I believe that one of the major factors that usually leads Lois to anger upon the revelation that Clark is Superman is the anger she feels towards herself for not having figured it out. It insults her intelligence and pride as a top journalist to have a huge story slip past her undetected. Not that she'd publish the story, of course, but the fact that she was blind to the story in the first place. I'm going to give her a chance to investigate Clark and see where that path leads.
I didn't think about the global perspective on Vanna White. Wheel of Fortune has been around so long that she's ingrained in American culture, and I like the visual image I have of her in my head of the little hand wave she does when she's showing off a prize. How about this line as a compromise? "She threw open the door and gestured as Vanna White would, a game show hostess offering the room's seclusion as if it were a prize." That allows those who know the gesture I'm referring to to capture the visual image, but would others follow along with the meaning.
Sorry the parts are short, but it's the FAQ's fault! It says that you're likely to generate more posts on a short story by breaking it up...I guess it's working! Maybe I'll be nice and post the next part in two days instead of three.
Susan
