[ "Friend"? If only he really knew anything. But he doesn't, so all he can do is go along with it. ] Yeah, exactly.
Is it? Worse, I mean... I should be happy she's home. No one's piped up so maybe she didn't have a chance to make a lot of friends here, yet. [ Which might not surprise him. Others could consider her behavior "weird", but he won't let them say that to his face. ]