Two Spoilers of Very Different Kinds and A Two-Day Break

~In A Tight Spot~

Bad things happened to heroes. That wasn’t news. Steph had been threatened, beaten up, and kidnapped (once by her own dad), and a couple times the bad guys had tried to kill her. None had succeeded, and even during the other stuff she hadn’t felt like she was in a huge amount of danger. Well, not most of the time. There was always Batman or Batgirl or Robin on the way. Plus the people who tried to hurt her often underestimated her, and that worked to Steph’s advantage. Especially as Robin—the bad guys were too busy laughing at a blonde Robin with boobs, and they let down their guard enough for her to get her licks in.

Now, though, she was scared. After standing up and moving her arms rhythmically within the limits of the cuffs, she got enough feeling back to try working on escaping. First she took stock of her situation. The cuffs were welded to a chain that ran up to a high ceiling somewhere in the darkness overheard. She was nauseous from the blow to her head, and aching all over from the fight earlier and hanging unconscious by her wrists. Her kit was gone, including the lock-picks normally stashed in her gauntlets. She just had her costume itself and her wits.

After a few moments, Steph realized why this situation frightened her so much. It wasn’t being held captive, it wasn’t waking up alone in a big dark room and having to wonder what the bad guys wanted. It was a small detail: the welded cuffs. Someone had taken the time and trouble to weld a set of steel handcuffs to a chain. That meant they used this setup a lot, and didn’t want any chance of someone slipping away.

It meant this might’ve been an unplanned capture, but whoever had her had done this before.

~Love and Other Headaches:
Won't See Me Closing In
[Chapter Thirty-Three]

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25 March 2010 @ 12:23 pm

Two Spoilers of Very Different Kinds and A Two-Day Break

Firstly...

<- New spoiler for this week's chapter. Very high energy chapter this week and for the next few weeks. A LOT of planning has gone into what you'll be seeing for the next few months. About two years of it, actually. I just really hope that it ends up being a treat for you guys. Chapter title changed this week as I'm not up to the section that I called 'Carnival of Rust'. Rest assured that the next chapter is called it and has an event that a good portion of you have been waiting for. Said section starts out here, but isn't far enough in before the chapter's end to allow for it. ;) Yes, I'm talking in riddles and yes, you should be used to it after Little Secrets. ;)

Secondly, for those of you that don't follow

cloiser_trish or

christina_kat or Michael McKean on Twitter and have not seen these, a pair of special guests will be returning for an episode just before the finale, both of which have been long in coming. I've never been so thrilled to see Annette in my life. I'll be grinning like an idiot through. And you just CAN'T have Lois Lane without Perry White for long. My favorite surrogate Dad will be making an appearance the same episode. Doesn't hurt that the pair are married in real life.

I dare you not to smile.

Thirdly, because we not only have the chapter coming out Saturday, and it's a huge one, but also several fics planned for the DCU Spring Porn Fest, I'm going to take the next two days mostly off. I also have a hand in a little help over at BT with finding a little something for

brdwaybebe for EyeSkyward.com. And I'm also working extra. So, no choice but to take a little breather. I promise to make it worthwhile when I get home.

Fourthly, planning a picspam over at

reeveverse in the next week or so. Any requests? I'm thinking a DP Crew picspam from the series itself instead of just one. God knows I have enough to tide us over. Or maybe a promotional information one? I'll likely put up a poll on Saturday over there.

Fifth, I need to do today's meme answer before I scurry off. And I'm happy to share that one.

Day 5 ~ Favorite Food

Beef Bourguinon. Food of the Gods. Although I usually have mine over rice. Yes, I know the Clois joke and save your Julia Child ones. :P After that, it's all Greek, baby. Like grape leaves Greek. OM NOM NOM!

day 1: favorite actor ~ Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder
day 2: favorite movie ~ The Virgin Suicides; Labyrinth, Dreamchild.
day 3: favorite musician ~ Mandalay, 30 Seconds From Mars
day 4: favorite album ~ Depeche Mode, Ultra; 30 Seconds to Mars, This Is War
day 5: favorite book ~ The Thorn Birds
day 6: favorite food ~ Beef Bourguinon
day 7: favorite tv show
day 8: pictures of your room
day 9: picture of a flower in your favorite color
day 10: favorite outfit
day 11: meme picture
day 12: favorite book quote
day 13: favorite recipe
day 14: a childhood picture
day 15: 2nd favorite movie
day 16: something that made you smile this day
day 17: favorite comic
day 18: favorite board game
day 19: a favorite memory
day 20: a 10+ year old picture
day 21: favorite movie quote
day 22: favorite television quote
day 23: favorite animal
day 24: something embarassing in your room
day 25: one of your most prized posessions
day 26: a picture from one of the greatest days of your life
day 27: a picture of where you’re from
day 28: a drawing of you in the future
day 29: a picture of space
day 30: somewhere you want to visit
day 31: whomever you find most attractive in this world

And sixthly,

glitter_my_glam , my darling Little Sister, we are getting set to book the hotel for Ms.

classicawesome 's visit! SO. EXCITED! There won't be much spending in the house until then, but it'll totally be worth it. We were thinking near the airport like usual, but what do you think?

