"Take your time, dear heart." Eirene stands where she is for a few moments after he leaves, absolutely not imagining the cupboards with brighter paint, and then wanders back into the living room where she flops down on the floor and removes her sandals.

When Clark eventually does emerge from the inner sanctum of his lair, he'll find her sorting through a pile of paint swatches, and occasionally holding up one of the colors and comparing it with the couch.