"My last job was full of difficult situations," she retorted. "I coped."
I'm wondering. Is she referring to the alien-warden-thingy or the undercover-spying-thingy?
But could she trust Menzies? Or Daniel? And even if she could, how much authority did they have at EPRAD? What if the scientists decided that this was their ideal opportunity to experiment on an alien?
Hmm... I'm actually more worried that Clark's current warden might try to experiment with him.
Clark responded with a masterpiece of a smile. If he was going to keep smiling like that ...
... She was going to need emergency bedroom therapy. And a lot more than rubbing each other's backs.

Poor girl, she sure is at the breaking point by now.
And some crazy extrapolation, given his lack of glasses: I can't help but wonder how Clark would approach the subject of Lois returning from taking her shower and Clark seeing her in the all-together. Should be fun, him obsessing about whether to ask why she's naked or just assume that they're actually more than acquaintances.
So - do you want part three tonight (Monday evening)? Or wait until Wednesday evening or possibly Thursday morning?
And speaking of wishful thinking. I actually read this as "three parts tonight" and couldn't stop obsessing about how a short absence would prompt so many chapters, not that I would complain
Michael