Elio, Kajal, and Thiago work in different departments of the same company but are good friends. One day, the company announces a surprise potluck event for the next day, and each department is supposed to bring a different type of dish. Elio is tasked with bringing a dessert from his department, Kajal is asked to bring an appetizer from hers, and Thiago must bring a main course from his. They all decide to prepare their dishes at home. Later that day, Elio, who is also a prankster, tells Kajal that Thiago is secretly planning to bake cookies for the potluck. This is a prank because Thiago is actually planning to cook lasagna as his main course. Kajal, believing Elio, decides to also bake cookies to complement what she thinks Thiago is making. The next day, at the potluck, who is likely to be surprised, and why?
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Kajal is likely to be surprised. The reasoning is that she was misled by Elio to believe that Thiago would be bringing cookies, which are typically a dessert, but she accepted this information probably thinking Thiago was bringing a sweet main course or perhaps participating in some unconventional theme. When she arrives at the potluck, she expects to find Thiago with his batch of cookies. However, she will instead see him with lasagna, which is consistent with his actual task of bringing a main course. Elio is aware of the prank he played, so he does not expect Thiago to bring cookies and will not be surprised. Thiago, who has no knowledge of the conversation between Elio and Kajal, and who is focused on his own preparation, has no expectation set regarding the contributions of others that would lead to his surprise in this scenario. Therefore, only Kajal will experience the surprise upon discovering that Thiago has not made cookies, as she was led to believe.