2,346 Kb) this year<<< /me cowers... You've scared me now! Okay, that's it; I'm outta here! Wendy ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:02:01 +0900 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Liz O Subject: Re: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I know that this was in the comics but Clark's favourite book is "To Kill A Mockingbird" and I think that he probably would like the movie too. And Lois' favourite food - wouldn't that be Double Crunch Chocalate Fudge Bars followed closely by Chocolate or Rocky Road Icecream (have I got the icecream right?) Liz Laurie Dunn wrote: > In a message dated 2/2/2001 5:37:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, > cmoncado@JUNO.COM writes: > > > For both Lois and Clark: > > > > Favorite color > > Favorite food > > Favorite movie > > Favorite song > > > > Actually, I'm quite sure Lois asked Superman what his favorite color was, and > he said "blue". It was in an ep that was on TNT within the last couple of > weeks, I think. > Sorry I can't be more specific. > > LaurieD ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:06:52 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores LOL Simba! But... I featured NINETEEN TIMES in that list of long fics! And I thought it scared me when Yvonne posted that summary of my 2000 output! Right, that's it... vignettes for me from now on... Wendy ---------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 00:09:33 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey, Wendy, I beat ya! Fear of Discovery III: Coming Home Yvonne Connell 122940 So Strong a Foundation Wendy Richards 117944 Yvonne (so pleased that she can excel at something, even if it's just quantity ) (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:12:03 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores On Sun, 4 Feb 2001 00:09:33 -0000, Yvonne Connell wrote: >Hey, Wendy, I beat ya! > >Fear of Discovery III: Coming Home Yvonne Connell >122940 >So Strong a Foundation Wendy Richards >117944 > LOL!! Umm... wait until Faux Pas appears... :/ Wendy ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:39:31 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/03/2001 7:07:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, wendy@KINGSMEADOWCR.FREESERVE.CO.UK writes: << Right, that's it... vignettes for me from now on... >> No way if you want to keep your fans!! --Laurie ;) ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 23:08:13 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Re: Need some help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Okay, Okay - as soon as I wrote that whole thing about fav. foods and sent it, I realized that Lois would, of course, say chocolate (ice cream or candy bars)! How could I have forgotten. I guess I was thinking "real" food! (Although we all know chocolate is a food group!) I am fairly new to LC and didn't want to make any major faux paus (such as Lois hating chocolate), but even I do know about the chocolate thing! Thanks for the help! CM ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 00:46:54 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 15:58:11 PST, Betty Cheng wrote: >Some of the longest fanfics, among the ones that were >added to the website that is, are: >Strange Visitor from the Congo Wendy Richards >106054 Hmm, so if my stories had been up on your site, I would have come fairly near to the top with "When Friends Become Lovers". My count comes in at 100,423 words! >In Vitro Veritas Pam Jernigan Hey, Pam, when did steal my title for your own story?? Actually, Betty, Betsy wrote this S5 episode, with some help from me, and some scene assistance from Pam. It probably doesn't matter for you site now, but I thought I'd give credit where credit is due. Betsy wrote a great ep. :) (And I must admit, of all the titles I've come up with, this is my favorite!! Ow, I just hurt my arm patting myself on the back. ) Kathy ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 02:35:00 +0200 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Hazel Subject: Re: Story lengths In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Wendy wrote: >But... I featured NINETEEN TIMES in that list of long fics! And I thought >it scared me when Yvonne posted that summary of my 2000 output! > >Right, that's it... vignettes for me from now on... ~claps a hand over her mouth to try and escape the giggles from getting out~ Wendy write vignettes. Riiiiiight. :) Hazel, remembering that "Shattered Illusions" was supposed to be "short" ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 08:45:48 +0200 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Hazel Subject: Betty's site In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Kathy wrote in obviously teasing vein: >On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 15:58:11 PST, Betty Cheng wrote: > > >In Vitro Veritas Pam Jernigan > >Hey, Pam, when did steal my title for your own story?? Actually, Betty, >Betsy wrote this S5 episode, with some help from me, and some scene >assistance from Pam. It probably doesn't matter for you site now, but I >thought I'd give credit where credit is due. Betsy wrote a great ep. :) I can't think of any S5 stories that *weren't* great eps, Kathy. :) But to be fair to Betty, I'll remind you that her site is the fascinating school project that takes your preferences and suggests which fics in its database you're likely to enjoy. Since Betty (or Simba, to use her nick) only used stories from authors that specifically gave her permission to do so, I would imagine that IVV went into the database under Pam's name because she gave permission for it. :) Hazel, who suggests you'd all enjoy a visit to http://cgi.sfu.ca/~mhancock/ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:46:40 +0200 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Hazel Subject: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Okay, definitely rounding third base now (just to get on Wendy's nerves ). This is the second-to-last or, as Wendy would say, penultimate quiz: Best Villain. The Best Villain category honors stories that either use an established villain from the show particularly well, or create a great new villain. As with every other category, this is rather subjective. I personally chose stories that included strong A-plots and intriguing villains (and, of course, Lex ). I welcome any other suggestions. Spiffy Disclaimer Thingy, which you all know by heart now: All the fics in this quiz qualify for Best Villain. HOWEVER, please note that any inclusion or exclusion of a story should not be construed as a recommendation or otherwise. Additional reminder: Inclusion of a story in this quiz does *not* exclude it from any other category. Nominating a story in multiple categories is perfectly legal. For example, Story 1 could be nominated for Best Elseworlds; Story 7 definitely qualifies for Best Alt-world... You get the idea. :) Quiz rules: Open hard drive and archive. When submitting your reply, please let us know if you got the fic from the quote (worth two points) or the excerpt (worth one point). Please snip excerpts on your reply. And DON'T forget the spoiler space! Extra credit to anyone who can get Story #6 from this quote alone, without looking it up: "Did Othello count the cost when he killed his Desdemona?" Just because I like it, no other reason. :) I think it really fits the flavor of the story's villain. S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1: "If Lex Luthor has your powers, he'll be capable of anything." Quote 2: "No repercussions, at least not from us. He's too much of a loose cannon to be left alone. Leaks information, you understand. And, if you are as good as I've heard, no one will be able to trace the killing back to you." Quote 3: "You have become my weapon against Superman. You have become living kryptonite!" Quote 4: "Sonya, a man who received one of these notes was very nearly killed today. Next time it could be your husband!" Quote 5: "Project Y2K failed. Lane and Kent behind downfall. But second virus still pending, so all is not lost. Will be in contact soon." Story 6: "Mr. Jameson, if you don't listen to me, I can guarantee that this will be the last night of your life. Nigel St. John is on his way over here with orders to get rid of you--because I'm getting too close. You're a loose end, and that makes you expendable." Quote 7: "How are people going to see me when radio, television, and newspapers are all banned from covering Superman? Big corporations control all the communications media." Quote 8: "We're about to intubate him with an endotracheal tube and perform gastric lavage, as well as administer a purgative. You would not enjoy watching, and I don't think Superman would thank you later for having stayed." Quote 9: "I want to talk to Jimmy. He can probably explain what I saw. I found the gas canisters, you know. They were hooked up to little notebook computers, stashed in the ventilation systems. I need to ask Jimmy about them." Quote 10: "Apparently the guy they think is behind it is an old friend of mine. A particularly nasty character named Salvador Dark." S P O I L E R S P A C E Excerpt 1: "One more thing. If Kryptonite is poisonous to Superman, is it also poisonous to me?" Kelly's eyes widened: it seemed she hadn't thought of that before. After a moment or two, she spoke slowly in reply. "From what I know about Kryptonite, it affects Superman because it's a meteorite from his home planet. You're not from Krypton, so I can't see why you would be affected by it." "Excellent!" Lex murmured in satisfaction, a slow smile curving across his face. He returned his gaze to Gretchen. "Well, my dear, time to deal with you." She drew her body into a flat, rigid position on the bed, clearly expecting him to X-ray her. But that was not what he had in mind; he focused his gaze on her chest region, but instead of his X-ray abilities he selected heat vision. He had experimented with this earlier, when he'd gone for his practice flight, and had been amazed at how effective it was. Within moments Gretchen's screams had been silenced, and the smell of burning flesh was overpowering. "Get out of that one, Superman," Lex murmured in satisfaction as he swiftly made for the balcony and escape. Excerpt 2: "It says in the Planet," Luthor said in the same tone of voice that he might have used to discuss the weather, "that Mantel committed suicide. That she hung herself while in police custody." St John didn't bother to comment. Luthor nodded fractionally. "One day you will have to tell me how she did that, Nigel." "Sir," St John agreed insincerely, knowing that he would never share his trade secrets with his employer. Luthor stood up and walked over to the balustrade of the penthouse's balcony. He placed both hands on its edge and drank in the view of the city below. Nigel followed him, coming to a stop a respectful distance away, and waited for Luthor to speak again. Excerpt 3: "Very good, Lois. Now I want you to pull the trigger. You know you have to do it, Lois. Pull the trigger." "No, no, no," Clark moaned in terror as he watched his wife try to fight the effects of the drugs and the hypnotic commands of the voice. "Lois! You know you must please me. I demand that you pull the trigger." Lois seemed to jump at the loud and angry tone of the voice. "Now!" "No, no, no, no." Clark closed his eyes as if trying to at once will his strength to the love of his life and shut out the horror of what was being played out on the tape. The very small piece of rational mind that he had left knew that the outcome of this terrible tableau had already taken place and nothing he could do now would affect that outcome. He opened his eyes briefly and saw Lois' thumb on the trigger. Her hands were shaking and sweat rained from every pore as if she was sitting in a furnace. The muscles in her face and hands were stretched tight as she appeared to fight the persuasive commands. Clark thought for a second that it looked like Lois might be edging the gun away from her. "Now!" The roar of the hand gun crashed through Clark's hearing, ripping into his psyche and replaced all other sounds as it played over and over again in his mind. He fell to his knees weeping. Excerpt 4: She groaned again, as realistically as she could and grasped him by the shoulders, throwing her weight against him. "I think the baby's coming!" "Holy..." Ralph's eyes were wide with horror. "No, Lane, you can't have that kid here! Hold on..." And the elevator doors slid open. In an instant, Tamberg realized what she had done. With a yell of fury, he lunged for her, and Lois brought her knee up with every ounce of her adrenalin-driven strength behind it. The man dropped without a sound, clutching his groin and Lois reached out to slam her hand onto the emergency stop. "Come on!" she shouted at Ralph. "Run! He's the bomber!" "Huh?" Ralph gaped at her. Lois seized his arm and pulled him after her. Tamberg was beginning to moan and retch miserably on the floor. "I'll kill you, Lane," he managed to choke out, but Lois wasn't listening. As his hand groped under his coat, she ran clumsily toward the edge of the roof. There was no time to run down the stairs; no time for any escape but one. Clark better be close by, a detached corner of her brain observed, or it was all over. "Help, Superman!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. And she jumped. Excerpt 5: The man gulped, his grip tightening on the doorknob until his knuckles turned white. "I don't exactly know how to tell you this, sir, but they're gone." Trask's brow furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean, 'they're gone?' They have to be there. I just saw them a couple of hours ago." "Well, they're not there now." Trask looked over at Garrison, and they both exchanged a startled, worried look. Then they leaped to their feet and made a quick dash for the basement door. Thundering down the stairs, they ran through the open metal door leading to the isolated basement room and stopped in shocked silence as they spotted the open cell door. Slowly, Trask's shocked gaze shifted from the open cell door to the cot pushed up against the far wall beneath the window, where the window was open and the screen had been pushed out. And Lois and Clark were nowhere to be seen. "Noooo!" Trask yelled, his angry voice echoing off the bare cement walls. With several running steps, he ran over to the window and leaped up onto the cot in one smooth motion, peering anxiously out the open window. In a burst of anger, he smacked his hands down on the open window's sill, unaware of the pain his action caused. Excerpt 6: "What did they say?" Lex demanded. Kent, again. "I--uh--I dunno. I wasn't getting anything from the bug in Mrs. Luthor's purse. The line sounded like it was open, but I couldn't hear anything." Lex barely held back a scathing comment. Incompetents! The idiot was probably tuned to the wrong frequency. "Keep an eye on her, and report back if she meets with anyone else." He stabbed the disconnect button, feeling a sort of savage glee in imagining he was jabbing at Clark Kent . . . who was starting to turn up like a bad penny. He slammed his fist down on the call button for Mrs. Cox. She was carrying an appointment book and two file folders when she entered. "Yes, Lex?" "I want a full report on Clark Kent. Everything. How much he makes, what he spends it on, whom he sleeps with, how much he drinks, what Internet sites he visits . . . any weakness we can exploit." "What about the lesson we had planned for him?" He hesitated. "Make sure he survives." Excerpt 7: Clark. The man whose life had already held so much pain. The sensitive person who had been mistreated as a child, who had lost faith in humanity and in himself, and who had only recently fought his way back from his own private hell, was about to go into the place from which no one emerged unbroken. How would that abused man ever survive the tortures they would put him through? And he was going to Greuel because of her. Because she had pushed him into taking on Tiron Industries and the whole corrupt infrastructure of their world. Because she had lured him here tonight, had insisted on checking out a situation which *he* had been convinced was a trap. And he had been right. But he had gone with her anyway, to look after her and protect her. And now he was the one paying for it. He was the one descending into death. If he was lucky. But it was more likely that he wouldn't die--that he would suffer a long, slow, tortured existence. Because they wanted to break him, to bend him to their will, to make him work for them and help to fulfill their dreams of world subjugation. And they would know how to do it. Excerpt 8: She had noticed Diana Stride's slimy cameraman hanging around the lobby when she entered the hospital. There could only be one reason for that, and it didn't bode well for Clark. The Intergang operative must be in the building looking for him. In his current state of vulnerability, Diana wouldn't even need Kryptonite to kill him. Any ordinary weapon would do. Lois bit back her fear as she sprinted up the stairs. As she started on the flight to the third floor, she heard the clang of a closing door. Redoubling her efforts, Lois raced up the last set of stairs and opened the door to the third floor. A glimpse of auburn hair on the white-clad woman entering the solarium at the end of the hall confirmed Lois' fears. Diana was in the solarium, and Clark was powerless to help himself. Lois tore down the hall, cold fear clenching at her heart. Lois burst into the solarium in time to see Diana approach a recliner chair in which was ensconced the dark-haired figure of Superman. The sun glinted on the silver hypodermic needle that the assassin pulled from a pocket. Watching Diana creep up on the sleeping Superhero like a huntress stalking her prey, Lois felt terror rise in her chest, its cold fingers clenching around her heart. Superman looked so vulnerable, lying there clad only in his shorts, his eyes closed against the glare of the afternoon sun. Lois froze for an instant, her eyes riveted to the scene; then she began to run. Diana's dulcet tones echoed through the room, "Good-bye, Superman." Excerpt 9: "You've been exposed to some kind of toxic substance that has somehow been engineered to affect you...Superman. This was deliberately targeted at you. Fortunately, it wasn't lethal...but it could have been." "But what happened? Where did I..." "I was hoping you could tell me." Clark shook his head and immediately regretted the motion. "I don't know. I was feeling fine, this morning. How'd I get here?" "You were at that parkway accident, and Mr. White said you got sick right afterwards. Could it have been there?" "Parkway accident?" Clark wrinkled his forehead. "Oh...yeah. I remember...that van. There was gasoline and a smell...I didn't recognize it." "Do you remember anything else?" Clark started to shake his head again and closed his eyes as his headache suddenly intensified. "That woman was bleeding. I kept pressure on the artery until the paramedics got there, I think. I don't remember what happened after that." Dr. Klein was nodding. "That may have been where you encountered it, then. Go back to sleep now, Clark. If you do, you'll feel better when you wake up. You've got the mother of all hangovers, to coin a phrase. Or close enough. We'll try to fill you in later." The last thought in his mind as he drifted back to sleep was that, if this was a hangover, he was glad that he'd never had one. At least until now. Excerpt 10: All five of the captives couldn't help but let their eyes roll up and try to peer at the electrodes so securely fastened to their respective foreheads. It was now all too clear as to their purpose, and how Dark planned to kill them. Out of the corner of her eye Lois could see Lucy's shoulders begin to shake as silent tears began to slip from her sister's eyes. Clark tried again to struggle against Dark's control but couldn't make himself move. "Dark, or Vad Or, or whatever you call yourself, you have me. You can get your powers back by draining me. You don't need to kill the others, let them go!" "I wouldn't dream of it. They are much too important to the entertainment portion of this program." Dark chuckled. "You seem to be the brightest one here, Miss Lane, perhaps you'd care to enlighten the great Superman as to what is going to happen." Lois dropped her head and stared at her lap before raising it and meeting Clark's eyes. "He plans to suck the life out of us one by one, as you, helpless to do anything about it, watch it happen." Clark looked beseechingly at Dark. "But why?" he moaned. "Because I'm bored, because I know it will destroy you and you are my only means to get some secondhand vengeance against those who put me here. You are so like them. You are so proper, so noble and self righteous. I will enjoy torturing you." The corner of Dark's mouth curved up ever so slightly. "Besides - it's fun." Enjoy! ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 08:17:02 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed This was posted on Zoom's message boards, and Pam asked if I'd be posting it to this list, and since it got a good reaction (thanks again to everyone who responded to it!!), I decided, yes. :) So, here it is, hope you like. It's just a little (early) Valentine Vignette. Oh! And it was said that it was a little out of place to have flying leaves in mid-February. So, opinions -- should I leave it as is or cut the first line out? (OK, I'll shut up now and post the story. :)) Title: "Purple For . . .?" by Randi Warwick Rated G Feedback very welcome, public or private. :) ***** **** **** A brisk mid-winter wind set the leaves to dancing around Clark Kent’s legs as he hurried home. He smiled with the self-assured grin of someone who has gotten his girl a really great Valentine’s Day present. Even after thirty years of marriage Clark still thought of Lois Lane as his ‘girl’ – and she never complained. Clark compulsively reached into his pocket for the fiftieth time to run his fingers over the black velvet box that held the outrageously large sapphire ring that he had been saving up for since last Valentine’s. Lois and he had been dandering through Metropolis and she had suddenly pressed her face up against the window and breathed, “Oh, Clark. Look at that. Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s what I always imagined diamonds would look like, before I actually saw one. I always thought they would be blue.” She had laughed lightly, grabbed his arm, and dragged him away onto the next shop. But Clark had made a note of the store and had come back a month ago, when he could finally afford the thing. Luckily Lois had never seen the price. And very luckily it had still been there – at least, one very much like it – and Clark had asked them to hold it for him until today, when he got the final paycheck he needed to pay for it in full. Of course, that wasn’t all she was getting. They were going to take a long-awaited ‘honeymoon’ to Hawaii – thanks to “Superman Express”. And, of course, Clark had gotten her roses. Purple ones. Ever since that fateful Valentine’s Day so many years ago, neither Lois nor Clark had forgotten to get each other roses. And there always had to be at least one purple one . . . ***** **** **** “Mr. Kent?” Clark swiveled around in his desk chair, surprised. A very young looking delivery boy had effectively snuck up on him, impressing Clark immensely. He really must have been concentrating on his work! He’d have to watch that in the future – he didn’t want to miss a call for help simply because he was working on a particularly engrossing story. As Clark stared rather confusedly at the boy his eyes took in his surroundings. The only light came from his desk lamp and computer screen – there wasn’t a sound in the building except for what must be some mice scuttling around in the basement – even Perry had gone home! When you outlasted Perry White you knew you’d been working too long. But how had Clark not noticed all the comings and goings around him? Wouldn’t Chief have called a goodnight? Had Clark fallen asleep? No, but – Clark sighed regretfully – he *had* been having that daydream again; the one where he and Lois were at some Planet shindig and she had stepped out on to the balcony that was conveniently there (though he’d never been to any party that had a balcony since he came to metropolis) and he had followed and then she turned and looked at him with that same light in her eyes as when she looked at Superman and said – “Mr. Kent?” Oh, great. Now the kid was looking at him as if he was crazy. Which, he supposed, he was. He had to get Lois Lane out of his head for good, and that was that! No more mooning over her when she made it perfectly clear that day after her almost wedding to Luthor how she really felt about him. But Clark couldn’t seem to entirely give up hope. Especially today. Clark, at that moment, felt as if he would love Lois Lane forever, and no matter what deterrent, he would keep on doing so. St. Valentine, Clark supposed wryly, would be proud. “Yeah – is everything all right?” After a too long open-mouthed silence, Clark finally acknowledged the delivery boy’s presence. “Oh, everything’s fine,” the kid replied, seeming relieved that the guy he was talking to wasn’t a nut after all. “Just got a delivery here you’ve got to sign for, that’s all.” He handed Clark a clipboard, which Clark hurriedly signed, and then the kid bent down to the bag at his side and pulled out a huge bunch of yellow and purple roses. Clark stared at them dumbfounded for a moment, then called the retreating boy back. “Hey! How’d you know I was here?” “Didn’t,” he replied with a grin. “But the lady who hired me gave me very specific directions and told me to get these to you tonight no matter how long it took. She’s a hottie, whoever she is.” This stated with a wave as the elevator doors chimed open and he disappeared within them. “A hottie, huh.” Clark muttered amusedly to himself as he studied the beautiful roses in his hands. His eyes caught a flash of white nestled among some velvety purple petals. Clark reached down and carefully extracted a stiff white piece of paper with some bold-faced typewritten words. Clark was puzzled – and incredibly flattered. No woman before had ever gone to such lengths to get his attention. It was definitely a nice way to celebrate the holiday – actually feeling attractive and desired. If only it could be Lois who was sending it! But only that day she had gone off on one of her tangents about how every holiday had been commercialized and that Valentines Day was the worst of them all, created only to further worship the well-liked and punish the unpopular. Clark was racking his brain for who it could be when his fingers relaxed and he dropped the card. It fluttered easily to the floor, suggesting the first snowflake of the season, taking its time before finally resting in it’s chosen spot. Clark bent to pick it up and noticed that there was a smaller print on the back, right in the middle of the paper: <“follow the yellow brick road”> “Follow the yellow brick road”? What on Earth did that mean? Clark, intrigued, raised his head again to check for any signs of life around him. There were none. His story forgotten, Clark rushed to grab his coat and sprinted for the elevators, never thinking to even turn off his computer. He kept pushing buttons impatiently until he finally arrived in the lobby of the Daily Planet; and he barely remembered to lock the doors securely behind him. Once outside, Clark discovered a block, about the size of his foot, drawn in yellow chalk in front of the big double doors of the Daily Planet. He snapped his head in both directions and soon saw another yellow block about five paces to his right. Clark grinned, enjoying the fun and mysterious feel his admirer had set up for him. Even though he knew full well it wasn’t who he wanted it to be, Clark was excited to find out who his mystery woman was. It didn’t take Clark long to realize where his yellow brick road was leading – right to the front door of his own apartment. Clark, feeling slightly anxious, did a quick check around from outside. There was definitely someone in his apartment; he could hear the soft breathing and rapid heartbeat of someone hiding in the darkness. He couldn’t make out any features, though. Although he felt slightly wary – since obviously someone had broken into his apartment – Clark decided to just walk in as if he didn’t know someone was there. Hopefully whoever it was didn’t have Kryptonite. And hopefully they hadn’t discovered his stash of Superman’s suits. Though Clark couldn’t guarantee the latter, he was quite sure there was no Kryptonite around – no telltale nausea or weakness. Clark cautiously unlocked the door of his apartment and entered. A familiar sweet scent assaulted his senses, and for a moment he looked around confusedly. “Hello? Anyone there?” The sound of a match being struck drew Clark’s attention over to his left. There stood a woman, her curves illuminated by the soft, flickering flames she held in her hand. After a moment she walked a few feet, to his living room table, and began lighting candles there. After a few moments, she turned around, now fully illuminated. Clark was stunned, and for a moment couldn’t speak. “Lois?” There was a slight laugh in her voice as she smiled shyly and spoke. “I hope you don’t mind, I let myself in with the key you gave me.” She explained. “I – I’m not very good at these big, romantic gestures, but I thought you might like it . . .” She let her voice trail off, hoping he would jump in with reassurances. Clark noticed, as she went around the room lighting more candles with the first, that her small hands were shaking ever so slightly – and this was more endearing to him than any grand, majestic gesture could have been. She turned towards him again, and Clark noticed that there were yellow and purple flower petals scattered about the room. “I made dinner, too.” She stated happily, gesturing awkwardly towards the kitchen. “I think I’m getting better. I called your Mom for help a couple times, and she walked me through the hard parts. You know, your mom is a really great woman. I mean, I’d never expect my mother to –” “Lois,” Clark gently interrupted her. “Why are you doing this? I thought –” “Oh, Clark,” Lois sighed. “I know this is probably a case of too little, too late. I honestly respect that you said you had no feelings for me, but I think the past few months have brought us even closer. So many things have happened to both of us, and . . . it’s sort of taught me that I can get through anything. As long as I have you.” Lois slowly walked towards him, then rested her palms gently on his chest as she gazed searchingly into his eyes. “Clark, I know you probably don’t want to hear this, but I can’t help how I feel. And, I –” Here Lois stumbled over her words. “I really think if you look deep down inside, you’ll see – I mean – what I guess I’m trying to say is – Clark, can’t you at least give us a chance?” Clark had been too amazed for speech, so he had let Lois go on. But now joy dawned on his face and he lifted the woman of his dreams up and swung her around. “Are you serious?” He demanded, laughing. “Lois, I’ve been in love with you since the day you walked into my first interview at the Daily Planet!” “But – I thought – last summer, you told me you’d only said those things because you wanted to keep me from marrying Lex –” “Oh, Lois, I was lying. