Lois actually smirked slightly--she approved of that sentence syntax. Still, her smile faded when his did, leaving her to sit quietly for a moment.

Finally, hazel eyes oddly gentle, she asked, "How are you? Really."

Lois Lane was moderately well-known for being blunt, tactless, and insensitive. But she cared about her family, fiercely--and Tim definitely counted as one of hers.