Act casual and cool and in control, but why bother? Lois Lane was having a panic attack. What else is new? That was the problem. The aliens in the room must have picked up on her fear - the increased respiration and pulse speed... let alone her smell - she probably smelled the way prey smells. Frightened.
She loathed herself for caring what he thought, but she did. Perhaps because she hated his clone so much, she wanted him to see her as strong... but she knew he didn't. He couldn't.
KAL:
Michael