[ Her shoulders sag a little bit but then she laughs and shakes her head. ]

No, no, it's fine-- well, it's not really fine but it's about what I expected.

[ It's an obvious lie. Even though she's smiling and laughing it off, the disappointment is clear as day in her eyes. ]

It's just, we're usually all joined at the hip. I thought if I'd been pulled into trouble then the rest of them would've been right there with me as usual.