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing you, and I thought you would only accept me as a friend.” Lois stared at him a moment. Then, hesitatingly, stepped forward and gently put a hand on each side of his face. She just stood there a moment, warm palms against warmer cheeks, staring into the chocolate depths of Clark’s eyes. Then she slowly pulled his face to hers, and they indulged in a long, slowly sweet kiss. “Oh, Clark,” Lois murmured. “I’ve wanted so many times to tell you this, and now we’ve wasted so much time –” “Lois, you couldn’t have picked a more perfect time. And I love the way you chose to tell me!” Lois giggled, slightly relived that the heavy mood of a moment before had lightened. “I was hoping you’d like it. I’ve been pacing here for hours, just quaking. For a while, after the kid I hired told me you weren’t at your apartment, I thought I’d just have to give everything up. But then I decided to set everything up here instead of my apartment, and told the kid to draw the blocks as he walked from here to the Planet. I had a feeling you’d be there. Hungry?” “Starving,” Clark replied gratefully, though a little apprehensive about what Lois had cooked. Lois bustled around his kitchen, moving easily in the now familiar room. The table had already been set, and Lois brought two plates over, heaped with food. There were chicken breasts covered with seasoned breadcrumbs and a creamy looking fettuccine Alf redo. Clark rather nervously brought a fork laden with food up to his lips – and exclaimed in surprise. “Lois! This is *fantastic*!” Lois grinned, looking very pleased with herself. “I told you I was getting better.” Clark couldn’t help himself from adding innocently, “You also mentioned something about my mother helping?” Lois flashed him a dangerous smile, and they continued eating. Later, as they sat together on Clark’s couch lazily sipping wine and talking, Clark reached out shyly, still unsure of his standing, to take Lois’s hand. Lois smiled. “So,” he began, shifting to get a better view of her face. “I’m curious about something.” “Mmm?” “Yellow roses were for friendship, right?” Lois grinned. “Yeah. And to make up for the ones that I ruined by tossing in the garbage that time.” Clark laughed. “But the purple ones – you said they were for ‘something indefinable but undeniably sweet.’” “Yeah.” Lois replied, a question in her voice. “So what did you mean?” Lois blushed. “Well, it was a little bold of me . . .” “Lois Lane? Bold? Never!” Lois playfully punched him on the shoulder, still feeling the euphoria of a shared attraction with Clark. “Well, anyway, I was referring to . . . to how I felt about you. To us. *We’re* what can’t exactly be defined yet, but still wonderful to experience.” Lois dropped her eyes to stare fixedly into her wine glass. Clark gently set his glass on the coffee table in front of him and drew Lois’s out of her hand as well. Then he gently cradled her face in his hands and bent down to softly touch his lips to hers. As they embraced, if any of them had bothered to look up, they might have seen snowflakes beginning to fall outside Clark’s window, looking remarkably like soft rose petals fluttering in the wind. The End _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 08:34:16 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >S >P >O >I >L >E >R > >S >P >A >C >E > >Quote 1: > >"If Lex Luthor has your powers, he'll be capable of anything." I'll bet anything it's Wendy Richards's "When Lightning Strikes Twice", even though I haven't finished reading it yet. :) Oh, man! I only knew one! I have so much reading to do. But, Wendy and Hazel, thank you so much for making these quizzes. You know what they are excellent for? Commercials!! Every one of those excerpts was absolutely fascinating and so well written. . .I can't wait to find out what they are so I can haul butt over to the archive! Randi (who has read, like, less than ten percent of all the incredible stories out there, if that. :( ) ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 01:17:58 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Irene D." Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.0.20010204094204.00aa3900@actcom.co.il> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Okay, I'm game to give this a try! S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1: When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy Richards Quote 2: Love, Loyalty and Luthor: Learning Curves II by Chris Carr Quote 3: Video Ex by Tank Wilson Quote 4: Hmmm. I know I've read it but... Quote 5: The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn) by Erin Klingler Story 6: Oh, yeah, I know this but what's it called? Argh! And I recognised the Othello quote too, but... Quote 7: Life in a Different World, Part 3 by Mobile Richard Quote 8: Growing Pains by Anne McBride Quote 9: Hmmm. Quote 10: Tank Wilson's A Future Restored Excerpt 4: Hmmm, I don't remember, but I wish I did. I love this excerpt! Once I find out what it is, I'll have to reread this for sure. Excerpt 6: Ack! This still looks really familiar, but I just can't remember who wrote this. Sigh. Excerpt 9: No help here either. Sigh. Oh well. Not my best results in a quiz, but c'est la vie. How'd I do? Irene ===== www.originalequestrianmusic.bigstep.com __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 06:14:47 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >In Vitro Veritas Pam Jernigan > > Hey, Pam, when did steal my title for your own story?? Actually, Betty, > Betsy wrote this S5 episode, with some help from me, and some scene > assistance from Pam. It probably doesn't matter for you site now, but I > thought I'd give credit where credit is due. Betsy wrote a great ep. :) Thanks for catching this, Kathy; you're right -- I didn't write this one, only consulted on it. I've always been surprised anyone gave me writing credit on it, actually; I'd have been quite happy with an author's note :) But it is under my name on the archive which is probably where Betty found it. > I must admit, of all the titles I've come up with, this is my favorite!! Ow, > I just hurt my arm patting myself on the back. ) LOL! Well, let me help you ... it's a brilliant title, and it's always been one of my favorites, too :) -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 06:31:56 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "C.C. Malo" Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Randi, You already know I think this is a terrific story. I'm glad you decided to post it here as well as the mbs. Your question about the leaves. I'd say omit them, but I live in a place where we currently have about a foot and a half of snow on the ground. Nevertheless, I like your first line because it sets the scene physically -- so could that wind be swirling or rattling something else? Carol ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 06:32:36 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks, Randi! :) This is a really great vignette... you guys are gonna love it. And get those Kerth 2001 folders open... ;) -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 06:30:07 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't have high hopes, but maybe I can be the score that Yvonne beats ;) s p o i l e r s p a c e > Extra credit to anyone who can get Story #6 from this quote alone, without > looking it up: > > "Did Othello count the cost when he killed his Desdemona?" Oh, man, this is so familiar to me ... Lex is trying to kill Lois, I'm fairly sure... Sheila's In the Beginning? Q1: When Lightning Strikes Twice, by Wendy Q2: Umm... Q3: Sounds vaguely Tank-like... "Video Ex" Q4: One of Nan's ... gonna have to look it up "Priorities" Q5: Erin's Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn) Q6: Yes, definitely In the Beginning by Sheila Harper Q7: One of Moby's Life in a Different World stories, probably part 3 Q8: ick! and I expect it's Love Me Once More, by Randi Warwick Q9: Another one of Nan's, I think - Countdown Q10: not ringing any bells E2: Ah, this will be Chris Carr's Learning Curves 2 -- I should have known it would be on this quiz somewhere E8: Oops, I was wrong, this is Growing Pains, by Ann McBride E10: This doesn't seem even vaguely familiar, I'm afraid... Well, I did better than I thought ... sorry, Yvonne! :) -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 06:43:33 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Lesley Hilliard Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit What an absolutely wonderfully sweet story and just in time for valentines too. I loved it. Thanks for posting it. Lesley ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 07:57:19 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Story lengths On Sun, 4 Feb 2001 02:35:00 +0200, Hazel wrote: > >Wendy write vignettes. Riiiiiight. :) > >Hazel, remembering that "Shattered Illusions" was supposed to be "short" But, Hazel, I do actually have a few stories which meet the criterion for Vignette/Short Story, you know! It's not as if I *can't* write short... Wendy (still embarrassed at being told *exactly* how many words she inflicted on poor FoLCs in 2000... and that didn't include Faux Pas!) --------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 08:45:11 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Another great quiz, Hazel - and a tough one! Well, tough for me, certainly! Right, here we go... s p o l i e r s p a c e Your first quote: My first thought was that it had to be a *very* well- written Lex; those who've written Lex excellently this last year are Yvonne Connell (but I don't think this is FoD), Chris Carr (but this doesn't sound like the Lex in Learning Curves 2), Raconteur (now, this *does* sound like the Lex in Lifeflight, but that's not eligible), and Sheila Harper. Now, could this be Sheila's In The Beginning...? Okay, on to the quotes. Quote 1 - okay, okay, I couldn't miss this! My When Lightning Strikes Twice (and *what* a gruesome extract you picked!) Quote 2 - *This* is Learning Curves 2: Love, Loyalty and Luthor, by Chris Carr. Quote 3 - Great story, this, and I'd almost forgotten it! Tank Wilson's Video Ex. Quote 4 - Took a bit of thinking, and an archive search, but this is Nan's Priorities. Quote 5 - Erin's epic Darkest Hour! Erin, I'm so glad you're working on the sequel! Quote 6 - nope; it could still be Sheila, but Mr Jameson doesn't sound familiar... Quote 7 - Mobile Richard's *fantastic* conclusion to the Life in a Different World series, Part 3 (Pygmalion) Quote 8 - one of this year's great new authors, Ann McBride, with Growing Pains. Quote 9 - sounds like another of Nan's, but can't place it... Quote 10 - Tank Wilson's inventive, gripping A Future Restored. Extracts: Extract 6 - Okay, this is definitely Sheila's great In The Beginning. Extract 9 - a guess here: Nan's Blind Man's Buff? So... after all that, how'd I do? Wendy ---------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 11:34:55 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Charlotte Fisler Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A lovely story. Thanks for sharing it with us. Charlotte ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 08:47:25 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Nancy Smith Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Nice story, Randy. How about another one? Nan > ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:51:16 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>Strange Visitor from the Congo Wendy Richards >>106054 > >Hmm, so if my stories had been up on your site, I would have come fairly near >to the top with "When Friends Become Lovers". My count comes in at 100,423 >words! I can beat that. :) My 'Darkest Hour' comes in at 114,353. So let's see...that's generally about 4 stories, isn't it? So does that mean I don't have to write another story for another two years? Erin :) __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:03:01 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "MoesyL47 L." Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Couldn't resist, even with my faulty memory. Quote 1: 'When Lightning Strikes Twice,' Wendy Richards Excerpt 2: 'Love, Loyalty and Luthor: Learning Curves II,' Chris Carr # 3: Not sure Quote and Excerpt 4: 'Priorities,' Nan Smith Excerpt 5: 'Darkest Hour,' Erin Klingler Story 6: 'In the Beginning,' Sheila Harper # 7: Don't know # 8: I know I read it -- it was really good -- but I don't remember... # 9: Same here... Excerpt 10: 'A Future Restored,' Tank Wilson ********** Maureen ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:06:05 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: lcfic Subject: Message Board Index Update through February 2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi FoLCs! Lots of new story parts, a completed story and a new vignette all this week on Zoom's message board! Links at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Meteor/7378/lnc.html New part(s) posted: THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN: WENDY RICHARDS THE EXODUS: THANATOS FUGUE: SHAYNE TERRY HOME IV: HONEYMOON: NAN SMITH THE LONG WAY HOME: CHRISH LUCKY, LUCKY LADY: BRENDA PURITY: YVONNE CONNELL Completed stories this week: A NEW BEGINNING: PINTOFOLC New stories this week: TRUE PARTNERS COMPLETE VIGNETTE CINDY LEUCH Added to the Archive this week: >From Me to You by JoMarch Near Wild Heaven - Half a World Away by Kaethel Reflections from Space by Randi Warwick (one of the Sonnets) Enjoy! Dawn & the Index Crew __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:57:55 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores On Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:51:16 -0700, Erin Klingler wrote: >So let's >see...that's generally about 4 stories, isn't it? So does that mean I don't >have to write another story for another two years? Yes, yes, I love this logic! And considering that it will be at least another year before I get another story finished -- assuming I ever do again -- I will definitely adopt this excuse!! Kathy ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:57:56 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: Annesplace.net - Donations Announcement! Comments: To: lcnfanfic@egroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The totals are in! The successfulness of this appeal hascompletely overwhelmed me and the time has come to let you all know just howsuccessful it was ... Being a FoLC has always meant a lot to me, I've formedfriendships that will last more than a lifetime. It is has been a part of mefor a long time and no matter where my interests may take me, FoLCdom willalways remain a part of me. It times like this, when we all pull together, thatmake me even prouder to be a part of this fandom. I would like to take a chance to thank the FoLCs for theirgenerosity. From those who were able to donate - no matter the amount, *every*bit will be put to good use! A thank you also goes to those who offered tipsand advice on web servers, and to those who gave encouragement when needed. AThank you seems so inadequate for what you all have done. :) I would also like to thank Missy and Irene for helping inpulling this together. Without their support annesplace.net would have been amemory by now. And to Wendy, without whom none of this would have gottenoff the ground. She has given, and continues to give, me constant encouragementand is always ready to lend an ear when I need. With that said, I'd like to let you all know that we havecollected quite a bit more money than we expected. :) First off the figures: I recently received the first check from the US, it's totalbeing $905 with an additional $100 on it's way. The UK donations, which shouldarrive at any day, total $225. Canada checks in with a pledge total of $65(Roughly $43 in US funds). Not to mention $100+ that I have received directlyhere along with my own contribution. I have opened a special saving account forthis and money will be transferred from this account each month as it's neededfor web site expenses. This gives us roughly, a grand total of $1370. Since this appeal has been so successful, we have decidedthat $650 will be donated to the Fanfic Archive. I've been talking it over withthose who have donated and it was unanimously agreed on to do this. (There wereone or two donors we haven't been able to get in touch with due to email mix-ups- for that we apologies.) I've been in touch with KathyB and she has graciouslyaccepted this on behalf of the Archive. :) While I am completely grateful for what has been donated toAnnesplace, the amounts that both web sites will receive should keep themrunning for at least the next 2 years. This will also save the Archive fromdoing another appeal later this year. Perhaps, should there be need in twoyears time, we will both run joint appeal. :) I thank you once again, from the bottom of my heart! Anne :) amciotola@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 13:00:50 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Alexis W." Subject: Question about "The Exodus" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was wondering...did the rest of you on this list, get this particular fanfic in a text format? I'm only asking this since I'll be starting a new job tomorrow and I will have lots of time between my rides to and from work! I see this as an ample opportunity to get caught up on the mounds and mounds of fanfic I have yet to read! Thanks, Alexis ;-.) "Hi. You've reached the desk of Lois Lane. Leave a message at the tone, but don't expect a call back unless it's about Superman. Have a great day." {LnC, Neverending Battle} ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 10:31:23 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Irene D." Subject: Re: Annesplace.net - Donations Announcement! In-Reply-To: <3f.1038837d.27aef224@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Congratulations, Anne, on the success of the appeal! I think this is a clear indication of how much FoLCs enjoy your site. How wonderful that enough was raised to support the fanfic archive, also! This is definitely another site that so many of us would miss if it were gone. Great news! Irene ===== www.originalequestrianmusic.bigstep.com __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 13:45:02 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Annesplace.net - Donations Announcement! I too am delighted and overwhelmed at the generosity of FoLCs to this appeal. Many FoLCs who contacted me to find out how to donate also asked about the Fanfic Archive, expressing their willingness to contribute to that as well, which shows just how much fanfic means to FoLCdom, I think! It's wonderful that we collected enough to keep both great sites running for the next couple of years. And I have absolutely no doubt that the next time we need to raise money for something important to FoLCdom, FoLCs will respond just as generously. What a great community! Anne thanked us all for organising and/or donating to the appeal. I would like to thank Anne, and Kathy, and Lauren and everyone else who gives their time and effort to keep Annesplace and the Fanfic Archive open and up to date. Where would we be without either of those tremendous sites? Long live L&C fanfic, and those who make it their business to bring it to us! Wendy ----------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:47:38 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Adam Labotka Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1: When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy Richards Quote 3: Video Ex by Tank Wilson Quote 7: Life in a Different World Part 3 by Mobile Richard Quote 8: Growing Pains by Ann McBride Quote 9: Countdown by Nan Smith Excerpt 2: Love Loyalty and Luthor by Chris Carr ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 14:02:49 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: New Writers' Showcase interview :) Anne and her team of helpers over at Annesplace have a new interview uploaded. It's with one of FoLCdom's favourite newer writers, and it's fascinating. If you want to know who said this: "Actually, when you think about it, writing fanfic *is* crazy." ...get yourself over to http://www.annesplace.net/showcase/showcase.html and read the newest interview! Wendy --------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 14:07:19 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Story lengths MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/04/2001 7:57:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, wendy@KINGSMEADOWCR.FREESERVE.CO.UK writes: << Wendy (still embarrassed at being told *exactly* how many words she inflicted on poor FoLCs in 2000... and that didn't include Faux Pas! >> "INFLICTED" ???????? Now Wendy, that's not how the rest of us FoLC's would describe it... ;) --Laurie ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 14:11:22 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/04/2001 11:57:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, erink@IDA.NET writes: << So does that mean I don't have to write another story for another two years? >> No, you don't get off the hook that easily, Erin. ;) --Laurie (who likes long stories) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 14:17:29 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Cindy Leuch Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Here's my shot.... (spoiler space) EXTRA CREDIT: In the Beginning by Shelia Harper (quote) 1)When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy (quote) 2)don't know 3)Video Ex by Tank (quote) 4)Priorities by Nan (quote) 5)don't know 6)(see: extra credit) 7)Life in a Different World 3 by Mobile Richard (quote) 8)Growing Pains by Ann McBride (quote) 9)I think I've read this 10)I KNOW I've read this. I even remember that the villian is Kryptonian or something but I can't, for the life of me, remember what the story WAS!! Argh! Well, that's not TOO bad.... -Cindy ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 14:54:33 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel 79 Subject: OT: problems with ISP Hey all! Sorry, this is OT but it's the only way I have to reach everyone at the moment. I haven't been able to send any mail since last night, and even though I've contacted Club-Internet, I have no idea when the problem will be fixed, nor where the problem actually comes from (which is handy, when it comes to fixing it ). I can receive emails but I can't send them, so if you're waiting for a reply or a message from me, I'm sorry I'm not able to send anything at the moment. Thank God for the possibility to post from the list's archive, or I'd be cut off from the world Helene :) (muttering some very mean things against darn isp - plug your ears ) Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 14:58:11 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel 79 Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN S p o i l e r S p a c e > "Did Othello count the cost when he killed his Desdemona?" Hmm... Sounds like Lex, but... > Quote 1: > > "If Lex Luthor has your powers, he'll be capable of anything." When Lightning Strikes Twice, by Wendy Richards. > Quote 2: > > "No repercussions, at least not from us. He's too much of a loose cannon > to be left alone. Leaks information, you understand. And, if you are as > good as I've heard, no one will be able to trace the killing back to you." Love, Loyalty and Luthor, Learning Curves II, by Chris Carr. > Quote 3: > > "You have become my weapon against Superman. You have become living > kryptonite!" No idea. > Quote 4: > > "Sonya, a man who received one of these notes was very nearly killed > today. Next time it could be your husband!" Nope. > Quote 5: > > "Project Y2K failed. Lane and Kent behind downfall. But second virus > still pending, so all is not lost. Will be in contact soon." The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn) by Erin Klingler? > Story 6: > > "Mr. Jameson, if you don't listen to me, I can guarantee that this will be > the last night of your life. Nigel St. John is on his way over here with > orders to get rid of you--because I'm getting too close. You're a loose > end, and that makes you expendable." Okay... I've read that... I've read that very recently. Oh! In the Beginning, by Sheila Harper? > Quote 7: > > "How are people going to see me when radio, television, and newspapers are > all banned from covering Superman? Big corporations control all the > communications media." Sigh... > Quote 8: > > "We're about to intubate him with an endotracheal tube and perform gastric > lavage, as well as administer a purgative. You would not enjoy watching, > and I don't think Superman would thank you later for having stayed." Uh... > Quote 9: > > "I want to talk to Jimmy. He can probably explain what I saw. I found the > gas canisters, you know. They were hooked up to little notebook computers, > stashed in the ventilation systems. I need to ask Jimmy about them." Not that one either. > Quote 10: > > "Apparently the guy they think is behind it is an old friend of mine. A > particularly nasty character named Salvador Dark." Sigh again... > Excerpt 3: Still don't know. > Excerpt 4: Sigh... I'm hopeless. > Excerpt 7: Nope. > Excerpt 8: Taking a guess... Growing Pains, by Ann McBride? > Excerpt 9: Big desperate sigh... > Excerpt 10: All right, I'm definitely not ready to be a Jedi yet . Helene :) Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 15:01:03 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel 79 Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Very sweet and very waffy, Randi. :) An excellent Valentine's vignette, which leaves me sighing happily. Helene :) Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 15:24:49 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: Re: New Writers' Showcase interview :) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks for posting this, Wendy! I had been working on getting the donations letter written, I forgot to mention about the interview! I'm sure everyone will enjoy this week's interview! Anne :) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 13:50:41 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Tim Porter Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Great quiz, Hazel! > > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > > S > P > A > C > E > Quote 6: Hey, I remember this line! > Quote 1: When Lightning Strikes Twice by Wendy Richards > Quote 2: Love, Loyalty and Luthor: Learning Curves II by Chris Carr > Quote 4: Priorities by Nan Smith > Quote 5: The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn) by Erin Klingler > Quote 7: Life In A Different World - Part 3 by Mobile Richard > Quote 8: Growing Pains by Ann McBride > Quote 10: A Future Restored by Tank Wilson Now by the excerpts.... > Excerpt 3: Video Ex by Tank Wilson > Excerpt 6: I recognize the extra credit quote, but can't think of the fic :-( > Excerpt 9: Countdown by Nan Smith ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 07:51:07 +1100 Reply-To: Patricia Walpole Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Patricia Walpole Subject: Re: Kerth quiz # 14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable S P O I L E R S P A C E Quotes: 1. When Lightning Strikes Twice Wendy Richards 5. The Darkest Hour Erin Klingler 8. Growing Pains Ann McBride Extracts: 2. Learning Curves ll: Love, Loyalty and Luthor Chris Carr 4. Priorities Nan Smith 6. In The Beginning Sheila Harper Tricia ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:26:34 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Laurie Dunn Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I loved this, Randi! Thanks for posting it to the list. Ah, a short, but quite complete WAFF! LaurieD ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:31:46 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Laurie Dunn Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/4/2001 9:58:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, kathybrown91@HOME.COM writes: > > >So let's > >see...that's generally about 4 stories, isn't it? So does that mean I > don't > >have to write another story for another two years? > > Yes, yes, I love this logic! And considering that it will be at least > another year before I get another story finished -- assuming I ever do again > -- I will definitely adopt this excuse!! > > Kathy > Hey now, Erin and Kathy, we avid readers have higher expectations than that! :-) LaurieD ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:44:06 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Fanfic Recommendation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Guys, I just spent an enthralled few hours enjoying ML Thompson's "Cause and Effect", new on the archive today. It's a terrific story, full of love and tension and humor and villains and a great happy ending. I've enjoyed most of her previous stories but this is my new favorite -- she just keeps getting better. Read it! :) PJ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 15:48:15 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Loved it! As for the leaves - it is almost Vday here in MO and there are leaves all over the place! They didn't even start falling until we had about 5 inches of snow on the ground! :-) CM ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:40:22 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Adam Labotka Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Very sweet, I liked this. I didn't read it on the boards saw it but had to jet then forgot about it so I'm glad you sent it here. I kept it to read when I was ready ;). Hope you keep writing. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 17:39:05 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Angela Powers Subject: cancelling listserv subscription MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Do I have to do something special to cancel the subscription or is this all I need to do. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 17:20:57 -0600 Reply-To: truitt22@flash.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: timothy truitt Organization: tnt technical services Subject: Re: Annesplace.net - Donations Announcement! