Five months. Six months. And neither of them showing a single one of their tells for skirting the truth. She begins to ask which of the trips to Sri Lanka but if she's with Auggie then Annie must've had sufficient time to get over Ben, which makes the first trip highly unlikely. This just got a lot more complicated, Joan realizes. Even if she doesn't believe what she's been told about the island, she must interact with Annie and Auggie as if it's true.
"I remember," Joan tells Annie and then adds, "We had a conversation afterwards. The night you stopped over after work. Do you remember it?" Her mind reels. If these are the real Annie and Auggie and she is really here, as opposed to any of the other insane scenarios she's come up with (which, really, are no less insane than what she's been told), then the Annie and Auggie at home might be plants...
Which is a highly unhelpful train of thought, and Joan purses her lips to cut it off. She would've known. "Auggie, when did you see me last?" It's an awkward question, but considering the pace she's driving them out of "the Compound" at and the number of people they're passing, it's as innocuous and informative as she can be.
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Date: 2012-01-07 02:33 am (UTC)"I remember," Joan tells Annie and then adds, "We had a conversation afterwards. The night you stopped over after work. Do you remember it?" Her mind reels. If these are the real Annie and Auggie and she is really here, as opposed to any of the other insane scenarios she's come up with (which, really, are no less insane than what she's been told), then the Annie and Auggie at home might be plants...
Which is a highly unhelpful train of thought, and Joan purses her lips to cut it off. She would've known. "Auggie, when did you see me last?" It's an awkward question, but considering the pace she's driving them out of "the Compound" at and the number of people they're passing, it's as innocuous and informative as she can be.