If he wasn't so stubborn, insisting that they do things 'by the rules,' they could have gotten together months ago. But 'that wasn't the way things were supposed to go.' How many times had she heard that now? Okay, so maybe only twice. But it was two times too many.

“He does sort of look like Superman,” Perry said.

“Yeah, but...” Lex began, examining Kent closely.

“Hey, I’m not Superman,” Clark objected, giving Lois a look that instantly silenced her. “It’s just...” He fiddled with his glasses. “A passing resemblance, maybe. A thing I do at parties.”

“Yeah, that makes sense,” Lex said.

“Don’t worry, son,” Perry added. “We didn’t really believe you were Superman. So...” He looked at the others. “How do we get out of here?”