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You are very welcome. We get a great deal of enjoyment from your site. Please continue to keep it up. merry Annette Ciotola wrote: > The totals are in! The successfulness of this appeal hascompletely > overwhelmed me and the time has come to let you all know just howsuccessful > it was ... > > Being a FoLC has always meant a lot to me, I've formedfriendships that will > last more than a lifetime. It is has been a part of mefor a long time and no > matter where my interests may take me, FoLCdom willalways remain a part of > me. It times like this, when we all pull together, thatmake me even prouder > to be a part of this fandom. > > I would like to take a chance to thank the FoLCs for theirgenerosity. From > those who were able to donate - no matter the amount, *every*bit will be put > to good use! A thank you also goes to those who offered tipsand advice on web > servers, and to those who gave encouragement when needed. AThank you seems so > inadequate for what you all have done. :) > > I would also like to thank Missy and Irene for helping inpulling this > together. Without their support annesplace.net would have been amemory by now. > > And to Wendy, without whom none of this would have gottenoff the ground. She > has given, and continues to give, me constant encouragementand is always > ready to lend an ear when I need. > > With that said, I'd like to let you all know that we havecollected quite a > bit more money than we expected. :) > > First off the figures: > > I recently received the first check from the US, it's totalbeing $905 with an > additional $100 on it's way. The UK donations, which shouldarrive at any day, > total $225. Canada checks in with a pledge total of $65(Roughly $43 in US > funds). Not to mention $100+ that I have received directlyhere along with my > own contribution. I have opened a special saving account forthis and money > will be transferred from this account each month as it's neededfor web site > expenses. > > This gives us roughly, a grand total of $1370. > > Since this appeal has been so successful, we have decidedthat $650 will be > donated to the Fanfic Archive. I've been talking it over withthose who have > donated and it was unanimously agreed on to do this. (There wereone or two > donors we haven't been able to get in touch with due to email mix-ups- for > that we apologies.) > > I've been in touch with KathyB and she has graciouslyaccepted this on behalf > of the Archive. :) > > While I am completely grateful for what has been donated toAnnesplace, the > amounts that both web sites will receive should keep themrunning for at least > the next 2 years. This will also save the Archive fromdoing another appeal > later this year. Perhaps, should there be need in twoyears time, we will both > run joint appeal. :) > > I thank you once again, from the bottom of my heart! > > Anne :) > amciotola@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:20:27 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Diyan Subject: Re: Story lengths >But, Hazel, I do actually have a few stories which meet the criterion for >Vignette/Short Story, you know! It's not as if I *can't* write short... > > >Wendy >(still embarrassed at being told *exactly* how many words she inflicted on >poor FoLCs in 2000... and that didn't include Faux Pas!) > 'Inflicted'? 'poor'? Wendy, do you realize that we love your stories? now, 'poor' might describe us if you switched to writing only vignettes... -Dia (who, Yvonne, doesn't mind a bit that you passed on her stats) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 23:30:18 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Bethy Em Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed For example, Story 1 could be nominated for Best >Elseworlds; Story 7 definitely qualifies for Best Alt-world... You get the >idea. :) S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1: "When Lightning Strikes Twice" by Wendy Quote 2: "Love, Loyalty and Luthor: Learning Curves II" by Chris Carr Quote 5: "The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn)" by Erin Klinger Quote 8: "Growing Pains" by Ann McBride I recognize all the rest of the quotes, but I'm tired, so I'm heading to the extracts. Excerpt 3: Okay, maybe I haven't read this. Excerpt 4: Umm... Excerpt 6: "In the Beginning" by Sheila Harper Excerpt 7: Oh, I know this! I do, honest. But I can't remember who wrote it, or what the title was.... Excerpt 9: Sounds familiar... Excerpt 10: See number seven. :-( Okay, I guess I squish memories of villains to the dark recesses of my mind. And I must do a good job of 'forgetting,' seeing as how awful I did on this quiz! :-) Bethy _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:52:48 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel 79 Subject: New: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 1 DANCE OF THE SEVEN CAPES By Kaethel Don't ask me where this one came from . I just intended to jog the Muse back into work by writing a little short story, and it somehow expanded itself into something a bit longer. A big thank you goes to my wonderful beta-readers and friends LabRat and Wendy Richards for editing this little fluffy piece and encouraging me to post it. :) Feedback is very welcome, as usual, publicly on the fanfic list or Zoom's boards, or privately at Kaethel@club-internet.fr - Dance of the Seven Capes - Clark entered his apartment and closed the door behind him, releasing the breath he hadn't been aware he was holding. Home. He was safe. He'd never thought he'd have to hide from Lois, but since yesterday, her behaviour towards him was making him rather uncomfortable, and he was unable to determine what kind of game she was playing with him. Oh, she'd flirted with him before, on a couple of occasions, and each time it hadn't taken long for him to discover that she wanted something from him, and played nice only to get it. But here, her attitude was so very different from anything he'd ever witnessed in her. First, it had lasted for two days, and her pursuit of him hadn't lessened. And, it was more than flirting this time: she was *lusting* after him; she'd clearly made him understand that she wanted him, and that she wouldn't give up until he'd given in. He sighed, realising how difficult it had been for him to escape her, and how much he wanted her, too. But there was something very wrong about her behaviour, and he knew it would hold him back until he knew what lay behind. She wasn't teasing him, that much he'd already determined, otherwise she'd have tired of her little game long ago. She was behaving like an excited teenager on her first date, jumping on his lap, cuddling up to him and gratifying him with that girlish giggle that had the power to drive him crazy. This morning, as he'd appeared in the office, convinced he'd dreamt the previous evening, and that Lois hadn't really grabbed him, tie and shirt, growling huskily that he wouldn't get away from her this time, she'd run to him, her immaculate white dress and the rose petals she'd been throwing around her making her look like a bride, and for a nanosecond, Clark had found himself transported to her universe of joy and unrestrained love. That was the Lois of his dreams and fantasies, looking at him in the way he'd never thought she would. In the way she looked at his alter-ego. As she'd thrown her arms around him, squealing in delight at seeing him, he hadn't been able to prevent himself from setting his hands on her waist. He'd felt her warm fingers slip through his hair, and she'd called him her 'darling'. He'd melted under her touch, revelling in the full curves pressed to his chest, holding her gaze darkened with desire, and it had taken all of his willpower not to close the distance between them and kiss her. Not that Lois would have objected. In her state, she probably wanted nothing more than some physical indulgence between them. Clark grimaced at the thought, knowing it was probably all there was to it. He'd realised, shortly after this moment of almost-weakness, that the origin of everyone's behaviour might be that mysterious fragrance that some blonde chemist had sprayed on them on the previous day. Weirdly enough, he had a rather unpleasant memory of the perfume in question; it had seemed to make everyone nauseous at first. Yet barely a few hours after the woman's passage, Lois had appeared at his desk. Her slit skirt had revealed a very long leg, and her sultry voice had been as seductive as her body language. Clark shook himself out of his memories, aware that they were not helping him in keeping a cool head. As far as he knew, everyone at the Planet was out of order, and so obsessed with their love-induced spell that they didn't care about anything else. From what he'd gathered, they didn't even know they weren't themselves. And, Clark reflected, he would probably be as affected as everyone else right now, if he wasn't Superman. Heck, he would probably be with Lois, right now, responding to her attentions and uncaring of the consequences. He shrugged out of his coat and sat on the floor in his living room to browse through the magazines he'd brought back from the news-stand. Thank God, Lois hadn't followed him there, which had allowed him to escape fairly discreetly. He'd promised her he'd come back, but he'd needed to cool off and think before he faced her again, so leaving the Planet had seemed like the best solution. It wasn't as if Perry would notice, anyway; his editor was too busy lusting after Rehalia. Clark flipped through the first couple of women's journals, not really sure what he was looking for. He wasn't familiar with this kind of magazines, but he supposed there must be some references to perfumes and such. With a description of the fragrance, he might be able to identify it. It had been almost animal, actually. Rough and spicy. But none of the brands presented there matched that. And even if they did, he doubted that such a perfume would be commercialised. Or they would have known about it; its effects weren't exactly discreet. Perusing another magazine revealed itself vain as well, and Clark was about to give up when his eyes fell on a familiar picture, one of the woman who'd sprayed them in the Planet's newsroom. He compared the advertisement with the shot that Jimmy had taken the previous day. Bingo. It turned out that she was called Miranda and owned a shop in the north of Metropolis. He checked his watch. Too late for a visit to her, but he'd be sure to find her tomorrow, first thing, and ask for an explanation. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to snoop around discreetly first, before he aroused any suspicion in the woman. This was where he'd desperately need Lois's skills at drawing the attention away from what she was doing or where she was looking, but he supposed there was a fat chance th at his partner would be back to her normal self by tomorrow. Which raised a question. Would she *ever* be herself again? Would she spend her entire life running after him? He knew he wouldn't be able to resist much longer than he already had. When she was throwing herself at him, she was too much of a temptation for him. He'd been in love with her for months now, and she'd never noticed him until the previous day. And now that she was finally within reach, he couldn't let himself be seduced, because deep down, it wasn't what Lois wanted. Even if he did give in, and assuming she'd wake up from that trance the perfume had set on her, she would never forgive him, and all his chances of ever having a relationship with her would be over. A sharp knock on his door interrupted his thoughts, and he dropped the magazine he was still holding. A quick burst of X-ray vision allowed him to see Lois draped in a long trench coat, and wearing an impatient and almost worried expression on her face. She was thoughtfully biting on her lower lip, and her eyes still held that mischievous light that had been speaking of danger to him for the past two days. Oh no! Not that again! She knocked again, and Clark walked up the stairs, resigning himself to face her. With a bit of luck, she'd agree to do everything her 'love' asked her to, and she'd go home, leaving him alone until he'd found who was responsible for this mess. He braced himself for the encounter, hoping she wouldn't throw herself in his arms like she'd done this morning, and carefully opened the door. "Lois," he whined, "it's very late." But she ignored his complaint, pushing him out of her way and walking down the stairs into his living room before turning back towards him. "Not too late, I hope," she answered huskily as she untied her coat. "For us. For happiness!" Clark gaped, staring at her in disbelief as the coat fell to her feet and revealed what looked more like a harem outfit than anything else. The bright golden pieces that composed the dress were shining against the amber of Lois's skin, the short skirt and plunging neckline leaving only little to the imagination, and the outfit was completed with several light blue veils that Lois draped around herself as her hips swayed seductively, dancing to a music only she could hear. Clark swallowed, suddenly feeling a tightness in his throat. Some place else, too, he thought dryly as he struggled to get his desire under control. "Oh no, Lois," he whispered desperately. "Please don't." But she wasn't aware of his distress, or if she was, she didn't make an effort to take it into account. Leaving the veils alone for a moment, she walked up to him and threw her arms around him, pulling him with her to the centre of the room. "I love you, Clark Kent. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." She kept her eyes locked with his as she made her declaration, and Clark thought he would die. He'd been aching to hear these words for so long, and yet tonight he knew he couldn't retaliate, or follow the pattern of what until then only his dreams had allowed him to live. Kiss her. Make love to her senselessly. Spend his entire life loving her and cherishing her. He came back to Earth with a despondent sigh. "Lois, please go home," he pleaded again, knowing he couldn't trust himself if she kept this up. "You're here; *this* is my home," she replied seductively as she kept on dancing in front of him. "Lois, you don't know how much I've thought of this, *dreamt* of this," he started regretfully. "Well, something like this," he added, deliberately ignoring the wild chuckle of his conscience at this alteration of the truth of his fantasies. "But this is not real! I mean, what you're feeling is not real. I don't know exactly how, but there was something in the perfume that affected people in the newsroom. Made them drunk. On love." He stared at her for a few seconds, hoping what he'd just said was registering, but she seemed oblivious to him, lost in her world of pure devotion as she continued to make her veils dance around her in a blue-hazed symphony. "Lois, I just can't take advantage of you this way," he tried again, directing his plea as much to himself as to her. Lois slid one of her veils between her fingers, the whisper of the silk on her skin almost his demise, and she raised it between them, her face shining with a mysterious glow through the thin barrier of cloth, and her eyes dark and luminous behind the small slit in the middle of the veil. She inched herself closer to him, and he froze, afraid to even breathe as he awaited her next move apprehensively. The veil separating their faces dropped, and she put her hands on his shoulders, bringing her face closer to his. Clark could already feel the tingle of her breath on his lips, and his heart started to beat faster as her eyes became predatory. She would kiss him. She would kiss him, and he wouldn't be able to pull away. She would kiss him, and he would sink into oblivion and never wake up. He swallowed roughly, unable to move and not trusting his voice to speak. "You know, it's remarkable." Lois's words reached through the buzzing sound in his ears. "I never noticed it before." Huh? "What?" he asked warily, half-relieved and half-sorry that his prediction had been wrong. "That you look a lot like... Superman..." An expression of pure bliss settled on her face as she looked up at him, and Clark couldn't hold back a small gasp of fear upon hearing her voice the truth of his double identity. He closed his eyes and stood immobile, letting the weight of Lois's hands rest on his shoulders and mentally counting to ten. He picked up the sound of her heartbeat and noticed with a little sigh of relief that it was still regular. He could also feel that her body was relaxed and her breathing regular. All right. Fine. Everything was okay. So far. Or at least it *seemed* okay. He warily opened his eyes, his gaze locking with Lois's intense scrutiny of his face, and squirmed uncomfortably as he vainly attempted to find another point to focus on. Anything but her piercing eyes. Her chin. Her neck. Her - Oh oh... Not so good. His head jerked back up, in search of something safer, and he found himself facing that look that made him want to squirm, again. "Um... Lois?" he asked tentatively, fearfully, even as the sound barely made it out of his suddenly dry mouth. "You... You..." she stuttered, dropping her hands from his shoulder and taking an unconscious step back. "You look like... him." It wasn't an affirmation. It was an accusation, this time, and Clark swallowed, waiting for the storm to explode above him. "Like him," she whispered, bringing a trembling hand to his face. Clark froze, knowing there was no need for him to flinch this time. It was too late to escape, and he realised with a certain surprise, he didn't *want* to escape. Everything would be so simple if she knew. No more lies, no more frustration when he had to leave her in the middle of an investigation under whatever lame excuse he could think of, no more facing her disapproving looks when he got back from a rescue... And also, no more of her complete fascination for his alter-ego. She would know that her fantasy of a perfect man didn't exist anywhere else than in her imagination, and that the superhero she'd been courting for months was the reporter she barely respected in the Planet's newsroom. That Superman was in fact... "Clark..." she whispered, as if answering his thoughts. He could feel her fingers close to the side-piece of his glasses, the warmth of her hands sending like micro shocks through him, and he knew he was probably flushing with apprehension. No more secrets he reminded himself for the umpteenth time, more to convince himself than anything else. Would revealing his secret to her reveal his secret to the world as well? Would she understand that it wasn't something she could make a story out of, unless she wanted it to be the *final* Superman interview that ever got published. Unless she wanted to endanger herself, and his parents, and anyone he'd ever come close to? He trusted Lois; on more than one occasion, he'd found her a very reliable friend, and he knew she wouldn't betray him if it was something that was important to him. Over the months he'd spent working at her side, he'd realised that she wasn't just the hard-hitting reporter that her colleagues called her, and that beneath that tough exterior hid a strong sense of justice. She knew the difference between right and wrong probably better than anyone else, and even if the world wasn't all painted in black and white, she'd know that this one truth had to remain hidden. Which didn't mean she wouldn't be extremely upset with him, he thought downheartedly. She'd consider he'd deceived her, that he'd led her on with his double identity, and even if they hadn't known each other for that long, they still shared a lot. She'd trusted him with any number of what she considered the depths of her heart, and he hadn't been able to reiterate that trust. That wasn't something she'd easily accept. And he knew that what would happen in the next few seconds would probably determine the rest of his life, and the bare thought that he might end up alone, losing this one woman who meant something to him, losing all hope of ever reaching his dream of fitting into the world exactly like every other being on the Planet, was enough to make him flinch unconsciously. The motion, imperceptible to the human eye, brought Lois's hand in contact with his jaw, and he chilled, struck by the sheer emotion that took hold of his whole being each time she touched him. Losing her was impossible. Not now. Not ever. He wouldn't allow that to happen, and however long it might take, he would make her understand his reasons for keeping Superman a secret from her. Slowly, very slowly, he felt her pull his glasses down his nose, as if afraid of what she'd find beneath. And maybe she *was* afraid. Maybe she would be afraid of him once she knew, maybe she wouldn't want to approach him ever again. Maybe she was mooning after Superman because he was unreachable, and once he was there, in front of her, stripped bare of any mystery, she'd shy away from him. He shivered at the thought, but forced himself to remain calm as Lois finished taking off his glasses. A small gust of air reached him, tingling his eyes and forcing him to blink a few times, noticing with growing worry that Lois was standing in front of him, staring at him impassively, her face a mask. "Oh, my..." she finally breathed out. "You... look... like... him..." she repeated, pausing between each word as if to take in their full significance. Her free hand reached for his face again and this time there was no hesitation as she smoothed his hair back. "Oh, my God! Oh, my..." She retreated abruptly, leaving him disoriented and dizzy from her touch, unaware of the pain she was causing him with her reaction. Fear. This was what he'd dreaded the most, and this was what was now lying in her eyes. She walked back without turning around, keeping her eyes fixed on his face, until her back fetched up hard against the far wall of the apartment. Her gaze kept travelling from the glasses she was still clutching, to him, who hadn't made a move since she'd discovered the truth, not even allowing himself to breathe for fear of making her scream. She brought a trembling hand to her face, shaking her head as if to deny the truth offering itself to her, yet unable to doubt any longer. "Oh, my God, you *are* him," she hissed out, voicing the evidence. ******************** Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:13:05 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Re: New: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Loved it! Man, I hope that the stories I am working on measure up! You guys are too good! CM ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 19:27:44 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: New: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, it's a great start, Helene, but I nearly had a heart attack when I saw where you left off! Please say you'll be posting more, soon...! -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:45:45 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Irene D." Subject: Re: New: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 1 In-Reply-To: <3A7DF380.CF78B355@bellsouth.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii WOW! More, please?This is a great start and looks like it's going to be a fantastic story.Irene www.originalequestrianmusic.bigstep.com --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? - Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail Personal Address - only $35 a year! ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 02:00:46 +0100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Chiara P Subject: R: New: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I keep to think all you story are improving!!!! YOU ARE ALWAYS THE BEST SIS!!!!! And you really learnt from Wendy to be Evil (especially for the place you cut it!) ^_^ Chiara -----Messaggio Originale----- Da: "Kaethel 79" A: Data invio: lunedì 5 febbraio 2001 0.52 Oggetto: New: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 1 > DANCE OF THE SEVEN CAPES > By Kaethel > > > Don't ask me where this one came from . I just intended to jog the Muse > back into work by writing a little short story, and it somehow expanded > itself into something a bit longer. A big thank you goes to my wonderful > beta-readers and friends LabRat and Wendy Richards for editing this little > fluffy piece and encouraging me to post it. :) > > Feedback is very welcome, as usual, publicly on the fanfic list or Zoom's > boards, or privately at Kaethel@club-internet.fr > > > > - Dance of the Seven Capes - > > > Clark entered his apartment and closed the door behind him, releasing the > breath he hadn't been aware he was holding. > > Home. > > He was safe. > > He'd never thought he'd have to hide from Lois, but since yesterday, her > behaviour towards him was making him rather uncomfortable, and he was > unable to determine what kind of game she was playing with him. > > Oh, she'd flirted with him before, on a couple of occasions, and each time > it hadn't taken long for him to discover that she wanted something from > him, and played nice only to get it. But here, her attitude was so very > different from anything he'd ever witnessed in her. First, it had lasted > for two days, and her pursuit of him hadn't lessened. And, it was more than > flirting this time: she was *lusting* after him; she'd clearly made him > understand that she wanted him, and that she wouldn't give up until he'd > given in. > > He sighed, realising how difficult it had been for him to escape her, and > how much he wanted her, too. But there was something very wrong about her > behaviour, and he knew it would hold him back until he knew what lay > behind. She wasn't teasing him, that much he'd already determined, > otherwise she'd have tired of her little game long ago. She was behaving > like an excited teenager on her first date, jumping on his lap, cuddling up > to him and gratifying him with that girlish giggle that had the power to > drive him crazy. This morning, as he'd appeared in the office, convinced > he'd dreamt the previous evening, and that Lois hadn't really grabbed him, > tie and shirt, growling huskily that he wouldn't get away from her this > time, she'd run to him, her immaculate white dress and the rose petals > she'd been throwing around her making her look like a bride, and for a > nanosecond, Clark had found himself transported to her universe of joy and > unrestrained love. > > That was the Lois of his dreams and fantasies, looking at him in the way > he'd never thought she would. In the way she looked at his alter-ego. As > she'd thrown her arms around him, squealing in delight at seeing him, he > hadn't been able to prevent himself from setting his hands on her waist. > He'd felt her warm fingers slip through his hair, and she'd called him > her 'darling'. He'd melted under her touch, revelling in the full curves > pressed to his chest, holding her gaze darkened with desire, and it had > taken all of his willpower not to close the distance between them and kiss > her. > > Not that Lois would have objected. In her state, she probably wanted > nothing more than some physical indulgence between them. Clark grimaced at > the thought, knowing it was probably all there was to it. He'd realised, > shortly after this moment of almost-weakness, that the origin of everyone's > behaviour might be that mysterious fragrance that some blonde chemist had > sprayed on them on the previous day. Weirdly enough, he had a rather > unpleasant memory of the perfume in question; it had seemed to make > everyone nauseous at first. Yet barely a few hours after the woman's > passage, Lois had appeared at his desk. Her slit skirt had revealed a very > long leg, and her sultry voice had been as seductive as her body language. > > Clark shook himself out of his memories, aware that they were not helping > him in keeping a cool head. As far as he knew, everyone at the Planet was > out of order, and so obsessed with their love-induced spell that they > didn't care about anything else. From what he'd gathered, they didn't even > know they weren't themselves. And, Clark reflected, he would probably be as > affected as everyone else right now, if he wasn't Superman. Heck, he would > probably be with Lois, right now, responding to her attentions and uncaring > of the consequences. > > He shrugged out of his coat and sat on the floor in his living room to > browse through the magazines he'd brought back from the news-stand. Thank > God, Lois hadn't followed him there, which had allowed him to escape fairly > discreetly. He'd promised her he'd come back, but he'd needed to cool off > and think before he faced her again, so leaving the Planet had seemed like > the best solution. It wasn't as if Perry would notice, anyway; his editor > was too busy lusting after Rehalia. > > Clark flipped through the first couple of women's journals, not really sure > what he was looking for. He wasn't familiar with this kind of magazines, > but he supposed there must be some references to perfumes and such. With a > description of the fragrance, he might be able to identify it. > > It had been almost animal, actually. Rough and spicy. But none of the > brands presented there matched that. And even if they did, he doubted that > such a perfume would be commercialised. Or they would have known about it; > its effects weren't exactly discreet. > > Perusing another magazine revealed itself vain as well, and Clark was about > to give up when his eyes fell on a familiar picture, one of the woman who'd > sprayed them in the Planet's newsroom. He compared the advertisement with > the shot that Jimmy had taken the previous day. Bingo. It turned out that > she was called Miranda and owned a shop in the north of Metropolis. He > checked his watch. Too late for a visit to her, but he'd be sure to find > her tomorrow, first thing, and ask for an explanation. Maybe it wouldn't be > a bad idea to snoop around discreetly first, before he aroused any > suspicion in the woman. This was where he'd desperately need Lois's skills > at drawing the attention away from what she was doing or where she was > looking, but he supposed there was a fat chance th at his partner > would be back to her normal self by tomorrow. > > Which raised a question. Would she *ever* be herself again? Would she spend > her entire life running after him? He knew he wouldn't be able to resist > much longer than he already had. When she was throwing herself at him, she > was too much of a temptation for him. He'd been in love with her for months > now, and she'd never noticed him until the previous day. And now that she > was finally within reach, he couldn't let himself be seduced, because deep > down, it wasn't what Lois wanted. Even if he did give in, and assuming > she'd wake up from that trance the perfume had set on her, she would never > forgive him, and all his chances of ever having a relationship with her > would be over. > > A sharp knock on his door interrupted his thoughts, and he dropped the > magazine he was still holding. A quick burst of X-ray vision allowed him to > see Lois draped in a long trench coat, and wearing an impatient and almost > worried expression on her face. She was thoughtfully biting on her lower > lip, and her eyes still held that mischievous light that had been speaking > of danger to him for the past two days. > > Oh no! Not that