Swamped

"How long is it going to run for?" you ask. "I'm going to be a bit busy, but if it's going to be a long one, I might make it for the second act. Better than missing it entirely, right?"

"Oh!" the eager one says. "Well, we're planning on running to the crack of dawn. So we'll be showing all our best stuff! It would be better if you can come earlier, but I suppose we mustn't keep you from your..." There's a pause, which seems just a little deliberate to you. "Sorry, what is it you're going to be doing?"

Hmm. They might be trying to assess whether you're a risk to the operation.

"Does it really matter, Stanley?" Julia asks. Well, that's another name you know now, assuming those are at all real. "He's in a hurry. No sense keeping him waiting."

Maybe you're worrying over nothing. Or maybe she's saying they should treat you as a threat either way.

Perhaps if you answer the question carefully enough, you can persuade her otherwise. Or at least get some sense of what they're planning.