[Calliope already knows she's not going to believe it.]
[Not right away, anyway. So she puts the plate down, and decides to approach it using the facts Jane has already figured out for herself.]
You've always been very close to sussing out the situation with my brother.
It's still true I've never met him face-to-face, that we've only spoken online and through letters, and also that he makes a big mess of my room on a fairly regular basis.
So just the same, I'd have to bring my brother with me. There's really no getting around it.