again! > > She knocked again, and Clark walked up the stairs, resigning himself to > face her. With a bit of luck, she'd agree to do everything her 'love' asked > her to, and she'd go home, leaving him alone until he'd found who was > responsible for this mess. > > He braced himself for the encounter, hoping she wouldn't throw herself in > his arms like she'd done this morning, and carefully opened the door. > > "Lois," he whined, "it's very late." > > But she ignored his complaint, pushing him out of her way and walking down > the stairs into his living room before turning back towards him. "Not too > late, I hope," she answered huskily as she untied her coat. "For us. For > happiness!" > > Clark gaped, staring at her in disbelief as the coat fell to her feet and > revealed what looked more like a harem outfit than anything else. The > bright golden pieces that composed the dress were shining against the amber > of Lois's skin, the short skirt and plunging neckline leaving only little > to the imagination, and the outfit was completed with several light blue > veils that Lois draped around herself as her hips swayed seductively, > dancing to a music only she could hear. > > Clark swallowed, suddenly feeling a tightness in his throat. Some place > else, too, he thought dryly as he struggled to get his desire under > control. "Oh no, Lois," he whispered desperately. "Please don't." > > But she wasn't aware of his distress, or if she was, she didn't make an > effort to take it into account. Leaving the veils alone for a moment, she > walked up to him and threw her arms around him, pulling him with her to the > centre of the room. "I love you, Clark Kent. I want to spend the rest of my > life with you." > > She kept her eyes locked with his as she made her declaration, and Clark > thought he would die. He'd been aching to hear these words for so long, and > yet tonight he knew he couldn't retaliate, or follow the pattern of what > until then only his dreams had allowed him to live. Kiss her. Make love to > her senselessly. Spend his entire life loving her and cherishing her. He > came back to Earth with a despondent sigh. "Lois, please go home," he > pleaded again, knowing he couldn't trust himself if she kept this up. > > "You're here; *this* is my home," she replied seductively as she kept on > dancing in front of him. > > "Lois, you don't know how much I've thought of this, *dreamt* of this," he > started regretfully. "Well, something like this," he added, deliberately > ignoring the wild chuckle of his conscience at this alteration of the truth > of his fantasies. "But this is not real! I mean, what you're feeling is not > real. I don't know exactly how, but there was something in the perfume that > affected people in the newsroom. Made them drunk. On love." He stared at > her for a few seconds, hoping what he'd just said was registering, but she > seemed oblivious to him, lost in her world of pure devotion as she > continued to make her veils dance around her in a blue-hazed > symphony. "Lois, I just can't take advantage of you this way," he tried > again, directing his plea as much to himself as to her. > > Lois slid one of her veils between her fingers, the whisper of the silk on > her skin almost his demise, and she raised it between them, her face > shining with a mysterious glow through the thin barrier of cloth, and her > eyes dark and luminous behind the small slit in the middle of the veil. She > inched herself closer to him, and he froze, afraid to even breathe as he > awaited her next move apprehensively. > > The veil separating their faces dropped, and she put her hands on his > shoulders, bringing her face closer to his. Clark could already feel the > tingle of her breath on his lips, and his heart started to beat faster as > her eyes became predatory. She would kiss him. She would kiss him, and he > wouldn't be able to pull away. She would kiss him, and he would sink into > oblivion and never wake up. He swallowed roughly, unable to move and not > trusting his voice to speak. > > "You know, it's remarkable." Lois's words reached through the buzzing sound > in his ears. "I never noticed it before." > > Huh? "What?" he asked warily, half-relieved and half-sorry that his > prediction had been wrong. > > "That you look a lot like... Superman..." > > An expression of pure bliss settled on her face as she looked up at him, > and Clark couldn't hold back a small gasp of fear upon hearing her voice > the truth of his double identity. He closed his eyes and stood immobile, > letting the weight of Lois's hands rest on his shoulders and mentally > counting to ten. He picked up the sound of her heartbeat and noticed with a > little sigh of relief that it was still regular. He could also feel that > her body was relaxed and her breathing regular. > > All right. > > Fine. > > Everything was okay. > > So far. > > Or at least it *seemed* okay. > > He warily opened his eyes, his gaze locking with Lois's intense scrutiny of > his face, and squirmed uncomfortably as he vainly attempted to find another > point to focus on. Anything but her piercing eyes. Her chin. Her neck. Her - > > Oh oh... > > Not so good. > > His head jerked back up, in search of something safer, and he found himself > facing that look that made him want to squirm, again. "Um... Lois?" he > asked tentatively, fearfully, even as the sound barely made it out of his > suddenly dry mouth. > > "You... You..." she stuttered, dropping her hands from his shoulder and > taking an unconscious step back. "You look like... him." > > It wasn't an affirmation. It was an accusation, this time, and Clark > swallowed, waiting for the storm to explode above him. > > "Like him," she whispered, bringing a trembling hand to his face. > > Clark froze, knowing there was no need for him to flinch this time. It was > too late to escape, and he realised with a certain surprise, he didn't > *want* to escape. Everything would be so simple if she knew. No more lies, > no more frustration when he had to leave her in the middle of an > investigation under whatever lame excuse he could think of, no more facing > her disapproving looks when he got back from a rescue... > > And also, no more of her complete fascination for his alter-ego. She would > know that her fantasy of a perfect man didn't exist anywhere else than in > her imagination, and that the superhero she'd been courting for months was > the reporter she barely respected in the Planet's newsroom. That Superman > was in fact... > > "Clark..." she whispered, as if answering his thoughts. > > He could feel her fingers close to the side-piece of his glasses, the > warmth of her hands sending like micro shocks through him, and he knew he > was probably flushing with apprehension. > > No more secrets he reminded himself for the umpteenth time, more to > convince himself than anything else. Would revealing his secret to her > reveal his secret to the world as well? Would she understand that it wasn't > something she could make a story out of, unless she wanted it to be the > *final* Superman interview that ever got published. Unless she wanted to > endanger herself, and his parents, and anyone he'd ever come close to? > > He trusted Lois; on more than one occasion, he'd found her a very reliable > friend, and he knew she wouldn't betray him if it was something that was > important to him. Over the months he'd spent working at her side, he'd > realised that she wasn't just the hard-hitting reporter that her colleagues > called her, and that beneath that tough exterior hid a strong sense of > justice. She knew the difference between right and wrong probably better > than anyone else, and even if the world wasn't all painted in black and > white, she'd know that this one truth had to remain hidden. > > Which didn't mean she wouldn't be extremely upset with him, he thought > downheartedly. She'd consider he'd deceived her, that he'd led her on with > his double identity, and even if they hadn't known each other for that > long, they still shared a lot. She'd trusted him with any number of what > she considered the depths of her heart, and he hadn't been able to > reiterate that trust. That wasn't something she'd easily accept. > > And he knew that what would happen in the next few seconds would probably > determine the rest of his life, and the bare thought that he might end up > alone, losing this one woman who meant something to him, losing all hope of > ever reaching his dream of fitting into the world exactly like every other > being on the Planet, was enough to make him flinch unconsciously. > > The motion, imperceptible to the human eye, brought Lois's hand in contact > with his jaw, and he chilled, struck by the sheer emotion that took hold of > his whole being each time she touched him. Losing her was impossible. Not > now. Not ever. He wouldn't allow that to happen, and however long it might > take, he would make her understand his reasons for keeping Superman a > secret from her. > > Slowly, very slowly, he felt her pull his glasses down his nose, as if > afraid of what she'd find beneath. And maybe she *was* afraid. Maybe she > would be afraid of him once she knew, maybe she wouldn't want to approach > him ever again. Maybe she was mooning after Superman because he was > unreachable, and once he was there, in front of her, stripped bare of any > mystery, she'd shy away from him. He shivered at the thought, but forced > himself to remain calm as Lois finished taking off his glasses. > > A small gust of air reached him, tingling his eyes and forcing him to blink > a few times, noticing with growing worry that Lois was standing in front of > him, staring at him impassively, her face a mask. > > "Oh, my..." she finally breathed out. "You... look... like... him..." she > repeated, pausing between each word as if to take in their full > significance. Her free hand reached for his face again and this time there > was no hesitation as she smoothed his hair back. "Oh, my God! Oh, my..." > She retreated abruptly, leaving him disoriented and dizzy from her touch, > unaware of the pain she was causing him with her reaction. > > Fear. > > This was what he'd dreaded the most, and this was what was now lying in her > eyes. She walked back without turning around, keeping her eyes fixed on his > face, until her back fetched up hard against the far wall of the apartment. > Her gaze kept travelling from the glasses she was still clutching, to him, > who hadn't made a move since she'd discovered the truth, not even allowing > himself to breathe for fear of making her scream. > > She brought a trembling hand to her face, shaking her head as if to deny > the truth offering itself to her, yet unable to doubt any longer. "Oh, my > God, you *are* him," she hissed out, voicing the evidence. > > > ******************** > > > > Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 20:23:48 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Gerry Anklewicz Subject: Re: Fanfic Recommendation In-Reply-To: <200102042144.QAA07583@mail0.bna.bellsouth.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Let me second Pam's recommendation for "Cause and Effect". I've had the pleasure to read this story several times and I've loved it each time. It keeps getting better and better. Wonderful work, ML. Gerry ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 20:52:18 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Marilyn Puett Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 8: Growing Pains by Ann McBride _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 20:55:23 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wanda McCants Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz No. 12: Episode Adaptation: Answers and Scores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/3/01 9:40:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, Larus2407@AOL.COM writes: > n a message dated 02/03/2001 7:07:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, > wendy@KINGSMEADOWCR.FREESERVE.CO.UK writes: > > << Right, that's it... vignettes for me from now on... >> Noooo. don't even joke about a thing like that. "What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" ......Langston Hughes Wanda ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 23:16:32 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Diyan Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 * * s p o i l e r s p a c e * * Extra credit to anyone who can get Story #6 from this quote alone, without looking it up: "Did Othello count the cost when he killed his Desdemona?" Not only can I tell you what story it=92s from, I can also tell you the next= lines without looking: "But she was *innocent*, Lex!" "As you, my dear, are not." at least, I think this is close. This is from Sheila=92s wonderful "In The Beginning," which, by the way, is on my nominee list for best overall. Okay, I=92m not very good with villain stories. As I told Nan earlier this week, this category baffles me: the villain part of the story is not usually the part I remember. So I=92m particularly glad to have this quiz, to help me figure out which stories are villain stories. But I=92ll probabl= y have to look at other people=92s answers to find out... Quote 1: "If Lex Luthor has your powers, he'll be capable of anything." * Wendy=92s "When Lightning Strikes Twice" Quote 2: "No repercussions, at least not from us. He's too much of a loose cannon to be left alone. Leaks information, you understand. And, if you are as good as I've heard, no one will be able to trace the killing back to you." * this sounds familiar, but I=92m going to have to look at the excerpt to place it Excerpt 2: Luthor nodded fractionally. "One day you will have to tell me how she did that, Nigel." * Chris Carr=92s "Love, Loyalty, and Luthor: Learning Curves II" Quote 3: "You have become my weapon against Superman. You have become living kryptonite!" * Tank=92s "Video Ex" Quote 4: "Sonya, a man who received one of these notes was very nearly killed today. Next time it could be your husband!" * Nan=92s "Priorities" Quote 5: "Project Y2K failed. Lane and Kent behind downfall. But second virus still pending, so all is not lost. Will be in contact soon." * Erin=92s "The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn)" (and, no, it doesn=92t count= as 4 stories) Story 6: "Mr. Jameson, if you don't listen to me, I can guarantee that this will be the last night of your life. Nigel St. John is on his way over here with orders to get rid of you--because I'm getting too close. You're a loose end, and that makes you expendable." * Sheila=92s "In The Beginning" Quote 7: "How are people going to see me when radio, television, and newspapers are all banned from covering Superman? Big corporations control all the communications media." * Mobile Richard=92s "Life in a Different World 3: Pygmalion" Quote 8: "We're about to intubate him with an endotracheal tube and perform gastric lavage, as well as administer a purgative. You would not enjoy watching, and I don't think Superman would thank you later for having stayed." * Ann=92s "Growing Pains" Quote 9: "I want to talk to Jimmy. He can probably explain what I saw. I found the gas canisters, you know. They were hooked up to little notebook computers, stashed in the ventilation systems. I need to ask Jimmy about them." * Nan=92s "Countdown" Quote 10: "Apparently the guy they think is behind it is an old friend of mine. A particularly nasty character named Salvador Dark." * Salvador Dark, of Dark Enterprises. And Lucy went to work for him as a secretary. I think this is by Tank--oh, yes, I remember: "A Future Restored" well, not too bad after all ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 23:53:27 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Re: Annesplace.net - Donations Announcement! On behalf of the L&C Fanfic Archive, I'd like to thank both Anne and all the FoLCs who contributed for their generous donation. I was truly stunned when Anne wrote me with the totals and her offer to put a portion of it towards the Archive. The generosity of FoLCs is truly amazing, and very much appreciated. We had originally been planning to hold a fundraiser for the Archive this summer, but now we will not need to do so. As Anne said, maybe in a couple more years, we'll run a joint effort. :) Thanks to everyone involved!!! Kathy _________________________________ Kathy Brown Editor-In-Chief Lois & Clark Fanfic Archive: kathybrown91@home.com OR kathyb@lcfanfic.com KathyB on IRC _________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 00:04:00 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Re: cancelling listserv subscription On Sun, 4 Feb 2001 17:39:05 EST, Angela Powers wrote: >Do I have to do something special to cancel the subscription or is this all I >need to do. You unsubscribe yourself by either sending the SIGNOFF LOISCLA-GENERAL-L command to the listserv address, or by following the link to "Join or leave the list" at http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/loiscla-general-l.html Kathy List Mom ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 01:25:07 -0600 Reply-To: truitt22@flash.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: timothy truitt Organization: tnt technical services Subject: Re: Fanfic Recommendation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'd like to third that recommedation for Cause and Effect. I thoroughly enjoyed it. merry Gerry Anklewicz wrote: > Let me second Pam's recommendation for "Cause and Effect". I've had the > pleasure to read this story several times and I've loved it each time. It > keeps getting better and better. Wonderful work, ML. > Gerry ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:33:56 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Pam Jernigan >Thanks, Randi! :) > >This is a really great vignette... you guys are gonna love it. And get >those Kerth 2001 folders open... ;) *embarrassed noises* Thank you, Pam! Make my day, whydontcha. . .:) Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:36:03 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: "C.C. Malo" >>Your question about the leaves. I'd say omit them, but I live in a place >where we currently have about a foot and a half of snow on the ground. >Nevertheless, I like your first line because it sets the scene physically >-- >so could that wind be swirling or rattling something else? Ack! I can't believe I didn't think of it before! SNOWFLAKES! Thank you, Carol, somehow that clicked my brain into action. :) Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:37:31 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Lesley Hilliard >What an absolutely wonderfully sweet story and just in time for valentines >too. I loved it. Thanks for posting it. Lesley, thank you so much for the comments. :) I'm so glad you liked it. :) Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:38:39 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Charlotte Fisler >A lovely story. > >Thanks for sharing it with us. > Thanks, Charlotte! Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:41:02 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Nancy Smith >Nice story, Randy. How about another one? > Thanks, Nan. :) Uh, maybe. . .I've got an idea for one but I'm not sure it would do for Valentine's. . .:D Maybe next year. :) Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:42:30 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Kaethel 79 > >Very sweet and very waffy, Randi. :) An excellent Valentine's vignette, >which leaves me sighing happily. > Thank you, Helene! :) So glad it left you sighing happily. . .means my work here is done. ;) Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:43:37 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Laurie Dunn > >I loved this, Randi! Thanks for posting it to the list. Ah, a short, but >quite complete WAFF! Thank you Laurie! :) I'm so glad you liked it! :) Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:45:06 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Carol L Moncado >Loved it! > >As for the leaves - it is almost Vday here in MO and there are leaves all >over the place! They didn't even start falling until we had about 5 >inches of snow on the ground! > >:-) Thanks Carol -- and I knew there must be some other place out there that still had leaves flying around! :D Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:46:28 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Randi .." Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Adam Labotka >Very sweet, I liked this. I didn't read it on the boards saw it but had to >jet then forgot about it so I'm glad you sent it here. I kept it to read >when I was ready ;). Hope you keep writing. Thanks very much, Adam! :) And, uh, don't worry -- I couldn't stop writing if I tried. ;) Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 22:32:42 +1100 Reply-To: "jenerator@ozemail.com.au" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jen Stosser Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Um... Summer's almost over here Jen jenerator@ozemail.com.au -*-This message is umop ap!sdn (Jenerator or Some1Else on IRC) -*- JenerEight on AIM -Photos of David (8) and Megan (5) on the Stosser Family HomePage http//www.geocities.com/j_stosser Please sign our guestbook! -----Original Message----- From: Randi .. [SMTP:emily_starr@HOTMAIL.COM] Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 7:45 PM To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: Re: [LOISCLA-GENERAL-L] New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) >From: Carol L Moncado >Loved it! > >As for the leaves - it is almost Vday here in MO and there are leaves all >over the place! They didn't even start falling until we had about 5 >inches of snow on the ground! > >:-) Thanks Carol -- and I knew there must be some other place out there that still had leaves flying around! :D Randi ================================== "I'm not a praying man. I don't even know if you're up there. But if you are and you can hear me, Save me Superman!" -Homer Simpson =================================== _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 06:33:56 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kate Crane Subject: Re: Annesplace.net - Donations Announcement! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/4/01 9:12:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, kathybrown91@HOME.COM writes: > . As Anne said, maybe in a couple > more years, we'll run a joint effort. :) > It gives me such comfort to know that L&C fanfic is here for the long run! Thanks to Anne and Kathy and all the others who make this possible, and to the authors for this endless source of pleasure. It's so nice to be a part of this community and to know that it will still be here in "a couple more years". Kate ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:03:35 +0100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel Subject: Re: New: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey all :) I'd like to thank Carol, Pam, Irene and Chiara for their nice comments about Dance. :) I'm glad you guys like this first part! Pam, sorry for cutting the section here , but well, this was where I had the scene break (hey, if the excuse works for Wendy... ). Carol, thank you for the compliments! And I hope we'll read something from you soon. :) Irene, thanks for your enthusiasm. :) It's a great encouragement, and I hope you'll like the next sections. :) Chiara, awww thanks, you're very sweet. :) And evil? Moi? Naaaaah . EvilHelene (whose email address is back to working okay, yay!!) Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:53:39 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wanda McCants Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Randi, Based on all the wonderful comments that were made concerning your story I knew I was in for something special. You didn't disappoint, thanks for sharing your sweet tale just in time for Valentine's Day. Wanda "What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" ......Langston Hughes Wanda ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:14:13 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Fanfic rec. and need more help :-) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cause and Effect - It was awesome! I have a couple of questions - being a newbie and all - you have no idea how much that hurt to say! 1. I think my stories are almost ready to submit - but I need beta-readers(?) first. It is the first 3 stories in a series that is a sequel to Chris H.'s "Baby, I Hardly Knew You". She has been helping me a lot and I do have her permission. In Word it is about 80 pages total. And there are more stories to come - at least that is the plan! The second two I think are about ready - the first one needs more editing - isn't that fun - but should be ready today or Tuesday. How do I go about finding those? A couple of friends are reading, but they know nothing of LC - sad isn't it? 2. Well, the second question was about what happens when two people write similar stories at the same time - there are some eerie similarities between my stories and Cause and Effect, but I heard back from the author and there doesn't seem to be a problem. I had a big long question, but sent it as a reply to one person and not the list. *sigh* will I ever get this right - please don't throw rotten fruit at the newbie! Anyway, as the newbie - I have to ask questions right? And I appreciate all the help already - particularly no one thinking I am incredibly stupid about the whole Lois and chocolate thing!:-) CM ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 18:01:07 +0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Phillip Atcliffe Subject: Re: Fanfic rec. and need more help :-) In-Reply-To: <20010205.111415.-139087.2.cmoncado@juno.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:14:13 -0600 Carol L Moncado wrote: > please don't throw rotten fruit at the newbie! < We won't, Carol. FoLCs _don't!_ That's one of the nice things about them. I'd list the others, but my computer only has 4G of hard drive memory... > Anyway, as the newbie - I have to ask questions right? And I appreciate all the help already - particularly no one thinking I am incredibly stupid about the whole Lois and chocolate thing!:-) < See above. To paraphrase Clark: "That's not how we work." Ask, and there's a good chance that ye shall receive -- help, constructive criticism, unabashed praise, answers to esoteric or simple questions, confirmation that there are people out there (with lives) who share your interests, etc., etc.^n, where n tends to infinity. The F in FoLC stands for Fan(s), but it could equally stand for Friend(s). Phil, cueing MP3 version of "I'll Be There For You" and remembering the extra chorus he made up once that reflected L&C's attitude to one another, c. S1 or 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------ "We gotta get out into Space / If it's the last thing we ever do!" -- Return to the Forbidden Planet A sentiment echoed by Phil Atcliffe (Phillip.Atcliffe@uwe.ac.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:06:52 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: Fanfic rec. and need more help :-) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey Carol, Welcome to the list :) (I know you've been here a little while, but I haven't welcomed you yet, so I did ) Yes, Cause & Effect is awesome. :) And we were all newbies once, so don't worry, you'll get over it Can't help you with the beta-reading, I'm afraid, but I do know something about the second question: > 2. Well, the second question was about what happens when two people > write similar stories at the same time - there are some eerie > similarities between my stories and Cause and Effect, but I heard back > from the author and there doesn't seem to be a problem. No, this really isn't a problem in most cases. I've actually had it happen to me twice this past year, and both times with the same author! (No wonder she's one of my favorites ) In both cases, the premises were fairly similar ... but the details varied, and that made both stories unique. Different authors will handle things different ways, even if they have some similarities here and there. Besides, with all the hundreds of stories that have been written (and thank God for them!), it gets harder and harder to come up with a totally new angle -- that's why we have a Kerth award for "Most Innovative Idea". Even Cause & Effect, which was fantastic, borrowed liberally from the pilot & early first season (as a lot of alternate-beginning type stories do). But ML's new take on it made it fresh and unique, even putting a new spin on quoted dialog. The similarities to the series didn't detract from the story a bit. So don't worry about parallels. :) -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:16:56 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: Re: New: "Purple For. . .?" (1/1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm a little late with this, but 'Purple' is a lovely, waffy read, Randi. Thanks for posting it. :) Jude ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:27:47 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: Another question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here's another question I need the answer to for the story I'm working on. In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', I think Dr. Jekyll's first name was Henry. Was that also Hyde's first name or was it something else? Or was a first name even mentioned for him? I haven't caught it just skimming through the book and I'd rather not re-read it. Can anyone h-e-e-e-lp? :) Jude ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:47:51 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Adam Labotka Subject: The Exodus part 12, end of part 1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok, here is the end of the first half of my story. This marks the end = of Kal-El and Liera's involvment in the story. We jump ahead to Jor-El = and Lara sending their son to Earth next. If there is enough desire I = may write a seperate story or even series about the colonization of = Krypton. ******=20 Gathering the broken form of his wife into his arms, Kal-El began = weeping, his, tears falling freely from his eyes, as he began rocking = her. After a few moments of cradling her body in his arms, Kal-El felt = movement from her. He glanced down in shock and noticed, for the first = time, the rise and fall of her chest as she breathed.=20 As his tears of pain became those of release, Kal-El was overjoyed, he = could hardly believe she was alive. When he had first seen her body, he = was so sure she was dead. He could hardly believe she was actually = alive. He continued to rock the limp form of his wife, holding her = close, protectively.=20 Liera let out a strangled groan as she regained consciousness. Kal-El's = head snapped up at the sound and he watched his wife open her eyes, = which were clouded with pain and disorientation. She smiled up at him, = then winced in pain.