Oh, yes! You'd told me that. [sighs and puts a hand to her head] It's still hard to think...

[she's not certain of all those words, but she does think she gets the idea] You mean that one of his messages was created before that announcement? That seems very likely. But does that mean that everything we've seen from the Mayor was created at some prior time--that those events were planned far in advance?

[she glances over with a smile, realising what he's trying to do. can't help being a bit embarrassed; she's not any good at such things either] You're right. [takes a deep breath] Where shall we start?