Taxes... heh... reminds me of a fic where Superman got sued (again) and the judge asks him if he has any funds of his own...
[The judge] asked: "Do you have any funds of your own?"
Good thing she wasn't asking this of the guy who wears the ties, Clark thought. What little I have in that bank account at the moment is a joke. "No, Your Honor." He wondered about adding that he didn't feel destitute or in need of charity, or if that might sound like he sponged off of friends, but she didn't indicate that she wanted to know that much.
(snip)
In a few moments, his incredibly fine selective hearing sorted through the noise around him and gave him the sound of the judge laughing out loud, possibly near the point of tears, in her private chambers.
> I think here the question should be more a question of: does he have a responsibility to go beyond what his fellow humans could, simply because he has the ability?
It's funny... quite a few fics I've read tend to go the way of Lois gets the scoop/story and Clark runs around trying to keep her from being kidnapped/killed, and then they share the by-line. I guess he's the Daily Planet's way of avoiding hazard pay/outrageous insurance to cover Lois. XD
Ok, maybe that's a little harsh. I do like the stories where they get the story by smart thinking instead of relying on powers.
> getting his just due
That did happen in the movie (from what I understand). Sort of happens in LnC (though more for the way he was making a mess of things with Lois than for his other Superman stuff, but then again the whole show is centered around that relationship). Not applicable yet for Smallville. Haven't read enough comics to know if he got the lesson there, but probably not enough.
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[The judge] asked: "Do you have any funds of your own?"
Good thing she wasn't asking this of the guy who wears the ties, Clark thought. What little I have in that bank account at the moment is a joke. "No, Your Honor." He wondered about adding that he didn't feel destitute or in need of charity, or if that might sound like he sponged off of friends, but she didn't indicate that she wanted to know that much.
(snip)
In a few moments, his incredibly fine selective hearing sorted through the noise around him and gave him the sound of the judge laughing out loud, possibly near the point of tears, in her private chambers.
> I think here the question should be more a question of: does he have a responsibility to go beyond what his fellow humans could, simply because he has the ability?
It's funny... quite a few fics I've read tend to go the way of Lois gets the scoop/story and Clark runs around trying to keep her from being kidnapped/killed, and then they share the by-line. I guess he's the Daily Planet's way of avoiding hazard pay/outrageous insurance to cover Lois. XD
Ok, maybe that's a little harsh. I do like the stories where they get the story by smart thinking instead of relying on powers.
> getting his just due
That did happen in the movie (from what I understand). Sort of happens in LnC (though more for the way he was making a mess of things with Lois than for his other Superman stuff, but then again the whole show is centered around that relationship). Not applicable yet for Smallville. Haven't read enough comics to know if he got the lesson there, but probably not enough.