=20 As Kal-El looked over his wife, checking her conditions, he silently = cursed his inability to see through her skin to locate the problems. He = clumsily felt along her body, trying to find anything wrong.=20 Liera let out a strangled moan as examined her left calf. He could feel = the bone out of place. Liera was whimpering in pain as he felt around = the break, and each anguished moan was like a dagger in his chest, but = he knew it was necessary. After a minute of probing, he felt confident = he could set the break. Thankfully, he had learned how while he had been = rescuing people endangered by the flooding.=20 "Hold still honey. This'll hurt a lot for a moment then it'll feel a bit = better," Kal-El said reassuringly.=20 Liera nodded slightly, and Kal-El gently gripped her leg both above and = below the break. He twisted his hands and felt the bone snap into place = as Liera let out a howl of pain. After soothing his wife, Kal-El looked = around the room for something to use as a makeshift splint. A straight = metal rod that had come loose looked like it held promise.=20 "Lie still, don't try to move," he told Liera gently, as he made his way = to the metal rod.=20 He hobbled over to the rod and carefully picked it up. As he stooped, = his ankle suddenly gave out and he fell over. He cried out in pain as he = hit the floor with a big thud.=20 "Kal!" Liera cried out and began trying to get up.=20 Shaking his head, Kal-El noticed Liera struggling to get up. "No don't = get up! You'll hurt yourself more," he yelled harshly. Then in a softer = tone of voice, "I'm fine. I just slipped."=20 Liera settled back with a groan, and Kal-El let out a sigh of relief. He = carefully tried getting back up, stifling groans of protest as best as = he was able, so as not to alarm Liera. With a lot of effort, he was able = to regain his feet with the rod.=20 Kal-El carefully moved to the bed and grabbed a sheet from it. He tried = tearing it into strips, but the material just would not give. He cursed = his weakened state. As he looked around, he spotted a jagged edge of = metal sticking out from the doorframe. Hobbling over, he used it to help = tear strips of cloth to bind the makeshift splint.=20 That task done, he turned toward Liera. Her face was all scrunched up = and she was silently whimpering in agony. Tears from the pain leaked out = through her eyelids. It pained Kal-El to see her like this, but he = forced himself to concentrate on the task ahead.=20 Limping as quickly as he could, Kal-El made his way to her side. He = carefully knelt down beside her, ignoring the shooting pains he felt as = his muscles protested. He stroked her hair soothing as he said, "Shh, = it's gonna be ok. I'm gonna use this rod to immobilize your leg so you = can walk without injuring it again. It'll be out of commission for a = while, but it will heal and you'll be fine."=20 As Kal-El spoke, he was carefully lining up the rod along the length of = Liera's injured leg. Gently, he lifted the leg slightly to put a strip = of cloth beneath it, near the top of her hip. Taking great care, he = wrapped the cloth about her leg and tied it securely. As he tightened = it, Liera stifled a gasp of pain. He stopped and looked up concerned, = but she nodded that he should continue.=20 Kal-El placed some cloth around her knee. Liera continued to make little = whimpers of protest as the treatment sent pain through her leg. Soon, he = finished his work by tying a final piece of cloth around the ankle.=20 Now that he was finished, the enormity of what happened washed over him = again. He collapsed at Liera's side and tears flowed again. It was all = his fault. His fault that Liera was severely injured. His fault that the = ship had crashed. How many lives had he ruined? He curled up into a = fetal position and let out all the pent up guilt.=20 Liera, even through her pain, struggled to get up a bit and pulled = Kal-El to her as best as she was able. She cradled Kal-El in his arms = and tried to sooth him as he wept uncontrollably. They stayed that way = for a long time.=20 ******=20 Eventually, Kal-El's sobbing quieted down. He looked up and noticed = Liera had fallen asleep while holding him. She looked so peaceful like = that, a slight smile curved her lips. It was hard to believe after all = that she had gone through, she would have that look on her face. Kal-El = was afraid to move. He didn't want to bring her back to the world of = wakefulness - and pain - just yet.=20 Not long after Kal-El stirred, Liera's eyes opened. She smiled at him, = her eyes no longer clouded as they was before.=20 "Glad to see you're doing better," she said, smiling at him.=20 Kal-El smiled wanly back. "I needed that release. I'm feeling a bit = better about it all now. But right now, I'm more worried about you. How = are you feeling? Still in a lot of pain?" he asked quietly.=20 Liera took a deep breath before responding. "My leg does still hurt, but = rather then sharp, agonizing feel, it just kinda, well." Liera shrugged = slightly. "I'm not sure how to describe it, but it's not as bad. I'm = getting used to it."=20 Kal-El sighed. "Well, if you think you're up to it, we better get = outside and see how the rest of the ship faired. Come on, I'll help you = up."=20 He made it to his feet with little difficulty and was a bit surprised to = realize his ankle didn't hurt much anymore. In fact, he could only = vaguely feel anything out of the ordinary as he stood. He then bent = slightly and held his hand out to Liera. She managed to struggle to her = feet with Kal-El's help.=20 Liera sagged against Kal-El, using him for support so she avoided = putting much weight on her broken leg. Concerned, he asked, "You sure = you're up to this?"=20 A bit breathlessly, she replied, "I'll be fine, just need to get used to = this. Just let me lean on you, and help me walk. I'll make it, don't = worry."=20 "Well if you're sure. But if you are having trouble, let me know and = we'll rest. I don't want you to re-injure yourself. Okay, here we go," = Kal-El said softly.=20 Supporting his wife, Kal-El carefully made his way out of the room. = Liera was having a lot of trouble due to her nearly useless leg. They = slowly made their way through the corridors and past the debris that = littered the ship. More fallen bulkheads and torn sheets of mettle = greeted them as they went. The floor had buckled in several places = making the going tough. After nearly half an hour they finally made it = to the airlock. The airlock was open and they got their first glimpse of = their new home.=20 As Kal-El and Liera slowly left the ship, their eyes were assaulted by = the unfamiliar red glare of the sun. Holding up their hands against the = dazzling light, their eyes slowly adjusted. When they could see again, = they looked around and saw thousands of people already there. Kal-El and = Liera slowly went to join the group.=20 While they were heading towards the group, a young man and a young woman = ran over to meet them. "Mom, dad, are you two okay?" They called = concurrently as they grew near.=20 "We've been better but we'll survive." Kal-El and Liera said = simultaneously, and then despite everything began cracking up laughing.=20 When they met up, they all had a group hug. "We're glad you two are = okay. The men you sent to help people assured us you were ok and said = you shouldn't be disturbed. But when you didn't come out for so long we = worried something really bad had happened. We've been watching for you = to come out."=20 "I'm sorry. It's my fault. After everything that happened, including the = way I found your mom, I just couldn't handle it. After I did all I could = to help your mom, I just kinda broke down." Kal-El said in a weary, = apologetic voice.=20 "It's okay dad. We understand. You have a lot going on. You're in charge = of an entire planet now. Besides, just recently you watched all your = plans nearly vanish in a ball of flame. The flight crew is looking for = you; you better go see them. We'll help mom for you."=20 "Honey you better go. You've got all these people to worry about. I'll = be fine." Liera assured him.=20 "I almost lost you today, I'm not sure I ever want to let go of you = again. People can handle themselves," Kal-El replied.=20 Liera fumed. "Now glunkerhead, listen here. I can take care of myself. I = may be a bit below par now, but I'll recover. You have responsibilities. = Don't try to treat me differently just because I can be hurt now. Go! Do = what you have to do." Liera's tirade ran down.=20 Sulkily, Kal-El replied, "Fine. I'll go."=20 Kal-El left his family and went to find the people he put in charge of = the evacuation. He knew Liera was right, he was just very worried about = her. She was going through an entirely new experience. Kal-El squared = his shoulders and took on a serious look, moving with more confidence = then he felt before, and met with the flight crew.=20 As he approached, the men snapped to attention and one of them began to = speak.=20 "My lord, it's good to see you up and about. After we finished searching = the ship, we found you with your wife, but felt it best not to disturb = you."=20 He paused to take a breath, then continued. "We are pleased to report = that there were no casualties. While many people have been injured, some = even severely, no one is in danger of dying. It's really quite = astounding after a crash like that. Something must have been watching = over us, protecting us. We also saved most of the livestock and grain."=20 Kal-El was stunned. He couldn't believe it. The odds against it were. = well he didn't know the odds, but he was sure they were astronomical, = against no casualties. After taking a moment to recover, he replied,=20 "That's amazing. It's beyond what I could even hope for."=20 The men nodded in response. "Sir, the people have been eagerly awaiting = you. We told them you were fine, but they haven't entirely believed us. = They were afraid we were trying to prevent them from knowing what = happened to you. They'll need you to reassure them. They look up to you = a lot, as do we."=20 Kal-El nodded again, then stood tall and looked towards the masses. They = all noticed him and suddenly it got very quiet as he began addressing = them. "People, I know our arrival wasn't exactly the way we planned it. = But through some miracle we all survived, and I for one plan to take = this as a good sign. That what we are doing is right."=20 Kal-El paused a moment before continuing, "This has also been a harsh = lesson in how much more vulnerable we are, now that we are no longer = under the influence of a yellow sun. I hope we all take this lesson to = heart and remember to be careful. I know it will be tough building out = new home here, but I believe we can do it."=20 Again he paused to let his words sink in, then started again. "Now I've = realized we never came up with a name for our new home. I think we = should name this place Krypton, for the peace I hope it brings."=20 The crowd erupted in applause as Kal-El finished. Everyone seemed to = approve. When they quieted down again, Kal-El finished up his impromptu = speech. "We have a lot of work still ahead of us. The next few years = will probably be the hardest, but I'm confident we will succeed. I want = to thank you all for going along with me. You are all very courageous to = embark on such a long arduous journey. I am proud to call you my = people."=20 The crowd burst into applause along with some hooting and hollering this = time. For the first time in ages, Kal-El thought things were looking up. = He felt confident that everything would turn out well.=20 ******=20 Later that day, Kal-El and Liera were walking around their new home, = exploring the surrounding country and just enjoying some time together. = Short-term shelters had been erected and some workers had begun clearing = fields for crops. All in all, it had been a productive first day.=20 Liera broke the silence by saying, "You've been awfully quiet lately."=20 Kal-El turned to her and said,=20 "Oh, I've just been thinking a lot lately. About the huge task before us = in establishing a new world. I just hope we can manage."=20 Liera told him reassuringly, "Things are going great so far. The people = work hard and respect your leadership. I'm sure everything will go fine. = Besides we're in this together, and together we can do anything."=20 "Together, I like that. With you by my side, I truly believe anything is = possible. I don't think I could have survived had I lost you in the = crash. I was so sure you were dead when I first found you. I thought I'd = die right then and there." Kal-El said, his voice thick with emotion.=20 "If I have anything to say about it, you'll never have to try. I love = you and I don't plan on going anywhere, ever." Liera responded tears in = her eyes.=20 "And I'll stay with you forever. No matter what I love you, and if we = ever do get separated somehow, no matter what I'll find you. If I have = to cross millions of light years to do it, I swear, somehow I'll do it. = I'll find you wherever. Not even death will stop me."=20 Holding each other close, they watched their first sunset on their new = home. ****** The end, part 1 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:06:35 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Gerry Anklewicz Subject: Re: Another question In-Reply-To: <005301c08fa1$59b64d00$e0fafd3f@v1t9j4> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but I surveyed my office (English dept.) and there are two answers. One person said he had no first name, but he really enjoyed the novel. The other said his name was Edmund or Edward. Have fun getting the right answer. Gerry ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:35:37 -0000 Reply-To: LabRat Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: LabRat Organization: LabRat Subject: Re: Another question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jude wrote: > Here's another question I need the answer to for the story I'm working on. > In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', I think Dr. Jekyll's > first name was Henry. Was that also Hyde's first name or was it something > else? Or was a first name even mentioned for him? I haven't caught it just > skimming through the book and I'd rather not re-read it. Can anyone > h-e-e-e-lp? Edward is definitely associated with Hyde, but whether this is a product of the movies or in the novel itself is the question. To find out if it appears in the novel you could try this url: http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/ReadingRoom/Fiction/Stevenson/Jekyll+Hyde/ Where you'll find a complete text version of the novel in several parts. Using the 'find on this page' option you can search each for Edward and see if it appears. This site is a marvellous reference source btw. It's the University of Maryland's Reading Room and it contains text versions of hundreds of classic novels, poetry etc. And so much easier to find a particular phrase or line from a novel online than searching through the paper version. LabRat :) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:58:25 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Another question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/05/2001 4:18:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Gerry.Anklewicz@NTEL.TDSB.ON.CA writes: << The other said his name was Edmund or Edward >> Hmm, that's interesting as Edward is what came to my mind immediately. But I wasn't sure enough to speak up. --Laurie ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 19:10:37 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Kerth quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Right, here we go... > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > > S > P > A > C > E > > "Did Othello count the cost when he killed his Desdemona?" At a guess, I'd say Lex Luthor, because he's an educated villain. > Quote 1: Probably When Lightning Strikes Twice, by Wendy > Quote 3: This is a story by Tank, but I don't know the title > Quote 8: Anne's Growing Pains > Quote 10: Another Tank story. > Excerpt 4: It's a Nan story, I think. > Excerpt 5: Think this is Erin's The Darkest Hour > Excerpt 6: Possibly Sheila's In The Beginning > Excerpt 9: Nan's Countdown Yvonne (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 18:47:27 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Marilyn Puett Subject: Re: Another question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed I don't know about the book, but I just saw the Broadway touring company of "Jekyll and Hyde" -- a wonderful musical. It's Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. Marilyn >From: Judith Williams >Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" > >To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU >Subject: Another question >Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:27:47 -0800 > >Here's another question I need the answer to for the story I'm working on. >In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', I think Dr. Jekyll's >first name was Henry. Was that also Hyde's first name or was it something >else? Or was a first name even mentioned for him? I haven't caught it >just >skimming through the book and I'd rather not re-read it. Can anyone >h-e-e-e-lp? >:) Jude _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:42:59 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: Re: Another question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you, Gerry, Laurie and Marilyn. Edward definitely rings a bell. And thanks Miz Rat for the fantastic resource site. You FOLCs are terrific, as usual. :) Jude ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:36:46 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Rowan Fuller Subject: Tan: L&C Back on Primetime BBC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone Just like old times, but a different channel and a different day. However about the right time of year. A Dutch FoLC just emailed me to tell me Lois & Clark is back on UK television. So I went to the Radio Times Website and this is what it said: The New Adventures of Superman BBC2 Thursday 15 February 18:00 to 19:15 The world's most famous superhero returns in a series of adventures - set just one minute in the future. Mild-mannered Clark Kent arrives in the big city to start his job as a reporter on the `Daily Planet', and soon falls for his new colleague Lois Lane. But Clark's advances are spurned - until the pair are assigned to investigate the reclusive billionaire, Lex Luther. Rowan :) -- -- -- LaneKent@aol.com Lois & Clark: Over 200 Links, News & Information About the TV Show and Its Cast: http://members.aol.com/lanekent For news of updates to my site: http://www.onelist.com/community/LaneKent Other Pages: Dean Cain The Many Faces and Talents of Teri Hatcher ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:25:24 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Tan: L&C Back on Primetime BBC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks, Rowan. It'll be interesting to see if they air the uncut version of the eps or not - maybe I can get clean copies of them at last! Yvonne (who hastens to reassure Rat and Wendy that their 2nd generation copies are very, very much appreciated!) (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:25:52 +0100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel Subject: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 2a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Posting this one in two parts because it went over the 20 Kb limit (and the irc people didn't seem to agree for me to really split it into two more parts ). _________________________________ Clark was *Superman*. Superman was *Clark*. The thought whirled in her head over and over, almost mocking her, and making her want to yell in frustration. Clark, her gentle and naive partner, Clark Kent, was in fact the strongest being on Earth, a man who'd saved her on more than one occasion, who'd saved millions of people over the few months he'd been around, and - Her train of thought came to an abrupt halt as she realised something she shouldn't have missed. Clark Kent and Superman had appeared in Metropolis on the same week, barely four months ago, yet she'd never even made the link between them. She'd noticed her new partner was one of the most handsome men she'd ever seen, she'd more than once secretly admired the broad expanse of his shoulders, and even if she refused to give her dreams any meaning that didn't satisfy her, *he* had filled some of her wildest fantasies. At least until yesterday, she'd refused to accord any signification to those dreams where Clark Kent would be much more than a colleague or even a friend, where he'd cuddle in front of a romantic movie with her, where the film would go forgotten as he'd kiss her, his soft lips touching hers in a tender caress, his strong arms wrapping themselves around her and pulling her closer, the feel of him intoxicating her as she lost herself in his embrace... She struggled to get her heart-rate back under control, and her eyes, that had glazed over during this short moment of raging fantasy, focused again on the face of... Clark. Superman. All the clues had been before her, and she'd missed every single one of them, until that dumbstruck state of lust for her partner had made her confuse him for - Oh, God! Had she actually been trying to seduce *Superman* with that awfully short and clingy outfit? She'd just spent the past few minutes - *days*! - lusting after the Man of Steel. Humiliating herself in front of him. And all he could do right now was stand there, dumbstruck, and stare at her as if she came from another planet? But, she noticed despite the anger welling up in her, he looked so adorable, confused as he was, his hair tousled, his mouth half-open, and his eyes pleading. That strange sensation she'd been experiencing for the last two days was back, and all she seemed to be able to think about was that he was the person she'd been looking for all her life. Did that mean that her ideal man was the worst damn liar she'd ever met? Her mind revolted against the very idea, but her heart kept beating only for the man who was standing in front of her, unmoving and visibly worried, reminding her that she ought to say or *do* something very soon. The atmosphere between them was heavy, and she could feel the electricity in the air as he took a careful step towards her. She involuntarily flinched, and he stopped his advance immediately, looking defeated. He stood there, looking at his feet, and avoiding looking at her face at all costs. "I'm sorry," he whispered, so low that she made out rather than heard the words. Sorry? He was *sorry*? Sorry was far from enough when she'd spent the past few months throwing herself at a part of him and rejecting the other! *Sorry* was what she should be; for falling for a damn professional liar, who was fooling everyone on this planet, masquerading as Mr Joe Regular when he could leap tall buildings in a single bound! She lurched forward without another single thought, her fists slamming his chest violently, the gesture conveying her anger and frustration at his apparent apathy. It was as if he didn't care, as if it didn't matter to him what her reaction would be upon learning who he really was, and that ticked her even more. She was fed up with liars, fed up with men who thought they could play with their feelings with a Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde personality. And - "Ow!" Her fists hit his pectoral muscle and she retreated as quickly as she'd closed the distance between them, holding her sprained hand against her breast and wincing in pain. Boy, but he was strong. How come she'd never noticed it before? She'd slapped Clark's chest more than once, after all, yet she'd never felt any pain then. Her favourite occasion to do that was when he took the liberty of editing her copy; then she'd generally turn around and playfully push him away. Her eyes fell again on the glasses she was still holding in her hand. Were they some kind of protection that made Clark human, and as soon as he wasn't wearing them, he became Superman? No, that seemed way too farfetched. Even if he was a man who flew and did all those strange feats, it didn't mean he had to go through some kind of morphing thing to become an invincible superhero. She felt a hand on her shoulder and started, the pain in her wrist momentarily forgotten. "Lois, are you all right?" Clark's voice was full of concern, and his eyes were reflecting pure torture as he looked down at the hand she was still clutching to herself. He'd taken a step back when she'd jumped at his touch, and he looked completely lost and desperate. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," he kept whispering, over and over, shaking his head and closing his eyes as if refusing to look at her. "Oh, my God, Lois, I hurt you, I'm so sorry." She finally found her voice and walked to him. "Clark, no. You didn't hurt me, I hurt myself." "I'm so sorry, I didn't expect you to... hit me, so I didn't..." He sighed frustratedly and ran a hand through his hair, turning away from her. He sat on the couch and held his head between his hands. Lois approached him carefully and reached a tentative hand to his shoulder. He didn't flinch, but she could feel the tension within him. "Clark? Clark, look at me." No reaction. He kept shaking his head and muttering something unintelligible under his breath. "Clark!" She shook his shoulder. "Look, Clark, you didn't hurt me. Physically, that is. Look." She extended her wrist towards him, and he took it between his hands with infinite care. His tender touch was making her shiver, and he let her go abruptly, certainly afraid he'd hurt her again. Her other hand reached for his and placed it on the area where she could still feel a small stab of pain, lurking beneath the surface of her skin and progressively fading to nothingness. He finally raised his head, looking up at her and silently asking for permission. "It's not painful," she reassured him. His fingers prodded the area carefully, his eyes never leaving hers and looking for the faintest expression of her discomfort. "Clark," she spoke up when the silence between them stretched to a heavy pause. "You said that if you'd seen me come, I wouldn't have felt pain when I hit you. What did you mean?" "Oh... I don't exactly know how it works, but I can soften my strength so that anyone touching me doesn't realise I'm... like him." "*Like* him? Clark, I thought you were him. Or he was you." "I am. Well, he is. I know, Mom keeps complaining I talk about myself in the third person when it comes to Superman, but it's my way to cope with this..." He trailed off and made a vague gesture showing himself. "... this thing," he finished, almost disgustedly. "This *thing*? What are you talking about? Superman isn't a *thing*, he's the most wonderful person on this planet, he's gentle and considerate and handsome and - Oh, God!" The dreamy expression in her eyes faltered as quickly as it had come. "He's you," she murmured. Clark nodded faintly, looking even more despondent than in the past few minutes. Lois started to pace about the room, fidgeting with her hands and cursing under her breath. The myriad of golden pearls composing her outfit occasionally caught the decreasing evening light that entered the apartment through the large glass panels at the back of the living room, and the now forgotten blue veils hung around her skirt, brushing against her legs in a shushing sound of silk against skin. She wasn't behaving like the seductive woman who'd been pursuing him for the past two days, but the dress clinging to her body and defining every detail of her curves was only too much of a reminder of his attraction to her. Maybe it was better that she'd stopped lusting after him, Clark reasoned; he didn't know how long he could have restrained his desire for her if she'd kept this up. But at the same time, he couldn't help but feel his mood darken when he noticed the physical distance she seemed to want to put between them. She'd let him touch her hand, but he'd seen her flinch, and there was a note of wariness in her eyes every time she looked at him. He didn't think she was afraid of him; she'd been determined in convincing him he hadn't hurt her, and after a quick check of her hand, he was reassured. He was still castigating himself for not having softened himself as she hit him, but he hadn't expected her move, and it was only when he'd seen her wince at the pain that he'd realised what had happened. And now, she was pacing in front of the couch, and if not wearing a trench in his carpet, in great danger of making his head spin. If she did one more return journey in front of him, he would have to scream. "Lois," he called faintly, hoping to get her attention. She continued her soft mutters, flailing her arms around and completely oblivious to him. "Lois," he said, louder this time, but still to no avail. He got up from the sofa and stood in front of her, blocking her way. His hands reached for her shoulders but he stopped himself in time, too unsure that she would welcome the contact. She gratified him with a harsh stare, but at least she stopped her everlasting advance a couple of feet away from him, challengingly crossing her arms in front of her breasts, her body language speaking of a minefield. "What?" she asked aggressively, more to protect herself than to destabilise him. He was confusing her in a way she didn't feel comfortable with. One minute she thought he was the most attractive specimen on the planet, and there was nothing more she wanted than throw caution to the wind and let him sweep her off her feet - admitting he'd want to do that, which was less than sure, considering how he'd always tried to keep his distance with her when she'd come on to Superman. And barely a few seconds after, her opinion of him was completely reversed and she hated him for all the lies and humiliation he'd made her go through. She was slowly understanding that his secret wasn't something he could have told her right away, but she had confided so many things to him that she'd expected a bit of trust from him as well. Besides, he was all so proud to stand for truth and justice in that flashy costume of his, but he'd been lying over and over, to her and to everyone, for as long as she could remember. And if there was one thing she hated above all, it was being kept out of a secret. She was a friend to him, wasn't she? He could have confided in her, or at least not let her humiliate herself continually in front of whoever he presented himself as to her. He'd let her tell Clark about her feelings for Superman, and he'd let Superman hear her concern for Clark on several occasions. Yet he'd never even given her a clue that whenever she told a secret to one, the other would automatically know. Why had he let her get close to Clark, to the point of considering him a friend? Well, sort of a friend. At least, the closest to a friend that she'd had in years. She didn't know what it was about Clark Kent that had made her like him, and even trust him, from the moment she'd seen him. He was straightforward, a country boy without any hidden agenda, an open book to her. Or so she'd thought. Little did she know. She'd never suspected that the gentle farmboy from Smallville, Kansas was far from being the average American boy she'd accused him of being! When she came right down to it, though, she had to admit that Clark possessed the same qualities as the superhero she'd more than admired. He had the same innate goodness, the need to help others, a sense of sharing and generosity, the hope that there was always some good beneath any tough-looking exterior. But Clark had always seemed so vulnerable to her, so sensitive to anything around him, exactly like he was just now, a lock of dark hair stubbornly falling over his forehead, his hands stuck in his jeans pockets and his eyes fleeing in every direction but hers. Like a little boy caught red-handed at some crime his mom had frequently warned him about, and who didn't know where to hide to avoid the scolding. Right now, he looked like anyone but Superman. Yet he looked completely adorable, and she was aching to reach up and cup his cheek in her hand in a tender gesture, like he'd done when... She faltered, remembering that same gesture he'd had for her as he'd been about to leave the Planet - and her - for good. The touch of his fingers on her ear had had little power compared to the electricity she'd felt when he'd tenderly grazed his lips on hers, as a goodbye. The contact had brought an emotion she didn't know she was capable of, something she hadn't ever felt during any of the kisses she'd shared, even with Superman. Clark, her partner, Clark, had brought his lips to hers, and the entire world had faded. No wonder he'd had to leave the Planet, then, when the entire city had asked Superman to stop any activity around Metropolis and made him feel like he wasn't welcome there any more. And that distress she'd felt in Clark as he'd gathered the remainder of his stuff in the newsroom had been plastered just the same way on Superman's face as he'd announced his departure from Metropolis. The same kind of distress that lay on his face right now. She sighed, forcing her eyes to meet his, despite the danger her attraction to him represented. Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:26:09 +0100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel Subject: Dance of the Seven Capes - part 2b MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Are you... mad?" he asked timidly, hesitating a second before voicing his worry. She carefully pondered his question, then nodded her head slowly. "I think I am, yes. In a strange way, though." He looked at her, confused, so she explained, "Right now, I don't know if I want to yell at you... or ask you to spend the rest of your life with me... Oh, my, did I just say that?" Her eyes grew wide and she turned away, unable to face him after what she'd just admitted. It was what she'd been feeling for the past few days, but telling him was a weakness she couldn't allow herself to show, she couldn't let him win this battle, she couldn't let him have the advantage. "You could do both," Clark answered, a smile entering his voice for the first time since the previous day. "Huh?" "You could spend the rest of your life yelling at me," he clarified with a teasing gleam in his gaze. "I could..." Lois trailed off and threw up her arms in frustration. There he was, already taking advantage of her confusion, already ridiculing her for whatever she said, like he'd probably done for the past few months. Poor Lois, award-winning reporter, yet unable to recognise one man from another even when she spent most of her time with them! Talk about blind and stupid! "Lois, I didn't want it to happen this way." "Meaning you wanted it to happen?" she threw at him, swivelling around to face him again, determined not to let him win the war. He nodded. "If I hadn't wanted you to find out, I wouldn't have let you take off my glasses." "I sort of took you by surprise back there," she argued. "I'm fast, Lois, and I could have very easily stepped back before you had time to make your move." "Don't push it, Kent," she warned, and he looked down with an apologetic sigh. "If you wanted me to know, why now? Why not earlier? What prompted you to reveal your secret now?" Clark knew perfectly well what lay behind her question. She wasn't asking why he'd chosen this moment to tell her, but why he hadn't told her before. And she had a point; he'd just admitted to her that he'd wanted to tell her for some time, so why had he waited until tonight, when he'd had all of these occasions when it would have been so easy to let her on his secret? He'd been tempted, a number of times, to reveal himself to her. From the moment she'd convinced him - indirectly - to stay in Metropolis and keep on being Superman because even though he couldn't save everyone, it was the hope he represented that mattered, he'd understood that she deserved to know. It had only confirmed his belief that someday, he would tell Lois Lane that Clark Kent was a little more than a farmboy from Kansas, because he couldn't fathom the idea of getting involved in a serious relationship with her without telling her. >From the moment he'd seen her, he'd known she would be the one he'd share everything with, and that there would be no-one else for him. There had been an instant connection that hadn't ever let go of him, that made his heart beat faster every time she set foot in the room, that made him shiver whenever she touched him, even with the most casual of contacts. He'd been in love with her right away, and for the first time, someone had made him feel like he belonged, like he could, someday, fit in this adoptive world where his difference had always been a burden to his childhood and teenage years. Yet this burden hadn't ceased when he'd first met her. After his first encounter with her as Superman, he'd felt the weight of his difference more heavily than ever. Oh, she hadn't ever rejected him, and she'd certainly made him feel welcome. More than welcome. Too welcome. He sighed, remembering the dreamy sigh that had escaped her mouth when she'd noticed the resemblance between him and Superman. Of course she didn't love Clark, *hadn't* ever loved Clark, he thought despondently. Her attraction to him had just been the effect of whatever substance had been present in the perfume she'd been sprayed with, and... ... and she wasn't throwing herself at him any more. Did that mean the weird substance had worn off? Or did that mean she found him despicable? "Lois, are you feeling better?" he enquired worriedly. "Better? To feel better, I'd have to feel well, first, and that's far from being the case! In case you haven't noticed, I'm facing two guys in one. I don't even know which one of you is here, actually." "I *am* Clark," he answered insistently. "But you're Superman as well. I thought Clark was the one who wore glasses, but you're not wearing them right now, and you still claim to be - oh, this is so confusing!" she exclaimed frustratedly, handing him back his spectacles. He laid them on the coffee table beside him, and took a step closer to him, taking her hands in his. She didn't move away, to his immense relief. "I'm Clark. I'm always Clark," he said calmly. "Even when I wear the suit, it's Clark who's beneath the flashy colours." "It's Clark who's saved my life a million times," she completed faintly, and he nodded in confirmation. "I... I need to sit down." She took a place on the sofa, and Clark sat beside her, careful to keep a reasonable distance between them. She seemed rather upset at the moment, and he knew how her fragile state could degenerate if he stepped too close to a forbidden area. Better leave her space and time to think this through, and not take the risk of seeing her storm out of his life before he'd even had time to explain himself. "Oh Clark..." she said so faintly he could barely hear her. Her hands were hiding her face, yet he could see stains of a pink flush on the side of her cheeks. Her fingers slowly spread to reveal a pair of dark eyes staring directly at him. "Did I really do the dance of the seven veils in front of Superman?" she asked weakly. He winced, but couldn't do anything but nod, making her turn away from him and hide herself against a cushion. Realising she was still wearing the enticing outfit of her oriental seduction, he swiftly got up and reached for a soft blanket in his closet before coming back to her and covering her with it. She clutched at the worn fabric as though it were a life preserver, but still managed to raise her head and silently thank him. "Lois, you weren't yourself," he said, trying to reassure her even as she buried her head under the cushion. "You remember that blonde woman who walked around the newsroom, spraying some awful perfume on us all?" He perceived a small move beneath the cushions, and took it for a nod. "There was something in that perfume that made us all... drunk with love." Lois slowly reappeared from her hiding place. "You're not affected. Have never been affected," she accused him. "Probably because I'm invulnerable," he explained. "Are you feeling better? I mean, has the effect of the perfume worn off?" She shook her head, and he couldn't help but wince. "No, if you want to know, I still desperately want to throw myself at you, and I don't even understand why. I'm mad at you, Clark, mad like you can't imagine I've ever been. Mad at myself as well, but mostly, I'm upset, and I just want to beat you senseless. And at the same time..." she sighed. "I still feel this unbelievable attraction to you," she murmured. "And you're not even feeling a thing for me," she finished despondently. "At least now I know why I was attracted to you. Of course I was, you're *Superman*!" she spat out harshly, unaware of the hurt she created in him as she said the words he'd been dreading to hear. He'd wanted to tell her he didn't need that strange substance to feel the many emotions her presence provoked in his heart, but no words had come out of his mouth. He'd been too afraid to reveal the extent of his feelings for her, too scared that she would reject him, now that she knew that the superhero of her dreams was the simple son of a farmer from Kansas. And what she'd just said only confirmed his fears. Oh, he knew Lois wasn't so shallow as to be attracted to his powers alone, that there was something much deeper about her love - or what she thought was love - for his alter-ego. But she was attracted to the adventurous life he represented, to the mystery that lay behind a caped Superman. Now that the mystery was gone, chances were she wouldn't be interested in him. "Clark, I'm sorry," she said timidly when she saw the way he looked down and didn't react to her frustration. "I shouldn't have said what I said, that was mean, and heartless, but I'm just so *scared*!" she exclaimed, letting her emotions out for the first time in years. "I feel things with you that I've never experienced before, a sense of... of belonging." He shook his head. "You don't feel them with me, Lois. You feel them with that guy who flies around in a pair of red boots and a billowing cape. He's a fantasy, Lois, he doesn't exist." "He does," she argued firmly, inching herself closer to him. Her hand reached for his chest and she placed it on his heart. "He's there," she explained, her eyes never leaving his. "Every day, when I see you, you *Clark*, I find the same qualities that attracted me to Superman in the first place." "But you don't love Clark." "Well, I... I..." "It's all right, Lois. I understand that." "No you don't! Clark, you've been living with those two identities ever since you were born, whereas *I* have known about them for five minutes, so please understand that I need time to understand who you really are." "Oh, I've always been Clark Kent, true. But I've only been Superman for four months." "You mean you didn't have powers before?" "I did. I just... didn't use them to the same extent, because I was afraid I'd be discovered and..." "And you wouldn't have any life," she completed for him. "Dad keeps saying that if they find out they'll lock me in a lab to dissect me like a frog." "Why would they? They haven't done that, have they? Why would knowing you're Clark Kent make them want to use you as a guinea pig for their experiments?" "Maybe because Clark is attainable. Superman is... above all this. The suit makes him look more impressive, less..." "Less human," she said softly. "But Clark, you're the most human person I've ever known. A few days ago, I would have added 'after Superman', because Superman has all these powers and uses them for the greater good of humanity, when it would be so easy for him to take over the world. But you *are* Superman. Which means this strong person I've been admiring for months is in fact... you." "Me," he repeated dejectedly. "You've been Superman ever since you were born, Clark. Okay, you might not have worn the costume then, but you've had these incredible powers for years, and you've always used them to help, in any way you could. Whatever you claim, you *are* him. He's part of you, and you can't deny that. You don't *want* to deny that." "Sometimes I do. He's eating me up, Lois. Stealing my life away." "How could he do that?" He made a face. "Just look at how you've been throwing yourself at him." She had the courtesy to blush, but she didn't lower her eyes. "I think that this theory of yours has been proved wrong for the past two days," she murmured shyly, her gaze searching. He looked up at her, his mouth gaping, a shocked expression on his face. "Don't get your hopes up, Kent, I'm still mad at you," she warned, her voice thunderous. "You still haven't told me why you decided now was a good time to tell me." He shrugged. "I guess I was tired of lying." "About time. Do you realise you've been lying to me ever since you met me? That there's not one single day when you haven't invented something to let you go be Superman while I was left on my own to deal with whatever situation you'd left me in? Do you realise that more than once I wondered what could have happened to you while I was observing Superman taking care of the bad guys, asking myself if you were lying in agony in a dark corner, and I'd just find your dead body when the dawn came, and it would be too late to tell you how much you me - " She stopped herself abruptly, taking a deep breath and refusing to voice the feelings that had been buried within her for a long time. Yes, Clark did mean a lot to her. She'd never admitted it to him, but he was the first man in her life who'd come to lighten her day whenever he teased her or just worked with her. Her crush on Superman had been real as well, but there had always been something about Clark that she didn't understand, and that scared her so much that all she'd found as a response was a less than encouraging behaviour. She couldn't let herself fall for him, that had always been out of the question. He was working with her, in the same newsroom, and therefore he was competition. After Claude, she'd learned her lesson, and she knew better than letting herself get involved with a man she worked with. One of her first warnings to him came back to her, and she realised how much it had been addressed to herself more than to him. She'd been aware that he was extremely attractive, with that boyish smile and good manners, and she'd sensed the danger immediately. He was too good to be true. He was... He was super. And it would be so easy to let herself fall for him. So easy not to let her mind have the last word, to simply let go of all her inhibitions and lose herself in him. After all, that was what she'd been doing for the past thirty-six hours, and she'd never felt as liberated as she was feeling now. It was exhilarating to be careless about what tomorrow would bring, and just this once, apply the carpe diem principle to herself, as if she was drunk and didn't realise the consequences of her actions. And if Clark hadn't been resisting her, she'd be in his strong but tender embrace right now, revelling in the fleeting yet insistent brush of his skin on hers, responding eagerly to his caresses and murmured words of devotion... Letting him love her as much as she loved him. Instead of that, she was sitting a few feet away from him, and the warmth that had inhabited her for the past few hours was replaced by a chill she couldn't quite grasp. He was so near, yet so far away. Sharing his secret with her should have brought them closer, but it had done the exact opposite, and she knew she was partly responsible for Clark's wariness around her. Well, her, and that mysterious perfume that Clark claimed to be responsible for her actual state. She knew this wasn't entirely true. Maybe the perfume had lowered her inhibitions like too much strong wine would, but the only thing it had done was to make her aware of feelings she'd been shutting off for weeks. She now realised that Clark was a lot more than a work colleague to her, that somewhere during their partnership, he'd become much more than that, and even if she'd always refused to acknowledge this growing sensation, maybe it was time to stop fighting it. Maybe it was time to stop being a coward in her relationships, and take the scary step she'd sworn she wouldn't ever take again. Making up her mind on a sudden impulse, she threw blanket and cushion away, and turned towards her superhero of a partner. ******************** Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 04:17:34 +0200 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Hazel Subject: Answers and scores for Quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Here are the answers and scores for Quiz #14: Best Villain: Story 1: When Lightning Strikes Twice, by Wendy Richards Story 2: Love, Loyalty, and Luthor, by Chris Carr Story 3: Video Ex, by Tank Wilson Story 4: Priorities, by Nan Smith Story 5: The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn), by Erin Klinger Story 6: In the Beginning, by Sheila Harper Story 7: Life in a Different World 3: Pgymalion, by Mobile Richard Story 8: Growing Pains, by Ann McBride Story 9: Countdown, by Nan Smith Story 10: A Future Restored, by Tank Wilson I was quite pleased to see how many of you identified Sheila's story from the quote, "Did Othello count the cost when he killed his Desdemona?" I was also quite amused at the way some of you arrived at the conclusion: Okay, definitely a Lex quote, who wrote a Lex like that... Pam, Wendy, Cindy, and Dia (who also added the next lines!) all got the extra credit quote and earned three points for it. Scoring: Dia and Wendy share first place with 20.5 points, and of course I picked a gruesome excerpt from WLST! The whole idea was to show Lex as best villain, remember? ;) Pam gets 17 points. Tim gets 16 points. Irene gets 14 points. Cindy gets 13 points. Adam gets 11 points. Yvonne gets 9.5 points. Bethy, Tricia, and Helene get 9 points. You want to be a Jedi, Helene? Read "Escape From Krypton?" yet? ;) Maureen gets 8 points. Marilyn and Randi get 2 points and a big hug. :) Final quiz coming up eventually. :) Thanks to all who participated, you make doing these fun! Hazel _______ "Lots of little Bigwigs, Hazel! Think of that, and tremble!" ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:15:44 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My husband was surfing this morning and found a website listing "Dumb Laws" in North Carolina ... laws that are still on the books, even if they're not much enforced. When he told me about this one: > If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel > and register themselves as married then, according to state > law, they are legally married. I immediately started thinking about L&C What if the State of New Troy had a similar law? There's all sorts of ways to have fun with this If L&C have been legally married since HiM, when do they find out about it? Would Clark discover this quirk and use it to prevent Lois from marrying Lex? Maybe Jimmy digs it up mid-second season, throwing a whole new light on their almost-first-date? Would Lois be contacted as Clark's widow, during TOGOM? (Oh, no, another TOGOM rewrite! ) I don't have time to play with this right now, so I'm throwing it out there to see if it inspires anyone... -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:27:37 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wanda McCants Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/7/01 11:18:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes: > I don't have time to play with this right now, so I'm throwing it out > there to see if it inspires anyone... Great idea, I hope someone out there takes your bait.Too bad you are too busy to give a try yourself. :-( Everything you write is wonderful, but I'll just sit here in my little corner of North Carolina and wait on your next story. Wanda ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:33:26 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <3A8174B0.298DA411@bellsouth.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Pam wrote: >I immediately started thinking about L&C What if the State of New >Troy had a similar law? There's all sorts of ways to have fun with this > If L&C have been legally married since HiM, when do they find out >about it? Would Clark discover this quirk and use it to prevent Lois >from marrying Lex? [snip] HOW FUN!!!! What a *terrific* idea, Pam! This would be *such* a great story. This sounds like something Wendy would write. Maybe I can worm my way out of a few things and take a crack at it. But who knows what my schedule will bring. :) Thanks for posting the idea, Pam! It's definitely a great one. :) Erin __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:51:54 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit love the idea!! The one I am working in is kinda sorta similar, but not really! Wish I had time! CM ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:11:23 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <054501c09124$e4e90320$916105a0@hrm.keele.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I wrote: >> Maybe I can worm my way >> out of a few things and take a crack at it. But who knows what my >schedule >> will bring. :) To which Wendy responded: >YES!!! Erin, do, please! I know you'd do a terrific job. And all the rest of >your many fans are bound to agree. :)) Well, I don't know about that , but it just sounded *way* too fun, so I just shooed my three-year-old into the toy room and put baby Trevor down for a quick nap, and immediately cranked out four pages. I just sat back and looked at how many pages I'd written in the last few minutes and thought, "Wow, how did that happen?" Anyway, thanks for the idea, Pam! It has just really clicked with me. :) Erin :) __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 17:19:41 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Erin wrote: > Well, I don't know about that , but it just sounded *way* too fun, > so I just shooed my three-year-old into the toy room and put baby Trevor down > for a quick nap, and immediately cranked out four pages. YAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /me dances around her office, painful hip nothwithstanding. Erin, I can't wait! Need a beta-reader? Wendy -------------------------- Wendy Richards w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 17:22:49 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Fw: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This was supposed to go to the list; seems Erin has the same problem as LabRat! :P~~~ W. > Erin wrote, re. Pam's fantastic suggestion: > > > HOW FUN!!!! What a *terrific* idea, Pam! This would be *such* a great > story. > > This sounds like something Wendy would write. > > You are *kidding*!!! This sounds like an idea which needs to be handled as a > comedy, and I know very well that comedy is *not* my forte! (And in any case > I'm currently writing a story which, in some ways, would skirt a similar > theme, so it would be difficult for me to take this on). > > > > Maybe I can worm my way > > out of a few things and take a crack at it. But who knows what my > schedule > > will bring. :) > > YES!!! Erin, do, please! I know you'd do a terrific job. And all the rest of > your many fans are bound to agree. :)) > > > Wendy > > > -------------------------- > Wendy Richards > w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk > > ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:19:44 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <057e01c0912a$285fe100$916105a0@hrm.keele.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Erin wrote: >> Well, I don't know about that , but it just sounded *way* too >fun, >> so I just shooed my three-year-old into the toy room and put baby Trevor >down >> for a quick nap, and immediately cranked out four pages. And Wendy replied: >YAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >/me dances around her office, painful hip nothwithstanding. > >Erin, I can't wait! Need a beta-reader? LOL! You're on! :) And by the way, don't go getting all excited and hurting that hip. I just said I'd cranked out four pages-- I didn't say they were any good. Erin :) __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 17:28:15 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Missy Gallant Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Pam, Ohhhh!!!! What a delicious little worm you have dangled in front of us!! Wouldn't it be great if more than one writer became inspired to write this? I'm neckdeep in sequels at the moment, but if this idea is still floating around when I'm done, maybe I'll take a nibble:) Not quite off topic, but what happened to that fic where Lois and Clark pretended to be married for a story? I think the whole newsroom erupted in shock and Clark gave Lois a grand kiss in front of everyone. It was Perry's idea, I think. Missy >From: Pam Jernigan >Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" > >To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU >Subject: Fanfic idea up for grabs >Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:15:44 -0500 > >My husband was surfing this morning and found a website listing "Dumb >Laws" in North Carolina > ... laws that are >still on the books, even if they're not much enforced. When he told me >about this one: > > > If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel > > and register themselves as married then, according to state > > law, they are legally married. > >I immediately started thinking about L&C What if the State of New >Troy had a similar law? There's all sorts of ways to have fun with this > If L&C have been legally married since HiM, when do they find out >about it? Would Clark discover this quirk and use it to prevent Lois >from marrying Lex? Maybe Jimmy digs it up mid-second season, throwing a >whole new light on their almost-first-date? Would Lois be contacted as >Clark's widow, during TOGOM? (Oh, no, another TOGOM rewrite! ) > >I don't have time to play with this right now, so I'm throwing it out >there to see if it inspires anyone... >-- > >Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net >http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam >http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ > >In America only the successful writer is important, >in France all writers are important, in England >no writer is important, in Australia you have to >explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:54:18 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/7/01 12:22:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, w.m.richards@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes: << Erin, I can't wait! Need a beta-reader? >> Pickme!! Pickme!! Anne ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:39:13 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Okay I took the challenge anyway - it's not much and it's just for fun - so here goes. Remember, I wrote it in about 3 minutes - so don't be too harsh with the comments! ***** "Mrs. Kent?" Lois didn't even look up. "Mrs. Kent?" The voice was starting to nibble at her concentration. "Mrs. Kent?" The voice was more insistent this time. Lois glared at the speaker and went back to work. There was a sigh. "Excuse, me, but are you Lois Kent?" Lois couldn't believe her ears. She looked at the man standing insistently by her desk. "*I* am Lois *Lane*. As far as I know there is no Lois Kent. Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do." "Ma'am, you are who I am looking for." "I told you I am NOT Lois Kent. There is no such person." "But there is. My name is Brent Dodge. I work for the Internal Revenue Service." "What do you mean. And what do I have to do with the IRS?" "Do you remember a story that you and your husband did while checked in at the honeymoon suite?" "I remember the story, but we weren't really married. We were undercover. I am not married and certainly not to Clark Kent. What does that have to do with the IRS?" "Well, Mrs. Kent. . ." "Please quit calling me that." He ignored her. "Mrs. Kent, we checked you tax return for this year and it appears that you and Mr. Kent are trying to defraud the IRS." "I don't know who you are or what you're doing, but leave me alone." Lois stood to walk off. "Are you aware of the law in New Troy, 'If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.'" Lois sat back down slowly. "Are you serious?" "Yes, Mrs. Kent." "CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :-) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:01:15 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <20010207.123915.-192541.3.cmoncado@juno.