Johanna could have guessed that Effie would hate this, but smiled playfully when Annie backed her up. "Come on, Effie," she said, taking on the same teasing tone as Annie. "I know we're perfect just the way we are —" for some value of the word perfect "— but surely we could be slightly more perfect." Punctuating the sentence, Hanna winked.

She turned back to the woman. "Focus more in social situations. Not on — the news, or whatever."