Yes, this is a very good description... [She swallowed and shuddered, getting slowly to her feet and going to a seat to settle down.] It was like living through a day I can't remember, with so many holes that I worry what was missing. The man seemed so sad and resigned, and something was strange about it all, surreal. It felt disjointed, unnatural.

Both of them felt this way, like I was just going through the motions of being social, but I didn't really feel it.