Bunk? [ even here and now, lois' mind is always analysing, seeking patterns, seeking a story. ] As in, on a ship? [ it could just be a colloquialism, but lois would always rather ask one too many question than not enough. ]
If you think you'll have any luck, it's all yours.
[ by contrast, lois isn't a mechanic or electrical engineer. journalism has taught her a great many things and her father a great many others before their estrangement, but there's no obvious way to get this elevator running as far as lois can tell, and so she's happy enough to stand aside. admittedly, she'd rather have something to do with her hands, but that isn't reason enough to keep at it when she knows she won't get anywhere. ]
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If you think you'll have any luck, it's all yours.
[ by contrast, lois isn't a mechanic or electrical engineer. journalism has taught her a great many things and her father a great many others before their estrangement, but there's no obvious way to get this elevator running as far as lois can tell, and so she's happy enough to stand aside. admittedly, she'd rather have something to do with her hands, but that isn't reason enough to keep at it when she knows she won't get anywhere. ]