I think what bothers me about the friends' story
isn't the thought of Natalee introducing herself,
it's the way they described it, and their implication.
Like how they described Joran as just some average tourist-looking guy.
I bet they thought he was darn hot.
And I bet they might've even been jealous.
AH, my guess is they all thought he was hot. And that might explain why they weren't concerned when she left with him.
I think what I respond to is that some seem to be hell bent on implying Natalee was a wild child who was behaving badly. I think she was behaving the way kids do these days, accepting people who are strangers as having friendly intent.
"I bet they thought he was darn hot.
And I bet they might've even been jealous."
I've had this thought, too. The friends' interview - and really the dark-haired girl on the left - were pretty dismissive about Joran. They claimed they didn't even really speak, including NH, to him. Yet, somehow he knew they were going to C&C's and commented Sundays were dead on the island. The girls said they thought it was strange he showed up later, after that remark.
Has anyone suggested that the three boys had something worked out AFTER the casino but BEFORE C&C's? Seems plausible to me.
Anyone?