[Yeah, no. That was too much. Hayley couldn't contain the small laugh that burst from her lips, let alone the grin she couldn't even begin to suppress. She looked a little embarrassed after the initial reaction, but she was still smiling.] "Wait, I'm sorry. Lex Luthor? Like Clark 'Superman' Kent versus Lex Luthor, Lex Luthor? Shot you with an antimatter ray?"

"I'm sorry. No, that's.. that's great, that he was there for you." [She was trying to be more solemn again, but it was being incredibly difficult to accomplish.] "I forget that he's not really the talking kind."