Lois Lane

Reporter of the Daily Planet

*Description here ~ Talia*

## History

### Early Life

The first of two daughters from military general Sam Lane, Lois Joanne Lane was born into an American military base situated in Rhineland, Germany. It was within the base that both she and her sister were academically tutored by their mother Ella (a former high school educator), and physically shaped by their father's rigorous regiments. Aside from athletics, the two girls were also brought up to be fierce competitors. Not just against each other but the world in general. Early on, Sam Lane saw the need to instill in his daughters the traits of indomitable fighters. He postulated that they should never take anything for granted, and to always fight like hell to get what they want in life. Often enough, he’d reiterate that this world has room only for winners. More often than not, those who win take the landfall while the losers are left out in the cold with nothing but scraps to feed on.

No matter the controversial nature of Sam's teachings, the breeding of such a mindset would feed into the young mind of the girl, propelling her towards eventual infamy in the journalistic sphere.

The Lanes were posted back to the States when Lois was seventeen. All her years spent in a home schooling environment paid off when she passed her entrance exams with flying colors, and was readily accepted into Media Studies at the University of Metropolis. Having shown real talent and propensity for her choice of study, Lois was allowed to skip a few semesters and graduate with a Master of Arts in Journalism at the young age of twenty two.

It was then that a six-month internship at The Daily Planet finally paid off when Perry White, the overseeing chief editor, decided to convert the aspiring journalist into a permanent staff of his writing team. Dissatisfied with being at the bottom rung of the ladder, Lois Lane entered into employment with the firm conviction that she should make her goal to claw her way up to the top, no matter the obstacle, no matter the hour. In fact she demonstrated such tenacity to reach for her goals that she resorted to several acts of cunning trickery to out-scoop the scoops, earning her a position equally admired and despised by members in the industry. One that won her the headlines of the papers for consecutive days, as well as a number of notable promotions within the company.

Unfortunately bad blood cannot be outrun, for she soon began getting death threats from a handful of anonymous sources. Each promising worse than the previous. The state of her affairs concerned Perry White just a little more than it did Lois herself, who by then had taken to her like an adopted father to his daughter. With the intention of getting her to a safer location, he suggested that she be temporarily stationed out of the city to cover the news in a less densely populated zone. And while Lois initially took his recommendation in offense, she did begin to take a shine to the idea when she discovered how commonly reporters get noticed by the Pulitzers while reporting from war torn regions. It then became her overwhelming aspiration to be sent to some of the most unstable regions around the world, much to Perry's dismay.

Though in her defense, Lois not only didn't break under pressure, but thrived under it. For the next five years, the journalist traveled the globe. Searching for the most compelling stories to send back home. And finally, it was her detailed coverage of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan that won her the much coveted Pulitzer Prize. Under such glory, she returned back to her home in Metropolis, which by then had seen the appearance of Superman and the rise of the Justice League.

Having caught herself up with the news, she found herself tragically unimpressed by the meager coverage other journalists had done with the Man of Steel himself. It was then that Lois determined to be the first to score a personal sit down interview with the usually coy alien. Sparing no expense to get this goal accomplished, the reporter tossed herself off the top of the Daily Planet. All for the purposes of earning Superman's attention. And it was fortunate that she was scooped up before she hit the pavement. True to her father's lessons, that never-quit attitude was what made her the first journalist to have a personal one-to-one interview with Superman. A major feat no doubt, though during the session, she found herself scoring more than just the story, but also developing a rather wild infatuation for her guest.

A week after the fanfare, Superman took to the skies and disappeared for a time, while a terrorist organization made a rather public foray onto television screens when they invaded Gotham City, and seized it from the authorities. Having networked several sources since she'd returned to Metropolis, she'd been fed the undercurrent of activities in Gotham before the invasion actually began. And not being one to sit out an event as large as the one to come, Lois found herself in the thick of the chaos that ensued. Being one of the few reporters streaming live from the siege as it unfolded.

Unfortunately, she also unintendedly drew the attention of one of the key members of the organization, who used her as bait to lure out the local vigilante over a live telecast. The Batman did show up after a while, stealing her away on a human-sized drone while he remained behind. As appreciative as was Lois to be sent home, she wasn't as pleased to find out there'd be no way back into Gotham - since the bridges had been destroyed, and visitors were restricted from re-entry. Though little did she consider Perry White might be her next hurdle, for when the editor suffered an awful fright seeing Lois live on television with a blade pointed at her throat, he determined to limit her movement for her own safety.

Following a heated exchange between the chief editor and herself about safety and protocols, he decided to impose on Lois an ultimatum. She'd take on a writing partner picked out by him, or she'd suffer a demotion for her own good. In spite of how hard she fought against the implementation of this plan, Perry did eventually get his way. Begrudgingly, Lois took on a veteran writer as partner, making her distaste for the arrangement known vividly. She did coincidentally find out a way to skirt the rules, that if she made her partner’s life hell, that he would eventually leave her alone, and it wouldn’t be her fault for the breach of partnership. Aware of her tricks, Perry wasn't about to give up yet. Lois cycled through about three more prospective partners before Perry had to threaten her with dismissal if she did not obediently comply with his wishes. Considering the last of Perry's more prolific writers had sworn off the task of babysitting Perry's pet project, it'd be down to one of the most unassuming writers among Perry's staff to handle the task of keeping an eye on Lois Lane.

In the hour that Perry summoned the man into his office, a number of bets were waged among the staff that the meek reporter wouldn't even last a week. Lois' obstinate ways would trounce him into the ground, and then some. Of course many of them had also overlooked the power of Perry's threats. While largely an unrepentant pain in Perry's ass, Lois did hold a soft spot in her heart for the chief. When his blood pressure was raised to the point of being called for out-patient treatment, the reporter finally decided to bend the knee and try to do what Perry wanted instead of resorting to nasty antics with her co-workers. She also figured that maybe he'd eventually be merciful and release her from her obligations.

And it was after that new adjustment in attitude that the reporter met with her new partner.

A man named Clark Kent.

## Powers and Abilities

### Skills

* **Self-Defense:** Black belt in karate.
* **Musician:** Knows to play back in Grade 7 on a piano.
* **Multilingual:** Fluent in Spanish, Italian and German.
* **Typist:** Able to type 104 words per minute.
* **Photographer:** Adept in photography.

### Education

* Attended a 6-month course in Human Psychology.
* Attended an 8-month course in Business Analytics.
* Attended a 2-month course in shorthand writing.