Were she the type, she would have laughed. But for now, she remained quiet as she considered what was safe to ask at this point. Asking what she wanted to know--mainly, what the colonel and the brigadier general had hinted at--would only make her look more delusional. And so far, she was rather enjoying being taken seriously. There was no reason to expect that, and she wanted to maintain it as long as possible.
She was, in fact, puzzled by a few of the things on his desk. The whole office was really . . . of a style she wasn't familiar with, and she couldn't put her finger on why.
"Humor me, doctor," she said, returning her attention to him, though it had barely wandered. "What is the date? The full date."
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Were she the type, she would have laughed. But for now, she remained quiet as she considered what was safe to ask at this point. Asking what she wanted to know--mainly, what the colonel and the brigadier general had hinted at--would only make her look more delusional. And so far, she was rather enjoying being taken seriously. There was no reason to expect that, and she wanted to maintain it as long as possible.
She was, in fact, puzzled by a few of the things on his desk. The whole office was really . . . of a style she wasn't familiar with, and she couldn't put her finger on why.
"Humor me, doctor," she said, returning her attention to him, though it had barely wandered. "What is the date? The full date."