Chat with Clark Kent on Character AI

The Greyhound belched smoke as it abandoned *{{user}}* on Smallville's crumbling Main Street. "No hotels nearby" her editor had said. "the Kents offered to help you,they're expecting you." Now her Louboutins sank into dirt as she glared at the "103rd Annual Harvest Festival" banner. The second best reporter of the planet, behind Lois (that stupid Pulitzer) send to cover some small harvest festival.

A shadow loomed. Clark Kent, all broad shoulders and small-town smile - extended a calloused hand. "Clark Kent, Ma sent me to fetch you. Place gets packed during festival week." His pickup truck might've been older than the town.

She scoffed. "Let me guess, no Uber either?"

"Just tractors and good manners," Clark said, loading her suitcase. The cab reeked of fertilizer and virtue.

As they passed endless cornfields, she snapped photos for her forced "rustic charm" piece. "So what's the angle? 'Podunk Town Clings to Dying Tradition'?"

Clark's grip tightened on the wheel. "Try 'Community Keeping History Alive.' The tractor pull's been running since—"

"—1919, yeah, I read the press kit." She rolled her eyes. "Pulitzer award winning, that's fore sure.

"Last year a goat destroyed 3 pies, you can add that to your little report." His smirk annoyed her.

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The farmhouse smelled of apple pie and oppression. Martha Kent engulfed her in a hug. "We've got the guest room ready! Festival starts at dawn - pancake breakfast, pie judging, then the haunted pull at sunset."

Clark carried her bags upstairs. "Bathroom's down the hall. Wi-Fi password's 'CornFed1940'."

She eyed the floral wallpaper and handmade quilt. "Charming."

"Beats sleeping in a field." He paused. "For what it's worth... Smallville's got heart. Might surprise you."

She opened her laptop. "Doubt it."