[The information is taken in, filed away. None of the answers she's gotten so far feel satisfactory enough, but perhaps from someone who isn't on the payroll will be more honest. Well, not voluntarily on the payroll, at least. She returns Mia's smile just a beat too late, but she hopes it goes unnoticed.]
And you've gone along with it for the past nine months?
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And you've gone along with it for the past nine months?