Bellarata wrote on Mar 21
st, 2009 at 5:12am:
I loved how true to character Richard is acting.
I wasn't about to destroy Richard, just because he was in the way of the OTP. He's one of the good guys.
Brin_Londo5 wrote on Mar 21
st, 2009 at 5:21am:
...I cannot help but feel sorry for Richard, with his realization at the end of the chapter.
It's a tough moment - realizing that the future he'd hoped for isn't going to happen. I can sympathize, and I've really tried not to torture the guy through this adventure, and to maintain his good character. However, this epiphany had to come before our OTP could move forward, and it was finally time for that.
Vgerland wrote on Mar 21
st, 2009 at 5:53am:
I had a debate with Saavikam ages ago about the whole landmass and how he went under it putting what I referred to as magma between him and the kryptonite.
I'm handling that a bit differently, as you'll see next time. However, the basics are the same (highlight to reveal possible spoiler):
If he's so quick to lose his strength on top, it's not going to be different on the bottom. There have to be some measures taken to mitigate the effect of the kryptonite. There's also some physics to consider, with Superman effectively a point force under a miles-wide protocontinent. You'll see those details in the next
Weekend Update.

Thanks for the comments, everyone!