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A lot of what we see is based on what we expect to see, especially when we don't have time and/or reason to think about it. Nicola doesn't give Miranda much time to observe who she is; IIRC, she comes into the gym, Miranda throws her a team girdle and says something like, "I hear Nick's ill," and Nicola explains. I am more puzzled by Tim spotting it at once; I could accept her seeing it before the end of breakfast, as they're sitting together, but not on sight, which is what the text suggests. But then Tim clearly knows Nicola very well, as she knows just how to needle her, so maybe ...