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Carol wrote: >Okay I took the challenge anyway - it's not much and it's just for fun - >so here goes. Remember, I wrote it in about 3 minutes - so don't be too >harsh with the comments! >***** >"Mrs. Kent?" > >Lois didn't even look up. > >"Mrs. Kent?" [snip] > >Lois sat back down slowly. "Are you serious?" > >"Yes, Mrs. Kent." > >"CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" > >:-) > ROTFL!!!!!!!! Carol, I totally love this!! VERY nicely done! I'm impressed, for 3 minutes worth of writing. :) I think you did yourself proud! :) Thanks for sharing it! I loved! Erin :) __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:10:59 +0200 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Hazel Subject: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Well, FoLCs, here it is: the final Kerth quiz. I hope you've all enjoyed them as much as Wendy and I have! BEST LOST EPISODE doesn't necessarily have to follow LnC canon, but it does need to include an A-plot that was not used on the show. You will note, as you look through the quiz, that this includes at least one alt-universe story and several next gen stories -- once again proving that stories are really impossible to tie down to a single category. Just because it shows up here is no reason not to have it nominated in a different category as well! (Er, my apologies for the multiple negatives in that sentence...) I was also quite pleased to realize, as I created this quiz, how many new authors are featured. Four stories in this quiz are written by authors that qualify for Best New Author this year. Isn't it great? :) You all know the Spiffy Disclaimer Thingy (tm), but here it is again: These stories qualify for the category of Best Lost Episode, but they're not the only ones to do so. I don't even promise I've read all of them myself. ;) There is no specific recommendation, *or* vice versa, if a story is or isn't on this quiz (or any other quiz) -- the quizzes are just pointers to help give you an idea of where to look. You also all know the rules: Open hard drive and archive, snip the excerpts in your reply, let me know if you got it from the quote or the excerpt, and DON'T forget the spoiler space! Enjoy! S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1: "Superman has been working almost twenty four hours a day taking weapons from combatants on both sides and rescuing victims of bombings and chemical attacks. His continual pleas for peace have been falling on deaf ears." Quote 2: "The ship you showed me last night was a fake and the hologram was a fake." Quote 3: "You said it yourself - not only did you save Jenny's life, you solved the case - because of you, bad guys are going to jail. You fulfilled the lifelong dream of a fan AND you SAVED Mom's life." Quote 4: "Why did you fall in love with me, Clark? My parents--my grandparents--were children when you were grown and married...even had children of your own. You're so far beyond me..." Quote 5: "It's over... I *felt* it, you know, Bernie. Something inside me froze just before that dot disappeared... Clark's not there any more. He's dead." Quote 6: "You take a lot of risks. If any of these people find out who you are...who I am...It's not either of us who will suffer. It's your mother. Not everyone is as hard to kill as we are." Quote 7: "Mr. Olsen, you are under arrest for assault and battery." Quote 8: "I think I've read somewhere that all these changes are a clear sign of an impending eruption." Quote 9: "I also heard him tell his mother that he's crazy about me!" Quote 10: "It seems that Lucy isn't the first young woman who's vanished this way." S P O I L E R S P A C E Excerpt 1: "Don't worry about them. I have people who can do the job. What about the alien?" "He hasn't been seen in over 12 hours. We have men throughout the city searching for him and the reporter. The guards here in the palace are on full alert, and the weapon is armed and ready." Malik paused. "The sensor devices you sent us have been installed, and our men are trained in their use. Are you sure that the weapon will work?" "Our scientists have every piece of data that has ever been collected on the alien. They say that a full body exposure should be almost instantly fatal." "Then there will be no problem. The alien will be dead the minute he enters into the palace airspace." "Make sure that you keep that promise, and good things will happen for your administration." The other voice paused. "If you fail us, we may have to look into other options. As long as we are both clear, Mr. Malik, our partnership should be long and profitable." "Keep your promises, Agent Scardino, and we will keep ours." Clark could hear Malik hanging up the telephone, but he barely noticed. His mind was reeling. Lois's choice in men was running true to form. Dan Scardino had never worked for the DEA or the FDA. He worked for Bureau 39. Excerpt 2: As they turned toward the Planet, Trask stopped. "Guess that meeting's gonna happen sooner than we figured," he muttered, staring across the street where he saw Clark Kent, along with a man and a woman leaving one of the side entrances of the building. "Check the east side of the Planet, Lane. Come on." He took off ahead of her. "Let's get your little meeting out of the way." Breaking into a trot, Lois followed him as he charged across the street towards the retreating figures of Clark and his two companions. She wasn't sure she was happy with this meeting but she had to admit she was curious about where Clark might be going with Sara. All along, she'd had this feeling that there was something more between Clark and Sara than what Clark had admitted. And who was that man they were with? "Quick. Down here," Trask called as he pursued the trio into a narrow, trash can alley which ran behind the Planet, separating it by just yards from a tall parking garage. Then he stopped and swore softly. "I knew it!" Lois watched, amazed as first Sara and then the two men leaped upward, Clark this time not bothering to change into the Superman costume. As they rose between the two buildings, Lois felt her heart race and she froze. It was true, then; he was not alone. Trask had been right all along. Shocked, she whispered his name breathlessly, "Clark -- Clark." All of a sudden he was there beside her, looking at her anxiously. "Lois! I heard you call my name." Ching swooped down beside them, followed by Sara. "My lord, we don't have time for this woman." Clark turned on him, biting out the words. "We have time." Sara put her hand on Clark's arm and looked at him, her eyes pleading. "Forget her, Kal." Trask, with the finesse of someone who'd spent too long skulking in the basements of the FBI, said, "So, alien, the others have finally joined you. I figured it wouldn't be long." Excerpt 3: As the family gathered around the table, Jenny noticed Jon and Clark tip their head slightly to the side, immediately stopping what they were doing, seemingly concentrating intensely. She also noticed CJ frowning, something that she didn't see him do very often. After a few seconds, the men seemed to come back to reality. Clark looked at Jon. "You know the deal," Clark said, holding out his hands. Jon pressed his lips together and held out his hands in a similar gesture. Jenny almost fell off her chair when she saw them start playing rock-paper-scissors. Clark grinned triumphantly as his paper beat Jon's rock. Jon pouted for a fraction of a second before standing up straighter and stepping back from his chair. "I'll have you know, I didn't bring the suit tonight," Jon said, stopping abruptly, a smug look on his face. Clark just smiled at him. "Nice try. You can go upstairs and get one of mine. Go." The corner of Jon's mouth turned up in a half smile, and then, just like that, Jon was gone, leaving the spot where he was standing only a second earlier empty. Jenny was slightly confused. "He's going on a rescue, right?" she asked. Laura spoke up for the first time in Jenny's presence. "Ever since Jon went public with the new Superman, him and Daddy share duty. They have to have some way to determine who gets to go--" "Hey, after all these years, I'm entitled to a break every now and then," Clark interrupted. After hearing the sonic boom signaling Jon's departure, he added, "It's not my fault that Jon always chooses rock." Excerpt 4: Lori opened her purse and ran a hand down inside, pawing through various items and felt in the bottom. Under the lining was a distinctive lump. Casually, she withdrew her hand and fastened the catch of the bag securely. Feeling as if she was carrying a hot coal, she slung the purse onto her shoulder and, gripping the strap tightly, she stood up. Where was Clark? He had been there before Rhonda's call, but now he wasn't anywhere in sight. She looked around, trying to spot him. Clark wasn't in the room. Where had he gone? "Lori!" Margot called. She appeared at the table, a drink in one hand. "We still have to talk, honey! I wanted to hear all about it!" "Margot, where did Clark go?" Lori asked urgently. "He went looking for you," Margot said. "I figured maybe you were trying to avoid him, so I didn't tell him you were over here. What's the matter? Did you two fight?" "No, I just have a headache. Too much wine," she improvised. "I'm not used to drinking much. I need to find Clark. I want to go back to my room and lie down." "Okay. He went out into the hall," Margot said. "Come on, we can probably catch him." Together the two women hurried out of the bar. There was no one in the hall but a bellboy, who disappeared through the door to the lobby at the same instant she noticed him. Lori looked around. "I don't see him." Something cylindrical and cold pressed into her back: the muzzle of a stunner. Margot said, "Don't look back, sweetie. Head straight down that hall. There's an elevator for the hotel staff at the end. Don't do anything stupid and you might live through this." Excerpt 5: Clark lay sprawled face-up in the crater, his Suit torn to ribbons with strips of lead from the lining now visible, twisted and glinting in the sunlight, his cape shredded and burnt at the ends, the gauntlets still incongruously on his hands. His face was blackened, his hair singed around the edges and his boots apparently partly melted. Behind him lay the remains of what had once been an oxygen tank, the tubes melted away to an unpleasant-smelling mess. Lois ran to him, falling to her knees by his side and showering his face with kisses. He felt oddly warm, but that probably wasn't surprising given that his body had to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere at quite a speed given the fire damage and the size of the crater. She grabbed at his hands, tears streaming from her eyes; she'd got Clark back. No matter that he was dead, no matter that the government would no doubt claim Superman's body as soon as they realised.... But who said they would realise? At once the solution struck her. They would wrap him in a blanket and carry him to Bernie's car, then drive him back to Hyperion Avenue. Once inside, they would get rid of the Suit and dress him in some of Clark's clothes, and Bernie, as a family friend as well as a doctor, could be persuaded to say that he'd performed an autopsy and sign the death certificate, couldn't he? Then the family could have their own funeral for Clark Kent, rather than having to stay in the background while the government did what they wanted with Superman's body.... She was so engrossed in working out her plan that she barely noticed what Bernie was up to. He broke into her musings then, however, by grabbing at her arm. "Lois! Get back and give me some room here!" Automatically, she obeyed, but she stared at him as he leaned over Clark, reaching into his medical bag simultaneously. "Bernie... what's going on?" "He's alive," came the barely audible mutter. Excerpt 6: Calvin began melting the guns, then began to move at superhuman speed. By shaping the metal as it melted, then applying small bursts of coldness with his breath, he was able to feel a form coming into existence under his hands. Finally he stopped, and stepped back. "What do you think?" She stared for several long moments, then said, "What is it?" "It's a horse." "It doesn't look like a horse. It doesn't even look like a dog." Calvin stared critically at the sculpture in front of him. "Well, it did run a little bit, but they always do." "It ran more than a little bit. It looks more like Mount Vesuvius than a horse." Calvin thought for a moment, then said, "All right, I'll call it Vesuvius in Repose." "You don't actually get people to buy these things, do you?" Calvin grinned. "If it's big enough, and gaudy enough, people will buy almost anything. It doesn't matter how little talent you have - if you are able to come up with an eloquent explanation about meaning and mood, people will eat it right up." "Really....that looks like an eyesore to me." "To me, it is symbolic of the brooding strength within every man, silent until provoked into frenzied action. It represents the id, man's wild side, that part of ourselves that we keep locked away until it finds its own opening and explodes outward." Excerpt 7: "How did you do it?" she asked sharply. "Do what? Turn Clark into a violent, angry person? Oh, that was simple. Our mutual friend from the Pen told me about this *fabulous* prank he pulled. Almost became the president, he said. And he did it all with this little gadget... the subliminator, I think he called it. Yeah, that's it... the subliminator." "But the subliminator never worked on Clark," Lois challenged him. "Of course not. For as smart as Tempus is, he never figured out the chink in Supey's impenetrable armor... But I did." Kyle's aloof expression made Lois want to gag. "What did you do to him?" she managed to ask. "Remember a certain Dr. Neil Faraday? The brilliant doctor who figured out how to blind Superman? The same doctor who discovered a way to plant information in people's brains through light waves? It was Dr. Faraday's device which helped me figure out how to freeze Superman with my camera. Remember that camera, Lois? We had a lot of fun with that toy, didn't we?" Lois gritted her teeth against the anger that was bubbling up inside her, and the bile that was collecting in her throat. Kyle didn't need a gadget to make people murderous, Lois thought ironically. He just had to smile at them. "Anyway, it occurred to me just how simple it would be to plant subliminal suggestions in Clark's brain using Dr. Faraday's technique. And with shorter light waves, it would affect his superbrain just like it would affect anyone else's. All I had to do was present the messages visually, instead of audibly, as Tempus had." Excerpt 8: A small but jagged piece of muddy rock was protruding from Clark's flesh and from round the edges of the embedded stone fresh blood was seeping. Quickly, Roy placed his fingers round the invading article in an attempt to draw it from its bed but his hand was stopped by a worried Hazel. "No, Roy, I don't think that's a good idea right now. We don't know how big that is or how far its travelled inside. It might have struck a vital organ or something and if we pull it out Clark might bleed to death." The Eurasian man's fingers shifted absentmindedly over the offending rock as he contemplated his wife's words. Indeed, he had heard of cases where stab victims had perished because the knife had been drawn out by well intentioned helpers who hadn't realised that they would start a haemorrhage by their actions. The motion of his fingers rubbed away the dirt. "Hey, Roy, look at this . . . it's green . . . I've never seen anything like it before. Kinda like an uncut emerald." His wife's exclamation broke into Roy's deliberating and he looked down at what he held in his hand. Sure enough, even through the dirt, it really was a strange-looking rock. "Well, whatever it is, that's not important right now. We have to get Clark on board the Swallow before he bleeds to death and Freddy can take care of him." "Go!" Hazel commanded. Under the ash and mud that clogged his skin, the man in her arms was turning a very strange colour of grey. "I'll take care of him, just get someone back here fast." So, with the best of intentions, for the present, Clark was left under the influence of the only substance on the planet that could bring about his death. Excerpt 9: Lois took a deep breath and pushed 'play'. The first thing she heard was a deep, masculine, worried groan followed by the click of the voice-activated tape recorder turning itself back off. Ha! She'd known that Clark was upset about something. Nice to be right, she thought smugly. The second thing she heard was a bit puzzling. It sounded like... What did it sound like? Lois rewound it and played it back again. It sounded like... a tornado? A vacuum cleaner? She couldn't tell. It was followed by a great whooshing sound, short in duration. What was Clark Kent doing in the privacy of his home? Some weird Kansas thing? She heard the click of the recorder once more and then the whoosh once again. Then she heard the sound of a pair of feet running quickly on the hardwood floor, followed by the muffled sound of running water. It didn't sound like a toilet flushing, Lois thought, feeling very puzzled. It sounded like a shower, but it was so short. What was Clark doing - checking the water pressure or something? There was that mini-tornado sound once again, and then Lois could hear the sound of his footsteps once more. Lois was able to interpret the muffled slamming sounds as that of the fridge and cupboards being opened and closed. Clark was obviously about to cook himself supper. She heard the 'thwack, thwack' of a knife on a cutting board but scratched her head in bemusement as the sound of it got faster and faster until it sounded almost continuous. Strange, really strange. 'The Card' was really awesome. It even picked up the sounds of whatever Clark had chopped up, hitting a hot pan and sizzling. Maybe a stir-fry, Lois thought. She heard the scrape of a chair against the floor and then the unmistakable sounds of the rattle of cutlery followed by water running into a sink and the vigorous sound of a person washing dishes. But everything was happening so fast! Clark didn't normally eat that fast. Did he just put on his gentlemanly manners in public? Was he really a pig in the privacy of his home? Excerpt 9: She hunted around to find the button that raised the head of her bed. "So what happened after I left? I want to know the rest of the story!" Clark's smile widened. "Now I know you're feeling okay," he said. "You bet I am! Why don't you fill me in on everything? I really didn't get to see much of the end, you know." "Yes, I *did* notice you were otherwise occupied," he said. "Where shall I start?" "What happened after you put out the lights?" Clark lowered his voice. "After the lights went out, I knocked them all out. I could see well enough in the dark and they couldn't. But I was careful to move at close to normal speed, just in case." "I heard gunshots, or I think I did." "Yeah. A couple of them panicked and started shooting. That's when Ralph got shot." "Ralph got *shot*?" "Yeah. He'll be okay, though." "Darn," Lois said. "Why?" "If someone shot him, then I won't be able to kill him," she explained. "At least until he gets well." Clark chuckled. "I wouldn't worry. He's not likely to forget what happened for quite a while. At least when he tries to sit down." "You're kidding!" "Nope." That's it, FoLCs... Now go send in your nominations. :) :) _______ "Lots of little Bigwigs, Hazel! Think of that, and tremble!" ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:13:57 +0200 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Hazel Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <20010207.123915.-192541.3.cmoncado@juno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 12:39 PM 07/02/01 -0600, you wrote: >Okay I took the challenge anyway - it's not much and it's just for fun - >so here goes. Remember, I wrote it in about 3 minutes - so don't be too >harsh with the comments! Wild applause! I laughed out loud at this one. How marvelous to read a story without angst for a change. ;) The IRS officer was sheer genius: the one force other than Kryptonite can stump Superman! Hope we'll see more from you soon, Carol! Hazel _______ "Lots of little Bigwigs, Hazel! Think of that, and tremble!" ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:16:02 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Gerry Anklewicz Subject: Kraft Dinner MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Question: In Canada we call Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft Dinner. It can actually refer to any kind of boxed macaroni and cheese. Do our neighbours to the south call it Kraft Dinner? (We also call any brand tissues, Kleenex) This is for a fanfic (not mine) Gerry ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:23:57 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Amy Lauters Subject: Re: Kraft Dinner MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I usually just call it mac-n-cheese. I don't specify a brand name at all ... and I can't think of anyone I know who does, either. (Hello from Wisconsin!) Amy ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:28:02 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Terry S. Horowit" Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.0.20010207205758.00aa1c30@actcom.co.il> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" >OK, as it's the last one, I guess I'll try it. >S >P >O >I >L >E >R > >S >P >A >C >E > >Quote 1: Dear Lois by Shayne > >Quote 2: Connections by CC Malo > >Quote 3: Not a clue > >Quote 4: Home by Nan Smith (not sure which one but I think the second) > >Quote 5: For the Greater Good by Wendy > >Quote 6: Hearts and Diamonds by Shayne (I think) > >Quote 7: Not a clue > >Quote 8: Red Sky by Jenni Debbage > >Quote 9: The Spying Game by Irene Dutchak (peeked at the Archive for author) > >Quote 10: From Nan Smith's Dagger Series, Vanishing Act (peeked at >the Archive for title) > > >Excerpt 3: Still not ringing a bell... > >Excerpt 7: Shoot, I know I read it but I can't remember it! > Oh well, 8 out of 10's not bad! Terry ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:22:11 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Kraft Dinner In-Reply-To: <005501c0914c$4920c400$0f02000a@csd.uwm.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Amy answered: >I usually just call it mac-n-cheese. I don't specify a brand name at all ... >and I can't think of anyone I know who does, either. Exactly. Or, as a former college student who ate it all the time, we fondly called it "Yellow Death." Erin :) __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:30:39 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: IRSo glad you posted this MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Carol: ROTFL! That was delightful! I'll be chuckling all day. :D Jude ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:19:12 +0100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel Subject: Question for a fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey all! I'm working on a new story (although I have no idea when this one will see the light of day ), and I need some information from the medical experts on the list. I have several questions: First, if someone has been shot in the forearm or the shoulder (haven't decided yet ), is there a major risk of permanent damage on this person? Second, what would be the first aid to bring to this person in such a case, and would they bear the transport to the hospital, or would there be some things that the paramedics would ensure first? In the hospital, what kind of treatment would be done? I imagine they would ensure the bullet hasn't touched vital things, and then they'd remove it? But how much time would the victim be supposed to stay in the hospital? After how much time would they let her go (if the victim signs a discharge to be released earlier, for example)? And how much time would their arm be immobilised? Would it heal faster if the wound was on the arm and not the shoulder? Thanks in advance! Helene :) Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:37:47 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: Re: Kraft Dinner MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Gerry: I've never heard anyone here call it 'Kraft dinner'. It's just good old generic macaroni and cheese. Some people actually make it from scratch with real cheese instead of powder. :) Jude ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Anklewicz" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 11:16 AM Subject: Kraft Dinner > Question: In Canada we call Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft Dinner. It > can actually refer to any kind of boxed macaroni and cheese. Do our > neighbours to the south call it Kraft Dinner? (We also call any brand > tissues, Kleenex) > > This is for a fanfic (not mine) > Gerry ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:54:44 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit LOL, Carol! That's great! And a twist I never would have come up with Make sure you send this to the archive, okay? -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:02:25 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lemme give this a try... s p o i l e r s p a c e Q1: Dear Lois, by Shayne Terry Q2: Connections, by Carol Malo Q3: Gotta be one of Cindy's ... Professional Loyalties?? Q4: One of the Home series, by Nan. I'll guess it's part III: Memories Q5: For the Greater Good, by Wendy Q6: Hearts & Diamonds, by Shayne (and it's fantastic!) Q7: umm... Q8: Red Sky, by Jenni Debbage? Q9: lol! Irene's The Spying Game Q10: Nan Smith, Vanishing Act Wow, I did good :) Let's try to fill in that gap... E7: Okay, I know I've read it, but I haven't got time to look it up right now... -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:04:39 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Adam Labotka Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Quote 1: Dear Lois by Shayne Terry Quote 2: Connections: An Alternate Story by Carol Malo Quote 3: Professional Loyalties by Cindy Leuch Quote 4: Home III Memories by Nan Smith Quote 5: For the Greater Good by Wendy Richards Quote 6: Hearts and Diamonds by Shayne Terry Quote 7: A Lie of the Mind by Rose Quote 8: Red Sky by Jenni Debbage Quote 9: The Spying Game by Irene Dutchak ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:07:10 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Q1 - This one is easy! Dear Lois - Shayne Q2 - Don't know off hand ... Q3 - Professional Loyalties - Cindy Q4 - Home III: Memories - Nan Smith Q5 - HA! Even easier than the first one! For The Greater Good - Wendy!! Q6 - I think it's another Shayne fic Q7 - Don't know :/ Q8 - Red Sky - Jenni Q9 - The Spying Game - Irene Dutchak Q10 - Seems familar ... E2 - Connections: An Alternate Story - Carol Malo E6 - yupyup! Hearts and Diamonds - Shayne E7 - Still don't know :P~ E10 - Vanishing Act - Nan Smith ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:05:42 +0100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kaethel Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey :) > Well, FoLCs, here it is: the final Kerth quiz. I hope you've all enjoyed > them as much as Wendy and I have! I certainly did! Thank you so much, Hazel and Wendy, for all the work you've put into this. It was a delight to participate, even if sometimes I was so frustrated not to remember titles and authors . I'm gonna miss the quizzes, now! > > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > > S > P > A > C > E > Quote 1: Dear Lois, by Shayne Terry. Quote 2: Connections, by Carol Malo. Quote 3: Uh... Quote 4: One of the Home series by Nan Smith. Home III, maybe? Quote 5: Awwww... For the Greater Good, by Wendy Richards. Quote 6: Hearts and Diamonds, by Shayne Terry Quote 7: No idea. Quote 8: Red Sky, by Jenni Debbage. Quote 9: Okay, it sounds very familiar, but... Quote 10: Sigh... Excerpt 3: Taking a guess: Professional Loyalties, by Cindy Leuch? Excerpt 7: Nope, don't think I've read that... Excerpt 9: The Spying Game, by Irene Dutchak? Excerpt 10: Nope, don't know either. Helene :) Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:32:42 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jo March Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii LOL! Loved it, Carol. I hope to see more of your stories! Any more 3 minute stories on that hard drive of yours? ) JoMarch __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:35:59 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "MoesyL47 L." Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S P O I L E R S P A C E Excerpt 1: Dear Lois, Shayne Terry Quote 2: Connections: An Alternate Story, by Carol Malo Quote 3: Professional Loyalties, Cindy Leuch Quote 4: Home III -- Memories, Nan Smith Quote 5: For the Greater Good, Wendy Richards Excerpt 6: Hearts and Diamonds, Shayne Terry Quote 7: Not sure Quote 8: Red Sky, Jenni Debbage Excerpt 9: The Spying Game, Irene Dutchak Excerpt 10: Something (?) by Nan Smith Thanks again, Hazel (and Wendy). This has been lots of fun. I've been pretty lousy at sending feedback, but have resolved to do better. Thanks to all of you who continue to write such wonderful stories -- they are a source of many hours of reading pleasure. Maureen ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:08:37 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Melisma Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <20010207.123915.-192541.3.cmoncado@juno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Carol Moncado wrote: >Okay I took the challenge anyway - it's not much and it's just for fun - >so here goes. Remember, I wrote it in about 3 minutes - so don't be too >harsh with the comments! OhOhOhOhOhOhOhOh! I'm laughing so hard I'm crying here - good work, Carol! But, surely that's not all there is - I wanna see what Clark has to say, why they are defrauding the IRS, and how they settle this! Get cracking some more, Carol :) Melisma (trying to come up with a good response to this challenge herself, under her Rock - must be the cold meds talkin'. A-yup! :) Visit my rock at http://www.intergate.ca/personal/melisma/index.html ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:42:43 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Adam Labotka Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Heh that was funny Carol. Of course there could always be more to it ;). ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:45:29 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Wendy Richards Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE And another great quiz, Hazel! Thank you! :) Okay, here goes... s p o i l e r s p a c e Quote 1: the wonderful Dear Lois, by Shayne Terry Quote 2: the *stunning* Connections, by Carol Malo Quote 3: This sounds like a Cindy Leuch story - yes, another of the hugely impressive new authors this year! Umm... /me looks for the extract... yep, Professional Loyalties. Quote 4: Home 3: Memories, by Nan Smith Quote 5: I'm surprised! This is my For the Greater Good. Quote 6: Shayne's other great fic from last year, Hearts and Diamonds. Quote 7: Rose Cookson's inventive Lie of the Mind. Quote 8: Jenni Debbage's heartstopping Red Sky Quote 9: Irene Dutchak's hilarious The Spying Game Quote 10: Tank Wilson's amazing A Future Restored. Wendy :) ----------- Wendy Richards wendy@kingsmeadowcr.freeserve.co.uk ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:45:38 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Nancy Smith Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I agree with Adam. Let's have a little more of this. I want to hear what Clark has to say! Nan Carol L Moncado wrote: > Okay I took the challenge anyway - it's not much and it's just for fun - > so here goes. Remember, I wrote it in about 3 minutes - so don't be too > harsh with the comments! > > ***** > "Mrs. Kent?" > > Lois didn't even look up. > > "Mrs. Kent?" > > The voice was starting to nibble at her concentration. > > "Mrs. Kent?" > > The voice was more insistent this time. Lois glared at the speaker and > went back to work. > > There was a sigh. "Excuse, me, but are you Lois Kent?" > > Lois couldn't believe her ears. She looked at the man standing > insistently by her desk. "*I* am Lois *Lane*. As far as I know there is > no Lois Kent. Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do." > > "Ma'am, you are who I am looking for." > > "I told you I am NOT Lois Kent. There is no such person." > > "But there is. My name is Brent Dodge. I work for the Internal Revenue > Service." > > "What do you mean. And what do I have to do with the IRS?" > > "Do you remember a story that you and your husband did while checked in > at the honeymoon suite?" > > "I remember the story, but we weren't really married. We were > undercover. I am not married and certainly not to Clark Kent. What does > that have to do with the IRS?" > > "Well, Mrs. Kent. . ." > > "Please quit calling me that." > > He ignored her. "Mrs. Kent, we checked you tax return for this year and > it appears that you and Mr. Kent are trying to defraud the IRS." > > "I don't know who you are or what you're doing, but leave me alone." > Lois stood to walk off. > > "Are you aware of the law in New Troy, 'If a man and a woman who aren't > married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, > according to state law, they are legally married.'" > > Lois sat back down slowly. "Are you serious?" > > "Yes, Mrs. Kent." > > "CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" > > :-) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:51:51 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: No Name Available Subject: Re: Kraft Dinner MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 02/07/2001 2:17:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, Gerry.Anklewicz@NTEL.TDSB.ON.CA writes: << Question: In Canada we call Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft Dinner. It can actually refer to any kind of boxed macaroni and cheese. Do our neighbours to the south call it Kraft Dinner? (We also call any brand tissues, Kleenex) >> Hmm, good thing these corporations are not pursuing their trademarks rights from all you Canadians, then. I think, actually, Kleenex once lost a lawsuit because it became a commonly used word for tissues. Thats' how corporations lose their trademarks nad Xerox has been fighting that for years. It's not a Xerox, it's a photocopy! No, I think we do say Macaroni and Cheese, though --Laurie ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 07:54:29 +1100 Reply-To: Patricia Walpole Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Patricia Walpole Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you Hazel and Wendy for all the hard work that has gone into the=20 quizzes. I have had great fun doing them. S P O I L E R S P A C E Quotes: 1. Dear Lois Shayne Terry 2. Connections Carol Malo 4. Home lll Nan Smith 5. For The Greater Good Wendy Richards 6. Hearts And Diamonds Shayne Terry 8. Red Sky Jenni Debbage 9. The Spying Game Irene Dutchak 10. Vanishing Act Nan Smith Tricia ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:57:52 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jessi Mounts Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Missy said: >Not quite off topic, but what happened to that fic where Lois >and Clark >pretended to be married for a story? I think the whole >newsroom erupted in >shock and Clark gave Lois a grand kiss in front of everyone. >It was Perry's >idea, I think. Oh, that would be mine. It's still here, with a whole bunch more written on it. Or a whole bunch by my standards, anyway. Unfortunately, I'm a slow writer and spending most of my writing energy in English class doesn't help all that much. Now, on the other hand, if you want a critical analysis of the works of Willa Cather, I'm your girl. Anyway, I've got it, and it will be done eventually, preferably in the next month or two. Jessi jessi914@mail.com ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 17:13:15 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Gerry Anklewicz Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <3A81A804.9DA35A21@bellsouth.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Every one seems to be gushing over Carol's vignette, but I can't find it anywhere. Did I miss something here? Gerry LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU writes: >LOL, Carol! That's great! And a twist I never would have come up with > Make sure you send this to the archive, okay? >-- > >Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net >http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam >http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ > >In America only the successful writer is important, >in France all writers are important, in England >no writer is important, in Australia you have to >explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:24:14 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Re: Question for a fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Multiple thread responses here! As for the shoulder thing - I don't know much about it - but Tom Clancy's "Patriot Games" has a shoulder shot in it and he, of course, is well known for researching his topics to death. There is a good amount of detail about what happened and what could happen. Your local library should have it - or you can probably pick it up for a couple of bucks at a used book store. It isn't a WAFFy book, but there is lots of action! Anyway, hope that helps! I'd look it up and figure it all out for you, but I don't have the time - I am working on #4 in my series of sequels to "Baby I Hardly Knew You" (Chris H. and Missy G. are betareading for me - thanks guys!) and I have to figure out what the heck happens to Lois and Clark with the whole IRS thing - I don't even know yet - in fact I don't usually know what is going to happen until it actually flows from my fingertips - I can't plan it out in my head, it has to just happen! :-) Thanks so much for all of the wonderful comments! I can't tell you how much I appreciate them! And if you want to compare the politics of democracy in the former Soviet Union and the current Russian Republic - I can whip out 5000 words or so on that! (instead of Willa Cather like Jessi! - *sigh* 3 pages on the first 6 parts of John Locke's Second Treatise on Government and 3 pages on de Tocqueville's views on America due on Fri and I am on page 2! See what happens when I write fanfic!) Oh, and I can't wait until next year when I have read all of the stories and can participate in these quizzes! CM PS - the whole mac-n-cheese thing - mac-n-cheese is what we call it here in MO! Homemade is better! LOL about the yellow death!:-) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 17:41:45 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Cindy Leuch Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE One last try to get it right. I would like to say ahead of time THANK YOU to Wendy and Hazel for doing these - they were a lot of fun! OK, here I go.... (spoiler space) 1) Dear Lois by Shayne (quote) 2) Connections by Carol Malo (quote) 3) Professional Loyalties by me :) (quote, of course) 4) Home 3 by Nan Smith (quote) 5) For the Greater Good by Wendy (quote) 6) Hearts and Diamonds by Shayne (extract) 7) never read it... 8) Red Sky by Jenni Debbage (quote) 9) The Spying Game by Irene (quote) 10) I think I read it, but...ack! ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 18:21:36 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Diyan Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 * * s p o i l e r s p a c e * * Took me a little longer than I expected - I got distracted rereading :) thanks to spoilers on IRC, I=92ll try to get #9 from this quote w/o looking at the official quote (Sorry if this messes up your scoring, Hazel ;)) Excerpt 9 starts with "Lois took a deep breath and pushed 'play'." * Irene=92s "Spying Game" Quote 1: "Superman has been working almost twenty four hours a day taking weapons from combatants on both sides and rescuing victims of bombings and chemical attacks. His continual pleas for peace have been falling on deaf ears." * Shayne=92s "Dear Lois" Quote 2: "The ship you showed me last night was a fake and the hologram was a fake." * Carol=92s "Connections" Quote 3: "You said it yourself - not only did you save Jenny's life, you solved the case - because of you, bad guys are going to jail. You fulfilled the lifelong dream of a fan AND you SAVED Mom's life." * This is Cindy=92s "Professional Loyalites" Quote 4: "Why did you fall in love with me, Clark? My parents--my grandparents--were children when you were grown and married...even had children of your own. You're so far beyond me..." * Nan=92s "Home III: Memories" Quote 5: "It's over... I *felt* it, you know, Bernie. Something inside me froze just before that dot disappeared... Clark's not there any more. He's dead." * Wendy=92s heart-wrenching "For the Greater Good" Quote 6: "You take a lot of risks. If any of these people find out who you are...who I am...It's not either of us who will suffer. It's your mother. Not everyone is as hard to kill as we are." * Shayne=92s brilliant "Hearts and Diamonds" Quote 7: "Mr. Olsen, you are under arrest for assault and battery." * Rose=92s "A Lie of the Mind" Quote 8: "I think I've read somewhere that all these changes are a clear sign of an impending eruption." * Jenni=92s "Red Sky" Quote 10: "It seems that Lucy isn't the first young woman who's vanished this way." * Nan=92s "Vanishing Act" I'm happy to say that, although I did check my answers, I got all but one of these on the first try :) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 23:28:34 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Answers and scores for Quiz #14: BEST VILLAIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit /me falls of chair. I was 7th in a field of 10 places?! And I got a wopping 9.5 points? Wow! I've reached genius level at last . Yvonne (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 23:32:36 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Carol, ROFL!!!! Works for me :) Yvonne (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:38:12 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Nancy Smith Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gerry, it's on the e-list under the same Subject line as this one, with Carol Moncado's name under sender. Nan Gerry Anklewicz wrote: > Every one seems to be gushing over Carol's vignette, but I can't find it > anywhere. Did I miss something here? > Gerry > > LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU writes: > >LOL, Carol! That's great! And a twist I never would have come up with > > Make sure you send this to the archive, okay? > >-- > > > >Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net > >http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam > >http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ > > > >In America only the successful writer is important, > >in France all writers are important, in England > >no writer is important, in Australia you have to > >explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 23:42:12 -0000 Reply-To: Yvonne Connell Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Yvonne Connell Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here goes nothing... > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > > S > P > A > C > E > > Quote 1: Pass. > Quote 2: Pass. > Quote 3: Pass. > Quote 4: Nan's Home series? > Quote 5: Pass > Quote 6: Sounds *very* familiar. > Quote 7: Pass. > Quote 8: Eruptions means Red Sky, by Jenni > > Quote 9: Pass. > Quote 10: Pass. > Excerpt 2: Bit of a guess, but is this Carol's Connections? > Excerpt 3: Don't know, but I *loved* this excerpt! > Excerpt 4: Lori means one of Nan's Home series. > Excerpt 5: Oh, no! I didn't get this from the quote, and I beta-read it! And cried, too. Wendy's For The Greater Good. > Excerpt 6: Calvin means Shayne's fic. Erm, what's it called? Diamonds and something. Clubs? Hearts? Hearts and Diamonds, is that it? > Excerpt 9: No idea, but another brilliant excerpt! Don't think I'll be beating my personal best here ;) Yvonne (yvonne@yconnell.fsnet.co.uk) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:57:57 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Nancy Smith Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Okay, I'll give it a shot. > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > > S > P > A > C > E > > Quote 1: > > "Superman has been working almost twenty four hours a day taking weapons > from combatants on both sides and rescuing victims of bombings and chemical > attacks. His continual pleas for peace have been falling on deaf ears." > I think this is Shayne Terry's "Dear Lois". > Quote 2: > > "The ship you showed me last night was a fake and the hologram was a fake." > Darn it, I've read it. > Quote 3: > > "You said it yourself - not only did you save Jenny's life, you solved the > case - because of you, bad guys are going to jail. You fulfilled the > lifelong dream of a fan AND you SAVED Mom's life." > Cindy's "Professional Loyalties", I think > Quote 4: > > "Why did you fall in love with me, Clark? My parents--my grandparents--were > children when you were grown and married...even had children of your > own. You're so far beyond me..." > Aha! One of mine. "Home III: Memories. > Quote 5: > > "It's over... I *felt* it, you know, Bernie. Something inside me froze just > before that dot disappeared... Clark's not there any more. He's dead." > Obviously Wendy's "For The Greater Good" > Quote 6: > > "You take a lot of risks. If any of these people find out who you are...who > I am...It's not either of us who will suffer. It's your mother. Not > everyone is as hard to kill as we are." > I've read it... > Quote 7: > > "Mr. Olsen, you are under arrest for assault and battery." > I've read this one, too... > Quote 8: > > "I think I've read somewhere that all these changes are a clear sign of an > impending eruption." > Jenni Debbage's "Red Sky". > Quote 9: > > "I also heard him tell his mother that he's crazy about me!" > Not one of my better performances... > Quote 10: > > "It seems that Lucy isn't the first young woman who's vanished this way." > Mine again. "Vanishing Act" Excerpt 2: Aha! Carol Malo's "Connections" Excerpt 6 Shayne's "Hearts and Diamonds" Excerpt 7 "A Lie of the Mind" by Rose Excerpt 9 "The Spying Game" by Pam > Not one of my best, but at least I got them eventually. Nan ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 18:59:33 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Marilyn L. Puett" Subject: Home Pregnancy Test Info Needed Could some of you young folks (gee, I sound like Martha here) tell me how the home pregnancy tests work now? Most specifically, how do they show the results? Back when I was getting pregnant, they had just come on the market and there was only one brand. If you were pregnant, it showed a little donut shape ring in the bottom of the test tube. Now I think they have little sticks that you dip in the urine and they change colors or show a plus or minus sign or something. Anyhoo.....all help is appreciated! ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:59:27 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Nancy Smith Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Sorry, I meant "The Spying Game" by Irene. Today is one of those days where I > can't even count straight, much less keep the names straight. Nan ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:09:53 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Diyan Subject: Re: Question for a fic well, this is about the leg and not the arm or the shoulder, but since it happened just last night here, I thought I'd pass it on. One of the football players at my school was cleaning his gun and accidentally shot himself in the leg. He called 911, but by the time they got there (within a few minutes) he'd bled to death. Apparently he'd hit the (femural?) artery. The medically knowlegeable people in our house used this a an opportunity to remind us of good first aide practice - if you see a lot of blood, apply direct pressure! it can save a life. As for the shoulder, I've seen 2 movies and read one book involving gun shot wounds in the shoulder, and in each case they recovered with nothing worse than a scar. But my info all comes from fiction, so take it with a grain of salt. -Dia ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 17:04:42 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Home Pregnancy Test Info Needed In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Marilyn asked: >Could some of you young folks (gee, I sound like Martha here) tell me how >the home pregnancy tests work now? Most specifically, how do they show the >results? Back when I was getting pregnant, they had just come on the >market and there was only one brand. If you were pregnant, it showed a >little donut shape ring in the bottom of the test tube. Now I think they >have little sticks that you dip in the urine and they change colors or show >a plus or minus sign or something. Boy, do I know the answer to this one. The variety of tests that I've used have 2 results: One kind will show lines in the window--one for not pregnant, 2 for pregnant. The other kind will have a little pink line show up in the window if you're pregnant. Those are the two types that I know of, anyway. And if someone *wants* to get pregnant, offer to coordinate the Kerths. That's worked for the last 3 years. Hope this helps! Erin :) __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:19:58 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: Speaking of mac and chees MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All of this talk about macaroni and cheese has reminded me of my new diet while writing: WOMEN'S ANTI-STRESS DIET This is a specially formulated diet designed to help women cope with the stress that builds up during the day. BREAKFAST 1 grapefruit 1 slice whole-wheat toast 1 cup skim milk LUNCH small portion lean, steamed chicken with a cup of spinach 1 cup herbal tea 1 Hershey kiss AFTERNOON TEA the rest of the kisses in the bag 1 tub of Hagen Dazs (how the #$%& do you spell that?) ice cream with choc-chip topping DINNER 4 bottles of wine (red or white) 2 loaves garlic bread 1 family size supreme pizza 3 snickers bars LATE NIGHT SNACK whole frozen Sarah Lee cheesecake (eaten directly from the freezer) REMEMBER: STRESSED SPELLED BACKWARDS IS "DESSERTS" Send this to all the women you know or ever knew, and you will immediately lose 10 pounds. Oh, yes, and add a twinkie split. :) Jude ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:23:30 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Nancy Smith Subject: Re: Question for a fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, I can give you some answers about this, although I can't tell you what the paramedics would do now. Procedures are constantly changing. A shot in the forearm is less serious than one in the shoulder. It can cause minor damage, break the bone or damage nerves and/or blood vessels, depending on exactly where it hits. A shot in the shoulder can be a lot more serious, depending on exactly where it hits. (I think we covered this on this list a couple of years ago ) If it hits the fleshy part of the shoulder, it won't do much, and mostly all you need to do is apply pressure to it. If it hits a little farther in (where they show the hero clutching his shoulder in all the tv shows) it hits an area full of nerves and major blood vessels, and can cause major bleeding and nerve damage, and the shoulder will very likely never work quite right again. At the very least the victim would wind up in surgery to repair the damage. I suggest you stick with a flesh wound if you want Lois or someone shot there. As for the paramedics, I don't know. If I were applying first aid, I'd see about stopping the bleeding and immobilizing the injury before transportation, but I'd leave the rest to the doctors back at the hospital. Nan Kaethel wrote: > Hey all! > > I'm working on a new story (although I have no idea when this one will see > the light of day ), and I need some information from the medical experts > on the list. I have several questions: > > First, if someone has been shot in the forearm or the shoulder (haven't > decided yet ), is there a major risk of permanent damage on this person? > > Second, what would be the first aid to bring to this person in such a case, > and would they bear the transport to the hospital, or would there be some > things that the paramedics would ensure first? > > In the hospital, what kind of treatment would be done? I imagine they would > ensure the bullet hasn't touched vital things, and then they'd remove it? > But how much time would the victim be supposed to stay in the hospital? > After how much time would they let her go (if the victim signs a discharge > to be released earlier, for example)? And how much time would their arm be > immobilised? Would it heal faster if the wound was on the arm and not the > shoulder? > > Thanks in advance! > > Helene :) > Kaethel@club-internet.fr ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 18:48:27 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Liz Berard Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ****Thunk*****.....sorry, I fell off my chair laughing. This is good, way to go. Liz Carol L Moncado wrote: > > Okay I took the challenge anyway - it's not much and it's just for fun - > so here goes. Remember, I wrote it in about 3 minutes - so don't be too > harsh with the comments! > > ***** > "Mrs. Kent?" > > Lois didn't even look up. > > "Mrs. Kent?" > > The voice was starting to nibble at her concentration. > > "Mrs. Kent?" > > The voice was more insistent this time. Lois glared at the speaker and > went back to work. > > There was a sigh. "Excuse, me, but are you Lois Kent?" > > Lois couldn't believe her ears. She looked at the man standing > insistently by her desk. "*I* am Lois *Lane*. As far as I know there is > no Lois Kent. Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do." > > "Ma'am, you are who I am looking for." > > "I told you I am NOT Lois Kent. There is no such person." > > "But there is. My name is Brent Dodge. I work for the Internal Revenue > Service." > > "What do you mean. And what do I have to do with the IRS?" > > "Do you remember a story that you and your husband did while checked in > at the honeymoon suite?" > > "I remember the story, but we weren't really married. We were > undercover. I am not married and certainly not to Clark Kent. What does > that have to do with the IRS?" > > "Well, Mrs. Kent. . ." > > "Please quit calling me that." > > He ignored her. "Mrs. Kent, we checked you tax return for this year and > it appears that you and Mr. Kent are trying to defraud the IRS." > > "I don't know who you are or what you're doing, but leave me alone." > Lois stood to walk off. > > "Are you aware of the law in New Troy, 'If a man and a woman who aren't > married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, > according to state law, they are legally married.'" > > Lois sat back down slowly. "Are you serious?" > > "Yes, Mrs. Kent." > > "CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" > > :-) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:32:59 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Wow, I'm blown away by the response to this little nugget. :) I hope it bears fruit in more than just Carol's hilarious vignette. > Everything you write is wonderful, but I'll just > sit here in my little corner of North Carolina and wait on your next story. Thanks, Wanda :) And which corner is that? Come by Raleigh sometime and we'll throw you a fest! ;) Erin, I'm delighted that this inspired you to write! And I think the rule is, you have to show me what you've got ;) -- Pam Jernigan / ChiefPam / jernigan@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam http://personal.rdu.bellsouth.net/~jernigan/ In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in Australia you have to explain what a writer is. -- Geoffrey Cotterell ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:52:46 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Ann E. McBride" Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/7/01 11:18:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes: > > > If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel > > and register themselves as married then, according to state > > law, they are legally married. > > That sounds like the law in Scotland back in the 1700-1800's -- which said that if a man or a woman said they were married in front of 2 witnesses, if the other one didn't disagree, then they were legally married. This caused, as readers of historical romances know, many people from England to elope to Scotland, where they would announce in front of the first two people they ran into that they were married. Love the fanfic ideas. Ann ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:58:59 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "Ann E. McBride" Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ROTFL! I can just see this happening. Ann ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:12:28 -0700 Reply-To: erink@ida.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <3A81F74B.305122E4@bellsouth.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Pam wrote: >Erin, I'm delighted that this inspired you to write! And I think the >rule is, you have to show me what you've got ;) Deal! :) Watch for it here in the next couple of days. Thanks for the nugget, Pam! Back to working on it... Erin :) __________________ erink@ida.net Visit my LNC/Kerth Website: www.ida.net/users/davek ***** "It's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." __________________ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:34:35 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Tim Porter Subject: Re: Kerth Quiz #15 (and last): BEST LOST EPISODE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > > S > P > A > C > E > > Quote 1: Dear Lois by Shayne Terry > Quote 2: Connections: An Alternate Story by Carol Malo > Quote 3: Professional Loyalties by Cindy Leuch > Quote 4: Home III: Memories by Nan Smith > Quote 5: For the Greater Good by Wendy Richards > Quote 6: Hearts and Diamonds by Shayne Terry > Quote 7: A Lie of the Mind by Rose > Quote 8: Red Sky by Jenni Debbage > Quote 9: The Spying Game by Irene Dutchak > Excerpt 10: Vanishing Act by Nan Smith How is this? Thanks again to Hazel and Wendy for all the great quizes. They were all alot of fun! ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:59:51 -0600 Reply-To: truitt22@flash.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: timothy truitt Organization: tnt technical services Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cute Carol merry ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:03:32 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carol L Moncado Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Okay - installment 2. "Lois and Clark and the IRS"? I took about 5 minutes for this - maybe more - it didn't seem to flow as easily. What do you guys think? No rotten fruit please! ***** Clark sighed. He was in the Philippines trying to help rescuers after a tidal wave went through. He looked around and saw they could handle it. He wondered what Lois wanted this time. As much as he loved her, sometimes he wished he couldn't hear her worldwide. Unless she was in trouble. Then he didn't mind. But the only trouble that this scream seemed to portray was trouble for him. It wasn't the Luthor has me trapped or I am being tied to a nuclear weapon scream. It was the if- you-aren't-here-in-two-seconds-and-explain-whatever-earth-shattering-deta il-I-need-explained-then-I-will-never-speak-to-you-again-at-least-not-unt il-I-need-you-to-help-me-again-but-I'll-never-admit-it scream. He better go. He didn't want to be on Lois' bad side. By the time Clark made it back to the newsroom, Lois was in the conference room, pacing furiously and muttering under her breath. Jimmy caught him on the way in. "I don't know what you did, CK, but I wouldn't want to be in your shoes for all the money in the world." "I didn't do anything." "Sure, CK, tell that to her." Jimmy pointed to the conference room. Clark took a deep breath. "Wish me luck." "You're gonna need it." Clark walked towards the conference room wracking his brain wondering what he could have done to make Lois *this* mad. He opened the door already cringing at what was to come. Lois waited until he shut the door to look at him. "I want a divorce." "Excuse me." Clark didn't understand. "I want a divorce." "Why are you telling me this?" "Because apparently we are married." She threw a piece of paper at him. "Since when?" he questioned as he looked at it and quickly scanned the print out. It was an internet site of old and seldom used laws in New Troy. There, with a bright red star next to it was the law in question. 'If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.' Yikes. "Well, Mrs. Kent," he got a look of death, "what I want to know is. . ." Lois didn't let him finish. "I know. Why is this a law? Who would want such a law? What purpose does it serve? And why us? Why do they have to come after us? What did we do to deserve this? This is the craziest thing I have ever heard of. Being married because you check into a hotel as a married couple. How on earth are you supposed to do undercover assignments then. 'Hi. I'm Lois Lane and this is my partner Clark Kent. We aren't really married, we just want to pretend that we are so we can be undercover. Now don't tell anyone, you hear? Oh, and are there any really obscure laws that we need to know about? Like how this could really make us married?" "Lois." "What?" "You're babbling. And that's not what I was thinking at all." "I am not. And what were you thinking?" "Well, like I was saying," he had a glint in his eye as he spoke, "what I want to know is where are the presents and where are we going on our honeymoon?" He grinned that big grin. He wanted his last moments alive to be good ones, because he knew, Superman or not, Lois was about to kill him. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:29:56 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Judith Williams Subject: Re: Fanfic idea: Installment 2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Go Carol, go! This is hilarious. :) Jude ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:42:29 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Melisma Subject: Re: Fanfic idea up for grabs In-Reply-To: <20010207.220524.-250453.2.cmoncado@juno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 10:03 PM 07/02/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Okay - installment 2. "Lois and Clark and the IRS"? I took about 5 >minutes for this - maybe more - it didn't seem to flow as easily. What >do you guys think? No rotten fruit please! No rotten fruit whatsoever... I loved the way you even had *Clark* babbling :) Melisma (under her Rock for now, but ready to hop a plane if you don't have part 3 out by at least tomorrow :) Visit my rock at http://www.intergate.ca/personal/melisma/index.html