“Are you a junkie?”
At this point I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. For the love of God, somebody bring him home. Now.
Exactly.
Joe’s smile and laughter at odd times are part of his cover up. He’s also argumentative over things that should be straight forward. His brain is failing him and Joe is grappling with this. He is trying very hard to maintain his grip on things. Sometimes he can get by, but it doesn’t last very long.