This is a great little vignette. I especially like this part:

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“He’s you,” she interjects. “Superman is the hero, the icon, the beacon that he is because he’s you. Because Clark Kent believes in truth and justice and wants to help and is a friend. He’s you. You’re him.”

I like that Lois really gets that Superman isn't awesome just because he has powers but because he's Clark with powers.

Jonathan and Martha are really interesting in this story because when Clark was shot, they were probably screaming on the inside, but on the outside (at least from Lois' perspective), they are very matter-of-fact and practical about everything.

Clark's shot? No problem. Just get him away from the Kryptonite and tell the paramedics that don't need to check him out. Clark is about to be outed to his co-workers? No problem. They're his friends, and it will all be ok.

"It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then...he shoots fire from the skies, and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him." -Batman (in Superman/Batman #3 by Jeph Loeb)