Everything is here at once

In angry strides, the man approached Alice. “You’re not from here around here, are you?” Alice asked. She realized something was wrong even though the man only said one word and was doing his best to hide his accent. He didn’t sound like a native. The man had no idea Alice would ask such a question. He froze, unsure how to respond. But Alice had already deduced the answer from his brief pause. She ignored the question with a smile. She said, “You are probably here because you were laid off a while ago. So, are you a previous employee or a family member of the previous employee?” The man had prepared a brief speech to take the initiative in this negotiation. But he didn’t expect Alice to realize the whole situation after asking two questions. He was frozen, unsure what to say. After hesitating for a while, he finally replied, “I’m Rosa’s husband.” “Rosa?” Alice asked, then nodded. She had previously read all the information on the fire employees in this incident and remembered this woma