I was at some kind of large house party, sitting at a table. I stood up to go to the front of the room just as something occurred which I did not really pay attention to. Once at the front of the room it occurred to me that I could pretend to be reacting to the event, even though I had hardly noticed it. I looked around to see how others were responding. I got the impression people were making decisions about what their reactions should be rather than reacting naturally.
