[1. Clark is afraid of something, and someone helps him.]
Plan A had failed. Time for Plan B.
Plan B started with greasy food - popcorn, churros, chicken. (Lube would be better but wasn't readily available.) The rest of Plan B was just Lex sticking close to Clark's ring-hand and awaiting his chance.
Epcot had a new ride. "Mission: Earth" used a giant centrifuge to simulate rocket flight. Clark laughed and groped Lex throughout the line and the countdown. At the fake roar of takeoff, though, Clark's eyes widened, and he gripped the armrest hard. Lex got Clark to hold his hand instead, stroking reassuringly and hoping not to lose a digit as the ride simulated two G's acceleration and Clark started to really panic. At the imitation asteroid storm, Clark briefly froze with terror. Lex seized the moment, deftly removed the ring and flicked it away.
He hoped he could handle whatever came next.
Plan A had failed. Time for Plan B.
Plan B started with greasy food - popcorn, churros, chicken. (Lube would be better but wasn't readily available.) The rest of Plan B was just Lex sticking close to Clark's ring-hand and awaiting his chance.
Epcot had a new ride. "Mission: Earth" used a giant centrifuge to simulate rocket flight. Clark laughed and groped Lex throughout the line and the countdown. At the fake roar of takeoff, though, Clark's eyes widened, and he gripped the armrest hard. Lex got Clark to hold his hand instead, stroking reassuringly and hoping not to lose a digit as the ride simulated two G's acceleration and Clark started to really panic. At the imitation asteroid storm, Clark briefly froze with terror. Lex seized the moment, deftly removed the ring and flicked it away.
He hoped he could handle whatever came next.