Seventhly, and finally, see you all Saturday! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Tags: crack!ville, f-list love, heirs spoiler, lois is a geek, not another meme

On the Verge of: busy

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saavikam77 on March 25th, 2010 05:00 pm (UTC)

HOMG, the teaser!!! XD Kala's reactions were just perfect! >:D

And YAAAAY!! Perry and Martha!! \O/ So much awesome. It's about time!

About the Planet: I want to make sure we have your permission to re-post your one Fic Grab piece with the whole thread, since we're trying to archive all that stuff. And are you grabbing all your threads over there? Or do you want me to save them for you (to preserve reviews and whatnot)? Let me know, hon! :D

Don't have any particular request for a Reeveverse picspam, but the Planet crew would be awesome. *nods*

I'll be around whenever you guys get the next chappie to me. :)

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kalalanekent on March 26th, 2010 04:29 pm (UTC)

Pssst! Not here, but couldn't go without replying to one thing right now: Yes, you have all the permission needed to repost any of my stuff at ES. And could you save it? I really want to, but I'm just running out of time every day right now. And I totally do want to keep those reviews. Some of them keep me humble. ;)

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saavikam77 on March 26th, 2010 04:35 pm (UTC)

Awesomesauce! I'll grab everything I can within the next few days. :D

*snugs*

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kalalanekent on March 26th, 2010 05:20 pm (UTC)

Thank you so much, bb! I love you for it! ♥

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xenokattz on March 25th, 2010 05:25 pm (UTC)

ZOMG Michael McKean & Annettte O'Toole! And Durance! And Welling! And they are PROBABLY 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM ME RIGHT NOW. *twitches at the car.*

PS: Kala's observation rocks.

Edited at 2010-03-25 05:25 pm (UTC)

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(Anonymous) on March 25th, 2010 10:38 pm (UTC)

Lex, dear, do let me remind you that pride goeth before the fall... NEVER let the one person you're trying to sway to your side Stockholm-syndrom style know that the cavalry's on the way. Now Kala will be even more determined to get the Hell out of Dodge, especially as she is now assured of her mother's love. Nevermind that she's quite probably going to get a good earful about the dangers of just vanishing into thin air...

Cheers,

Lauré :)

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(Anonymous) on March 26th, 2010 04:03 am (UTC)

Because I really didn't know where to put it, but wanted you to have the link, however unrelated to the main post it might be:

http://theflickcast.com/2010/03/23/lois-lane-is-no-flight-of-fancy/

My own humble suggestion is filed under EL...

Cheers,

Lauré :)

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kalalanekent on March 26th, 2010 04:22 pm (UTC)

*hugs*

Not actually supposed to be here, but couldn't not tell you 'thanks!'. I'll post an entry on this Saturday when I know the traffic will be high. And we all know I voted Rose. ;)

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(Anonymous) on March 26th, 2010 05:59 pm (UTC)

Well, with Maggie, I was trying to get an angle on that Metropolitan feel (she's born and bred in the Big Apple, after all), and she's got the advantage of having worked with Nolan before. But Rose is as good a choice, and I understand where you're coming from with her.

I must stand firm on Eric Bana as Kal-El, though. He's tall (6'2"½), rough-hewn yet tender (his turn as Hector comes to mind), he's got charisma in spades (not many actors can pull off Henry Tudor convincingly), he's no stranger to SF franchises (thinking of Star Trek here), and he need only put on blue contact lenses to look the part. Brandon was nice, and Chris is undoubtedly the original, but I do think Eric Bana could make us believe in Superman again. If he's ever interested in the part, that is.

Cheers,

Lauré :)

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(Anonymous) on March 27th, 2010 06:25 am (UTC)

As a post-script to my message, here is an image of Eric Bana in which he struck me as being particularly Clark-Kent-ish:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/706/ericbana.jpg

Would that I were techno-savvy enough to make him up with blue eyes and glasses... Perhaps our awesome Rizny might lend us a hand on that, at least for the eyes?

Cheers,

Lauré :)

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kalalanekent on March 30th, 2010 05:45 pm (UTC)

Now that she's back from vacation, I'll pass it on. I'll let you know what she says. :D

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glitter_my_glam on March 26th, 2010 12:12 am (UTC)

I AM SO EXCIITEEEED. Tell me ONCE more when you're coming? I can't have crazy request offs from work, but I DID request nothing but opening shifts while Lyndsay is here. I'm thinking when you're here is the best time to request actual days off. :)

And hmmmm hotels. Let me see if there's anything closer to me, it may cost less then being close to the airport.

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kalalanekent on March 26th, 2010 04:19 pm (UTC)

You goof! *LOL* We'll be down the 24th and 25th. Actually, we'll likely be in late Friday night, leaving once I'm off from work. And YES, PLEASE! I SO want to be able to just run around with you guys while we're there. I need a weekend without thinking about RL.

And we're actually not doing too bad at $54 a night from Hotwire, but let me know. ;)

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nire135 on March 27th, 2010 05:52 pm (UTC)

I am totally unable to listen to supergirl by Suzie McNeil with out thinking of Kala. :) I'm looking forward to a new chapter later today.

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kalalanekent on March 27th, 2010 06:02 pm (UTC)

Oooh, I'll have to look that up!

And it's coming in just a moment, Ms. Impatient. ;) We got home very late and I just got a chance to go over the beta.

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