During a family reunion, Kofi tells a story about his adventures in Spain to his cousins Mirela and Priya, who haven't seen him in years. After listening to Kofi's story, Mirela, who is quite thoughtful and observant, steps away to prepare some tea. While Mirela is away, Priya tells Kofi that she will be moving to Japan for a job but hasn't announced it to the family yet, and she asks Kofi to keep it a secret. When Mirela returns, she notices a slightly secretive smile exchanged between Kofi and Priya but doesn't comment on it. The following day, Mirela speaks with her brother Teo, who missed the reunion, and shares Kofi's stories, but she doesn't mention anything about Priya's move because she wasn't told about it. Later that day, Teo calls Priya to catch up, and Priya schedules a family gathering to share her news formally. At the event, Mirela acts surprised when Priya announces her move to Japan. Was Mirela genuinely surprised by Priya's announcement? Provide a brief response.
Mirela was genuinely surprised by Priya's announcement of her move to Japan. The reasoning is that when Mirela prepared the tea, she was not present to hear the conversation between Kofi and Priya wherein Priya revealed her plans to move to Japan. Capacity for Mirela to know about Priya's move depended on her being informed by either Kofi or Priya, and Kofi was asked to keep it a secret. There is no indication that anyone else informed Mirela about Priya's plan. Although Mirela noticed a secretive smile between Kofi and Priya, she couldn't have inferred the specific details of Priya's job opportunity in Japan from merely a smile. When she spoke to Teo, Mirela recounted Kofi's stories, but she didn't mention Priya's move, further implying that she was unaware of it. Finally, her acting surprised at the news during the family gathering is consistent with what we can deduce about her knowledge state - she was surprised because it was the first time she was formally made aware of the move.